Background
Loos, Amandus William was born on February 16, 1908 in Davenport, Iowa, United States. Son of William and Bertha (Scheurman) Loos.
Loos, Amandus William was born on February 16, 1908 in Davenport, Iowa, United States. Son of William and Bertha (Scheurman) Loos.
Bachelor of Arts, Carleton College, 1930; Bachelor of Divinity, Andover Newton Theological School, 1933; Doctor of Philosophy, University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1939; postgraduate, U. Tuebingen, Germany, 1938; postgraduate, Harvard, 1940; postgraduate, University of Minnesota, 1942.
Pastor, Congressional Church, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1933-1937; professor religion and philosophy, Spelman College, 1939-1943; secretary department ministry to servicemen, Church Federation Chicago, 1943-1946; education secretary, Council Religion and International Affairs, New York City, 1946-1956; executive director, Council Religion and International Affairs, New York City, 1956-1963; president, Council Religion and International Affairs, New York City, 1963-1974; academic dean, Mark Hopkins College, Brattleboro, Vermont, 1975-1976; president, Mark Hopkins College, Brattleboro, Vermont, 1976-1989.
(Cold War, Berlin blockade era, Soviet - American relation...)
(With The Collaboration Of Henry A. Atkinson, Carl Hermann...)
(With The Collaboration Of Henry A. Atkinson, Carl Hermann...)
Chairman board Council Christian Social Action, United Church Christ, 1963-1967. Member Council Foreign Relations, Foreign Policy Association (board directors 1960-1974, chairman of the executive committee 1971-1974), National Council Churches, American Political Science Association, Society International Development, Adult Education Association, International Studies Association, International Study and Research Institute, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Delta Epsilon.
Married Dorothy Lucile Scott, July 29, 1943. 1 child, William Duncan Bradley.