Background
Jurgensen, Barbara was born on November 22, 1928 in Excelsior, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of W.H. and Ethel E. (Nesbitt) Bitting.
Jurgensen, Barbara was born on November 22, 1928 in Excelsior, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of W.H. and Ethel E. (Nesbitt) Bitting.
Bachelor, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1950; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1975; DMn, University of Chicago, 1982.
Freelance writer, since 1955. Writer, editor, 1969-1973. Pastor First Lutheran Church, Chicago, 1978-1984.
Professor Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio, 1984-1994.
Married L. Richard Jurgensen, August 28, 1949. Children: Janet, Marie, Peter.