Channing Renwick Jeschke

Background

Channing Renwick was born on 28 December in 1927 in Buffalo. The son of William Marion and Vera Mabel (Voll) Jeschke.

Education

Bachelor, Oberlin College, Ohio, 1949; Bachelor of Divinity, Yale University, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1966; Master of Science, Columbia University, 1967.

Career

Ordained to ministry United Church Christ, 1952. Chaplain, master Bible history Taft School, Watertown, Connecticut, 1952-1955. Minister N. Illinois synod Evangelical and Reformed Church, 1955-1961.

Member library staff Union Theological Seminary, New York City, 1961-1966. Assistant library, then library, also assistant professor, then associate professor theological bibliography Berkeley Division School, New Haven, 1966-1971. Library, associate professor Pitts Theology Library.

, Emory University, Atlanta, 1971-1979, professor, 1979-1983, Margaret A. Pitts professor, 1984-1994. Professor emeritus Emory University, since 1994. Program consultant higher education facilities program Department of Health.

Association Schools in the United States and Canada study grantee, 1978-1979.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author articles, reviews, indexes, bibliographies. General editor: (series) Emory Texts and Studies in Ecclesial Life, since 1992.

Membership

Member American Theological Library Association (chairman committee publication 1974-1975, board directors 1975-1978, president 1988-1989), Methodist Librarians Fellowship, History Society United Church Christ, International Association Mission Studies.

Connections

Channing Renwick married to Carol Louise Ahrens on 24 June in 1955.

Father:

William Marion Jeschke

Mother:

Vera Mabel (Voll) Jeschke

Spouse:

Carol Louise Ahrens