Background
Nelson, Gordon Lee was born on May 1, 1936 in Minneapolis. Son of Carl Barton and Muriel Elizabeth (Johnson) Nelson.
Nelson, Gordon Lee was born on May 1, 1936 in Minneapolis. Son of Carl Barton and Muriel Elizabeth (Johnson) Nelson.
Bachelor, University of Minnesota, 1958; Master of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1959; Bachelor's Degree, Luther Theological Seminary, St. Paul, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1972.
Instructor, United Theological Seminary, New Brighton, Minnesota, 1966-1967; professor sociology, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, since 1967. District office staff assistant Congressman Martin Olav Sabo, Minneapolis, since 1979.
Member Board of Estimate and Taxation, Minneapolis, since 1973, president, 1983-1995. Delegate Democratic National Convention, New York City, 1976. Member Democratic Farm Labor Center Committee, Minnesota, since 1979.
Member American Sociological Association, Association for Sociology of Religion, Society Christian Ethics.