Background
Hull, James Ernest was born on June 30, 1928 in Laurel, Mississippi, United States. Son of Tillette Reyphord and Gladys Evelyn (Reeves) Hull.
religion and philosophy educator
Hull, James Ernest was born on June 30, 1928 in Laurel, Mississippi, United States. Son of Tillette Reyphord and Gladys Evelyn (Reeves) Hull.
AB, Southern Methodist University, 1950. Master of Divinity cum laude, Southern Methodist University, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, Edinburgh University, Scotland, 1959.
Postgraduate, Yale University, 1968. Postgraduate, University Oxford, University Cambridge, England.
Preacher, Church of Scotland and Methodist churches, Scotland, 1956;
associate pastor, St. Mary's Parish Kirk, Haddington, Scotland, 1957-1958;
minister, Scarsdale (New York) Congregational Church, 1958-1960;
professor, department chairman religion and philosophy, Lambuth College, Jackson, Tennessee, 1960-1966;
professor, department chairman religion and philosophy, Greensboro (North Carolina) College, since 1966;
Jefferson-Pilot professor religion and philosophy emeritus, Greensboro (North Carolina) College, since 1997. Arts consultant various denominations throughout the South, since 1966, varioussems., since 1966, S.E. jurisdiction United Methodist Chrs., 1968-1978. Consultant, teacher churches, Miami, Florida, 1972-1980.
Member World Theological Conference, University of Oxford, England, 1969, Piedmont Colls. Archaeol. Dig, Beersheba, Israel, 1973.
Associate minister Grace United Methodist Church, Greensboro, 1978-1979. General council University Edinburgh, delegate, since 1976. Minister United Methodist We.
North Conference, 1948-1997, retired, 1997. Lieutenant United States Navy, 1953-1956. Member American Association of University Professors, North Carolina Association Professors of Religion, Piedmont Interfaith Council (co-founder), Civitan Club (chaplain).
Married Jo Welch, July 7, 1956. Children: Alan Walter, Timothy Olen, Richard James.