Background
Kingsley, James Gordon was born on November 22, 1933 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of James Gordon and Blanche Sybil (Payne) Kingsley.
Kingsley, James Gordon was born on November 22, 1933 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of James Gordon and Blanche Sybil (Payne) Kingsley.
AB, Mississippi College, 1955. Master of Arts, University Missouri, 1956. Bachelor's Degree, Doctor of Theology, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1965.
HHD (honorary), Mercer University, 1980. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Seinan Gakuin University, Japan, 1989. Postgraduate, University Louisville, 1969.
Postgraduate, National University Ireland, 1970. Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1976.
Assistant professor, Mississippi College, 1956-1958; instructor, Tulane University, 1958-1960; assistant professor, William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri, 1960-1962; associate professor, Kentucky Southern College, Louisville, 1964-1967; professor, Kentucky Southern College, Louisville, 1967-1969; professor literature and religion, William Jewell College, 1969-1993; dean, William Jewell College, 1976-1980; president, William Jewell College, 1980-1993; vice president, Health Midwest, Kansas City, Missoury, 1994-1995, 96-; deputy director, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 1995-1996. Visiting fellow Cambridge (England) University, 1988.
Board directors Missouri Repertory Theatre, Episcopal Seminary Southwest. Member English Speaking Union, Burren Conservancy, Cambridge Society.
Married Martha Elizabeth Sasser, August 24, 1956 (divorced 1992). Children: Gordon Alan, Craig Emerson. Married Suzanne H. Patterson, October 30, 1993.
1 child, Aaron T.