Background
Martin, James Luther was born on July 22, 1917 in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, United States. Son of James Luther and Nora Belle (Williams) Martin.
Martin, James Luther was born on July 22, 1917 in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, United States. Son of James Luther and Nora Belle (Williams) Martin.
Bachelor of Arts, Oklahoma City U., 1938; Bachelor of Divinity, Yale University, 1941; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1951; fellow, Fund Advancement Education, Cambridge U., 1954-1955.
Ordained to ministry, Methodist Church, 1944; assistant pastor, St. John's Methodist Church, New Rochelle, New York, 1941-1943; pastor, Port Jefferson (New York) Methodist Church, 1943-1946; associate professor department philosophy and religion, College Idaho, 1946-1955; professor, College Idaho, 1955-1957; department chairman, College Idaho, 1951-1957; professor religion, Denison U., 1957-1985; chairman, Denison U., 1957-1963, 67-73; coordinator non-Western studies, Denison U., 1965-1975; chairman senate, Denison U., 1972-1973. Member Consultation on Religion in S. India.
Associate director leadership training school, national student YM and Young Women’s Christian Association, Berkeley, California, 1953. National advisory board student Young Men’s Christian Association, 1956-1957. Chairman Northwest Conference Religion in Higher Education, 1956.
Member Association for Asian Studies, American Academy Religion, American Association of University Professors, American Civil Liberties Union, International Association for Tamil Research, International Association Buddhist Studies.