John Montgomery Swomley

Background

Swomley, John Montgomery was born on May 31, 1915 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Montogmery Swomley and Florence Edna Forsyth.

Education

Bachelor, Dickinson College, 1936. Master of Arts, Boston University, 1939. STB, Boston University, 1940.

Doctor of Philosophy, University Colorado, 1958.

Career

Associate executive secretary Fellowship of Reconciliation, New York City, 1940-1952, national executive secretary, 1953-1960. Professor social ethics St. Paul School Theology, Kansas City, Missouri, 1960-1984, professor emeritus, since 1985. Visiting professor Union Theology Faculty, Buenos Aires, 1969, Union Theological Seminary, Manila, 1973.

Visiting lecturer United Theological College, Salisbury, Zimbabwe, 1977.

Achievements

• John Montgomery Swomley has been listed as a noteworthy ethics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Liberation Ethics

    (A political scientist examines the role of violence in re...)

  • War, peace and justice: The prophetic record
  • The military establishment
  • Confronting Church and State: Memoirs of an Activist
  • The Prophetic Record War Peace and Justice

Membership

Executive director National Council Against Conscription, Washington, 1944-1952. President Methodist Peace Fellowship, 1960-1986, Americans for Religious Liberty, Washington, since 1985. President American Civil Liberties Union Wetern Missouri, 1969-1973, national chairman church-state committee, New York City, 1979-1996, national board directors 1970-1998, vice president national board, 1996-1998.

Member Kansas east conference United Methodist Church, 1970-1998. Member American Society Christian Ethics (board directors 1964-1969), American committee on Korea (executive director since 1993), Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Laura Golding, 1941 (divorced 1956). 1 child, Kathryn; married Marjie L. Carpenter, August 4, 1957. Children: Joanna, John G., Sarah Jean.

Father:

John Montogmery Swomley

Mother:

Florence Edna Forsyth

Spouse:

Laura Golding

Spouse:

Marjie L. Carpenter

child:

Sarah Jean Swomley

child:

John G. Swomley

child:

Joanna Swomley

child:

Kathryn Swomley