Background
Brown, John Pairman was born on May 16, 1923 in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Bancroft Huntington and Eleanor (Pairman) Brown.
writer church executive disarmament worker
Brown, John Pairman was born on May 16, 1923 in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Bancroft Huntington and Eleanor (Pairman) Brown.
Bachelor of Arts.summa cum laude, Dartmouth College, 1944. Junior fellow Harvard University, 1946-1949. Bachelor of Sacred Theology, General Theological Seminary, New York City, 1952.
Doctor of Theology, Union Theological Seminary, New York City, 1958.
Ordained priest Episcopal Church, 1953. Joint ministerialstanding Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Curate, Grace Church, Newark, 1952-1954.
Tutor General Theological Seminary, New York City, 1954-1956.
Instructor Hobart College, Geneva, New York, 1956-1958. Associate professor classics and ancient history, American University, Beirut, Lebanon, 1958-1965.
Professor New Testament, Church Divinity School of the Pacific, 1965-1968. Editorial staff University of California Press, 1968-1970.
Staff Ecumenical Peace Institute, San Francisco, 1971-1976.
Executive director Northern California Ecumenical Council, San Francisco, 1976-1983. Representative United States churches and peace movement conferences Hanoi, 1967, Santiago, 1976, Belfast, 1976. Non-governmental organization representative Conference Geneva and United Nations Special Session, 1982,Uppsala Church World Conference and Moscow, 1983.
Active opposition to conscription during Viet Nam War, to building B-1 Bomber, to Livermore Nuclear Weapons Laboratory.
Active opposition to conscription during Vietnam War building B-1 Bomber, Livermore Nuclear Weapns Laboratory. Member of National Association Ecumenical Staff, Society Biblical Literature.
Married Dorothy Emily Waymouth, June 26, 1954. Children: George Waymouth, Felicity Emily Brown McCarthy, Maryam Eleanor Brown Beros, David Pairman.