Background
Binkley, Olin Trivette was born on August 4, 1908 in Harmony, North Carolina, United States. Son of Joseph and Minnie (Trivette) Binkley.
clergyman seminary president emeritus
Binkley, Olin Trivette was born on August 4, 1908 in Harmony, North Carolina, United States. Son of Joseph and Minnie (Trivette) Binkley.
Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, Wake Forest College, 1928; Th.B., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1930; Doctor of Divinity, Wake Forest (North Carolina) College, 1951; Doctor of Divinity, University of North Carolina, 1964; Bachelor of Divinity, Yale, 1931; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale, 1933; D.Humanities, Campbell College, 1973.
Ordained to ministry, Baptist Church, 1928;
associate pastor, Calvary Baptist Church, New Haven, 1931-1933;
pastor, Chapel Hill (North Carolina) Baptist Church, 1933-1938;
lecturer sociology, U. North Carolina, 1937-1938;
head department religion, Wake Forest College, 1938-1944;
associate professor, acting head department ethics and sociology, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1944-1946;
professor, head department, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1946-1952;
professor Christian sociology and ethics, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, since 1952;
dean, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1958-1963;
president, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1963-1974;
president emeritus, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, since 1974. Visiting fellow Yale Divinity School, New Haven, 1951. Director Central Carolina Bank.
President North Carolina Committee Social Service, 1957-1958, recipient Social Service award, 1967. President board of managers Louisville Children's Agency, 1948-1950. Trustee Ministry Studies Board, Children's Homes Society North Carolina, Baptist Children's Homes North Carolina, Keesee Ednl.
Fund, Davis Hospital.
Member American Association Theological Schools (president. Commission research and counsel), American Sociological Society, So Baptist Convention (Christian life and social service commissions), Louisville Torch Club, Rotary (past president), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Pauline Eichmann, August 24, 1933. Children— Pauline Edith, Janet Margaret.
