Background
Swanson, Paul Reginald was born on June 10, 1928 in Moline, Illinois, United States. Son of Herbert Carl Morton and Regina Alfreda Naomi (Rosenberg) Swanson.
Swanson, Paul Reginald was born on June 10, 1928 in Moline, Illinois, United States. Son of Herbert Carl Morton and Regina Alfreda Naomi (Rosenberg) Swanson.
AB, Augustana College, 1950. Master of Divinity, Augustana Theological Seminary, 1955. Master of Sacred Theology, Andover Newton Theological School, 1958.
Doctor of Philosophy, Boston University, 1962.
Pastor Bethesda Lutheran Church, Page City, Kansas, 1955-1956. Chaplain Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1957-1962. Professor of pastoral care Lutheran School Theology, Chicago, 1962-1990.
Family therapist Marriage and Family Therapy Center, Orland Park, Illinois, since 1983. Pastor Evangelical Lutheran Church in American.
Member Massachusetts Council of Churches, Boston, 1957-1962. President Council of Churches of Rock Island, Scott County, 1966-1967. Chairman board Rock Island County Council on Alcoholism, 1966-1967.
Fellow College Chaplains, American Protestant Hospital Association. Member Psychological Association, Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (supervisor), American Association of Pastoral Counselors, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (supervisor).
Married Cordelia Kathleen Morrison, May 25, 1957. Children: Jonathan, Rosanne.