Background
Williams, Preston Noah was born on May 23, 1926 in Alcolu, South Carolina, United States. Son of Anderson James and Bertha Bell (McRae) Williams.
Williams, Preston Noah was born on May 23, 1926 in Alcolu, South Carolina, United States. Son of Anderson James and Bertha Bell (McRae) Williams.
Bachelor of Arts, Washington and Jefferson College, 1947; Master of Arts, Washington and Jefferson College, 1948; Bachelor of Divinity, Johnson C. Smith U., 1950; School of Theology and Ministry, Yale, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1967.
Martin Luther King. Junior professor social ethics, Boston University School Theology, 1970-1971; Houghton professor theology and contemporary change, Harvard University Division School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1971; acting dean, Harvard University Division School, 1974-1975; acting director, W.E.B. DuBois Institute, 1975-1977.
Member American Academy Religion (president since 1975), American Society Christian Ethics (director, president 1974-1975), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Constance Marie Willard, June 4, 1956. Children— Mark Gordon, David Bruce.