Background
Bost, Raymond Morris was born on August 18, 1925 in Maiden, North Carolina, United States. Son of Loy Robert and Virginia (Anderson) Bost.
Bost, Raymond Morris was born on August 18, 1925 in Maiden, North Carolina, United States. Son of Loy Robert and Virginia (Anderson) Bost.
AB, Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory, North Carolina, 1949. Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory, North Carolina, 1976. Bachelor's Degree, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, 1952.
Master of Arts, Yale University, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1963.
Ordained to ministry Lutheran Church, 1952. Pastor in Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1952-1953, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1953-1957. Professor church history, director field work Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, 1960-1966.
Academy dean Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory, 1966-1968, president, 1968-1976, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1976-1985. Synod historian North Carolina Synod, Lutheran Church in American, 1985-1987. Vice president academy affairs Newberry (South Carolina) College, 1987, dean, 1988-1989.
Director Center Ethical Development, Newberry College, 1990-1992, president, 1992-1995. President emeritus, since 1995. Contact minister National Lutheran Council, North Carolina State University, 1953-1957, Yale University, 1957-1959.
Part-time instructor sociology Columbia College, 1962-1965. Adjunct faculty religion Appalachian State University, 2003. Member Committee to Implement Refugee Act, 1953.
Member board theological education Lutheran Church American, 1969-1970, member standing committee on approaches to unity, 1971-1972, delegate conventions, 1970-1976, member board publications, 1976-1984, vice president, 1983-1984. President Indiana College Fund North Carolina, 1974-1975. Vice president commission on future Lutheran Educational Conference North America, 1972-1975.
Trustee Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, 1969-1976, 98-2001, secretary board, 1975-1976. Secretary North Carolina Foundation Church Related Colleges, 1969-1971. Advisory council Center on Regligion in the South, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, since 1989, member South Carolina Tuition Grants Commission, 1993-1995, chairman, 1994-1995.
Visiting professor Institute Confucian Studies, Qufu (China) Teachers University, Shandong, since 1993. Advisor Institute Advanced Professional Ethics, Jinan, Shandong, since 1993. Chairman archives committee region 9 Evangelical Lutheran Church in American, 1991-1995.
Interim pastor Christ's Lutheran Church, Stanley, North Carolina, 1998. Board directors Eastern Cluster Lutheran Theological Sems., 1998-2001, secretary, 2000-2001.
President board directors James R. Crumley Junior Archives, 1995-1996. Committee on history work North Carolina Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church in American, since 1999, chair, since 2000. 200th annual task force North Carolina Synod, E.L.C.A., since 2001.
Member Southern History Association, Lutheran History Conference (board directors 1994-2000, vice president 1998-2000), American Society Church History, Rotary (board directors Newberry 1990-1992, 95-96, treasurer 1992, 95-96).
Married Margaret Martha Vedder, August 16, 1947. Children: Timothy Lee, Penelope Ruth, Peter Raymond, Jonathan Otto.