Background
Clark, Richard Eugene was born on April 16, 1930 in Wenatchee, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Raymond Otto Clark and Maude Myrtle Bass.
(Certainly, I'm not the first person to compare life with ...)
Certainly, I'm not the first person to compare life with a carousel. We've all gone "round and round," circumnavigating the light of reality, as we understand it, in the passing prisms of our lives. We've had our "ups and downs," too. God also rides my carousel. One never rides alone, you know. But God hasn't tamed me yet. I'm a feral theologian.My carousel reflects the life of a man who intended to become a Baptist pastor, only to discover the door to ordination was barred. While searching for freedom of thought, he became an Anglican priest, but found himself entering a deep depression that led to total rejection by his bishop. Alienated twice, what happened after that is the rest of his storyIn lieu of traditional chapters, I have interjected essays that reveal the influence of religion and theology in my life, and vice-versa. Therein lies an amalgam of convoluted and eccentric thought that, I hope, includes some measurable creativity. With what amounts to theological innovation as my only pitch for consideration, I hope my unorthodoxies will promote thought and reflection on behalf of my readers.
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Clark, Richard Eugene was born on April 16, 1930 in Wenatchee, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Raymond Otto Clark and Maude Myrtle Bass.
Bachelor, We. Washington University, 1952. Master of Arts, We. Washington University, 1970. Master of Divinity, American Baptist Seminary of West, 1955.
Master of Arts, California State University, Carson, 1989. Postgraduate, Wycliffe College, 1960—1961.
Instructor sociology College of Ozarks, Point Lookout, Missouri, 1970—1971, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, 1971—1972, Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, Washington, 1972—1973. Community planner Whatcom County Opportunity Council, 1973—1976. Adjunct professor sociology and religion Chapman University, Orange, California, 1977—1983.
Journalist, former editor Recording-Journal Newspaper, Ferndale, Washington, 1984—1990. Instructor piano Washington State Music Teachers Association-Bellingham chapter, Blaine, since 1990. Editor The Clarion Washington State Music Teachers Association, 1994—1997, president Bellingham chapter, 1997—1999.
(Certainly, I'm not the first person to compare life with ...)
Founder Pacific Arts Foundation. Vicar Church Holy Nativity, Calgary, Canada, 1961—1967. Pastor First Baptist Church, Pincher Creek, Canada, 1955—1959.
Member of Point Roberts History Society (honorary life), Old Main Society.