Background
Newton, Robert D. was born on January 3, 1928 in Camden, Arkansas, United States. Son of Robert D. and Ora Belle (Simmons) Newton.
Newton, Robert D. was born on January 3, 1928 in Camden, Arkansas, United States. Son of Robert D. and Ora Belle (Simmons) Newton.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1950; Master of Divinity, Union Theological Seminary, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University/Union Theological Seminary, 1960.
Professor religion, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, since 1956; chair department philosophy and religion, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, since 1977; faculty development coordinator for writing program, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, since 1981.
With United States Army, 1946-1948. Member American Association of University Professors, American Academy Religion, Society Christian Ethics, Society for Values in Higher Education, Danforth Associations.
Married Ann Kelly, September 7, 1951;children: Beth Ann Newton Watson, Christopher David.