Background
Eastvold, Seth Clarence was born on December 19, 1895 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Review Carl Johan and Ellen Sophia (Nelson) Eastvold.
Eastvold, Seth Clarence was born on December 19, 1895 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Review Carl Johan and Ellen Sophia (Nelson) Eastvold.
Student Jewell (Iowa) Lutheran College, 1911-1913. Bachelor of Arts, Saint Olaf College, Minnesota, 1916. C.T., Luther Seminary Saint Paul, 1920.
Bachelor of Divinity, Augustana College and Theological Seminary, 1924, School of Theology and Ministry, 1926, South.T.D., 1931.
Doctor of Divinity, Luther College, 1958. Doctor of Laws, Gonzaga University, 1962.
Ordained to ministry Lutheran Church, 1920. Pastor Parshall, North Dakota, 1920-1923, Jackson, Minnesota, 1923-1927, Madison, South Dakot, 1927-1933, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 1933-1943. Interim professor systematic theology Luther Theological Seminary, 1938-1939.
President Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, 1943-1962.
Executive vice president California Lutheran Ednl. Foundation, 1962-1963.
President California Lutheran College, Thousand Oaks, since 1963.
Author: Immortality—Intermediate State and Final Issue, 1930. Review C.J. Eastvold, Doctor of Divinity—His Life and Work, 1930. Paul and Luther, 1937.
The Meaning and Practice of the Rite of Confirmation in the Lutheran Church, 1936. Beyond the Grave, 1942. The Pastor and His Spiritual Life, 1955.
Around the World in 180 Days, 1959. Also brochures and articles in field. Editor of Church Chimes (bi-monthly), 1923-1943.
Member of Executive Committee Board Education, Norwegian Lutheran Church American. Served to corporal United States Army, 1918-1919. Member South Dakot Anti-Saloon League, 1931-1933.
Married Enga Olena Eastwold, June 20, 1918. Children: Donald Wallace, Eleanor Melva.