Background
Obenhaus, Victor was born on September 26, 1903 in Superior, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Herman and Grace (Dexter) Obenhaus.
Obenhaus, Victor was born on September 26, 1903 in Superior, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Herman and Grace (Dexter) Obenhaus.
Bachelor of Arts, Oberlin College, 1925; Bachelor of Divinity, Union Theological Seminary, New York City, 1929; Doctor of Education, Columbia University, 1940; Doctor of Divinity, Chicago Theological Seminary, 1973.
Ordained to ministry, Congressional Christian Church, 1929;
assistant Church of Covenant, Cleveland, 1929-1936;
member ministerial staff, Riverside Church, New York City, 1936-1938;
principal, Pleasant Hill Academy, Tennessee, 1938-1944;
member federated theological faculty, Chicago Theological Seminary, University of Chicago, 1944-1994;
associate professor church in agricultural and industrial life, Chicago Theological Seminary, University of Chicago, 1948-1961;
professor Christian Ethics, Chicago Theological Seminary, 1961-1973;
acting president, Chicago Theological Seminary, 1973-1974. Consultant commission on theological education United Church Christ, executive Med American seminars, 1974-1994. Board directors Kobe College Corporation, Japan.
Board directors, co-founder Agropolitan Ministries. Chairman Illinois Prisons and Jails Project.
Member American, Rural sociological societies, Religious Research Association, Society for Science Study Religion, Americans for Moral Integrity (chairman, public study guide Religion and Ethical Issues 1991), Chicago Committee To Defend Bill of Rights (co-chairman, Civil Libertarian of Year 1979), American Society Christian Ethics (president 1966-1967).
Married Marion Pendleton, July 30, 1938. Children: Constance, Helen, Mark.