Background
Gilliam, Vincent Carver was born on March 24, 1944 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Wayland Westfield and Belle (Vincent) Gilliam.
minister Religion educator writer
Gilliam, Vincent Carver was born on March 24, 1944 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Wayland Westfield and Belle (Vincent) Gilliam.
Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, Stanford University, 1968. Master of Religion, Claremont School Theology, 1970. Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy in Religious Studies and Humanities, Stanford University, 1990.
Assistant and youth minister, Lincoln Memorial Congressional Church, Los Angeles, 1968-1969; adjunct associate minister, Lincoln Memorial Congressional Church, Los Angeles, 1982-1986; executive director, Coalition for Haitian Asylum, Oakland, California, 1983-1984; research assistant, Martin Luther King Junior Papers Project, Stanford, California, 1985-1987; President's fellow, University of California, Berkeley, 1990-1992; research fellow, University of California, Berkeley, 1992-1995. Board directors United East Oakland Clergy, 1982-1984, American Friends Svc. Committee, San Francisco, since 1983, Executive Committee, since 1990.
Fellow Society for Values in Higher Education. Member American Academy Religion, Society Biblical Literature, American History Association, American Society Church History, Medieval Academy American, Modern Language Association, Renaissance Society of America.
Married Linda Hassan, June 22, 1970 (divorced 1979). Children: Halima K., Sumaiya B., Fatimah Z. Married Nandini Vasudev Katre, September 1, 1991.
Children: Raphael K.