Background
Cowan, Wayne Harper was born on February 11, 1928 in Baltimore. Son of John Eli Cowan and Mabel Jane Miller.
Cowan, Wayne Harper was born on February 11, 1928 in Baltimore. Son of John Eli Cowan and Mabel Jane Miller.
Bachelor, Western Maryland College, 1948. Master of Science, Columbia University, New York City, 1958. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Western Maryland College, Westminster, Maryland, 1982.
Postgraduate, McDaniel College, Westminster, 2002.
Short-term missionary teacher Board Missionary of Methodist Church, Nagoya, Japan, 1948—1951, editorial secretary, 1954—1956. Managing editor Christianity and Crisis, New York City, 1956—1968, editor, 1968—1986, editor-at-large, 1986—1993. Director interpretation United Methodist Board Global Ministers, 1991—1995.
Married Ruth Dillingham Cowan, December 30, 1960. 1 child Kristor Wayne.