[Dialogue] FW: Chicago Ecumenical Institute

[Ray & Elaine Richmond]

Hi all, 
We need to remember that Wikipedia is compiled by 'whosoever will' - so it's
not the most authoritative.   If you google other sites for Rev Lowery's bio
you get a bit more info. However, it looks like he gives credit to the
Ecumenical Institute Chicago as one of the places he received his education.
That seems fair enough!  Nowhere else does it say anything more than that.
 
Below are some that I found:
Elaine Richmond
 
>From the 'History Makers' site:

 

Outspoken civil rights activist the Reverend Joseph Lowery was born on
October 6,  <http://www.thehistorymakers.com/timeline/index.asp?string=1921>
1921, in Huntsville,
<http://www.thehistorymakers.com/glossary/glossarytext.asp?index=161>
Alabama. Considered the dean of the
<http://www.thehistorymakers.com/glossary/glossarytext.asp?index=26> civil
rights movement, Lowery began his education in Huntsville, spending his
middle school years in
<http://www.thehistorymakers.com/glossary/glossarytext.asp?index=139>
Chicago before returning to Huntsville to complete high school. From there,
he attended Knoxville College, Payne College and Theological Seminary, and
the Chicago Ecumenical Institute. Lowery earned his doctorate of divinity as
well.

>From 'Answers.com: Personal Information

Born October 6, 1924, in Huntsville, AL; son of a mortician; married Evelyn
Gibson; children: Yvonne, Karen, Cheryl.


Education: Attended Knoxville College, Alabama A & M College, Paine College
and Paine Theological Seminary, Garrett Theological Seminary, and Chicago
Ecumenical Institute. Has A.B. and B.D. degrees.

Career

Ordained to ministry of United Methodist (UM) Church; pastor of churches in
Mobile, AL, 1952-61, and Birmingham, AL, 1964-68; pastor in Atlanta, GA, of
Central UM Church, 1968-86, and Cascade UM Church, 1986--. Southern
Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Atlanta, co-founder, vice-president,
1957-67, chairman of national board of directors, 1967-77, national
president, 1977-97. Served as administrative assistant to Bishop Golden of
the UM Church, Nashville, TN, 1961-64. Co-chairman of 20th Anniversary March
on Washington, 1983.

>From the New Georgia Encyclopedia:  Background and Early Career

Joseph Echols Lowery was born in Huntsville, Alabama, on October 6, 1924
(according to most reliable sources), to Dora and LeRoy Lowery, a teacher
and a small businessman, respectively. His childhood experiences included
confrontations with abusive police officers, the
<http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2730> Ku Klux Klan,
and prejudiced neighbors. These experiences helped shape his social
conscience. Lowery graduated from high school in 1939 and was educated at
several colleges, including Knoxville College in Tennessee, Wayne State
University in Michigan, Payne College and Theological Seminary in Ohio, and
the Chicago Ecumenical Institute. After graduating from seminary in 1950, he
was ordained as a Methodist minister and received his first assignment,
which took him to Mobile, Alabama. From 1952 to 1961 Lowery was pastor of
Warren Street United Methodist Church (UMC) in Mobile. 

>From another source: Awards

Honorary degrees from Clark College, 1975, Morehouse College, Miles College,
Dillard University, and Atlanta University; Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Nonviolent Peace Prize from Martin Luther King, Jr., Center for Nonviolent
Social Change, 1990; Martin Luther King, Jr., Medal for Outstanding
Professional Service in the field of civil and human rights from George
Washington University, 1990; honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, University
of Alabama, Huntsville, 2003; numerous others.


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From: dialogue-bounces at wedgeblade.net
[mailto:dialogue-bounces at wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of John Cock
Sent: Tuesday, 27 January 2009 8:30 AM
To: 'Colleague Dialogue'
Subject: [Dialogue] FW: Chicago Ecumenical Institute


I received this e-mail below. Anyone have a clue about the "Chicago
Ecumenical Institute" mentioned here?

 
I came across some information the other day for which I thought you might
be able to provide some clarity. 
 
In the attached wikipedia article about Joseph Lowery, it is stated that he
received his doctorate of divinity at Chicago Ecumenical Institute. Is this
OUR Ecumenical Institute? 
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Lowery
 
 
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