Evan McDonald Whidden (9 July 1898 - 11 March 1980) was a Canadian Christian minister and academic whose career included being President of Brandon College,[1] Dean of Theology at Acadia University,[2] and chairman of the founding conference of the Atlantic Ecumenical Council.[3] An annual scholarship is awarded at Acadia University in his honor.[4]
Evan M. Whidden | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 July 1898 Galt, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 11 March 1980 (aged 81) Cornwall, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | minister and academic |
| Father | Howard P. Whidden |
| Relatives | James H. Ganong (maternal grandfather) |
He was the son of Howard Primrose and Katherine Louise (Ganong) Whidden,[5] and married Frances Margaret Billington in 1941.
Evan was listed in the Canadian Who’s Who in 1951.[6]
Evan and Frances had three children: Howard John born 22 June 1943, Roberta "Robie" Katherine born 13 March 1945 who resided in San Francisco, California and Eric Christopher born 5 March 1947 who resides in Orlando, Florida. They also had four granddaughters: Elinor Whidden (b.1976), Margaret Whidden (b.1978), Erica Whidden (b.1978) and Hilary Whidden (b.1980).
Career
edit- 1915-1918 World War I, CFA, CEF, France
- 1921 educated in Brandon College, Brandon, Manitoba BA
- 1921 Reabow, Ontario
- 1921-1933 Tabernacle Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- 1925 McMaster University, Toronto, Ontario MA
- 1925 Palmerston, Ontario
- 1928 Yale Divinity School, New Haven, Connecticut, BD
- 1928-1935 student pastorates, east end, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- 1934 General Ministry Association, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- 1935-1936 Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1936 professor of theology and head of department, Brandon College, Brandon, Manitoba, where he was college president for a time
- circa 1951 Dean of Theology, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia; retired 1967.
Books
editEvan was the author of:
- Whidden, Evan M. (c. 1969). Pilgrimage from yesterday : lessons from history for Atlantic United Baptists. Saint John, N.B.: Union Jubilee Committee, United Baptist Convention of the Atlantic Provinces. pp. [37] p., 23 cm.
- Whidden, Evan M. (c. 1965). A philosophy of higher education as functioning in a Christian university. Wolfville, N.S.: Acadia University. pp. 63 leaves, 28 cm.
References
edit- ^ "Evan Whidden fonds". S. J. McKee Archives Accession Inventory 2003. Brandon University. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ^ Brackney, William H. (2004). A Genetic History Of Baptist Thought. Mercer University Press. p. 480. ISBN 0-86554-913-3. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ^ "A History of the Atlantic Ecumenical Council" (PDF). Atlantic Ecumenical Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 28, 2004. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ^ "Awards and Financial Assistance" (PDF). Calendar. Acadia Divinity College. Retrieved 2008-06-21. [dead link]
- ^ "Evan McDonald Whidden fonds". McKee Archives Accession Inventory 2001. Brandon University. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ^ The Canadian Who's who. University of Toronto Press. 1951.