Collection on Schubert M. Ogden

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Biographical Note

Minister and educator Schubert Miles Ogden was born on March 2, 1928, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Edgar Carson and Neva Louetta Glancy Ogden. He studied at Ohio Wesleyan University (A.B., 1950); Johns Hopkins University, 1950-51; The University of Chicago Divinity School (B.D., 1954, Ph.D., 1958); and Philipps-Universitat, Marburg, Germany, 1962-63. Ogden married Joyce Ellen Schwettman in 1950. They had two children.

Schubert Ogden’s ministerial career began in 1952 when he was ordained a Deacon in the Ohio Conference of the Methodist Church. In 1958 he became an Elder in full-connection with the Ohio Conference. Rev. Ogden joined the faculty of the Perkins School of Theology as an instructor 1956-1958 while completing his doctorate. From 1958 to 1969 he served as assistant professor (1958-1961), associate professor (1961-1964), and professor of theology (1964-1969).

From 1969 to 1972, Dr. Ogden served as University Professor of Theology at the University of Chicago. However, he returned to Southern Methodist University (SMU) in 1972, resuming his teaching duties and assuming new responsibilities as Director of the Graduate Program in Religious Studies 1974-1990. Ogden retired from Perkins School of Theology in 1993.

Professor Ogden was awarded honorary degrees from Ohio Wesleyan University (Litt.D., 1965); the University of Chicago (L.H.D., 1983); and SMU (L.H.D., 1994). He served as President of the American Academy of Religion (1976-77) and became a Fellow in The American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1985. Ogden was named University Scholar / Teacher of the Year by SMU in 1982. His 1994 Doctor of Humane Letters citation from SMU reads as follows:

During his 34 years of teaching on the faculty of Southern Methodist University, Schubert M. Ogden set a standard of excellence that has become a recognized model at home and abroad for systematic theology and for the life of the Academy. In six books and in innumerable essays, articles, and translations, he has addressed the central questions of contemporary theological reflection with uncompromising intellectual rigor and supple creativity of spirit – in short, with wisdom. He has defined and defended theology’s integrity as an academic discipline that rightfully retains its ancient place among the disciplines that constitute a university. He has deepened and enhanced the emerging theological discussion among religious traditions, especially the dialogue between Christianity and Buddhism; and he has done so without diluting the specific character of these traditions or evading the great central question of religious truth. Not least among his achievements, he has throughout his career enriched his colleagues and his students with his clarity of vision and his unflagging pursuit of what is true and what is just. For his invaluable contribution to the shaping of contemporary theological discourse and for his inestimable contribution to the life of this University and its School of Theology, we gratefully confer upon Schubert M. Ogden the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa.

Sources:

Who's Who in the Methodist Church. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1966.

Schubert Ogden: Primary Bibliography. http://www.ctr4process.org/publications/Biblio/Thematic/Ogden,%20Schubert%20-%20Primary%20Bibliography.html (accessed 09/22/2010).

Schubert M. Ogden Doctor of Humane Letters. http://smu.edu/registrar/Honorary_Degrees/bio.asp?pid=201&name=Schurbert Ogden (accessed 08/31/2012).

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Scope and Contents of the Collection

The manuscripts, publications, audio recordings, video recordings, and photographs in The Schubert M. Ogden collection provide insights into the academic interests, writings, and career of a prominent American theologian. This collection is not a unified set of faculty papers. Instead, it is an assemblage of research materials by or about Dr. Ogden from across Bridwell Library’s holdings.

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Restrictions

Access to Collection:

The collection is open for research use. Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.

Publication Rights:

Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the Director of the Bridwell Library.

Copyright Statement:

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain copyright authorization.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Collection on Schubert M. Ogden, Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University.

Acquisition Information

Acquired, pre 2009.

At least two of the manuscripts were given to Bridwell Library by Schubert M. Ogden. All other materials were collected by Bridwell Library staff and consolidated in 2010-2011.

Processing Information

Timothy S. G. Binkley arranged and described the Schubert M. Ogden collection in September 2010 with the assistance of Heather M. Oglevie.Six inches of typescript documents from Bridwell Library holdings and a bibliography were added to the collection in November of 2011.

Encoded by

Lara Corazalla, 2010.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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