Dr marva dawn biography

Marva J. Dawn (August 20, 1948 – April 18, 2021) was an.
A scholar with four masters degrees and a Ph.D.
Marva J. Dawn serves the global Church as a theologian, author, musician, and educator under Christians Equipped for Ministry and as Teaching Fellow in.

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Dawn, Marva J. 1948- (Marva Jenine Dawn)

PERSONAL:

Born August 20, 1948, in Napoleon, OH; daughter of Herold C. (a teacher, principal, and musician) and Louise (an administrator and teacher) Gersmehl; married Myron Sandberg (a teacher), June 10, 1989. Education: Concordia Teachers College (now Concordia College), River Forest, IL, B.A., 1970; University of Idaho, M.A. (English), 1972; Western Evangelical Seminary, M.Div., 1978; Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, S.T.M., 1983; University of Notre Dame, M.A., 1986, Ph.D., 1992. Religion: "Lutheran, with some Mennonite affiliation." Hobbies and other interests: Directing a church choir, playing the Celtic harp, guitar, piano, crocheting, swimming.

ADDRESSES:

Office—Christians Equipped for Ministry, 304 Fredericksburg Way, Vancouver, WA 98664-2147.

CAREER:

Writer, educator, theologian, and minister. University of Idaho, Moscow, instructor in English, 1970-72, campus minister, 1972-75; Concordia Lutheran Church, director of youth and education, 1972-75; Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Olympia, WA, director of special

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About Marva Dawn

Internationally renowned theologian, author, and educator Dr. Marva J. Dawn (now deceased) served as Teaching Fellow in Spiritual Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Under Christians Equipped for Ministry (CEM), she preached and taught at seminaries, clergy conferences, churches, assemblies, and universities throughout the United States and Canada and in Australia, China and Hong Kong, England, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Madagascar, Mexico, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Singapore, Scotland, and Taiwan.

A scholar with four masters degrees and a Ph.D. in Christian Ethics and the Scriptures from the University of Notre Dame, Dr. Dawn was also a popular preacher and speaker for people of all ages.

She authored numerous articles and over 20 books, several of which have won awards and\or been translated into Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, and other languages.

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Tributes and Remembrances

Jean Ellul (1940-2023)

The IJES community extends its sincere condolences to the family of Jean Ellul, who passed away October 30, 2023, leaving his wife, Sivorn; his four children, Wim, Eric, Véronique, and Jérôme; and his siblings Yves and Dominique.

Jean, who was 83 at the time of his passing, had suffered from a stroke several years earlier but maintained his sharp mind and sense of humor to the end. He welcomed IJES president David Gill to his home for a three-day visit in July 2023.

Jean, the eldest of Jacques and Yvette Ellul’s four children (Simon passed away in his youth), earned his doctorate in anthropology, conducting research in Cambodia, where he met his wife, Sivorn. Later in his career he served as a high school teacher. After the death of his father in 1994, Jean was always eager to protect and promote the legacy of Jacques Ellul. In 2020 he gave his enthusiastic blessing to Patrick Chastenet and David Gill as they launched the Association internationale Jacques Ellul and the International Jacques Ellul Society.

May the fami