J. King Gordon | |
|---|---|
| Born | John King Gordon 6 December 1900 |
| Died | 24 February 1989 (aged 88) |
| Political party | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
| Spouse |
Ruth Anderson (
m. 1939) |
| Children | |
| Parents |
|
| Awards | Pearson Medal of Peace (1980) |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Church | United Church of Canada |
| Ordained | 1927 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Influences | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | |
| Sub-discipline | |
| School or tradition | Christian socialism [5] |
| Institutions | |
John King Gordon CM (1900–1989) was a Canadian Christian minister, editor, United Nations official, and academic. [7]
Biography
Gordon was born on 6 December 1900 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the son of the novelist and future Presbyterian Church moderator Charles Gordon (known by the pen name "Ralph Connor") [8] and his wife Helen King. [9] One of his six sisters was the diplomat and educationalist Marjorie Gordon Smart. [10] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Manitoba in 1920.[ citation needed] A Rhodes scholar, he studied at The Queen's College, Oxford, [11] from 1920 to 1921.[ citation needed] Ordained in 1927, he was a United Church of Canada minister in Manitoba. [12] From 1931 to 1935, he was a professor[ citation needed] of Christian ethics at the United Theological College in Montreal. [13] He was dismissed from the college in 1934 [14] because of his socialist views. [15] In 1935, he became a travelling professor of Christian ethics, working for the church's Board of Evangelism and Social Service. [16] He became the secretary of the Fellowship for a Christian Social Order the same year. [16] He was also involved with the League for Social Reconstruction. [17]
Gordon married Ruth Anderson in 1939. [18] They had two children, the journalist Charles Gordon [19] and the journalist and novelist Alison Gordon. [20] [21]
In 1933, Gordon was one of the authors of the Regina Manifesto [15] and was involved in the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. [7] From 1944 to 1947, he was managing editor of The Nation magazine. [7] From 1947 to 1950, he was the United Nations correspondent for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).[ citation needed] From 1950 to 1962, he was the human rights and information officer[ citation needed] for the United Nations Secretariat. [15] He also served as president of the United Nations Association in Canada [15] [22] circa 1975. [14]
From 1962 to 1967,[ citation needed] he taught international relations at the University of Alberta. [7] He also taught at the University of Ottawa for six years. [14]
In 1977, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. [15] He was the 1980 recipient of the Pearson Medal of Peace [15] [23] for his work in peacekeeping.[ citation needed] He received honorary doctorates from the Brandon University (1974), Carleton University (1977), the University of Winnipeg (1979), St. Francis Xavier University (1981), and the University of Manitoba (1981). [23] He died of a stroke on 24 February 1989 in Ottawa, Ontario. [24]
See also
References
Footnotes
- ^ Fleming 2015, p. 67.
- ^ Janzen 2013, p. 344.
- ^ Fleming 2015, pp. 64, 78; Janzen 1987, p. 351; Janzen 2013, pp. 67, 343; Wright 1991, p. 71.
- ^ Fleming 2015, p. 78; Janzen 2013, p. 67; Wright 1991, p. 71.
- ^ Fleming 2015, pp. 124–125.
- ^ Horn 1999, p. 117.
- ^ a b c d Holmes 2013.
- ^ Holmes 2013; Janzen 1987, pp. 347–348.
- ^ Janzen 2013, pp. 10, 115.
- ^ Green, Barbara, "Marjorie Gordon Smart (1911–1982)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 18 April 2024
- ^ Fleming 2015, pp. 32–33.
- ^ Fleming 2015, p. 54.
- ^ Horn 1999, p. 114.
- ^ a b c Goar, Carol (4 March 1989). "We Should Pay Tribute to King Gordon". Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. Toronto Star. p. A7.
- ^ a b c d e f "J. King Gordon: Scholar CCF Founder". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Canadian Press. 25 February 1989. p. A15.
- ^ a b Harrison 1975, pp. 90–91.
- ^ Fleming 2015, pp. 80, 125; Masters 1969, p. 36.
- ^ Fleming 2015, p. 178.
- ^ "Charles Gordon: Incisive, Funny, Retired". Canada.com. Ottawa Citizen. 16 June 2005. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ Fleming 2015, p. 179.
- ^ Ralph, Dan; Robb, Peter (13 February 2015). "Alison Gordon 1943–2015: Journalist, Author, Trailblazer". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ Wood, Bernard (25 February 1989). "King Gordon: Nine Decades of Energetic Activism". Ottawa Citizen. p. A5.
- ^ a b Fleming 2015, p. 269.
- ^ Janzen 2013, p. 395.
Bibliography
- Fleming, Keith R. (2015). "The World Is Our Parish": John King Gordon, 1900–1989; An Intellectual Biography. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1-4426-1580-9.
- Harrison, Marilyn Joan (1975). The Social Influence of the United Church of Canada in British Columbia, 1930–1948 (MA thesis). Vancouver: University of British Columbia. doi: 10.14288/1.0093460.
- Holmes, John W. (2013). "John King Gordon". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Toronto: Historica Canada. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- Horn, Michiel (1999). Academic Freedom in Canada: A History. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-0726-1.
- Janzen, Eileen Calder (1987). "King Gordon's Christian Socialism and the Kingdom of God". Studies in Religion. 16 (3): 347–361. doi: 10.1177/000842988701600308. ISSN 2042-0587. S2CID 220893784.
- ——— (2013). Growing to One World: The Life of J. King Gordon. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 978-0-7735-4261-7.
- Masters, D. C. (1969). "The Rise of Liberalism in Canadian Protestant Churches" (PDF). CCHA Study Sessions. 36: 27–39. ISSN 0318-6156. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- Wright, Robert (1991). A World Mission: Canadian Protestantism and the Quest for a New International Order, 1918–1939. McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion. Vol. 7. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 978-0-7735-0873-6. ISSN 1181-7445.
Further reading
- Fraser, Brian J. (1989). "From Anathema to Alternative: The Gordons and Socialism". In Wells, Harold; Hutchinson, Roger (eds.). A Long and Faithful March: Towards the Christian Revolution, 1930s/1980s. Toronto: United Publishing House. ISBN 978-0-919000-46-9.
- Janzen, Eileen R. (1980). The Development of Democratic Socialist Ideas in English Canada Within the Context of an Emerging Canadian Political Consciousness: F. H. Underhill, Frank R. Scott, J. King Gordon (PhD dissertation). Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University. OCLC 869158091.
External links
- Pearson Medal of Peace - J. King Gordon
- J. King Gordon: ONUC - And What It Did for the Congo Archived 21 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- J. King Gordon fonds (R2409) at Library and Archives Canada
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
- 1900 births
- 1989 deaths
- 20th-century Presbyterians
- Academics from Manitoba
- Alumni of the Queen's College, Oxford
- Canadian Christian socialists
- Canadian officials of the United Nations
- Canadian people of Scottish descent
- Canadian Presbyterians
- Canadian Rhodes Scholars
- Christian socialist theologians
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation politicians
- Members of the Order of Canada
- Ministers of the United Church of Canada
- People from Winnipeg
- Presbyterian socialists
- Union Theological Seminary alumni
- Academic staff of the University of Alberta
- University of Manitoba alumni
J. King Gordon | |
|---|---|
| Born | John King Gordon 6 December 1900 |
| Died | 24 February 1989 (aged 88) |
| Political party | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
| Spouse |
Ruth Anderson (
m. 1939) |
| Children | |
| Parents |
|
| Awards | Pearson Medal of Peace (1980) |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Church | United Church of Canada |
| Ordained | 1927 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Influences | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | |
| Sub-discipline | |
| School or tradition | Christian socialism [5] |
| Institutions | |
John King Gordon CM (1900–1989) was a Canadian Christian minister, editor, United Nations official, and academic. [7]
Biography
Gordon was born on 6 December 1900 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the son of the novelist and future Presbyterian Church moderator Charles Gordon (known by the pen name "Ralph Connor") [8] and his wife Helen King. [9] One of his six sisters was the diplomat and educationalist Marjorie Gordon Smart. [10] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Manitoba in 1920.[ citation needed] A Rhodes scholar, he studied at The Queen's College, Oxford, [11] from 1920 to 1921.[ citation needed] Ordained in 1927, he was a United Church of Canada minister in Manitoba. [12] From 1931 to 1935, he was a professor[ citation needed] of Christian ethics at the United Theological College in Montreal. [13] He was dismissed from the college in 1934 [14] because of his socialist views. [15] In 1935, he became a travelling professor of Christian ethics, working for the church's Board of Evangelism and Social Service. [16] He became the secretary of the Fellowship for a Christian Social Order the same year. [16] He was also involved with the League for Social Reconstruction. [17]
Gordon married Ruth Anderson in 1939. [18] They had two children, the journalist Charles Gordon [19] and the journalist and novelist Alison Gordon. [20] [21]
In 1933, Gordon was one of the authors of the Regina Manifesto [15] and was involved in the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. [7] From 1944 to 1947, he was managing editor of The Nation magazine. [7] From 1947 to 1950, he was the United Nations correspondent for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).[ citation needed] From 1950 to 1962, he was the human rights and information officer[ citation needed] for the United Nations Secretariat. [15] He also served as president of the United Nations Association in Canada [15] [22] circa 1975. [14]
From 1962 to 1967,[ citation needed] he taught international relations at the University of Alberta. [7] He also taught at the University of Ottawa for six years. [14]
In 1977, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. [15] He was the 1980 recipient of the Pearson Medal of Peace [15] [23] for his work in peacekeeping.[ citation needed] He received honorary doctorates from the Brandon University (1974), Carleton University (1977), the University of Winnipeg (1979), St. Francis Xavier University (1981), and the University of Manitoba (1981). [23] He died of a stroke on 24 February 1989 in Ottawa, Ontario. [24]
See also
References
Footnotes
- ^ Fleming 2015, p. 67.
- ^ Janzen 2013, p. 344.
- ^ Fleming 2015, pp. 64, 78; Janzen 1987, p. 351; Janzen 2013, pp. 67, 343; Wright 1991, p. 71.
- ^ Fleming 2015, p. 78; Janzen 2013, p. 67; Wright 1991, p. 71.
- ^ Fleming 2015, pp. 124–125.
- ^ Horn 1999, p. 117.
- ^ a b c d Holmes 2013.
- ^ Holmes 2013; Janzen 1987, pp. 347–348.
- ^ Janzen 2013, pp. 10, 115.
- ^ Green, Barbara, "Marjorie Gordon Smart (1911–1982)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 18 April 2024
- ^ Fleming 2015, pp. 32–33.
- ^ Fleming 2015, p. 54.
- ^ Horn 1999, p. 114.
- ^ a b c Goar, Carol (4 March 1989). "We Should Pay Tribute to King Gordon". Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. Toronto Star. p. A7.
- ^ a b c d e f "J. King Gordon: Scholar CCF Founder". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Canadian Press. 25 February 1989. p. A15.
- ^ a b Harrison 1975, pp. 90–91.
- ^ Fleming 2015, pp. 80, 125; Masters 1969, p. 36.
- ^ Fleming 2015, p. 178.
- ^ "Charles Gordon: Incisive, Funny, Retired". Canada.com. Ottawa Citizen. 16 June 2005. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ Fleming 2015, p. 179.
- ^ Ralph, Dan; Robb, Peter (13 February 2015). "Alison Gordon 1943–2015: Journalist, Author, Trailblazer". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ Wood, Bernard (25 February 1989). "King Gordon: Nine Decades of Energetic Activism". Ottawa Citizen. p. A5.
- ^ a b Fleming 2015, p. 269.
- ^ Janzen 2013, p. 395.
Bibliography
- Fleming, Keith R. (2015). "The World Is Our Parish": John King Gordon, 1900–1989; An Intellectual Biography. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1-4426-1580-9.
- Harrison, Marilyn Joan (1975). The Social Influence of the United Church of Canada in British Columbia, 1930–1948 (MA thesis). Vancouver: University of British Columbia. doi: 10.14288/1.0093460.
- Holmes, John W. (2013). "John King Gordon". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Toronto: Historica Canada. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- Horn, Michiel (1999). Academic Freedom in Canada: A History. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-0726-1.
- Janzen, Eileen Calder (1987). "King Gordon's Christian Socialism and the Kingdom of God". Studies in Religion. 16 (3): 347–361. doi: 10.1177/000842988701600308. ISSN 2042-0587. S2CID 220893784.
- ——— (2013). Growing to One World: The Life of J. King Gordon. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 978-0-7735-4261-7.
- Masters, D. C. (1969). "The Rise of Liberalism in Canadian Protestant Churches" (PDF). CCHA Study Sessions. 36: 27–39. ISSN 0318-6156. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- Wright, Robert (1991). A World Mission: Canadian Protestantism and the Quest for a New International Order, 1918–1939. McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion. Vol. 7. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 978-0-7735-0873-6. ISSN 1181-7445.
Further reading
- Fraser, Brian J. (1989). "From Anathema to Alternative: The Gordons and Socialism". In Wells, Harold; Hutchinson, Roger (eds.). A Long and Faithful March: Towards the Christian Revolution, 1930s/1980s. Toronto: United Publishing House. ISBN 978-0-919000-46-9.
- Janzen, Eileen R. (1980). The Development of Democratic Socialist Ideas in English Canada Within the Context of an Emerging Canadian Political Consciousness: F. H. Underhill, Frank R. Scott, J. King Gordon (PhD dissertation). Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University. OCLC 869158091.
External links
- Pearson Medal of Peace - J. King Gordon
- J. King Gordon: ONUC - And What It Did for the Congo Archived 21 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- J. King Gordon fonds (R2409) at Library and Archives Canada
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
- 1900 births
- 1989 deaths
- 20th-century Presbyterians
- Academics from Manitoba
- Alumni of the Queen's College, Oxford
- Canadian Christian socialists
- Canadian officials of the United Nations
- Canadian people of Scottish descent
- Canadian Presbyterians
- Canadian Rhodes Scholars
- Christian socialist theologians
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation politicians
- Members of the Order of Canada
- Ministers of the United Church of Canada
- People from Winnipeg
- Presbyterian socialists
- Union Theological Seminary alumni
- Academic staff of the University of Alberta
- University of Manitoba alumni