Arthur James Armstrong

Arthur James Armstrong was an American Bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1968 to become the youngest United Methodist bishop in the United States at the age of 44.

He was the son and grandson of Methodist Preachers. He earned academic degrees from Florida Southern College (A.B.), Candler School of Theology, Emory University (Bachelor of Divinity) and did graduate work at Boston University and the University of Chicago. He was awarded honorary degrees by Florida Southern College, DePauw University, Illinois Wesleyan University, Dakota Wesleyan University, and Westmar College.

Prior to his election to the Episcopacy, Armstrong gained wide recognition as the innovative Pastor of the Broadway United Methodist Church in Indianapolis, Indiana. He also served on the U.M. Commission on Religion and Race.

James Armstrong is a strong voice for peace and human rights around the world and a frequent lecturer on subjects related to moral theology and the practice of ministry in today's society. The author of nine books and a contributor to many more, he has also written widely for Christian journals and periodicals. [2] He was past president of National Council of Churches and the World Council of Churches.

2 http://www.csec.org/csec/sermon/armstrong_3406.htm

Selected writings

• Truth Telling: The Foolishness of Preaching in a Real World
• The Nation Yet to Be
• Wilderness Voices
• The United Methodist Primer, (Revised Edition) Nashville, Discipleship Resources, 1976 (originally published Nashville, Tidings, 1972).
• Mission: Middle America
• The Urgent Now
• The Journey That Men Make
• The Pastor and the Public Servant

See also

• List of Bishops of the United Methodist Church

External links

• a Message by James Armstrong
• and another, with biographical information
• Bishop Armstrong and the National Council of Churches

2 http://www.csec.org/csec/sermon/armstrong_3406.htm