Glen Stassen

Questions drawn from Glen Stassen's archived record and the sources above.

1. 1.On what date was Glen Stassen born?

   • A.April 26, 1936
   • B.February 29, 1936correct
   • C.January 12, 1934
   • D.March 15, 1936

   Glen Stassen was born on February 29, 1936.

   Source: biographical introduction

2. 2.Who was the father of Glen Stassen?

   • A.Harold Stassencorrect
   • B.David Gushee
   • C.Lawrence S. Wittner
   • D.John Howard Yoder

   Glen Stassen was the son of former Minnesota governor Harold Stassen.

   Source: biographical introduction

3. 3.Where did Glen Stassen receive his undergraduate degree?

   • A.Duke University
   • B.Harvard University
   • C.University of Virginiacorrect
   • D.Berea College

   Glen Stassen received his BA in Physics from the University of Virginia.

   Source: education section

4. 4.In which city did Glen Stassen die?

   • A.Minneapolis
   • B.Pasadenacorrect
   • C.Louisville
   • D.New York City

   Glen Stassen died in Pasadena, California.

   Source: biographical introduction

5. 5.How long did Glen Stassen hold a teaching post at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary?

   • A.30 years
   • B.5 years
   • C.10 years
   • D.20 yearscorrect

   Glen Stassen held teaching posts at several institutions, including Southern Baptist Theological Seminary where he taught for 20 years.

   Source: career section

6. 6.What is the title of the book Glen Stassen co-authored with David Gushee that won a Best Book of the Year award?

   • A.A Thicker Jesus: Incarnational Discipleship in a Secular Age
   • B.Kingdom Ethics: Following Jesus in Contemporary Contextcorrect
   • C.The War of the Lamb: The Ethics of Nonviolence and Peacemaking
   • D.Just Peacemaking: Ten Practices for Abolishing War

   Kingdom Ethics: Following Jesus in Contemporary Context, co-authored with David Gushee, was awarded Best Book of the Year in 2004.

   Source: awards and honors section

7. 7.Which institution awarded Glen Stassen the 1999 All Seminary Council Faculty Award for Outstanding Community Service to Students?

   • A.Duke University
   • B.Berea College
   • C.Columbia University
   • D.Fuller Theological Seminarycorrect

   Glen Stassen was recognized with Fuller's 1999 All Seminary Council Faculty Award for Outstanding Community Service to Students.

   Source: awards and honors section

8. 8.What was the final project Glen Stassen was committed to before his death?

   • A.International climate policy
   • B.Nuclear disarmament
   • C.The reform of Sojourners Magazine
   • D.The destruction of chemical weaponscorrect

   According to his blog, the last project Glen Stassen was committed to before his death was the destruction of chemical weapons.

   Source: biographical introduction

9. 9.At which university did Glen Stassen earn his PhD?

   • A.University of Heidelberg
   • B.University of Virginia
   • C.Harvard University
   • D.Duke Universitycorrect

   Glen Stassen earned his PhD from Duke University.

   Source: education section

10. 10.What specific role did Glen Stassen fill during the early 1980s regarding disarmament?

    • A.Editor for the International Journal of Peace Studies
    • B.Liaison between the Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign and European groupscorrect
    • C.Chief negotiator for the U.S. State Department
    • D.Executive Director of the United Nations Disarmament Committee

    Glen Stassen served as a liaison between the Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign and multiple European groups in the early 1980s.

    Source: career section

11. 11.Which of these institutions is NOT listed as a place where Glen Stassen served as a visiting scholar?

    • A.University of Virginiacorrect
    • B.University of Heidelberg
    • C.Harvard University
    • D.Duke University

    Glen Stassen was a visiting scholar at Harvard, Duke, Columbia, and the University of Heidelberg, but he earned his BA from the University of Virginia.

    Source: education section

12. 12.In what year did Glen Stassen attempt to engineer a limited ban on nuclear testing with the Soviet Union?

    • A.1982
    • B.1992
    • C.1957correct
    • D.1963

    Glen Stassen engineered a limited ban on nuclear testing during U.N.-sponsored talks in 1957.

    Source: career section

13. 13.Which award did Glen Stassen receive in 2012?

    • A.Baptist of the Year by EthicsDaily.comcorrect
    • B.Seabury Award for Excellence in Teaching
    • C.Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award
    • D.Weyerhaeuser Award for Excellence in Teaching

    Glen Stassen was named the 2012 Baptist of the Year by EthicsDaily.com.

    Source: awards and honors section

14. 14.Which of the following books was Glen Stassen an editor for in 1998?

    • A.Journey into Peacemaking
    • B.Authentic Transformation: A New Vision of Christ and Culture
    • C.Just Peacemaking: Ten Practices for Abolishing Warcorrect
    • D.Living the Sermon on the Mount

    Glen Stassen was the editor of Just Peacemaking: Ten Practices for Abolishing War, published in 1998.

    Source: books section

15. 15.Who co-authored the book Authentic Transformation: A New Vision of Christ and Culture with Glen Stassen?

    • A.John Howard Yoder and Diane Yeagercorrect
    • B.Lawrence S. Wittner
    • C.David P. Gushee
    • D.Harold Stassen

    Authentic Transformation was written by Glen Stassen with John Howard Yoder and Diane Yeager.

    Source: books section

16. 16.What is the full title of the last book published by Glen Stassen?

    • A.Just Peacemaking: The New Paradigm for the Ethics of Peace and War
    • B.A Thicker Jesus: Incarnational Discipleship in a Secular Agecorrect
    • C.Kingdom Ethics: Following Jesus in Contemporary Context
    • D.The War of the Lamb: The Ethics of Nonviolence and Peacemaking

    Glen Stassen's last published book was A Thicker Jesus: Incarnational Discipleship in a Secular Age, published in 2012.

    Source: awards and honors section