# John Lowden Knight

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**John Lowden Knight** (November 2, 1915 – July 21, 2001) was a professor, university administrator, and a Methodist theologian. He was President of [Nebraska Wesleyan University](/source/Nebraska_Wesleyan_University), [Lincoln, Nebraska](/source/Lincoln,_Nebraska); the fourth president of [Baldwin-Wallace College](/source/Baldwin-Wallace_College), [Berea, Ohio](/source/Berea,_Ohio); and the eighth president of the [Wesley Theological Seminary](/source/Wesley_Theological_Seminary), in Washington, D.C..

## Education

Knight was born in [Beverly, New Jersey](/source/Beverly,_New_Jersey) on November 2, 1915.[1] He graduated the public schools of Beverly and [Burlington City](/source/Burlington,_New_Jersey) in 1933. He received full tuition to [Drew University](/source/Drew_University), where he majored in Biblical Literature, graduating cum laude in 1939. He then attended [Boston University](/source/Boston_University), where he earned his A.M in 1941 and his S.T.B. (M.Div) in 1942. World War II prevented Knight from studying overseas, so he began graduate studies at [Vanderbilt University](/source/Vanderbilt_University) Divinity School, earning his M.A. He was prepared to enter the [University of Chicago](/source/University_of_Chicago) School of Divinity for his PhD, but opted for his first academic appointment at [Willamette University](/source/Willamette_University).

## Early career

Faculty shortages at Willamette offered Knight the chance to become a college [chaplain](/source/Chaplain) at a young age. He moved up quickly at Willamette, as he was named Assistant to the President following successes in planning the [Annual Conference](/source/Annual_conferences_within_Methodism) of the [Methodist Episcopal Church](/source/Methodist_Episcopal_Church). He also served as a professor, teaching courses in Bible History, and in 1946, summer courses at the [Iliff School of Theology](/source/Iliff_School_of_Theology) in Denver.

## College administrator

Knight served three years as President of the [Nebraska Wesleyan University](/source/Nebraska_Wesleyan_University) in [Lincoln](/source/Lincoln,_Nebraska). Knight's time at Nebraska showed marked growth and development of the institution. He became president of [Baldwin-Wallace College](/source/Baldwin-Wallace_College) in [Berea, Ohio](/source/Berea,_Ohio) in 1949.

## Ministry

- In 1954, Knight became the senior pastor of the Trinity Methodist Church of [Columbus, Ohio](/source/Columbus,_Ohio). Following his seven years at Trinity, he moved to assume the responsibilities of senior pastor of the First United Methodist Church of [Syracuse, New York](/source/Syracuse,_New_York).

## Return to academia

Knight became the president of the [Wesley Theological Seminary](/source/Wesley_Theological_Seminary) in Washington, D.C., in 1967.[2] He served the seminary for fifteen years as president.

## References

1. Staff. [*Who's who in the Midwest*](https://books.google.com/books?id=mwQQAQAAMAAJ&q=%22knight,+john+lowden%22), p. 477. A.N. Marquis, 1960. Accessed June 13, 2012. "KNIGHT, John Lowden, clergyman; b. Beverly, NJ, Nov. 2, 1915"

1. [Wesley Theological Seminary, 2021-22 catalog, page 10](https://www.wesleyseminary.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2021-22-Wesley-Theological-Seminary-Catalog.pdf)

## Sources

- "John Lowden Knight" "Brief Autobiographies and Reflections of the Retired Professors of Wesley Theological Seminary", et al. 1990, by John Lowden Knight.

## External links

- [Encyclopedia of Baldwin Wallace History: John L. Knight](https://libguides.bw.edu/c.php?g=1002685&p=7262244#Wiki49)

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