Walter wangerin jr biography

American author and educator (1944–2021)

Not to be confused with Walther Wangerin.

Walter Wangerin Jr. (February 13, 1944 – August 5, 2021^[1]) was an American author and educator best known for his religious novels and children's books.

He has worked as a university professor, a radio announcer, and a book reviewer; he has traveled with migrant farm workers, participated in a Lakota Indian sun.

He has worked as a university professor, a radio announcer, and a book reviewer; he has traveled with migrant farm workers, participated in a Lakota Indian sun.

He started his career as a pastor, became an award-winning fantasy author, then a Christian memoirist.

He also participated in cultural ceremonies such as a Lakota Sun-Dance.

Walter Wangerin Jr. was an American author and educator best known for his religious novels and children's books.

Walter Wangerin Jr. was widely recognized as one of the most gifted authors of his generation on issues of faith and spirituality.

Biography

Wangerin was born in Portland, Oregon, where his father was a Lutheran pastor. He was the oldest of seven children. The family moved often, so Walter grew up in various locations including Shelton, Washington, Chicago, Illinois, Grand Forks, North Dakota, Edmonton, Alberta, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Fort Wayne, Indiana.

In 1968, he attained an M.A. in English literature from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. He went on to study at Concordia Seminary and Christ Seminary-Seminex, both in St. Louis, Missouri.

Walter Wangerin Jr. is widely recognized as one of the most gifted writers writing today on the issues of faith and spirituality.

He attained his M.Div. from the latter in 1976. From 1970 to 1991, Wangerin taught English at the University of Evansville, Indiana. From 1977 to 1985, he was the pastor of Evansville's Grace Luthera