Paul Antrobus

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Paul McLawrin Antrobus
Born
Paul McLawrin Antrobus

(1935-07-05)July 5, 1935[2]
DiedAugust 12, 2015(2015-08-12) (aged 80)[2]
NationalityCanadian
Education1959,[2] B.A., 1962,[2] B.D., 1973,[2] Ph.D.
Alma materBrandon University, McMaster University, University of Waterloo[4]
Occupation(s)Ecclesiastical Administrator and Pastor
Years active1962–1969[5] in India
Parent(s)Margaret Simmons and Fred Antrobus[2]
ReligionChristianity
ChurchCanadian Baptist Ministries
Writings1973, Internality, pride and humility
Offices held
Principal, Baptist Theological Seminary, Kakinada (India), (1966–1968)[1], Professor, Luther College at the University of Regina, Regina (Canada) 1973–2005,
TitleThe Reverend Doctor

Paul McLawrin Antrobus (1935–2015) was a Canadian Baptist missionary who served in India between 1962 and 1969 through the Canadian Baptist Ministries.

Antrobus was much known as a psychology Professor at the Luther College at the University of Regina, Regina (Canada) where he taught from 1973 to 2005.

Studies[edit]

Antrobus schooled at the coastal town of Prince Rupert, British Columbia from where he joined the Brandon College, Brandon taking a B.A. in 1959.[2] As a graduate student of Brandon College, he participated as an active role in collegiate activities such as the college unit of Student Christian Movement, the Crests and Awards Board and the Zoology Laboratory.[6] After completing graduate studies in arts, Antrobus moved on to the McMaster University, Hamilton where he pursued a graduate course in theology leading to B.D. in 1962.[2]

For doctoral studies, Antrobus enrolled at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo where he researched in psychology leading to the award of Ph.D. in 1973.[2]

Career[edit]

Ecclesiastical[edit]

Antrobus was ordained as a Baptist Pastor in 1962 and left for India as an overseas missionary of the Canadian Baptist Ministries.[7] From 1966 to 1968,[5] he served as the Principal of the Baptist Theological Seminary, Kakinada, succeeding Victor Hahn.

Psychology[edit]

After Antrobus completed doctoral studies in psychology in 1973 from the University of Waterloo, he began teaching psychology at the Luther College at the University of Regina, Regina (Canada), continuing until 2005.[8]

Academic offices
Preceded by
Rev. Victor Hahn
1964–1966
Principal,
Baptist Theological Seminary,
Kakinada (India)

1966–1968[1]
Succeeded by
Rev. T. Gnananandam
1968–1969
Preceded by
Professor – in – Psychology,
Luther College at the University of Regina,
Regina (Canada)

1973–2005
Succeeded by

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b C. L. Johnson (Edited), Canadian Baptist Mission 125 year's Jubilee Celebrations of Baptist Churches in Northern Circars, Baptist Theological Seminary, Kakinada, 1999, p.217-219.[1]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Regina Leader Post, 2015
  3. ^ Dale Johnson, Remembering Paul Antrobus in University of Regina 2016 Feature Stories, 2015.[2]
  4. ^ Paul McLawrin Antrobus, Internality, pride and humility, Waterloo, 1973. [3]
  5. ^ a b W. G. Carder, Hand to the Indian Plow: Volume One, Carder, Hyderabad, 1976, Appendix II, p.5. [4]
  6. ^ The Sickle 1956/1957, Brandon College, Manotoba, 1958
  7. ^ Yearbook 1967, Baptist Union of Western Canada, 1967, p.197
  8. ^ Degrees, the University of Regina magazine, Volume 21, Number 2, fall 2009. [5]