Dr. Glen Harold Stassen (b. Feb 29, 1936 – d. April 25, 2019) was a Southern Baptist theologian who championed social-justice in the 1980s Evangelical community; advanced nuclear disarmament talks; and co-authored the widely used Christian ethics textbook, "Kingdom Ethics: Following Jesus in Contemporary Contexts" (2003). The Papers of Glen Harold Stassen consist of research notes and course material from Stassen’s teaching career at Kentucky Southern College and at Fuller Seminary.

Dr. Glen Harold Stassen (b. Feb 29, 1936 – d. April 25, 2019) was a Southern Baptist theologian who championed social-justice in the 1980s Evangelical community; advanced nuclear disarmament talks; and co-authored the widely used Christian ethics textbook, Kingdom Ethics: Following Jesus in Contemporary Contexts (2003). Dr. Stassen worked as Fuller Seminary’s Smedes Professor of Christian Ethics from 1997 until his death in 2014. Dr. Stassen’s particular passion included contributing to peace and justice initiatives within communities. Glen Stassen was a civil rights organizer in the 1960s, and marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In the 1970s, Dr. Stassen was a leader in the movement for open housing laws in Kentucky. During his professorship at Fuller Seminary, he created the Just Peacemaking Institute to further his vision for alternatives to war. He had also taught and mentored students at Kentucky Southern College, Berea College, and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

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