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Peter Edward Gillquist〔http://www.amazon.co.uk/Peter-Edward-Gillquist/e/B001HQ2OHI〕 (July 13, 1938 – July 1, 2012) was an American archpriest in the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America and retired chairman of the archdiocese's department of missions and evangelism. He was chairman of Conciliar Press (Ben Lomond, California) and the author of numerous books, including ''Love Is Now'', ''The Physical Side of Being Spiritual'' and ''Becoming Orthodox.'' He also served as project director of the ''Orthodox Study Bible'' and from 1997 served as the National Chaplain of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Gillquist and his wife, Marilyn (married in 1960), were long-term residents of Santa Barbara, California, but in June 2009 they moved to Bloomington, Indiana. == Upbringing and education == Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Gillquist grew up nominally Lutheran. He attended the University of Minnesota where he received a B.A. degree in journalism and was active in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. While at university he became involved with the Campus Crusade for Christ evangelistic organization and became a born-again Christian.〔(“Reverend Speaks on His Conversion”, ''North Texas Daily'', 2/25/2005 )〕 Gillquist pursued graduate studies at Dallas Theological Seminary and at Wheaton College.〔(Wordirect Board of Directors biography )〕 After graduating, he became a full-time staff member of Campus Crusade for Christ in the 1960s, starting a ministry at the University of Notre Dame and ultimately becoming a regional director with the organization. After several years with Campus Crusade, Gillquist worked for three years at the University of Memphis, then for 11 years with Thomas Nelson Publishing in Nashville, where he eventually became a senior editor.〔(Gillquist, Peter E. "Raising Children with Christ, Compassion, and Commitment" )〕 In 1975 he served on the Overview Committee for Nelson's New King James Version of the Bible.〔(NKJV Translators )〕 Gillquist was the father of six children and grandfather of 19 grandchildren. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter E. Gillquist」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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