Marion “Mack” B. Stokes is a retired American

United States

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 Bishop

Bishop

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 of the United Methodist Church

United Methodist Church

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, elected in 1972. He is a graduate of Asbury College

Asbury College

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 (A.B.

Bachelor of Arts

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 degree), Duke Divinity School

Duke Divinity School

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 (B.D.

Bachelor of Divinity

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 degree, 1935), and Boston University

Boston University

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 (Ph.D.

Doctor of Philosophy

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 degree). He was a professor of systematic theology and Christian Doctrine at Candler School of Theology at Emory University from 1941 until 1972. After retiring as a Bishop, Stokes also served as Associate Dean and Professor of Theology at Oral Roberts University

Oral Roberts University

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, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa, Oklahoma

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.

Selected Writings

• The Bible in the Wesleyan Heritage, Nashville, Abingdon, 1981.
• Major United Methodist Beliefs (Revised and Enlarged), Nashville, Abingdon, 1971 (previous editions: 1955 and 1956).

External links

• Photo of Bishop Stokes