Billinsky, John M. (John Milton), 1916-1984

John Milton Billinsky (1916-1984) was an important figure in the development of the clinical pastoral education movement. He was ordained in 1944 in the United Church of Christ in Old South Church in Boston and was professor of psychology and clinical studies at Andover Newton Theological School from 1945 until 1981.

John Milton Billinsky (1916-1984) was an important figure in the development of the clinical pastoral education movement. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Hartford School of Education in 1939, received his BD from Hartford Theological Seminary in 1942, and his EdD from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1952. He married Elizabeth French, and served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He was ordained in the United Church of Christ in 1944 at Old South Church in Boston and was named chief of chaplains of Boston City Hospital that same year. He was Professor of Psychology and Clinical Studies at Andover Newton Theological School from 1945 until his retirement in 1981, and was named to the Guiles Chair following A. Philip Guiles's retirement in 1952.