Ahlstrom, Sydney E.

Sydney E. Ahlstrom was born in Cokato, Minnesota on December 16, 1919. He received degrees from Gustavus Adolphus College, University of Minnesota and Harvard University, as well as several honorary degrees and professional awards. He taught at Gustavus Adolphus College, Harvard University, Salzburg (Austria) Seminar in American Studies, Yale University, Princeton University, Colgate-Rochester Divinity School and Kyoto (Japan) Summer Seminar in American Studies. He was the author of several notable books on religion in America. Ahlstrom held prominent positions on various boards and organizations, including the Editorial Board of the Complete Works of Jonathan Edwards, the American Studies Program and Religious Studies Department at Yale, and the American Society of Church History. Ahlstrom died in New Haven in 1984.