John Rudolph Brokhoff was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania,on December 19, 1913. He received an AB degree from Muhlenberg College in 1935; an MA from the University of Pennsylvania in 1938; an MDiv from Philadelphia Lutheran Seminary, also in 1938; and an honorary DD from Muhlenberg College in 1951. Brokhoff was ordained as a Lutheran minister in 1938 and served as pastor in Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, and Pennsylva before taking the position of Professor of Homiletics at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, in 1965. He retired in 1979.
In addition to his work as pastor and seminary professor, Rev. Brokhoff served as president of the Christian Council of Atlanta (1950-1952); president of the Mecklenburg Ministers Association, Charlotte, North Carolina (1960-1961); secretary of the Protestant Radio-TV Center, Atlanta, Georgia (1948-1954); and board member of the Academy of Preachers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1982-1984). He is also the author of several books and a 1966 recipient of the George Washington medal from the Freedom Foundation of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
From the description of John R. Brokhoff papers, 1950-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122517444
