Human Achievement and Divine Vocation in the Message of Paul

William A. Beardslee was born in 1916 at Holland, Michigan. He was educated at Harvard, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, where he obtained a BD in 1941, and at Union Theological Seminary, where he studied on a part-time basis while he was in the ministry. He became a PhD of the University of Chicago in 1951. Dr. Beardslee was a minister of the Reformed Church in America. He was Assistant Professor of Bible (1947-1952) and Associate Professor of Bible (1952-1956) at Emory University. He has written a number of articles and reviews and served as Associate Editor of the Journal of Bible and Religion. He authored (with E. H. Rece) Reading the Bible: A Guide.