Mack B. Stokes

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| bishop name = The Right Reverend Marion "Mack" Boyd Stokes

| dipstyle = The Right Reverend

| offstyle = Bishop Stokes

| relstyle = Bishop

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| name = Marion "Mack" Boyd Stokes

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1911|12|21}}

| birth_place = Wonsan, Korea

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|11|21|1911|12|21}}

| nationality = American

| occupation = Theologian, bishop, professor

| known_for = Elected bishop of the United Methodist Church, professor at Candler School of Theology and Oral Roberts University

| education = Asbury College, Duke Divinity School, Boston University

| alma_mater = Asbury College, Duke Divinity School, Boston University

| title = Bishop

| notable_works = The Bible in the Wesleyan Heritage, Major United Methodist Beliefs

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Marion "Mack" Boyd Stokes (December 21, 1911 – November 21, 2012) was an American bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1972. He was born in Wonsan, Korea of missionary parents.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SlFzzZJFHcEC&q=%22stokes,+mack+boyd%22 |title=Directory of American Scholars: Philosophy, religion & law - Google Books |isbn=9780835206754 |accessdate=2012-06-27|last1=Cattell |first1=Jaques |year=1974 |publisher=Bowker }} He is a graduate of Asbury College (A.B. degree), Duke Divinity School (B.D. degree, 1935), and Boston University (Ph.D. 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 served as associate dean and professor of theology at Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma. He died at the age of 100 in 2012.{{cite news|title = Bishop Mack B. Stokes|newspaper = The Mountaineer|date = 2012-11-26|url = http://themountaineer.villagesoup.com/p/bishop-mack-b-stokes/929800|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130105161542/http://themountaineer.villagesoup.com/p/bishop-mack-b-stokes/929800|url-status = dead|archive-date = 2013-01-05|accessdate = 2012-11-29}}

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).

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