James McKendree Wall

October 27,1928–March 22, 2021

James M Wall died March 22, 2021 at age 92.

His family appreciates all of his readers, even those who may have

disagreed with his well-informed writings.

About wallwritings

From 1972 through 1999, James M. Wall was editor and publisher of the Christian Century magazine, based in Chicago, lllinois. He was a Contributing Editor of the Century from 1999 until July, 2017. He has written this blog, wall writings.me, since it was launched April 27, 2008. If you would like to receive Wall Writings alerts when new postings are added to this site, send a note, saying, Please Add Me, to jameswall8@gmail.com Biography: Journalism was Jim's undergraduate college major at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. He has earned two MA degrees, one from Emory, and one from the University of Chicago, both in religion. He is an ordained United Methodist clergy person. He served for two years in the US Air Force, and three additional years in the USAF reserve. While serving on active duty with the Alaskan Command, he reached the rank of first lieutenant. He has worked as a sports writer for both the Atlanta Journal and Constitution, was editor of the United Methodist magazine, Christian Advocate for ten years, and editor and publisher of the Christian Century magazine for 27 years. James M Wall died March 22, 2021 at age 92. His family appreciates all of his readers, even those who may have disagreed with his well-informed writings.
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3 Responses to James McKendree Wall

  1. Mary Day Kent says:

    So sorry to hear- thank you for letting the readers know.Mary Day Kent

    Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS

  2. John Kleinheksel says:

    I always read Jim’s essay when he published it to my email account. Informed, indeed. Passionate. Seeking justice. John

  3. withacane says:

    I rarely disagreed. Mostly I learned. Bless the family. May he rest in peace.

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