Edna P. Bruner

Edna P. Bruner
Bruner from the 1929 yearbook of St. Lawrence University
Born
Edna Pearl Bruner

(1906-05-14)May 14, 1906
Ruthven, Ontario, Canada
DiedAugust 3, 1997(1997-08-03) (aged 91)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationsMinister, educational consultant

Edna Pearl Bruner (May 14, 1906 – August 3, 1997[1]) was a Canadian and American minister and educational consultant in the Unitarian Universalist denomination.

Early life and education

Bruner was born and raised in Ruthven, Ontario, Canada,[1][2] the daughter of Albert Leonard Bruner and Nora May Peterson Bruner. While she was still in high school, Bruner became junior superintendent of the Young People's Christian Union, a Universalist youth organization.[3] She graduated from St. Lawrence University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1929,[4] and a Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1931.[5][6]

Career

Bruner was ordained as a Universalist minister in 1930. She served as a pastor in Waterloo, Iowa, from 1930 to 1940,[7][8] in Canton, New York, from 1945 to 1950,[5] and in Kennebunk, Maine, from 1968 to 1972.[1] She was also dean of the Midwest Universalist Summer Institute in Michigan for three years.[5]

From 1940[9] to 1968, Bruner was a field worker[10] and educational consultant on the national staffs of the Council of Liberal Churches[7][11] and the Unitarian Universalist Association, based in Boston.[12] She toured nationally in this work,[13][14][15] giving lectures and introducing local congregations and church women's groups to curriculum materials for religious education.[16][17]

Personal life

Bruner became a United States citizen by naturalization in 1941. She died in 1997, at the age of 91, in Boston.[1] There is a collection of her papers in the library of Harvard Divinity School.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Notable Women B". UUHHS. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  2. ^ Schulman, Frank (2004). This Day in Unitarian Universalist History: A Treasury of Anniversaries and Milestones from 600 Years of Religious Tradition. Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-55896-466-2.
  3. ^ Hicks, Granville (April 19, 1924). "Young People's Christian Union". The Universalist Leader. 27: 26.
  4. ^ St. Lawrence University, The Gridiron (1929 yearbook): 33. via Ancestry.
  5. ^ a b c "The Rev. Miss Edna Bruner of Boston Speaker Here". Evansville Press. 1957-03-17. p. 45. Archived from the original on 2025-01-22. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rev. Edna P. Bruner to Meet with 2 Groups on Trip Here". The Springfield News-Leader. 1967-02-11. p. 4. Archived from the original on 2025-01-20. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ a b "Rev. Edna P. Bruner to Meet Fellowship of Unitarian Church". Clarion-Ledger. 1955-11-29. p. 13. Archived from the original on 2025-01-20. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rev. Edna Bruner Talks at B. P. W. Christmas Party". The Courier. 1935-12-18. p. 6. Archived from the original on 2025-01-20. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Buehrens, John A. (2011). Universalists and Unitarians in America: A People's History. Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations. p. 169. ISBN 978-1-55896-613-0.
  10. ^ "Universalist Field Worker to Talk Here; Rev. Edna Bruner Supper Speaker". Biddeford-Saco Journal. 1944-09-29. p. 2. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "What Do Liberal Religions Teach?". The Memphis Press-Scimitar. 1955-12-10. p. 5. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rev. Edna Bruner to Speak Here". The Portsmouth Herald. 1966-09-20. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Bangor Brewer Church Women May Hold Luncheon; Rev. Edna Brewer Addresses Group at Bangor House Mtng". The Bangor Daily News. 1943-05-07. p. 7. Archived from the original on 2025-01-20. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Unitarians Plan Two-Day Meet with Dr. Bruner". The Idaho Statesman. 1962-10-27. p. 11. Archived from the original on 2025-01-20. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Rev. Edna Bruner Talks to Church Group at Dexter". The Bangor Daily News. 1955-05-03. p. 9. Archived from the original on 2025-01-20. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Church Educational Leader Meets with Universalists". Sun-Journal. 1954-12-15. p. 3. Archived from the original on 2025-01-20. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Universalist Women Hear Rev. Edna Bruner; Field Worker Urges United Front for Church Women". The Bangor Daily News. 1942-11-28. p. 7. Archived from the original on 2025-01-20. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ Edna P. Bruner Papers, 1929–1980 Archived 2024-02-19 at the Wayback Machine, Harvard Divinity School Library, Harvard University.
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