In 1965, he received his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Latin American History with a minor in Religious Studies, from the University of Iowa. He received his Master of Arts (M.A.) in European History in 1959. In 1956-1959 he attended the University of Iowa, studying Medieval History and serving as a research and teaching assistant. He received his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in 1956. In 1953-1956 he attended the University of Arizona, majoring in History with minors in German and Spanish. He married Marilyn Mae Kling when they were both 19 (circa 1951). Penton attended Amphitheater High School in Tucson, Arizona. He was baptized in June 1948 and was sent by his parents to Arizona because of ill health. Background īorn in April 1932, Penton was raised as a fourth-generation Jehovah's Witnesses, experiencing as a child Canadian government restrictions on the religion's activities. His expulsion gained national media attention and prompted one of several schisms that year among Jehovah's Witnesses. Although raised in the religion, he was expelled in 1981 on the grounds of apostasy after criticizing some of the teachings and conduct of the religion's leadership. James Penton (born April 27, 1932) is a professor emeritus of history at the University of Lethbridge in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada and the author of three books on the history of Jehovah's Witnesses.
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