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Bruner was born and raised in ], Canada,<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Schulman |first=Frank |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YrJDAhd6t0YC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&lpg=PA91&dq=Edna%20Bruner%20Universalist&pg=PA91#v=onepage&q=Edna%20Bruner%20Universalist&f=false |title=This Day in Unitarian Universalist History: A Treasury of Anniversaries and Milestones from 600 Years of Religious Tradition |date=2004 |publisher=Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |isbn=978-1-55896-466-2 |pages=91 |language=en}}</ref> the daughter of Albert Leonard Bruner and Nora May Peterson Bruner. While she was still in high school, Bruner became junior superintendent of the ], a ] youth organization.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hicks |first=Granville |date=April 19, 1924 |title=Young People's Christian Union |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W9kEXci6NT4C&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=Edna%20Bruner%20Universalist&pg=RA15-PA26#v=onepage&q=Edna%20Bruner&f=false |journal=The Universalist Leader |volume=27 |pages=26}}</ref> She graduated from ] with a bachelor of arts degree in 1929,<ref>St. Lawrence University, ''The Gridiron'' (1929 yearbook): 33. via Ancestry.</ref> and a ] degree in 1931.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=1957-03-17 |title=The Rev. Miss Edna Bruner of Boston Speaker Here |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evansville-press-the-rev-miss-edna-brun/162709919/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |work=Evansville Press |pages=45 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1967-02-11 |title=Rev. Edna P. Bruner to Meet with 2 Groups on Trip Here |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-springfield-news-leader-rev-edna-p/162723820/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |work=The Springfield News-Leader |pages=4 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Bruner was born and raised in ], Canada,<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Schulman |first=Frank |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YrJDAhd6t0YC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&lpg=PA91&dq=Edna%20Bruner%20Universalist&pg=PA91#v=onepage&q=Edna%20Bruner%20Universalist&f=false |title=This Day in Unitarian Universalist History: A Treasury of Anniversaries and Milestones from 600 Years of Religious Tradition |date=2004 |publisher=Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |isbn=978-1-55896-466-2 |pages=91 |language=en}}</ref> the daughter of Albert Leonard Bruner and Nora May Peterson Bruner. While she was still in high school, Bruner became junior superintendent of the ], a ] youth organization.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hicks |first=Granville |date=April 19, 1924 |title=Young People's Christian Union |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W9kEXci6NT4C&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=Edna%20Bruner%20Universalist&pg=RA15-PA26#v=onepage&q=Edna%20Bruner&f=false |journal=The Universalist Leader |volume=27 |pages=26}}</ref> She graduated from ] with a bachelor of arts degree in 1929,<ref>St. Lawrence University, ''The Gridiron'' (1929 yearbook): 33. via Ancestry.</ref> and a ] degree in 1931.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=1957-03-17 |title=The Rev. Miss Edna Bruner of Boston Speaker Here |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evansville-press-the-rev-miss-edna-brun/162709919/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |work=Evansville Press |pages=45 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1967-02-11 |title=Rev. Edna P. Bruner to Meet with 2 Groups on Trip Here |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-springfield-news-leader-rev-edna-p/162723820/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |work=The Springfield News-Leader |pages=4 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
==Career== ==Career==
Bruner was ordained as a Universalist minister in 1930. She served as a church pastor in ], from 1931 to 1941,<ref>{{Cite news |date=1935-12-18 |title=Rev. Edna Bruner Talks at B. P. W. Christmas Party |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-rev-edna-bruner-talks-at-b/162709777/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |work=The Courier |pages=6 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> in ], from 1945 to 1950,<ref name=":1" /> and in ], from 1968 to 1972.<ref name=":0" /> She was also dean of the Midwest Universalist Summer Institute in Michigan for three years.<ref name=":1" /> Bruner was ordained as a Universalist minister in 1930. She served as a church pastor in ], from 1930 to 1940,<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=1935-12-18 |title=Rev. Edna Bruner Talks at B. P. W. Christmas Party |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-rev-edna-bruner-talks-at-b/162709777/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |work=The Courier |pages=6 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> in ], from 1945 to 1950,<ref name=":1" /> and in ], from 1968 to 1972.<ref name=":0" /> She was also dean of the Midwest Universalist Summer Institute in Michigan for three years.<ref name=":1" />


From 1940<ref>{{Cite book |last=Buehrens |first=John A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oPZCDQQs0dAC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&lpg=PA169&dq=Edna%20Bruner%20Universalist&pg=PA169#v=onepage&q=Edna%20Bruner%20Universalist&f=false |title=Universalists and Unitarians in America: A People's History |date=2011 |publisher=Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |isbn=978-1-55896-613-0 |pages=169 |language=en}}</ref> to 1968, Bruner was an educational consultant on the national staffs of the Council of Liberal Churches<ref>{{Cite news |date=1955-11-29 |title=Rev. Edna P. Bruner to Meet Fellowship of Unitarian Church |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-rev-edna-p-bruner-to-me/162724059/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |work=Clarion-Ledger |pages=13 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> and the Unitarian Universalist Association, based in Boston.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1966-09-20 |title=Rev. Edna Bruner to Speak Here |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-portsmouth-herald-rev-edna-bruner-t/162707849/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |work=The Portsmouth Herald |pages=3 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> She toured nationally as a lecturer in this work.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1943-05-07 |title=Bangor Brewer Church Women May Hold Luncheon; Rev. Edna Brewer Addresses Group at Bangor House Mtng |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-bangor-brewer-chur/162709479/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |work=The Bangor Daily News |pages=7 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1962-10-27 |title=Unitarians Plan Two-Day Meet with Dr. Bruner |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-unitarians-plan-two/162709208/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |work=The Idaho Statesman |pages=11 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1955-05-03 |title=Rev. Edna Bruner Talks to Church Group at Dexter |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-rev-edna-bruner-t/162708517/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |work=The Bangor Daily News |pages=9 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> From 1940<ref>{{Cite book |last=Buehrens |first=John A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oPZCDQQs0dAC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&lpg=PA169&dq=Edna%20Bruner%20Universalist&pg=PA169#v=onepage&q=Edna%20Bruner%20Universalist&f=false |title=Universalists and Unitarians in America: A People's History |date=2011 |publisher=Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations |isbn=978-1-55896-613-0 |pages=169 |language=en}}</ref> to 1968, Bruner was an educational consultant on the national staffs of the Council of Liberal Churches<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=1955-11-29 |title=Rev. Edna P. Bruner to Meet Fellowship of Unitarian Church |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-rev-edna-p-bruner-to-me/162724059/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |work=Clarion-Ledger |pages=13 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> and the Unitarian Universalist Association, based in Boston.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1966-09-20 |title=Rev. Edna Bruner to Speak Here |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-portsmouth-herald-rev-edna-bruner-t/162707849/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |work=The Portsmouth Herald |pages=3 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> She toured nationally as a lecturer in this work.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1943-05-07 |title=Bangor Brewer Church Women May Hold Luncheon; Rev. Edna Brewer Addresses Group at Bangor House Mtng |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-bangor-brewer-chur/162709479/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |work=The Bangor Daily News |pages=7 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1962-10-27 |title=Unitarians Plan Two-Day Meet with Dr. Bruner |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-unitarians-plan-two/162709208/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |work=The Idaho Statesman |pages=11 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1955-05-03 |title=Rev. Edna Bruner Talks to Church Group at Dexter |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-rev-edna-bruner-t/162708517/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |work=The Bangor Daily News |pages=9 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>


==Personal life== ==Personal life==

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Canadian-American clergywoman For the American musician and music educator of similar name, see Edna Baxter Bruner.
Edna P. Bruner
Edna P. Bruner, from the 1929 yearbook of St. Lawrence University
BornEdna Pearl Bruner
May 14, 1906
Ruthven, Ontario, Canada
DiedAugust 3, 1997
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation(s)Clergywoman, educational consultant

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

Early life and education

Bruner was born and raised in Ruthven, Ontario, Canada, 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. She graduated from St. Lawrence University with a bachelor of arts degree in 1929, and a bachelor of divinity degree in 1931.

Career

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

From 1940 to 1968, Bruner was an educational consultant on the national staffs of the Council of Liberal Churches and the Unitarian Universalist Association, based in Boston. She toured nationally as a lecturer in this work.

Personal life

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

References

  1. ^ "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. ^ "The Rev. Miss Edna Bruner of Boston Speaker Here". Evansville Press. 1957-03-17. p. 45. 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. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rev. Edna P. Bruner to Meet Fellowship of Unitarian Church". Clarion-Ledger. 1955-11-29. p. 13. 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. 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. "Rev. Edna Bruner to Speak Here". The Portsmouth Herald. 1966-09-20. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "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. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Unitarians Plan Two-Day Meet with Dr. Bruner". The Idaho Statesman. 1962-10-27. p. 11. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Rev. Edna Bruner Talks to Church Group at Dexter". The Bangor Daily News. 1955-05-03. p. 9. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. Edna P. Bruner Papers, 1929–1980, Harvard Divinity School Library, Harvard University.

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