Dwyer, Walter W(illiam) (1894-?)

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Dwyer, Walter W(illiam) (1894-?)

Leader during the 1950s of the Spiritual Frontiers Fellow-ship. He was born on August 11, 1894, in New York City, and educated at Columbia University (M.A., 1916). In 1918 he married Geraldine Grace McKeown. He was a charter member of Academy of Religion and Mental Health, New York, and a member of the Order of St. Luke the Physician and the Institute of Pastoral Care, Worchester, Massachusetts. He developed a particular interest in spiritual healing.

Sources:

Dwyer, Walter W. The Churches' Handbook for Spiritual Healing. 9th ed. New York: Ascension Press, 1965.

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