▁Chicago ▁Labor atory ▁School , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁As he ville ▁School ▁for ▁Boys ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁he ▁earned ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁Philosoph y , ▁mag na ▁cum ▁la ude , ▁from ▁Harvard ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁lived ▁in ▁Gray s ▁Hall ▁during ▁his ▁fresh man ▁year . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁China ▁to ▁teach ▁English ▁at ▁Y en ch ing ▁University ▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁( 1 9 4 3 ) ▁imprison ed ▁by ▁the ▁Japanese , ▁first ▁under ▁house ▁arrest ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁an ▁intern ment ▁camp ▁near ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁We ih s ien ▁in ▁Sh ant ung ▁Province ▁( where ▁Eric ▁L idd ell ▁was ▁a ▁fellow ▁inter ne e ). ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁War , ▁Gil key ▁obtained ▁his ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁Religion ▁from ▁Columbia ▁University ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁being ▁both ▁ment ored ▁by ▁and ▁a ▁teaching ▁assistant ▁to ▁Rein hold ▁Nie bu hr . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Ful br ight ▁scholar ▁at ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁( 1 9 5 0 – 5 1 ), ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁V ass ar ▁College ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁and ▁then ▁at ▁V ander b ilt ▁Div inity ▁School ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁G ug gen heim ▁Fellow ship ▁in