9 2 2 , ▁with ▁his ▁partner ▁Lee ▁W iley . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁secretary ▁to ▁Albert ▁Schwe itzer ▁lect uring ▁at ▁Oxford ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁studying ▁at ▁Mans field ▁College ▁( 1 9 2 1 – 1 9 2 3 ). ▁He ▁completed ▁his ▁studies ▁for ▁ord ained ▁min istry ▁at ▁Y ale ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁ ▁Ministry ▁W ilder ▁was ▁ord ained ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁a ▁Cong reg ational ist ▁church ▁in ▁North ▁Con way , ▁New ▁Ham pshire . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁doctor ate ▁from ▁Y ale ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁He ▁taught ▁for ▁ 1 1 ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁Chicago ▁The ological ▁Sem inary ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Society ▁of ▁Bib lic al ▁Research ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 - 1 9 5 0 . ▁W ilder ▁joined ▁Harvard ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁as ▁H oll is ▁Professor ▁of ▁Div inity . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁he ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁for ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Arts , ▁Religion ▁and ▁Contempor ary ▁Culture . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁emer it us ▁fac ulty . ▁ ▁His ▁papers ▁are ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁And over - Har vard ▁The ological ▁Library ▁of ▁Harvard ▁Div inity ▁School . ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁Battle ▁Ret ros pect , ▁was ▁a ▁volume ▁of