wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː pɹɪvˈɛntᵻd nˈaɪt fɹʌm stˈʌdiɪŋ ˌoʊvɚsˈiːz, sˌoʊ hiː bɪɡˈæn ɡɹˈædʒuːət stˈʌdiz æt vˈændɚbˌɪlt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi dᵻvˈɪnᵻɾi skˈuːl, ˈɜːnɪŋ hɪz ˈɛm.ˈeɪ.
World War II prevented Knight from studying overseas, so he began graduate studies at Vanderbilt University Divinity School, earning his M.A.