Introduction

Biography

Danker was edu­cat­ed at Con­cor­dia Col­lege, Mil­wau­kee, Wis­con­sin; Con­cor­dia Se­mi­na­ry, St. Lou­is, Mis­sou­ri; Whea­ton Col­lege (BA); the Uni­ver­si­ty of Chi­ca­go (MA); and the Uni­ver­si­ty of Hei­del­berg (DTheol, mag­na cum laude).

After or­di­na­tion, he served pas­tor­ates at St. Paul’s Lu­ther­an Church, Har­vard, Il­li­nois (1937–42), and Tri­ni­ty Lu­ther­an Church, West Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois (1942–48).

From 1948–55, he served as the Lu­ther­an Church Mis­sou­ri Sy­nod’s first mis­sion­ary to Ja­pan.

Upon re­turn to Am­eri­ca, he be­came a pro­fess­or at Con­cor­dia Se­mi­na­ry, and di­rect­ed the World Mis­sion In­sti­tute.

Works

• Two Worlds or None—Re­dis­co­ver­ing Mis­sions (Con­cor­dia Pub­lish­ing, 1964)
• Profit for the Lord: Eco­no­mic Ac­ti­vi­ties in Mo­ra­vi­an Mis­sions and the Ba­sel Mis­sion Trad­ing Com­pa­ny, with R. Pierce Bea­ver, 1971
• Economic Ac­ti­vi­ties in Sup­port of Ear­ly Pro­test­ant Mis­sions (Mis­sion­ary Re­search Lib­ra­ry, 1971)
• More Than Heal­ing: The Sto­ry of Ki­yo­ko Mat­su­da (Con­cor­dia Pub­lish­ing House, 1973)