Category: Faculty Updates
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William J. Abraham 1947-2021
Last week many in the theology community gave voice to sorrow at the sudden passing of theologian William J. Abraham. Abraham was a winsome philosophical theologian, Methodist scholar, and philosophical theologian. Among his many publications are books on divine revelation, the Christian canon, evangelism, divine action, and grief. Abraham was one of the editors for…
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Prof. Eberhard Jüngel (1934-2021)
Friends are reporting the death of Prof. Eberhard Jüngel (1934-2021), Emeritus Professor of Systematic Theology and the Philosophy of Religion at the University of Tübingen.
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Prof Christoph Schwöbel (1955-2021)
We regret to report that friends of professor Christoph Schwöbel have shared news, online, of his very recent passing away. Professor Schwöbel was the 1643 Chair in Divinity at University of St. Andrews. Some of Professor Schwöbel’s distinguished career includes being professor of Systematic Theology at the University of Tubingen since 2004, teaching at the…
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Hans Küng
Swiss-born Catholic theologian Hans Küng passed away at his home in Tubingen, Germany on Tuesday. He was 93. You can read reports via these links from the New York Times and Catholic News Service.
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University of York Launches a New MA in Analytic Theology
University of York Department of Philosophy has launched a new MA in Analytic Theology: https://www.york.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/courses/ma-analytic-theology/ Apply the study of philosophy to theology and engage with some of the most complex and historically significant questions that have shaped Western and Middle Eastern civilisation. Move from studying philosophical and theological problems to investigating them as a researcher in your own…
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David Fergusson appointed as Regius Professor of Divinity
The faculty of divinity at Cambridge have announced the appointment of a new Regius Professor of Divinity: After a long search process, we are pleased to announce that Prof David Fergusson (Edinburgh) has accepted the appointment as Regius Professor of Divinity. Prof Fergusson is a leading specialist in Christian Theology, with much experience of academic…
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James I. Packer is with the Lord. (1926-2020)
J. I. Packer —”One of the most influential evangelical leaders of our time” (Christianity Today)— passed away yesterday at age 93. Across the web, tributes are pouring in about his life, ministry, and sprawling legacy. Below are links to some of them: “Remembering J.I. Packer” – Regent College “J. I. Packer, ‘Knowing God’ Author, Dies…
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William J. Abraham Named Inaugural Director of the Recently Established Wesley House of Studies at Truett Theological Seminary (Baylor University)
June 24, 2020 – “Following extended conversations with and consultation of seminary faculty, alumni and friends, Dean Todd D. Still, Ph.D., announced today, with strong support from university administration, the formation of a Wesley House of Studies at Baylor University’s Truett Seminary. In conjunction, he announced that Dr. William J. Abraham, a theologian, philosopher, author and…
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ETS Selects Ken Magnuson as New Executive Director.
On May 4, 2020, the Executive Committee of the Evangelical Theological Society accepted the recommendation of the Executive Director Search Committee and unanimously selected Ken Magnuson as the Society’s second Executive Director. David S. Dockery, chair of the search committee remarked that the committee reviewed applications and nominations from a large group of qualified individuals. “It…
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In Memoriam: Keith Yandell
From the Henry Center for Theological Understanding, Keith Yandell is gone. After a long battle with multiple health problems, on the morning of April 28, 2020 he drew his last breath. He is now “absent from the body and at home with the Lord” (2 Cor 5:8). Keith was the Julius R. Weinberg Professor of…
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In Memoriam: Geoffrey Wainwright
Born in Yorkshire, England, and a cricket player in his youth, Geoffrey Wainwright studied in Cambridge, Geneva, and Rome. He is an ordained minister of the British Methodist Church, and after serving a circuit ministry in Liverpool during the heyday of the Beatles, he went for six years as a missionary pastor and teacher to…
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In Memoriam: James Leo Garrett Jr.
From Christianity Today (Wyman Richardson): James Leo Garrett Jr. was Distinguished Professor of Theology, Emeritus, at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, until his death several days ago. He was a graduate of Baylor University (BA in English, 1945), Southwestern Seminary (BD, 1948, and ThD, 1954), Princeton Theological Seminary (ThM, 1949), and Harvard University…
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Johann Baptist Metz, Theologian of Compassion, Dies at 91
Johann Baptist Metz, one of the most influential Roman Catholic theologians of the 20th century and a pioneer of Jewish-Christian dialogue in the aftermath of the Holocaust, died on Dec. 2 in Münster, Germany. He was 91. His death was confirmed by the University of Münster, where he taught for many years. Professor Metz, an…
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In Memoriam: Larry Hurtado and Jaegwon Kim
Larry Hurtado (Emeritus Professor in New Testament Language, Literature & Theology, Edinburgh) and Jaegwon Kim (Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, Brown) have passed away this week. Although Hurtado’s work was mainly in the field of early Christianity and Kim’s work was mainly in the field of philosophy of mind and metaphysics, and not in systematic theology,…
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Willard M. Swartley, AMBS Professor Emeritus Remembered for Prolific Scholarship, Faith and Humility, has Passed Away
ELKHART, Indiana (Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary) — The Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS) community is grieving the sudden loss of a beloved colleague, teacher, mentor and friend. Willard M. Swartley, Ph.D., professor emeritus of New Testament, died of natural causes at age 83 on Nov. 6, 2019, in Goshen, Indiana. He had lived with a heart…
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Renowned Professor, John Mbiti, Dies at 87 Years Old
Kenyan Scholar John Mbiti [theologian, philosopher, poet, expert in African Religions] has passed away. Kenya is mourning the death of celebrated scholar Prof John Mbiti who breathed his last today, Sunday 06 October 2019. The acclaimed scholar is known for his outstanding work and contribution in philosophy and religion. Responding to news about his death,…
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Regent College Appoints Jens Zimmermann to J.I. Packer Chair
The wait is over for those eagerly anticipating the announcement regarding Regent College’s J.I. Packer Chair of Theology. We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Jens Zimmermann will be taking up this key position in the Fall Term 2020. Born and raised in Germany, Zimmermann joins Regent from Trinity Western University, where he served for twenty years,…
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Nancy Pineda-Madrid to Loyola Marymount’s Chair in Catholic Theology
BCLA Announces the next T. Marie Chilton Chair of Catholic Theology at Loyola Marymount University: Prof. Nancy Pineda-Madrid From the news service at Loyola Marymount Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts: Since its founding in 1999, the T. Marie Chilton Chair was held by Thomas Rausch, S.J., who retired from the full-time Loyola Marymount University faculty…
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John Behr appointed as a Professor in Divinity, Eric Saak takes up a Chair in Ecclesiastical History at University of Aberdeen
The School of Divinity, History and Philosophy has announced the appointment of two world-leading professors. Professor John Behr has been appointed as a Professor in Divinity, and will be offering specialisation in Patristics and Orthodox Theology. Professor Behr is Fr Georges Florovsky Distinguished Professor of Patristics and a former dean of St Vladimir’s Seminary, New…
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Anthony Reddie becomes Director of the Oxford Centre for Religion and Culture
From Regent’s Park College, University of Oxford: We are delighted to announce that the new Director of the College’s ‘Oxford Centre for Religion and Culture’ will be Professor Anthony Reddie, currently Extraordinary Professor of Theological Ethics at the University of South Africa. Professor Reddie is a leading scholar in the field of Black Theology; editor…