Robert Jenson
American Lutheran theologian (1930–2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert William Jenson (August 2, 1930 – September 5, 2017) was a leading American Lutheran and ecumenical theologian. Prior to his retirement in 2007, he spent seven years as the director of the Center for Theological Inquiry at Princeton Theological Seminary. He was the co-founder of the Center for Catholic and Evangelical Theology and is known for his two-volume Systematic Theology published between 1997 and 1999.[10]
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Born | Robert William Jenson (1930-08-02)August 2, 1930 Eau Claire, Wisconsin, US |
Died | September 5, 2017(2017-09-05) (aged 87) Princeton, New Jersey, US |
Spouse | Blanche Rockne (m. c. 1954) |
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Thesis | Cur Deus Homo?[1] (1959) |
Doctoral advisor | Peter Brunner [de][2] |
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Discipline | Theology |
Sub-discipline | Systematic theology |
School or tradition | Lutheranism |
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Doctoral students | Colin Gunton |
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Influenced | Roger E. Olson[9] |
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