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Charles W. Allen

4118 Byram Ave.

Indianapolis, IN46208

317-924-3971 (Home); 317-319-7736 (Cell)

Ordained a Priest in the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis, February 14, 2004

Current Position

Chaplain, Indianapolis Lutheran-Episcopal Campus Ministries, ButlerUniversity and IndianaUniversity – PurdueUniversity at Indianapolis (IUPUI), 2004-

Additional Appointments

Coordinator for Episcopal Students, Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, IN, 2003-

Affiliate Professor of Theology, Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, IN, 1993-(Courses: Theology for the Welcoming Church, Narrative Theology, Doctrine of God, Theology of World Religions, Process Theology, Introduction to Theology, Contemporary Theology, Modern Theology, Philosophical Theology, Theological Ethics)

Education

C.A.T.S., Anglican Studies, Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, Evanston, IL, 2003

Ph.D., Theology, The Divinity School, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1987; David Tracy & Stephen E. Toulmin, Advisors

M.Div., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY, 1980

B.A., The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 1976

Ministry Experience

Interim Chaplain, Indianapolis Lutheran-Episcopal Campus Ministries, ButlerUniversity and IndianaUniversity – PurdueUniversity at Indianapolis (IUPUI), 2003-2004

Deacon, Episcopal Church of All Saints, Indianapolis, 2003-2004

Teaching Experience

Instructor in Religious Studies and Philosophy, IndianaUniversity - PurdueUniversity at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, 1990-1992(Courses: Religion and Contemporary Thought, World Religions, Introduction to Religious Studies, Introduction to Philosophy, Ethics, Logic)

Administrative Experience

Director of the Bookstore, Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, IN, 1992-2004

Writer/Editor for News from the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture, IndianaUniversity - PurdueUniversity at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, 1991-1992

Director, Lilly Endowment Project on Evaluation in Religious Studies, Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, IN, 1988-1990

Administrative Assistant to Stephen E. Toulmin for the international research conference: "Continental and Anglo-American Philosophy: A New Relationship?" May 11-13, 1984, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1983-1984

Research Experience

Research Consultant on Evaluation in Religious Studies, Lilly Endowment, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, 1987-1988

Research Assistant to David Tracy, The DivinitySchool, The University of Chicago, Chicago IL, 1983-1986

Research Assistant for the Lilly Endowment Project on Congregational Studies, The Institute for the Advanced Study of Religion, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1982-1984

Articles

“An Ontology for Practical Wisdom: Process Philosophy Meets Radical Orthodoxy?” Encounter 67 (2006, forthcoming)

“Discerning the Body: Theology, Scripture, and Participating in the Shape of a Fully Embodied Life,” Encounter 65 (2004):223-242

“A Sermon: Her Yoke Is Easy, and Her Burden Is Light,” Encounter 65 (2004):189-192

“A Sermon: When Worlds Break Open,” Encounter 65 (2004):73-76

“Embracing the Gospel—Ordaining the Eccentric,” Encounter 64 (2003):373-383

“Radical Orthodoxy in the Parish, or Postmodern Critical Augustinianism for Dummies,” Encounter 64 (2003):219-229

“A Sermon: Earth and Heaven are Joined,” Encounter 64 (2003):231-233

“Participating in the Shape of a Fully Embodied Life: Community, Presider, and Mystery Arriving Together” Liturgy 18 (2003):55-58

“A Sermon: Do Not be Overcome by Evil,” Encounter 64 (2003):195-200

“A Sermon: Don’t Ever Settle,” Encounter 63 (2002):329-334

“‘We Will Not Let You Go, Unless You Bless Us’: The Gospel’s Preferential Option for Eccentric Relationality,” Encounter 63 (2002):3-12

“Because I Was Called . . .,” Encounter 61 (2000):399-409

"Faith, Reason and Public Life: Are They Compatible?," Encounter 55 (1994):237-251

"Theological Method for Everybody," Encounter 52 (1991):63-80

"Between Revisionists and Postliberals," Encounter 51 (1990):389-401

"The Sign of Jonah," Encounter 51 (1990):191-194

"The Primacy of Phronesis: A Proposal for Avoiding Frustrating Tendencies in Our Conceptions of Rationality," Journal of Religion 69 (1989):359-374

"Paige Patterson: Contender for Baptist Sectarianism," Review and Expositor, 79 (1982):105-120

Newsletter Features

"The Public Expression of Religion in the Arts," News from the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture, Vol. 4, No. 2, May 1994, pp. 1-4

"Religion in the Popular Media," News from the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture, Vol. 3, No. 1, January 1993, pp. 1-4

"Social Sources of Religion's Public Expression," News from the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture, Vol. 3, No. 1, January 1993, pp. 6-7

"The Decade Ahead in Scholarship on Religion & American Culture," News from the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture, Vol. 3, No. 1, January 1993, pp. 14-15

"Public Religious Discourse in America's Pluralistic Society," News from the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture, Vol. 2, No. 2, May 1992, pp. 1-4

"Talking about Religion in Public," News from the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture, Vol. 2, No. 1, January 1992, pp. 1-2

"Sources of Personal Identity: Religion, Ethnicity and the American Cultural Situation," News from the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture, Vol. 2, No. 1, January 1992, pp. 7-8

 “Perspectives on the Decline of Mainline Religion,” News from the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture, Vol. 1, No. 2, August 1991, pp. 7-8

Book Reviews

Review of L. William Countryman and M. R. Ritley, Gifted By Otherness: Gay and Lesbian Christians in the Church for Anglican Theological Review 85 (2003):190-191

Review of Leander Keck, ed., The New Interpreter's Bible, vol. 1 for Homiletic 20 (1995):38-39

Review of Jerome K. Stone, The Minimalist Vision of Transcendence for Encounter 55 (1994):77-78

Review of Robert Audi and William Wainwright, eds., Rationality, Religious Belief, and Moral Commitment for the Journal of Religion 69 (1989):569-570

Review of Dennis P. McCann and Charles R. Strain, Polity and Praxis for the Journal of Religion 67 (1987):570-571

Review of Peter A. Angeles, Dictionary of Christian Theology for the Journal of Religion 66 (1986):230

Chapters

"Response to David Scholer" in Conservative, Moderate, Liberal: The Biblical Authority Debate, ed. Charles Blaisdell (St. Louis: CBP Press, 1991), pp. 80-85

Honors and Awards

Dissertation Approved "With Distinction," 1987, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Charlotte W. Newcombe Fellow, 1985-86

University Fellow and Junior Fellow in the Institute for the Advanced Study of Religion, 1985-86, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

DivinitySchool Fellow, 1983-84, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Clyde T. Francisco Preaching Award, 1979, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky

Harold Hantz Highest Honors Award, 1976, The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Phi Beta Kappa, 1976, The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas

References

David Cunningham, HopeCollege, Holland, MI, (616) 395-7320,

A. K. M. Adam, Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, 2122 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60201; (847) 328-9300;

Clark M. Williamson, Christian Theological Seminary, 1000 West 42nd Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208; (317) 931-2342;

D. Newell Williams, President, Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University, 2800 University Drive, TCU Box 298130, Fort Worth, Texas 76129, (817) 257-7575

Robert W. Lynn, Box 3290, Leeds, ME04263; (207) 524-5267 [Winter address: Box 1202, Edgerdown, MA02539; (508) 627-7402]

Conrad Cherry, Department of Religious Studies, Cavanaugh Hall 335, 425 University Blvd., IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN 46202; (317) 274-1465

David Tracy, The Divinity School, The University of Chicago, 1025-35 E. 58th St., Chicago, IL 60637; (312) 702-8235

Stephen E. Toulmin, School of International Relations, Von KleinSmid Center, 330, Los Angeles, CA90089-0043, (213) 740-2136,

Anne E. Carr, The Divinity School, The University of Chicago, 1025-35 E. 58th St., Chicago, IL 60637; (312) 702-8276