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May 1997
Paul R. Sponheim
Born:January 16, 1930
Education
Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research (sabbatical)1996-1997
Cambridge University, England (sabbatical)1982-1983
Claremont School of Theology (sabbatical)1976-1977
University of Chicago1957-1961 Ph.D. 1961
University of Chicago M.A. 1960
University of Copenhagen1953-1954
Luther Theological Seminary1954-1957 B.Th.
Luther Theological Seminary1952-1953
Concordia College, Moorhead, MN1949-1952 B.A.
University of Minnesota1948
Church Affiliation
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Ordained 1962.
Awards and Honors
Fulbright Fellow (Denmark)1953-1954
University of Chicago1954-1961
Rockefeller Doctoral Fellow
University Fellow
Swenson-Kierkegaard Fellow1965-1966
Fredrik A. Schiotz Fellowship (AAL)1982-1983
Concordia College, Moorhead, MN
Doctor of Sacred Theology1993
Professional Experience
Luther Seminary
Professor of Systematic Theology1994-
Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary
Professor of Systematic Theology1982-1994
Luther Theological Seminary
Professor of Systematic Theology1974-1982
Dean of Academic Affairs1974-1976
Associate Professor1969-1974
Visiting Lecturer1964, 1966, 1969
Concordia College
Professor and Chair, Department of Religion1967-1969
Associate Professor1963-1966
Assistant Professor1961-1963
Lutheran Seminary, Gettysburg, PA
Visiting Professor of Systematic Theology1966-1967
University of Chicago
Lecturer in Religious Studies1960-1961
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Professional Affiliations
American Academy of Religion
American Theological Society
American Philosophical Society
Association for the United Nations
Scandinavian American Society
Pastoral Ministry
Hawley Lutheran Church, Hawley, MN1961-1962
Sugar Creek-Williams Bay, Williams Bay, WI1960
Skoponong, Palmyra, WI1958
Related Activities
Abbott-Northwestern Hospital
Theologian in Residence1990
Inclusive Ministry Task Force Southeastern District,
the ALC, Region III, ELCA
Member1984-1990
The Gethsemane Center for Spiritual Formation
Board member1987-1989
Project on Science, Religion and Public Policy,
Hubert H. Humphrey Institute
Board member1986-1988
Minneapolis Federation of Alternative Schools
Board member1987-
Standing Committee on Studies, Lutheran World Ministries
Member1977-1987
The American Lutheran Church representative to
Faith and Order (NCC)1973-1982
The City, Inc.
Board member1977-
dialog
Secretary Editorial Board1970-
Publications
Books
Existing Before God: Søren Kierkegaard and the Human Venture. Fortress, 2017.
Love's Availing Power. Fortress, 2011.
Speaking of God. Chalice, 2006.
International Kierkegaard Commentary: Practice in Christianity, ed, Robert Perkins, Mercer University Press, forthcoming. (co-author)
Aging, Spirituality, and Religion: A Handbook, Vol. II, ed., Melvin A. Kimble and Susan H. McFadden, Augsburg Fortress, 2003. (co-author)
Aging and the Meaning of Time. Ed., Susan H. McFadden and Robert C. Atchley, Springer, 2001. (co-author)
The Pulse of Creation: God and the Transformation of the World. Fortress, 1999
Beginning with the End: God, Science, and Wolfhart Pannenberg, ed., Carol Rausch Albright, Joel Haugen, Open Court, 1997. (Co-author).
A Reforming Church: Gift and Task, ed. Charles Lutz, Kirk House, 1995. (Co-author).
Faith and the Other: A Relational Theology. Augsburg Fortress, 1993.
Lutherans and the Challenge of Religious Pluralism. Fortress, 1990 (Co-author).
Suffering and Redemption: Exploring Christian Witness Within a Buddhist Context. DGM, 1988. (Co-author)
A Primer on Christian Prayer. 1988. (Co-author, Editor)
God: Question and the Quest. Fortress, 1985.
Christian Dogmatics. Fortress, 1984. (Co-author)
Faith and Process. Augsburg, 1979.
The Future of Empirical Theology. The University of Chicago, 1969. (Co-author)
Kierkegaard on Christ and Christian Coherence. Harper & Row, 1968.
Contemporary Forms of Faith. Augsburg, 1967.
Publications continued
Articles
“A Living Conversation: A Theological Autobiography,” dialog, (December 2003)
“Counting Our Days . . . Wisely,” Creative Transformation, (Spring 2003)
“Theological Themes,” Lectionary Homiletics, ed., David B. Howell, (February-March 2003)
“Theological Themes,” Lectionary Homiletics, ed., David B. Howell (October 2001)
“Creation and Two Theodicies: The Standing of the Other,”
Currents in Theology and Mission, (June-August 2001)
“To Say Something—About God, Evil, and Suffering,” Word & World (Fall, 1999).
“Three Arguments; Three Questions,” dialog (Fall, 1999).
“The Beginning and Ending (and Beginning…) of the Self,” dialog (Summer, 1999).
“Is Forgiveness Enough? A Kierkegaardian Response,” Word & World (Summer, 1996).
“Transforming Knowledge: Speaking Truth to Power,” dialog (Spring, 1996)
“‘The Other Is Given’: Religion, War and Peace,” Word & World (Fall, 1995)
“On Being and Becoming before God: Response to Daphne Hampson, Word & World (Summer, 1995)
“Looking to the City.” Word & World (Fall 1994).
“Honoring Distinction and Relationship: On Faith and Theology.” dialog (Winter 1992).
“The God of the Gospel and our Humanity.” dialog (Spring 1991).
“The Other is Given.” dialog (Winter 1991).
“Our Worldly Reality.” dialog (Summer 1987).
“The Word in the World Is True.” dialog (Summer 1986).
“Ministry With Atheists.” Entree (October 1986).
“The Quest for God Beyond Belief.” Word & World (Spring 1987).
“Taking Atheism Seriously.” Word & World (Winter 1985).
N. Thulstrup, ed. Soren Kierkegaard Encyclopedia. (Reitzels, 1978-1987) “Ethical Reflection”; “The History of Kierkegaard’s Translation, Scholarship, and Influence in America”; “Kierkegaard’s View of a Christian”; and “Responsibility.”
Book reviews
dialog, Encounter, Insights, Interpretation, Theology Today, Lutheran Quarterly, Process Studies, Word & World, Zygon.
Tapes
Resource Cassette Service, Augsburg Publishing House.