Name Theodore Jennings Role Theologian | ||
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Nominations Lambda Literary Award for Spirituality Books The Man Jesus Loved: H, Outlaw Justice: The Mess, Jacob's wound, Good news to the poor, Reading Derrida/thinking Paul |
Iv encuentro latinoamericano de estudios wesleyanos prof theodore jennings
Theodore W. Jennings (Ted Jennings) is an American scholar, theologian and author. He is Professor of Biblical and Constructive Theology at the United Church of Christ's Chicago Theological Seminary, where he has previously served as Acting Academic Dean. Jennings has gained a notoriety for his work on Ritual Studies, the Messianic politics of Pauline discourse, and theological engagement with the work of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Jacques Derrida.
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- Iv encuentro latinoamericano de estudios wesleyanos prof theodore jennings
- Biography
- Works by Jennings
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Biography
Jennings received his A.B. from Duke University in 1964, B.D. and Ph.D. from Emory University in 1967. He taught for three years at Seminario Metodista (Methodist Seminary) in Mexico City and is an ordained Methodist minister. His scholarly work and publications have focused on a broad array of topics, such as Methodism, ritual studies, biblical hermeneutics, liberation theology, LGBT rights and queer theology, the politics of Pauline Messianism, and the work of Jacques Derrida.