Theodore Jennings
Encyclopedia
Theodore W. 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 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. He is an ordained Methodist
minister. His scholarly work and publications have focused on such topics as Methodism, biblical hermeneutics
, liberation theology
, LGBT
rights and queer theology.
United States
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scholar, theologian and author. He is Professor of Biblical and Constructive Theology at the United Church of Christ
United Church of Christ
The United Church of Christ is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination primarily in the Reformed tradition but also historically influenced by Lutheranism. The Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregational Christian Churches united in 1957 to form the UCC...
's Chicago Theological Seminary
Chicago Theological Seminary
The Chicago Theological Seminary is a seminary of the United Church of Christ. It prepares women and men for leadership in the church and society through Master of Divinity , Master of Arts in Religious Studies , Master of Sacred Theology , Doctor of Ministry , and Doctor of Philosophy programs...
, where he has previously served as Acting Academic Dean.
Jennings received his A.B.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
in 1964, B.D.
Bachelor of Divinity
In Western universities, a Bachelor of Divinity is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course taken in the study of divinity or related disciplines, such as theology or, rarely, religious studies....
and Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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from Emory University
Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
in 1967. He taught for three years at Seminario Metodista (Methodist Seminary) in Mexico City. He is an ordained Methodist
Methodism
Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
minister. His scholarly work and publications have focused on such topics as Methodism, biblical hermeneutics
Biblical hermeneutics
Biblical hermeneutics is the study of the principles of interpretation concerning the books of the Bible. It is part of the broader field of hermeneutics which involves the study of principles for the text and includes all forms of communication: verbal and nonverbal.While Jewish and Christian...
, liberation theology
Liberation theology
Liberation theology is a Christian movement in political theology which interprets the teachings of Jesus Christ in terms of a liberation from unjust economic, political, or social conditions...
, LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
rights and queer theology.
Works by Jennings
- Plato or Paul?: The Origins of Western Homophobia. Pilgrim Press, Cleveland 2009, ISBN 0829818553
- Jacob’s Wound: Homoerotic Narrative in the Literature of Ancient Israel. Continuum, New York 2005, ISBN 0826417124
- Reading Derrida, Thinking Paul: On Justice. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California, 2005, ISBN 0804752672
- The Insurrection of the Crucified: The ‘Gospel of Mark’ as Theological Manifesto. Exploration Press, Chicago, Ill., 2003, ISBN 0913552658
- The Man Jesus Loved: Homoerotic Narratives from the New Testament. Pilgrim Press, Cleveland 2003, ISBN 082981535X
- Santidad bìblica (Seminario Metodista de Mexico), 2002
- Loyalty to God: The Apostles Creed in Life and Liturgy. Abingdon Press, Nashville 1992, ISBN 0687228212
- Good News to the Poor: John Wesley’s Evangelical Economics. Abingdon Press, Nashville 1990, ISBN 0687155282
- Beyond Theism: A Grammar of God-Language. Oxford University Press, New York 1985, ISBN 0195036131