Glen Stassen
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Glen Harold Stassen is a noted United States ethicist, professor and Baptist theologian. He is known for his work on theological ethics, politics, social justice, and for developing the Just Peacemaking theory in ethics on the question of war.
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[edit] Education
Stassen received his BA from University of Virginia, BD from Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York and his PhD from Duke University. [1] He has been a visiting scholar at Harvard University, Duke University, Columbia University, and the University of Heidelberg in Germany.
[edit] Career
Stassen was a professor for twenty years at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is currently the Lewis B. Smedes Professor of Christian Ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. [2]
Stassen is also contributor to Sojourners magazine and has frequently appeared in the media, including the Los Angeles Times and The O'Reilly Factor. [3] His book Kingdom Ethics: Following Jesus in Contemporary Context, was awarded Best Book of the Year in the Theology/Ethics category by Christianity Today in 2004. [4] [5]
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.fuller.edu/provost/faculty/dbsearch/final_record.asp?id=81
- ^ http://www.faithinpubliclife.org/content/speakers/dr_glen_h_stassen.html
- ^ http://www.fuller.edu/news/html/mediasummary_oct04.asp
- ^ http://www.faithinpubliclife.org/content/speakers/dr_glen_h_stassen.html
- ^ http://www.ctlibrary.com/ct/2004/june/3.34.html
[edit] External links
- Glen Stassen's homepage at Fuller Theological Seminary
- Pro-life? Look at the Fruits- An essay by Glen Stassen published in the Sojourners
- A critical essay from National Review on Stassen's analysis of abortion under George W. Bush's administration
- Profile of Glen Stassen in Faith in Public Life
- Essay by Glen Stassen on Just Peacemaking and Terrorism, published in Christian Ethics Today
