George Hunsinger
George Hunsinger | |
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Born | 1945 (age 78–79) |
Nationality | American |
Known for | Barthian studies |
Title | Hazel Thompson McCord Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theology |
Notable works | How to Read Karl Barth: The Shape of His Theology (1991), Disruptive Grace: Studies in the Theology of Karl Barth (2001), |
George Hunsinger is an American
Educational background and career
Hunsinger graduated from Stanford University with honors in Humanities in 1967. Immediately after graduating from college, he lived and taught in Bedford-Stuyvesant in a store-front school for high school dropouts sponsored by the New York Urban League.
He then received a Bachelor of Divinity degree cum laude from
In 1988, he finished his doctoral studies and gained his PhD under the supervision of
In terms of ecclesial aspects, Hunsinger was ordained as minister in the
Theological education
He served as the Instructor in Theology in 1979–84, and as the Assistant Professor of Theology in 1984–85 in the New Brunswick Theological Seminary, which is a seminary run by the Reformed Church in America (RCA). He then served as the Assistant Professor of Theology in 1986–88, as the Associate Professor of Theology in 1988–92, and finally as the Professor of Theology in 1992–94 in Bangor Theological Seminary, which has been closed by 2013.
Before teaching in
Hunsinger also served as visiting professor of Union Theological Seminary (NYC) (1979), Haverford College (1985), Andover Newton Theological School (1997-2004), Princeton University (2000)
He took the role of program chair (1997-2002) and the president (2003–present) of the Karl Barth Society of North America (KBSNA). Furthermore, he was the recipient of the 2010 Karl Barth Prize. Previous recipients include Eberhard Jüngel, Hans Küng, John W. de Gruchy, Johannes Rau, and Bruce McCormack.[2]
Social involvement
He has a long history of anti-war and human rights activism and was also an open critic of the war in Iraq, publishing his first article against it in 2002, before the war was launched. He walked the picket lines with
In 2006 he convened the Princeton conference at which the National Religious Campaign Against Torture was founded.[3]
Voice for ecumenism
From 2003 to 2008 he was active in the
In 2016 his book The Beatitudes (Paulist Press) was awarded "First Place in Spirituality" by the
Major publications
- 1976. Karl Barth and Radical Politics. The Westminster Press.
- 1991. How to Read Karl Barth: The Shape of His Theology. Oxford University Press.
- 2001. Disruptive Grace: Studies in the Theology of Karl Barth. Wm. B. Eerdmans.
- 2004. For the Sake of the World: Karl Barth and the Future of Ecclesial Theology. Wm. B. Eerdmans.
- 2008. The Eucharist and Ecumenism: Let Us Keep the Feast. Current Issues in Theology, Cambridge University Press.
- 2008. Torture Is a Moral Issue: Christians, Jews, Muslims, and People of Conscience Speak Out. Wm. B. Eerdmans.
- 2015. Reading Barth with Charity: A Hermeneutical Proposal. Baker Academic.
- 2015. Evangelical, Catholic, and Reformed: Doctrinal Essays on Barth and Related Themes. Wm. B. Eerdmans.
- 2015. Conversational Theology: Essays on Ecumenical, Postliberal, and Political Themes. T&T Clark.
- 2015. The Beatitudes. Paulist Press.
- 2017. Karl Barth and Radical Politics, Second Edition. Wipf and Stock.
- 2018. Karl, Barth, the Jews, and Judaism, Wm. B. Eerdmans.
- 2018. Karl Barth: Postholocaust Theologian? T&T Clark.
- 2020. Philippians. Baker/Brazos.
- 2020. The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Karl Barth, 2 vols. Editor (with Keith L. Johnson).
- 2023. "The Legacy of Hans W. Frei." Editor. T&T Clark.
References
- ^ "Prof George Hunsinger PTS Faculty Page". Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ a b "George Hunsinger". Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ^ "What is NRCAT?". National Religious Campaign Against Torture. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- "CURRICULUM VITAE" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04.