Faculty Appearances
Dr. Eleazar Fernandez
Asian Theological Summer
Institute
2008 Guest Faculty
The Asian Theological Summer Institute is
a project of The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia
supported by the Henry Luce Foundation to identify and encourage
Asians and Asian-Americans who are focused on theological
education at the Ph.D. and Th.D. level. The Institute
will function as a doctoral seminar to test doctoral proposals/projects
in the company of guest professors and scholars serving as
mentors. This is unique in that is offers an Asian
thematic focus for students who otherwise may not have the
help and  support of an Asian professor/faculty in their place
of study.
Dr. Eleazar Fernandez is Professor
of Constructive Theology at United Theology Seminary
of the Twin Cities, Minnesota. His areas of teaching
and research include constructive theology, theological
voices from the Two-Thirds World, theological anthropology,
theology of religions, mission and ecumenics, and globalization
and its challenges to theology and the ministry. He
earned his B.A. at Philippine Christian University; an
M.Div from Union Theological Seminary, Philippines; a
Th.M. from Princeton Theological Seminary; and a Ph.D.
at Vanderbilt University. His publications include Toward
a Theology of Struggle, A Dream Unfinished: Theological
Reflections on America from the Margins (co-edited
with Fernando Segovia), Reimaging the Human: Theological
Anthropology in Response to Systemic Evil, and Realizing
the America of our Hearts: Theological Voices of Asian
Americans (co-edited with Furnitaka Matsuoka).
Dr.
Paul Capetz
During
March and April the Rev. Dr. Paul Capetz, professor of
historical theology at United, will be representing the
seminary and contribute to ongoing scholarship in two
different forums. In March, Dr. Capetz will convene four
sections of the Philosophy of Religion/Systematic Theology
group for the Upper Midwest Region of the American Academy
of Religion, to be held at Luther Seminary in St. Paul. In
April, he will attend a “Workgroup in Constructive Theology” meeting
at Vanderbilt Divinity School in Nashville, TN.
First Internet Course at United
Professor
Barbara Anne Keely’s course
CL481 - The Spiritual
Life of the Congregation isbeing offered as an
online course for the first time this spring term at United.
The course will only meet in three face-to-face sessions
from 6:00 to 9:15 PM on February 7, February 14, and May
15; all other work will be online. Click
here for a copy of the syllabus or contact Keely at bakeely@unitedseminary.edu.
To inquire about applying and registering for the course
as a non-degree student, contact Glen Herrington-Hall,
director of admissions, at gherrington-hall@unitedseminary.edu.
Dr. Bob Albers
Shares Pastoral Care Expertise
United’s distinguished
visiting professor of pastoral care, Bob Albers,will be
sharing his expertise during January at Lutheran School of
Theology in Chicago and St. John’s University in St.
Joseph, Minn. Albers will offer a two-week intensive course
on “Addiction”
at Lutheran School of Theology. His four-weekend series at
St. John’s will focus on pastoral theology.
Albers is also in the process of completing
“A Seminary Curriculum: Based Core Competencies for
Clergy and Other Pastoral Ministers in Addressing Alcohol
and Drug Dependence and the Impact on Family Members.”
This curriculum is being published by the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services and is designed to be used in
theological training for Jewish, Christian, and Muslim students.
For more information on the curriculum, visit
www.nacoa.org.
 Professor
Emeritus Clyde Steckel to consult on UCC Governance
Clyde Steckel is serving on a consultant team with officers
of the United Church of Christ to determine a new national
governance structure for the denomination. Other consultants
are Martha Ann Baumer (a United Theological Seminary alumna),
now on the Eden faculty; Elizabeth Nordbeck from Andover Newton;
Don Freeman from Lancaster Theological Seminary; Norman (Jack)
Jackson, retired from conference ministry and the Council
on American Indian Ministries; and Edith Guffey, vice president
of the denomination.
Dr.
Marilyn Salmon
Helping the Episcopal Church Eradicate
Anti-Judaism
United’s New
Testament professor, Marilyn Salmon, serves as a consultant
for the Episcopal Church USA Standing Commission on Liturgy
and Music on a resolution passed by the General Convention
two years ago. The resolution aims to eradicate anti-Judaism
from Christian preaching and worship. In the first phase of
the project, Salmon is defining the issues, identifying resources
that exist, consulting with others who work in this area, and
preparing for the phase of implantation.
Dr.
Eleazar Fernandez
Eleazar
Fernandez, professor of constructive theology, is to teach
a graduate course sponsored by Pacific School of Religion,
PANA Institute, and Graduate Theological Union, San Francisco,
Calif., called “Asian-Pacific Islander Diasporic Political
Theology.”
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