CURRICULUM VITAE
June 30, 2018
Name: Cameron Alexander MacKenzie
Office Phone Number: (260) 452-2226
E-mail: [email protected]
Current Employer: Concordia Theological Seminary 6600 N. Clinton Ft. Wayne, IN 46825
Educational History
University of Detroit 1965-69 Majors: Mathematics and History. Minors: Secondary Education and Philosophy Degree: B.A.
University of Chicago 1969-70 History M.A.
Wayne State University 1972-79 Classics M.A.
Concordia Seminary 1975-84 New Testament S.T.M. (Ft. Wayne)
University of Notre Dame 1984-92 History Ph.D.
Title of Master's Thesis (S.T.M.): Matthew 5:17-20--Crossroads of the Gospel
Title of Doctoral Dissertation: The Battle for the Bible in England, 1557-1582
Employment History
1983-Present: Ellis Professor of Historical Theology (2007- Concordia Theological Seminary, 6600 N. Clinton Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46825 (Assistant Professor, 1983-92, Associate, 1992-97, Professor, 1997-)
1999- : Chairman, Dept. of Historical Theology 2000-04: Executive Assistant to the President for Strategic Planning and Accreditation 1999-2000: Coordinator of Strategic Planning
1 1996-98: Coordinator of Institutional Self-Study 1993-98: Supervisor of the M.A. Program 1994-95: Supervisor of Continuing Education (Acting) 1983-91: Director of Library Services
1990-2007: Adjunct Faculty, Concordia University Wisconsin (Ft. Wayne Extension), 12800 N. Lake Shore Dr., Mequon, WI 53092
1992-Present: Associate Faculty, [Indiana University] Purdue University at Fort Wayne, School of Arts and Sciences, 2101 Coliseum Blvd. East, Fort Wayne, IN 46805
1992: Adjunct Faculty, College of St. Francis (Ft. Wayne Extension), 500 Wilcox St., Joliet, IL 60435
1970-1983: St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 4430 St. James, Detroit, MI 48210 - teacher and administrative assistant (1970-1972), headmaster (1972-1983), and pastor (1975-1983)
Professional Activities and Interests
Memberships in professional organizations:
Society for Reformation Research Evangelical Theological Society Lutheran Historical Conference Concordia Historical Institute
Publications:
Review of Bill R. Austin, Austin's Topical History of Christianity in the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 27 (1984).
"The Enduring Witness of the Old Testament" in Kurt Marquart, John Stephenson, and Bjarne Teigen, eds., A Lively Legacy: Essays in Honor of Robert Preus (Ft. Wayne, IN: Concordia Theological Seminary, 1985).
"What's In a Name?" Called to Serve (December, 1987).
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"Church Founder Fort Wayne Pioneer," The Fort Wayne Lutheran (October, 1988).
"Fort Wayne Lutherans Gather to Honor a Frontier Layman," Lutheran Witness - Indiana Supplement (December, 1988).
"Cross-Cultural Is for Everyone," in Eugene W. Bunkowske and Richard French, eds., God's Communicators in Mission (Ft. Wayne, IN: Great Commission Resource Library, 1988).
"Who Is Ramon Llull?" - a review of Mark D. Johnston, The Spiritual Logic of Ramon Llull, in the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 32 (1989).
"Receptor-Oriented Gospel Communication in Bible Translation: A Historical Perspective," in Eugene W. Bunkowske and Richard French, eds., Receptor- Oriented Gospel Communication (Ft. Wayne, IN: Great Commission Resource Library, 1989).
Review of Carter Lindberg, Beyond Charity: Reformation Initiatives for the Poor in Logia 3 (1994).
"The English Bible in a Post-Modern Age," in Paul T. McCain and John R. Stephenson, eds., Mysteria Dei: Essays in Honor of Kurt Marquart (Ft. Wayne, IN: Concordia Theological Seminary Press, 1999).
“Theology and the Great Tradition of English Bibles,” Concordia Theological Quarterly 63(1999): 281-300.
“Helping Offices in the Church,” in John Fehrman, Daniel Preus, eds., The Office of the Holy Ministry (Crestwood, Mo: Luther Academy, 1996): 65-82.
“Evangelicals and the Bible in the Middle Ages,” in All Theology Is Christology: Essays in Honor of David P. Scaer (Ft. Wayne: CTS Press, 2000): 329-48.
“Martin Luther and the Bible,” For the Life of the World 4 (October 2000): 5-7.
“Church History and Pastoral Formation,” For the Life of the World 5 (April 2001): 7-9.
“The Lutheran Reformers’ Understanding of the Historical Deformation of the Church,” in John A. Maxfield, ed.,
3 Lutheran Catholicity, The Pieper Lectures, vol. 5. (St. Louis: Concordia Historical Institute, 2001), 16-33.
“The Coming of the Kingdom and 16th Century English Bibles,” in David W. Baker, ed. Looking into the Future: Evangelical Studies in Eschatology (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001)144-56.
“The Search for a Usable Luther,” Lutheran Synod Quarterly 41(2002): 85-93
The Battle for the Bible in England, 1557-1582 (New York: Peter Lang, 2002).
“In Search of the True Church,” For the Life of the World (Jan. 2003).
“C.F.W. Walther – Pastor and Preacher,” For the Life of the World, October, 2003
“Decision Making in The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod: Historical Perspectives,” Issues in Christian Education 37, no. 2 (Fall, 2003):6-10.
“It’s Not About Mary,” Sermon study for St. Mary, Mother of our Lord, Luke 1:46-55, Concordia Pulpit Resources 14 (2004):37-39.
“Your Money or Your Life,” Sermon study of Pentecost 18, Luke 16:1-13,” Concordia Pulpit Resources 14 (2004):18- 20
“Are You Listening?” Sermon study of Pentecost 19, Luke 16:19-31,” Concordia Pulpit Resources 14 (2004):21-23
“The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod and the Public Square in the Era of C.F.W. Walther” in David L. Adams and Ken Schurb, eds., The Anonymous God: The Church Confronts Civil Religion and American Society (St. Louis: CPH, 2004), 93-119.
“The Origins and Consequences of Original Sin in Luther’s Bondage of the Will,” Concordia Journal 31, no. 4(Oct., 2005):384-97.
Review of David Daniell, The Bible in English in Albion 36(2004):513-14
Review of Scott Hendrix, Recultivating the Vineyard in Logia 14,no.4 (2005)
4 “Call and Ordination in the Thought and Practice of C.F.W. Walther and in the Early Missouri Synod,” in John A. Maxfield, Call and Ordination in the Lutheran Church, The Pieper Lectures, vol. 10 (St. Louis: Concordia Historical Institute and the Luther Academy, 2006), 18- 38.
“Confessing the Faith in the Sixteenth Century: From Martin Luther to the Augsburg Confession,” in Erik Rottmann, ed., Teach These Things: Essays in Honor of Wallace Schulz (Versailles, MO: Wild Boar Books, 2008), 7-23.
“The Challenge of History – Luther’s Two Kingdom’s Theology as a Test Case,” Ellis Inaugural Lecture,” Concordia Theological Quarterly 71(2007):3-28.
“The Other Reformers and Christian Worship: Not Quite Lutheran” in Daniel Zager, ed. Luther on Liturgy and Hymns (Ft. Wayne: Concordia Theological Seminary, 2006), 87-103
“The Evangelical Character of Martin Luther’s Faith” in Kenneth J. Stewart and Michael Haykin, eds., The Advent of Evangelicalism: Exploring Historical Continuities (Nashville, TN: B&H Academic, 2008), 171-98.
“The Bondage of the Will in Lutheranism – Man’s Sin or God’s Will?” Lutheran Synod Quarterly 49(2009):4-29.
LifeLight Foundations: Ministry (CPH, 2009)
“Luther’s Legacy.” For the Life of the World, Spring 2010
LifeLight enrichment magazine for Ephesians, 1 & 2 Thessalonians (CPH, 2011)
LifeLight enrichment magazine for 1, 2, and 3 John (CPH, 2011)
“C. F. W. Walther’s Use of Luther,” Concordia Theological Quarterly 75(2011):253-73
“The King James Version: The Beginning or the End,” Concordia Theological Quarterly 75(2011):343-66.
“Appreciating Friedrich Lochner - a Founding Father of the Missouri Synod,” Concordia Historical Quarterly (Fall, 2011)
“Translators Beware!” and “Henry VIII’s Role,” Calliope (May, 2012):12-14, 20-22.
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“Church and State: Distinct But Not Separate,” Lutheran Witness, April, 2012, 21-22.
“God’s Word Is the Only Word That Saves,” Sermon outline, 50th Anniversary, Indiana District, Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod, August, 2012.
“Martin Luther Preaches Salvation to His Friends: Justification by Faith in the Mature Reformer,” in Michael Parsons, ed., Since We Are Justified by Faith: Justification in the Theologies of the Reformation (Paternoster Press, 2012), 16-29.
“Battling over Bibles: Episodes in the History of Translating the Scriptures,” The Lutheran Synod Quarterly 53, #1(March 2013): 15-31.
LifeLight enrichment magazine for Parables (CPH, 2013)
“Seminary Past.” For the Life of the World, September, 2013), 4-6.
“Luther and the Latin Language,” in James A. Kellerman and Carl P. E. Springer, eds., Ad fontes Witebergenses: Select Proceedings of “Lutheranism and the Classics II: Reading the Church Fathers,” Concordia Theological Seminary, September 28-29, 2012 (Lutheran Legacy, 2014), 151-61.
“No alternatives to Jesus: Luther’s understanding of idolatry as evident in his house postils” in Michael Parsons, ed., Aspects of Reforming: Theology and Practice in Sixteenth Century Europe (Paternoster Press, 2013), 16-32.
A sermon for Lutheran Education Sunday, “Matthew 18:1-6, Why Children?” Concordia Pulpit Resources 24, Part 3 (June 15-Sept 14, 2014:59-60.
LifeLight Foundations: End Times. Leader’s Guide (CPH,2014).
“The Text of the Bible – Where Did It Come From,” For the Life of the World, 18, #3(Sept. 2014):10-12.
“Controversy Over Translating the Bible (from Jerome to the Present), Part I, Lutheran Clarion 7, #4(March 2015):1- 2, 4-7; Part II, Lutheran Clarion 7, #6(July 2015):2, 4-7; Part III, Lutheran Clarion 8, #2(November 2015):3- 8.
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“Martin Luther and Reformation: An Evangelical Approach – Then and Now,” in Gene Edward Veith and John Warwick Montgomery, eds., Where Christ Is Present: A Theology for All Seasons on the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation (Corona, CA: NRP, 2015), 37-63.
“Without Easter?” (1 Cor. 15:19-26), “Believing Is Seeing” (John 20:19-31), and “Sin: Our Business” (Matt. 9:35- 38), sermon studies for Concordia Pulpit Resources 26, Part 2 (Feb. 14-May 15, 2016):23-25, 26-28, 60-61.
“‘Puritan’ Preaching in England,” Concordia Pulpit Resources 26, Part 3 (May 22-Aug. 21, 2016):9-14.
“Martin Luther and the Bible,” Concordia Pulpit Resources 27, Part 3 (2017):9-13, and 27, Part 4 (2017):24-28
“Luther on Lutheranism,” Lutheran Witness, October 2017.
“Martin Luther and History,” in James A. Kellerman, E. J. Hutchinson, and Joshua J. Hayes, eds., Ad Fontes Witebergenses: Select Proceedings of Lutheranism and the Classics III, Lutherans Read History (Minneapolis: Lutheran Press, 2017), 23-45.
“The Source of Biblical Authority: Gospel or God?” in John A. Maxfield, Defending Luther’s Reformation: Its Ongoing Significance in the Face of Contemporary Challenges (CPH, 2017), 93-121.
“More, Thomas” and “Barnes, Robert’ in Mark A. Lamport, ed. Encyclopedia of Martin Luther and the Reformation (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2017).
The Reformation (CPH, 2017).
“Theology of the Heidelberg Theses – Then and Now,” Wyoming District 2018 Convention Proceedings, http://wylcms.org/files/Conv2018/EssayII.pdf
Book reviews and sermon outlines for the Concordia Historical Institute Quarterly, 1997- , and Concordia Theological Quarterly, 1984-.
Lectures and Presentations:
Concordia Theological Seminary, Ninth Annual Symposium on the Lutheran Liturgy and Hymnody, "Celebrating the Heritage of Friedrich Lochner" - January 17, 1996
7 Evangelical Theological Society - Midwest Meeting, "Theology and the English Bible" - March 22, 23, 1996
Central Illinois District Pastor's Conference, "History of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - an Illinois Perspective" - October, 1996
Indiana District Pastors' Conference, "Church and Ministry" - Oct. 28, 29, 1996
Wyoming District Pastor/Teacher Conference, "C.F.W. Walther and the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod Today" - Sept. 16, 17, 1997
Concordia University, Irvine, CA, "The Battle for the Bible in Elizabethan England" - Oct. 8, 1997
Lutheran Concerns Association, Itasca, IL, "Politics and Polemics in the Church" - April 16, 1998
Concordia Theological Seminary, "Theology and the Great Tradition of English Bibles" - May 12, 1998
Lutheran Association for Elementary Education, Ft. Wayne, IN, "God's Hands" - Aug. 13, 1998
Evangelical Theological Society, Danvers, MA, “The Coming of the Kingdom and 16th Century Bibles” – Nov. 17, 1999
Indiana District Convention, “The Lutheran Understanding of Church Fellowship” - June 23, 24, 2000
Pieper Lectures, St. Louis, MO, “The Lutheran Reformers’ Understanding of the Historical Deformation of the Church” – Sept. 21, 2000
Rocky Mountain District Pastors Conference, “Uses and Abuses of Power in the Church” - Oct. 4-5, 2000
Midwest Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, “Worshiping in the 21st Century: Taking Our Cue from Martin Luther” - March 23, 2001
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Convention, “Church Fellowship and the Gospel” – July 17, 2001
34th Annual Reformation Lectures, Bethany Lutheran College and Seminary, Mankato, MN, “The Search for a Usable Luther: A Response to James Kiecker, ‘Luther as a Historian’” - October 26, 2001
8 Evangelical Theological Society, “Defining the Boundaries of Evangelicalism in the 16th Century: Luther and Zwingli at Marburg (1529)” - November 15, 2001
“The LCMS and the Public Square: The Case of C.F.W. Walther,” Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Theological Symposium, Sept. 24, 2002.
“The Evangelical Debate Over the Person of Christ in the 16th Century: Luther and Zwingli at Marburg (1529)” – Evangelical Theological Society, Atlanta, GA, Nov. 20, 2003
“Luther and Language: The Printing Press and the Bible” - A presentation at Concordia Theological Seminary (Ft. Wayne) to accompany the exhibit, “Martin Luther – the Reformer,” March 24, 2004
“Confessing the Truth in the Sixteenth Century: From Martin Luther to the Augsburg Confession” – Evangelical Theological Society, San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 18, 2004
“The Origins and Consequences of Original Sin in Luther’s Bondage of the Will” – LCMS Theology Professors Convocation, Dallas, Texas, March 5, 2005
“Call and Ordination in the Thought and Practice of C.F.W. Walther and in the Early Missouri Synod - 10th Annual Pieper Lectures, Sept. 22, 2005
“The Other Reformers and Christian Worship: Not Quite Lutheran” – 6th Annual Conference of the Good Shepherd Institute, Ft. Wayne, IN, Nov. 8, 2005
“The Evangelical Character of Martin Luther’s Faith” – Evangelical Theological Society, Valley Forge, PA, Nov. 18, 2005
“Luther Speaks to the Church Today” – Saginaw Valley Professional Church Workers Conference, Frankenmuth, MI, Jan. 16, 2006
“Courageous Faith, Bold Witness” – South Dakota Pastors’ Conference, Rapid City, SD, Oct. 2-4, 2006
“What Is a Lutheran? Reading the Book of Concord” – Lutherhostel Retreat, Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne, IN, Oct. 9, 2006
“Martin Luther in the Public Square” - 58th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Washington, D. C., November 15-17, 2006
9 “The Challenge of History – Luther’s Two Kingdom’s Theology as a Test Case” – Ellis Inaugural Lecture, Concordia Theological Seminary, Jan. 10, 2007
“Reformation Roots of the Modern State?” - University Religious Forum, Indiana University Purdue University Ft. Wayne, IN, April 19, 2007
“Confessing the Faith in the Sixteenth Century: From Martin Luther to the Augsburg Confession” – Lutheran Lecture Series – Midwest, Marcus, IA, April 28, 2007
“F. C. D. Wyneken: Addressing Distress” – Friends of Wyneken, St. John’s Bingen, IN, Oct. 13, 2007
“Luther’s View of the Family” – Lutherhostel Retreat, Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne, IN, Nov. 3, 2007
“Martin Luther and Politics,” President’s Circle, Concordia Theological Seminary, September 26, 2008
“The Bondage of the Will in Lutheranism – Man’s Sin or God’s Will?” 2008 Bethany Reformation Lectures, Bethany Lutheran College and Bethany Lutheran Seminary, Mankato, MN, Oct. 30, 2008.
“John Calvin and His Book,” IPFW, Remnant Trust Exhibit, March 23, 2009
“Remembering Our Leaders,” Heb. 13:7, Sermon preached for Concordia Historical Institute Museum Dedication, July 24, 2009
“The Nature of Church History.” Concordia Historical Institute, November 12,2009
“Confessing the Gospel in Sermon and Song: The Theology and Practice of Worship in Martin Luther.” The Nuechterlein Lecture on Lutheran Worship, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, IN, March 20, 2010
“Lutherans on Church and State Today.” Lutheran Townhall, CTS, May 15, 2010
“Martin Luther – The Practical Reformer,” Oklahoma District Professional Church Workers’ Conference, October 11-13, 2010
“Martin Luther Preaches Salvation to His Friends: Justification by Faith in the Mature Reformer,” 62nd Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Atlanta, Georgia, November 19, 2010
10 “The King James Version of the Bible – the Beginning or the End?” 26th Annual Symposium on Exegetical Theology, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN, January 19, 2011
“C. F. W. Walther’s Use of Luther,” 34th Annual Symposium on the Lutheran Confessions, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN, January 21, 2011
“The Bound Will in Luther and Lutheranism,” Christ Academy College, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN, January 22, 2011
“The Missouri Synod Accepts the English Language: The Origins of the English District,” English District Professional Church Workers Conference, May 11, 2011
“Anglicans and Lutherans: Facing the Future as Church or Sect?” Third Semiannual Dialogue, Anglican Church in North America and the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod: Contemporary Issues Facing the Church in North America, Ft. Wayne, IN, October 28, 2011
“Anglicans and Lutherans: Facing the Future as Church or Sect?” President’s Circle, CTS, November 4, 2011
“The Collapse of Christendom,” Elders Retreat, Trinity Lutheran Church, Reese, MI, March 3, 2012
“Confessing the Faith with Martin Luther,” Central Illinois District Convention, July 9, 10, 2012
“F.C.D. Wyneken: Addressing Distress with the Gospel,” St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, IN, July 15, 22, 29, 2012
“Luther and the Latin Language,” Lutheranism and the Classics Conference, CTS, Sept. 28-29, 2012.
“Battling over Bibles: Episodes in the History of Translating the Scriptures,” B. W. Teigen Reformation Lectures, Bethany College and Seminary, Mankator, MN, Oct. 25, 2012
“The Freedom of a Christian in Luther’s Theology,” Northern Indiana Pastors Conference, May 14, 2013
“History of the English Bible,” Lay Symposium, Peace Lutheran Church,” Bremerton, WA, Aug. 23-25, 2013
“God, Government, and Schools,” Wyoming District Teachers Conference, Casper, WY, Oct. 6, 2013
“The Collapse of Christendom and What It Means for the
11 Church,” Wyoming District Pastors Conference, Casper, WY, Oct. 7- 9, 2013
“Luther and the Gospel,” STEPS Program, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Ft. Wayne, IN, Jan. 14-Feb. 26, 2014
“Luther and History,” Lutheranism and the Classics III, Ft. Wayne, IN, Oct. 2, 2014
“Clashes with Culture, Then and Now,” Indiana District Circuit Visitors,” Ft. Wayne, IN, Oct. 28, 2014
“Luther’s Pastoral Reforms: Bible Translations, Hymns, and Catechisms,” Luther Hostel, CTS, Oct. 30, 2014
“Contoversy over Translating the Bible – from Jerome to the Present,” Lutheran Concerns Association Annual Conference, Ft. Wayne, IN, Jan. 19, 2015
“Luther and the Bible” and “The Text of the Bible – Where Did It Come From?” North Texas Free Conference, Plano, TX, Jan. 23-24, 2015
“Living and Dying with Martin Luther: Preacher, Teacher, and Example,” Luther Hostel, CTS, October 29, 2015
“Origins of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod,” 150th Anniversary Celebration, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Luxemburg, WI, October 11, 2015
“Living and Dying with Martin Luther: Preacher, Teacher, and Example,” Luther Hostel, CTS, October 29, 2015
“The Collapse of Christendom and What It Means for the Church,” Rocky Mountain District Pastors Conference, Ruidoso, New Mexico, May 2-4, 2016
“Confessing Christ through Lutheran Liturgy,” LCMS Indiana District, Evangelism Conference, Sept. 10, 2016
“Luther’s Theology of Two Kingdoms for Today,” LCMS Kansas District, Circuit 8, Reformation Celebration, Oct. 30, 2016
“The Ninety-five Theses and Why They Are Still Important,” CTS Symposium on the Lutheran Confessions, Jan. 18, 2017
“The Reformation at 500: Still Worth Celebrating,” CTS Reformation Lecture Series, Feb. 12, 2017
“Martin Luther and the Reformation,” Zion Lutheran Church, Moberly MO, Feb. 19, 2017
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“Luther’s Legacy: Speaking Out and Talking Back,” CTS Faculty/COP Meeting, April 23, 2017
“The Reformation at 500: How It All Began!” 500th Reformation Anniversary, Buffalo, NY, area Lutherans, St. Matthew Lutheran Church, N. Tonawanda, NY, October 21, 2107
“Celebrating Our Heritage: The Reformation as an Educational Movement,” Indiana District Pastors Conference, Indianapolis, IN, October 23, 2017.
“F. C. D. Wyneken and the Lutheran Seminary in Fort Wayne,” Indiana German Heritage Society, March 16, 2018
“Theology of the Heidelberg Theses – Then and Now,” Wyoming District Convention, Casper, WY, May 3, 4, 2018
Personal Information
Born - September 5, 1947
Married for 42 years to Meg nee Martin
Four children and three grandchildren
Ordained - October, 1972. Clergy member of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
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