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Curriculum vitae

LOIS MALCOLM Luther Seminary 2481 Como Avenue St. Paul, MN 55108 (651) 641-3582 [email protected]

EDUCATION

Ph.D., 1998 Theology, The University of Chicago, The Divinity School, Chicago, Illinois

M.A., 1989 Theology, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota

M.A., 1985 Applied Linguistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

B.A., 1981 Linguistics, Bethel College, St. Paul, Minnesota

EMPLOYMENT

1999- Associate Professor of Systematic Theology 1994-1999 Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN

Fall-Winter, 1993-1994 Instructor, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, Chicago, IL

1990-1994 Research Assistant for William Schweiker, The University of Chicago, The Divinity School Chicago, IL

1985-1986 Sabbatical Replacement for William A. Smalley 1983-1987 Instructor, Linguistics, Bethel College, St. Paul, MN

June, 1983-1989 Coordinator of Barefoot Language Learning June, 1980-1987 Instructor, Toronto Institute of Linguistics Toronto, Canada

Summer, 1987 Summer Institute for Southeast Asians Program for Fulbright Scholars Summer, 1986 Pre-Academic International TA Program 2

1982-1987 Teaching Associate, English Program for International Students, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

July-December, 1984 Teacher Supervisor, International Catholic Migration Commission, Philippine Refugee Processing Camp, Bataan, Philippines

1982-1983 National Endowment for the Humanities Project on Hmong Tradition and Adaptation to the United States Spring, 1982 Educational Developmental Grant Project on the English Needs of Foreign Teaching Assistants in the Mechanical Engineering Department Research Assistant, Linguistics Department, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

AWARDS AND HONORS

2000-2001 Christian Faith and Life Sabbatical Grant

Spring, 2001 Member, Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton, NJ

1999 Wabash Center Summer Grant for Teaching and Learning,

1998 Dissertation with Distinction 1993-1994 Junior Fellow, Institute for the Advanced Study of Religion 1993 Ph.D. Qualifying Exams with Distinction The University Divinity School, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

1981 Magna cum Laude 1977-1981 Academic Scholarships Bethel College, St. Paul, MN

PUBLICATIONS

Books

God, The Westminster Collection of Sources of Christian Theology (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2012).

Holy Spirit: Creative Life and Power (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2009). 3

Commentary on Second Corinthians, Belief Theological Commentary Series (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, forthcoming).

Sophia Cries Out in the Street: Wisdom in Christian Theology (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, forthcoming).

Christian Understandings of God: The Historical Trajectory, The Fortress Historical Trajectories Series (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, forthcoming).

“One Died for All”: A Trinitarian Theology of the Cross, Sacra Doctrina Series (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, forthcoming).

Chapters in Books

“Raised for Our Justification: Christ’s Spirit for Us and for All,” in Created and Led by the Spirit: Planting Missional Congregations, edited by Mary Sue Dehmlow Dreier (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2013), 45-68.

“Experiencing the Spirit: The Magnificat, Luther, and Feminists,” in Transformative Theologies: Lutheran Feminist, Womanist, and Mujerista Theologies, edited by Mary Streufert (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2010), 165-178.

“Forgiveness as New Creation: Christ and the Moral Life Revisited,” in Christology and Ethics, edited by F. LeRon Shults and Brent Waters (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2010), 99-126.

“The Dialectic of Idolatry and Profanation: On Discerning the Spirit in Congregational Studies,” in Testing the Spirits, edited by Patrick Keifert (Grand Rapids, Mich: Eerdmans, 2009), 180-199.

“Divine Command,” in The Oxford Handbook of Theological Ethics, edited by Gilbert Meilander and William Werpehowski (New York: Oxford University Press, 2007), 112-129.

“The Crucified Messiah and Divine Suffering in the Old Testament,” in “And God Saw That It Was Good”: Essays on Creation and God in Honor of Terence E. Fretheim, edited by Frederick J. Gaiser and Mark A. Throntveit, Word & World Supplement Series, vol. 5 (2006).

“Karl Rahner’s Theology of the Cross,” in Rahner Beyond Rahner: A Great Theologian Encounters the Pacific Rim, ed. Paul Crowley, S. J. (Lanham, MD: Sheed and Ward, 2005), 115-132. 4

“The Wisdom of the Cross,” in Reason and the Reasons of Faith: An Ecumenical Inquiry into Faith and Reason, edited by Paul Griffiths and Reinhard Hütter (Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 2005), 86-118.

“The Power of the Cross: Interchange in Paul and Luther,” in The Gift of Grace: The Future of Lutheran Theology, edited by Niels Gregersen, Bo Holm, Ted Peters, Peter Widman, (Minneapolis: Fortress, 2004), 89-100.

“He Ascended into Heaven and Is Seated at the Right Hand of God the Father Almighty,” in Exploring and Proclaiming the Apostle’s Creed, edited by Roger Van Harn (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Press, 2004), 161-172.

“It Seemed Good to the Holy Spirit and to Us,” in The Ecumenical Future, edited by Carl Braaten and Robert Jenson (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2004), 218- 235.

“What Mary Has to Say about God’s Bare Goodness,” in Blessed One: Protestant Perspectives on Mary, edited by Beverly Gaventa and Cynthia Rigby (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2002), 131-144.

“Acts 10:34-43,” and Acts 10:44-44,” in The Lectionary Commentary: Theological Exegesis for Sunday's Texts, vol. 1, edited by Roger Van Harn, (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2001), 566-574.

“John 17:1-11,” John 17:6-19,” John 17:20-26,” in The Lectionary Commentary: Theological Exegesis for Sunday's Texts, vol. 3, edited by Roger Van Harn (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2001), 575-585.

“Teaching as Cultivating Wisdom for a Complex World,” in The Scope of Our Art: The Vocation of the Theological Teacher, edited by L. Gregory Jones and Stephanie Paulsell (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2001), 135-154.

“Søren Kierkegaard's Cure for the Soul,” in God, Evil, and Suffering: Essays in Honor of Paul R. Sponheim, edited by Terence E. Fretheim and Curtis L. Thompson, Word & World Supplement Series, vol. 4 (2000), 157-166.

“Freedom and Truth in Veritatis Splendor and the Meaning of Theonomy,” in Ecumenical Ventures in Ethics: Protestants Engage Pope John Paul II’s Moral Encyclicals, edited by Reinhard Hütter and Theodor Dieter (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Press, 1998), 159-184.

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Articles

“Holy Spirit,” Lutheran Quarterly, forthcoming.

“Apostolic Insights from II Corinthians,” Lutheran Forum 45/3 (September 1, 2011), 15-17.

“On Not Three Male Gods: Retrieving Wisdom in Trinitarian Discourse,” Dialog: A Journal of Theology 49/3 (Fall 2010), 238-47.

“Forgiveness and Healing: Narrative Therapy and the Gospel Story,” co-authored with Janet Ramsey, Word & World 30/1 (December 1, 2010), 23-32.

“Jesus and the Trinity,” Word & World 29/2 (March 1, 2009), 143-151.

“On David Hart’s, The Beauty of the Infinite,” New Blackfriars 88/1017 (September 2007), 594-599.

“Teaching and Learning Forgiveness: A Multi-Dimensional Approach,” co-authored with Janet Ramsey, Teaching Theology and Religion 9/3 (July 2006), 175-185.

“Mystical and Prophetic: The Theology of Paul Tillich Reconsidered” Bulletin of the North American Paul Tillich Society 32/4 (Fall 2006), 9-14.

“God as Best Seller,” Christian Century 120/19 (September 20, 2003), 31-35.

“Christian Freedom and Popular Spirituality,” Taproot: The Journal of the Lutheran Theological Seminary (Fall 2002), 35-58.

“What the Joint Declaration Means for the Renewal of the Church,” Chicago Studies 41/2 (Summer 2002), 142-152.

“Conversion, Conversation, and Acts 15.” Word & World 22/3 (June 1, 2002), 246- 254.

“The Impossible God: An Interview with David Tracy,” Christian Century 119/4 (February 13, 2002), 24-30.

“The Hidden God Revisited: Desecularization, the Depths, and God’s Sort of Seeing,” Dialog 40/3 (January 2001), 183-191.

“What the Doctrine of Justification Has to Say about Idolatry and Blasphemy” Sewanee Theological Review 45/1 (January 1, 2001), 25-37.

“Radical Orthodoxy: Recovering Theology's Voice,” Christian Century 117/29 (October 25, 2000), 1074-1079. 6

“Mortimer Adler, Paulo Freire, and Teaching Theology in a Democracy,” Teaching Theology and Religion 2/2 (June 1, 1999), 77-88.

“The Gospel and Feminism: A Proposal for Lutheran Dogmatics,” Word & World 15/3 (Summer 1995), 290-298.

“The Divine Name and the Task of a Christian Moral Bricolage,” Koinonia: The Princeton Seminary Graduate Forum, 6/1 (March 1, 1994), 33-47.

“Redefining Realism and Responsibility in Contemporary Ethics,” Criterion 32:1 (Winter 1993), 17-22.

“What Rules Govern Tense Choice in Scientific Articles?” The English for Specific Purposes Journal 6/1 (Fall 1987), 31-43.

“Hmong Bilinguals: How Did They Learn English?” MinneTESOL Journal 3 (Fall 1983), 29-41.

Dictionary Entries

"Holy Spirit/Charisms," in Dictionary of Martin Luther and the Lutheran Tradition, edited by Timothy Wengert, Robert Kolb, Jonathan Strom, Mary Jane Haemig, Mark Mattes, and Mark Granquist (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, forthcoming).

“Duty,” in Dictionary of Scripture and Ethics, edited by Joel Green, Jacqueline Lapsley, Rebekah Miles, and Allen Verhey (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2011).

“Theodicy,” in Cambridge Dictionary of Christian Theology, edited by David Fergusson, Karen Kilby, Ian McFarland, and Iain Torrance (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014).

“Death,” “Soul,” “Subjectivism,” “Suffering,” and “Vision of God,” in The New Westminster Dictionary of Christian Theology, edited by Dawn DeVries and Brian Gerrish (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, forthcoming).

“Word of God,” in The Encyclopedia Of Christianity, vol. 5, edited by Erwin Fahlbusch, Jan Milic Lochman, John Mbiti, Jaroslav Jan Pelikan, and Lukas Vischer (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans-Brill, 2008).

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Reviews

Thinking with the Church: Essays in Historical Theology by B. A. Gerrish (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2010) in The Scottish Journal Of Theology 66/1 (January 1, 2013), 123-124.

Orthodox and Modern: Studies in the Theology of Karl Barth by Bruce L. McCormack (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2008) in Lutheran Quarterly 25/4 (December 1, 2011), 470-472.

Christ the Key by Kathryn Tanner (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010), Christian Century (August 3, 2010), 37-39.

Martin Luther and Buddhism: Aesthetics and Suffering by Paul Chung (Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2008) in Word & World 29/2 (March 1, 2009), 209- 211.

Recovering Theological Hermeneutics: An Incarnational-Trinitarian Theory of Interpretation by Jens Zimmermann (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2004) in Pro Ecclesia 16/1 (December 1, 2007), 107-110.

Violence, Hospitality, and the Cross: Reappropriating the Atonement Tradition by Hans Boersma (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2004) in Theology Today 64/1 (April 1, 2007), 114-118.

Difficult Gospel: the Theology of Rowan Williams by Mike Higton (New York: Church Publishing, 2004) in Anglican Theological Review 88/3 (June 1, 2006), 456- 457.

The Great Passion: An Introduction to Karl Barth’s Theology by Eberhard Busch, trans. Geoffrey W. Bromiley, edited and annotated by Darrell L. Guder and Judith J. Guder (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2004) in Lutheran Quarterly 20/1 (March 1, 2006), 104-106.

A Theology of Engagement by Ian S. Markham (Oxford: Blackwell, 2003) in Journal of Religion, 85/4 (October 1, 2005), 674-675.

King, Priest, and Prophet: A Trinitarian Theology of Atonement by Robert Sherman (New York: T& T Clark International, 2004) in Theology Today, 62/4 (January 1, 2006), 562-564.

The Moment of Complexity: Emerging Network Culture by Mark C. Taylor (Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 2002) in Dialog 42/2 (June 1, 2003), 184-185.

The Savage God: Reclaiming Violent Models of God by B. Jill Carroll (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2002) in Theology Today 60/2 (July 1, 2003), 244-245. 8

Divine Hiddenness: New Essays, edited by Daniel Howard-Snyder and Paul Moser (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002) in Christian Century 120/1 (January 11, 2003), 34-35.

Upheavals of Thought: The Intelligence of Emotions by Martha C. Nussbaum (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001) in Dialog 41/4 (December 1, 2002), 313-315.

On Christian Theology by Rowan Williams (Oxford: Blackwell, 2000) in Dialog 41/4 (December 1, 2002), 315-316.

The Pulse of Creation: God and the Transformation of the World by Paul R. Sponheim (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1999) in Lutheran Quarterly 15/2 (June 1, 2001), 238-239.

The Theology of Langdon B. Gilkey: Systematic and Critical Studies, edited by Kyle A. Pasewark and Jeff B. Pool (Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1999) in Princeton Seminary Bulletin 22/3 (January 1, 2001), 395-396.

Disruptive Grace: Studies in Karl Barth by George Hunsinger (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2000) in Pro Ecclesia 10/4 (September 1, 2001), 493-494.

The Cambridge Companion to Christian Doctrine, edited by Colin E. Gunton (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997) in The Scottish Journal of Theology 541 (2001), 151-153.

Ascension and Ecclesia: On the Significance of the Doctrine of the Ascension for Ecclesiology and Christian Cosmology by Douglas Farrow (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1999) in Theology Today 58/2 (July 2001), 242.

Christology by Hans Schwarz (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998) in The Princeton Seminary Bulletin 21/1 (2000), 104-105.

Images and Relics: Theological Perceptions and Visual Images in Sixteenth-Century Europe by John Dillenberger (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999) in ARTS 12/1 (2000), 40-41.

Compelling Knowledge: A Feminist Proposal for an Epistemology of the Cross by Mary Solberg (New York: SUNY, 1997) in Anglican Theological Review 821 (December 1, 2000), 221.

Trinitarian Theology Today: Essays on Divine Being and Act, edited by Christoph Schwöbel (Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1995) in Scottish Journal of Theology 531 (January 1, 2000), 132-133. 9

By the Renewing of Your Minds: The Pastoral Function of Christian Doctrine by Ellen Charry (London: Oxford University Press, 1997) in Anglican Theological Review 82/1 (Winter 2000), 214-216.

Barth’s Moral Theology: Human Action in Barth’s Thought by John Webster (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1998) in Dialog 38 (Winter 1999), 76-77.

The Beginning and End of ‘Religion’ by Nicholas Lash (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1996) in Scottish Journal of Theology 52/4 (January 1, 1999), 521-522.

God and Freedom: Essays in Historical and Systematic Theology, ed. Colin Gunton (Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1995) in Scottish Journal of Theology 524 (1999), 513-514.

The Promise of Lutheran Ethics, edited by Karen L. Bloomquist and John R. Stumme (Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 1998) in Currents In Theology And Mission 26/3 (June 1, 1999), 210-215.

Kierkegaard as Religious Thinker by David J. Gouwens (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996) in Modern Theology 4/1 (January 1998), 158-160.

The Paradoxical Vision: A Public Theology for the Twenty-First Century by Robert Benne (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1995) in Dialog 37/2 (March 1, 1998), 151- 153.

What is Theological Exegesis? Interpretation and Use of Scripture in Barth’s Doctrine of Election by Mary Kathleen Cunningham (Valley Forge, PA: Trinity Press International, 1995) in Anglican Theological Review 794 (September 1, 1997), 630-631.

The God of Israel and Christian Theology by Kendall Soulen (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1996) in Anglican Theological Review 79/4 (1997).

The Ordinary Transformed: Karl Rahner and the Christian Vision of Transcendence by Rusty Reno (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996) in Pro Ecclesia 6:2 (1997).

Trinitarian Hermeneutics: The Hermeneutical Significance of Karl Barth’s Doctrine of the Trinity by Benjamin Leslie (New York: Peter Lang, 1991) in Journal of Religion 74:2 (April 1, 1994), 264-266.

The Anthropological Character of Theology: Conditioning Theological Understanding by David Pailin (Cambridge University Press, 1990) in Journal of the Academy of Religion 60:4 (Winter 1992). 10

Mimetic Reflections: A Study in Hermeneutics, Theology, and Ethics by William Schweiker (New York: Fordham University Press, 1990) in Koinonia: The Princeton Seminary Graduate Forum 5:1 (March 1, 1993), 106-109.

Transformed Judgment by Gregory Jones (University of Notre Dame, 1990) in Journal of Religion 72:4 (October 1, 1992), 614.

Mother of Writing: The Origin and Development of a Hmong Messianic Script by William Smalley, Chia Koua Vang, and Gnia Yee Yang (University of Chicago, 1990) in Journal of Religion 72:4 (October 1992), 629-630.

Short Pieces

Working Preacher Commentary on Luke 17:5-10 (October 6, 2013). Commentary on Luke 16:19-31 (September 29, 2013). Commentary on Luke 16:1-13 (September 22, 2013). Commentary on Luke 15:1-10 (September 15, 2013). “Justification and Missionary Preaching in a Post-Christian Age” (January 6, 2010) “The Holy Spirit” (August 5, 2009).

“Theological Themes,” Lectionary Homiletics John 3:1-17, Mark 3:20-35; 1 Samuel 15:34-16:3, 1 Samuel 17 (June/July 2012). 2 Corinthians 6:1-12, Romans 8:12-17, Mark 4:26-34, John 15:26-27, 16:4b- 15 (June 2006). 1 Timothy 6:16-19, Jeremiah 18:1-11, Jeremiah 8:19-9:1, Luke 15:1-10 (September, 2002).

Theological Perspective Essays on Matthew 11:20-24, Matthew 11:25-30, Matthew 12:1-8, Feasting on the Gospels—Matthew, vol. 1, A Feasting on the Word Commentary, edited by Cynthia A. Jarvis and E. Elizabeth Johnson (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2013).

“We Wish to See Jesus.” co-authored with Kirsten Malcolm Berry, Lutheran Forum 43:4 (December 1, 2009), 64.

“Baptism and The Da Vinci Code,” Dialog 43:3 (September 1, 2004), 152-153.

“Watching War from a Lutheran Pew,” Dialog 42:2 (June 1, 2003), 102-103.

“Making Christ’s Life and Power Real,” Lutheran Partners (March/April, 2003), 34- 37. 11

“From Our Jerusalems to the Ends of the Earth.” Dialog 41:2 (June 1, 2002), 92-93.

“Jesus: Our Cook, Waiter, Food, and Drink,” Taproot: The Journal of the Lutheran Theological Seminary (Fall 2002), 59-62.

“Generative Christology: A Response to David Mason,” Dialog 41:2 (July 2002), 162- 164.

“Face to Face: Body of Christ,” Word & World 22:2 (Spring 2002), 187-189.

“First Commandment Freedom,” Lutheran Woman Today (September 1999).

Manuals

Language Learning Techniques Guide, Leader’s Guide, Coordinator’s Guide. (Toronto Institute of Linguistics, 1989).

An Introduction to Tagalog Pronunciation, co-authored with Lonna Dickerson (Toronto Institute of Linguistics, 1989).

Manuscripts in Preparation

Ecstasy and the Living God: A Reading of Paul Tillich’s Systematic Theology (for submission to Fortress Press).

Divine Mystery and Human Freedom: A Study of Karl Barth and Karl Rahner (Ph.D. dissertation revised for submission to the “Studies in Spirituality and Theology” series of the University of Notre Dame Press, edited by Larry Cunningham, Bernard McGinn, and David Tracy).

INVITED TALKS

Plenary and Keynote Addresses

“The Holy Spirit and Being Chosen, Called, and Sent,” Rethinking Faith Formation: Christian Identity and Practice in a Pluralistic World. Luther Seminary, July 23-25, 2014.

Preacher, Baccalaureate Service, Luther Seminary, May 17, 2014. 12

"Displaying the Death of Jesus in Our Bodies: What the 'Word of the Cross' Has to Say about Conflict, Money, and Power," Reunion for Class of 2003, Luther Seminary Mid-Winder Convocation, Jan. 30, 2014.

Response to Suffering and the Spirit of Freedom by Paul Sponheim & Kirsten Mebust, Process-Relational Primer on God, Suffering, and Evil, Twin Cities Connection of Process and Faith, October 5,2013.

“A Biblical-Theological Overview of Forgiveness,” Forgiveness Workshop, Roseville Lutheran Church, April 6, 2013.

“Between the Remembrance of Death and the Love of Life: On Humanizing Religion and Christian Theology,” Human, Truly Human: Theological Ethics and the Integrity of Life (Conference in Honor of William Schweiker), The University of Chicago Divinity School, November 16, 2012.

“Second Corinthians,” Missional Church Think Tank, Church Innovations, Phoenix, AZ, April 15-17, 2012.

Response to Burning Center, Porous Borders: The Church in a Globalized World by Eleazar S. Fernandez, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, April 12, 2012.

“Forgiveness in the Bible,” Forgiveness Workshop, St. Philip's Lutheran Church, Fridley, MN, February 11, 2012.

“The Holy Spirit,” The Theological Seminar for Women (North Carolina Synod of the ELCA), November 11-12, 2011.

“Faith on Fire: Our Baptismal Call,” International Association of Women Ministers, Stillwater, MN, July 25-27, 2011.

“Raised for our Justification: Christ’s Spirit for Us and for All,” Congregational Missional Leadership Conference on “Led by the Spirit,” Luther Seminary, Nov. 6-8, 2009.

“Forgiveness as New Creation,” Christology and Ethics Conference, Stead Center for Ethics and Values, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston, IL, March 3-5, 2008,

“The Wisdom and Power of the Cross,” Montana Synod Pastoral Conference, March 29-April 1, 2005.

“Theological Responses to 9/11,” Jewish Christian Seminar, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN, April 14, 2004. 13

“Cross and Resurrection,” Fall Theological Conference of Northeastern Minnesota Synod, September 28-30, 2003, Grand Rapids, MN.

“Cross and Resurrection,” 2003 Christikon Continuing Education Retreat, Northern Rockies Institute of Theology, Montana, July 29-August, 2003.

“Discerning the Spirit’s Wisdom: Theological Education in an Age of Complexity,” Western Mission Cluster Consultation (Luther Seminary and Pacific Lutheran Theological School), Carefree, AZ, January 24-26, 2003.

“The Trinity and an Eschatological Imagination,” Fund for Theological Education Summer Conference, St. John University, June 20-23, 2002, Collegeville, MN.

“The Hidden and Revealed God in Contemporary Theology,” The Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary Spring Theological Conference, Berkeley, CA, April 27, 2001.

“Doctrinal Development, Ecumenicity, and the Missionary Task of the Gospel: A Lutheran Perspective,” 34th International Ecumenical Seminar, The Ecumenical Institute, Strasbourg, France, July 5-12, 2000.

“Why Spiritual Formation Is Essential for Christian Ministry in the Twenty-First Century,” Annual Meeting of the Ministry Development Council, Chicago, September 22-24, 2000.

“What We Can Learn from Karl Barth about the Practice of Christology,” A Theological Conference on Karl Barth for Pastors, Teachers, and Students sponsored by the Institute for Mission in the U.S.A. and Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN, July 24, 25, 2000.

“The 'Happy Exchange,' Vocation, and the Apostolate,” Spirituality and Theological Education Event, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, April 26-28, 2000.

“Justification,” Lutheran and Roman Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Minnesota, October 13-14, 1999.

“Kenosis and Exaltation: A Critical Reading of Karl Barth’s Ongoing Contributions to Contemporary Theology,” A Theological Conference on Karl Barth for Pastors, Teachers, and Students sponsored by the Institute for Mission in the U.S.A. and Luther Seminary, August 10-12, 1998.

“Freedom and Truth in Veritatis Splendor and the Meaning of Theonomy,” Conference on Protestant Responses to the Veritatis Splendor and Evangelium Vitae, The Institute for Ecumenical Research, Strasbourg, October 11-13, 1996. 14

Workshop Presentation and Response to Plenary Speaker (Timothy Lull), “Self-Help and Lutheran Spirituality: Friends or Enemies?” Twelfth Annual Faith, Reason and World Affairs Symposium, Concordia College, September 15-17, 1996.

“Proclamation, Revelation, and the I-Thou Encounter in Barth’s Church Dogmatics,” A Theological Conference on Karl Barth for Pastors, Teachers, and Students sponsored by the Institute for Mission in the U.S.A. and Luther Seminary, June 22-24, 1996.

Select Sermons and Adult Forums

Sunday Sermon, St. Matthew's Episcopal, St. Paul, August 10,2014.

“The Holy Spirit in the Bible,” Redeemer Lutheran, White Bear Lake, February 12, 19, and 26. 2014.

”Forgiveness,” Incarnational Lutheran Church, March, 10 and 17, 2013.

“Paul Tillich,” Westminster Presbyterian Church, November 18, 25, 2012.

“Second Corinthians,” Christ Church Lutheran, June 10, 2012.

“Lament Psalms” Diamond Lake Lutheran, April 29, 2012.

Lenten Series, St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, February 23, March 1, 2012.

Sunday Sermon, Columbia Heights Assembly of God, November 27, 2011.

“Holy Spirit,” Gloria Dei Lutheran, April 3 and 10, 2011.

Lenten homily, Gloria Dei Lutheran, March 16, 2011.

“Holy Spirit,” Westwood Lutheran, January 23, 2011.

“Holy Spirit,” Diamond Lake Lutheran Church, December 12, 2010.

“Holy Spirit,” Prince of Peace Lutheran, May 23, 2010.

“Prayer,” St. Michael’s Lutheran, March 7, 14, 2010.

Sunday Sermon, Columbia Heights Assembly of God, January 11, 2009.

“Forgiveness,” Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, December 14, 2008.

“Forgiveness,” St. Matthew's, November 16, 2008. 15

“Holy Spirit,” Mount Olivet Lutheran of Plymouth, September 14, 21, and 28, 2008.

“The Atonement,” St. Michael’s Lutheran in Roseville, April 6, 2003.

Short Courses

Lay School of Theology, Luther Seminary “The Holy Spirit,” Fall, 2013; Spring, 2013; Fall, 2011; Fall, 2007. “The Creed in Daily Life,” Fall, 2003. “The Atonement of Christ,” Spring, 1999.

Kairos Events, Luther Seminary “Everyday Faith: Living in God's Story,” November 10-12, 2014. “Holy Spirit,” School for Lay Ministry, November 26-29, 2012. “The Vocationally Aware Missional Church,” August 11-14, 2008. “Intentional Interim Ministry,” October 27-31, 1997. “The Theology of the Cross Revisited: Salvation and Suffering, Death and Exchange,” Date,” October 27-29, 1998. “Jesus and Salvation,” June 2-4, 1998.

Instructor, “Introduction to Theology,” Lay School of Ministry, Northwest Synod of Wisconsin, 1995-97.

Co-instructor, Theology, Diaconal School, Episcopal Diocese of Chicago, Fall, 1991.

CONFERENCE ACTIVITY

Papers

“Mystical and Prophetic: The Theology of Paul Tillich Reconsidered,” Paul Tillich Section, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, November, 2005.

Response to Joy McDougall’s paper on “Embodying a Theology of Sin and Grace: A Feminist Proposal,” Society of Anglican and Lutheran Theologians, November 18-19, 2004.

“Interchange, Spiritual Power, and Lament: Revisiting the Cross in Paul and Luther,” The Future of Lutheran Theology Conference, Aarhus, Denmark, January 16- 20, 2003.

“Divine Mystery, Theological Criticism, and the Trinitarian Turn: Barth’s and Rahner’s Legacy for the Twenty-First Century,” Theology and Religious 16

Reflection Section, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, November 19-23, 1999.

“What the Doctrine of Justification Has to Say about Idolatry and Blasphemy,” Society of Anglican and Lutheran Theologians, November 18-19, 1999.

“The Return of Scholasticism and the End of Systematic Theology,” Catholic Theological Society of America, June 12, 1999.

“Religious Socialism, Theological Critique, and Tillich’s Ongoing Contribution to Contemporary Theology,” Issues in the Thought of Paul Tillich, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, November 21-24, 1998.

“Barth’s Christology Enacted,” The Karl Barth Society, June 27-28, 1997.

“Freedom and the Therapy of Desire: Karl Barth and Karl Rahner Revisited,” Annual Meeting of the Society of Christian Ethics, January 4-6, 1997.

“Theological Freedom and the Therapy of Desire,” Christian Theological Research Fellowship, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, November 23-26, 1996.

“Worship, Proclamation, and the Logic of Double Negation in Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics,” Nineteenth Century Theology, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, November 23-26, 1996.

“Divine Transcendence and Human Freedom in the Theologies of Karl Barth and Karl Rahner,” Systematic Theology Section, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, November 19-22, 1994.

“Integration, Dissonance, and the Task of Christian Ethics in Postmodernity,” Koinonia: The Princeton Seminary Graduate Forum, Princeton Theological Seminary, November 9, 1993.

“The Ethical and the Revelatory in Levinas and Ricoeur,” Upper Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, April 24-25, 1992.

Incorporating a Moment of Critique into Schüssler Fiorenza’s Theological Hermeneutics,” Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, March 28-29, 1992.

“What Rules Govern Tense Choice in Scientific Articles?” Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Convention, Spring, 1986.

“A Barefoot Approach to Language Learning,” Minnesota Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Spring, 1986. 17

“Tense and Rhetorical Function in Pediatrics Journal Articles,” Minnesota Regional Conference on Language and Linguistics, Spring, 1985.

“Hmong Bilinguals: Social Role as a Factor to Consider in Second Language Acquisition,”

TESOL Convention, Spring, 1984.

Midwest Regional TESOL Conference, Fall, 1983.

Minnesota TESOL Conference, Spring, 1983.

Invited Participation in Conferences

Liberty Fund Conferences “The Great Awakening,” May 7-10, 2009. “The German University in Crisis,” April 23-26, 2009. “Philosophy, Religion, and Liberty,” April 24-27, 2003. “Hobbes’ Place in Emergence of Modern Liberty,” November 21-24, 2002. “Philip Melanchthon, Liberty and Learning,” October 11-14, 2001. “Cultivating Inner Liberty,” November 8-11, 2001. “The University of Rights and the Claims of Culture,” June 7-10, 2001. “Liberty and Responsibility in John Milton’s Paradise Lost,” October 19-22, 2000. “Stoic Epicurean and Christian Freedom,” June 8-11, 2000. “Liberty and Responsibility in Pascal’s Pensees,” November 4-7, 1999. “Luther and Liberty,” January 14-17, 1999.

Conference on Transforming Lutheran Theologies, Justice for Women, ELCA, St. Paul, MN, January 22-23, 2009.

Colloquium for the Installation of Dr. William J. Meyer as Ralph W. Beeson Chair in Religion, Maryville College, TN, Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2008.

Consultation for the Theological Commentary Series of Westminster John Knox, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY, June 4-5, 2007.

“Unity, Mission, and Evangelization,” Conference on the Unity of the Church, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN, May 30-June 1, 2004.

“What Makes the Church One?” Theological Consultation on the Unity of Church, the Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton, NJ, April 19-21, 2004.

“The Practical Implications of the Holocaust for Christianity,” at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D. C., October 21-23, 2004. 18

Resource Theologian, Pastor-Theologian Program, Center of Theological Inquiry Menucha Conference Center in Corbett, OR, March 16-19, 2003. Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton, NJ, February 3-6, 2002

Christian Faith and Life Sabbatical Grants, Selection Committee, 2002-2003 (January 18, 2002, Louisville Institute).

Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion 1997-99 Colloquy on the Vocation of Theological Teachers, June 21-25, 1997; June 27-July 1, 1998; June 26-30, 1999. 1996-97 Workshop on Teaching and Learning Pre-Tenure Theological School Faculty, August 4-10, 1996; January 31-February 2, 1997; June 1-7, 1997.

Theology Colloquium, Congress on the World Mission of the Church, St. Paul- Minneapolis, June 23-27, 1998. Facilitator and co--drafter with Mark Swanson of the Colloquium’s “Idea-Package”: “Christ for the World: The Church Called and Sent, Transformed and Transforming; the Responsibility of North American Congregations for Mission.”

Participant, Synodically Authorized Lay Ministries Conference, ELCA, Las Vegas, May 1-3, 1998.

MEMBERSHIP AND SERVICE

Academic Societies

Society of Christian Ethics Board of Directors, 2013-2016 Co-coordinator (with Rebekah Miles) of the “Reforming Realism Interest Group,” 1997-2000 Member, 1992-

Society of Anglican and Lutheran Theologians, Co-vice President (with Cynthia Crysdale), 1999-2000

American Academy of Religion Member, 1992-

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Journals and Volume Series

Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics Book Review Editor, 2006-2014

Word & World Editorial Board, 1995-97, 1997-1998 (Associate Editor), 2002-2003, 2008-

The Scottish Journal of Theology Consulting Editor, 2006-

Pro Ecclesia: A Journal of Catholic and Evangelical Theolog, Associate Editor, 2005-

Journal of Religion Peer Reviewer, 2004-

The Westminster Collection of Sources for Christian Theology Editorial Board, 2006-2010

Dialog Editorial Board, 1999-2005

Luther Seminary

Search Committees: Seminary President, 2013-2014 Library Director: Spring, 2011-Fall, 2012 Systematic Theology Professor: 1997-98; 1998-99; 1999-00; 2001-2002; 2007-2008 (chair) Missions Professor, 2001-2002; 2007-2008 Candidacy representative for Luther Seminary, ELCA Northwestern Minnesota Synod, 2013- Faculty Concerns Committee, 1996-1999, 2013-2014 Lutheran-Pentecostal Dialogue, co-leader with Michael Chan, 2013- Signature Courses Planning Group, 2013-2014 Host to Monthly Ph.D. Advisee group, Spring, 2013- Voca, Co-Faculty Adviser, 2012-- Vibrant Congregations Visit, Lord of Life Lutheran Church, Depew, New York, May 12-13, 2012. Scholarship Weekend, Admissions, February 17-18, 2013; February 23-24, 2014. Theology Group, PRCR, Spring, 2011-Fall 2012. Curricular Process Work Group, Spring-Fall, 2011 Faculty Seminar Working Group on “Gospel and Culture,” Spring, 2011 GTE Committee, Spring, 2011 20

First Week Orientation, Fall, 2011, 2009, 2007 Immigrant Congregations Task Force, 2009-2010 Bible Proficiency Exam Committee, 2011-2012 “New Horizons” Task Force on Theological Education, 2008-2009 RTA Working Group, 2008-2009 Women Leading, Informal Faculty Adviser, 2008-2009 Faculty mentor for new faculty: Amy Marga, Teresa Latini,Carla Dahl Point Person, MA program in systematic theology, 2006-2009 Apostolate Teaching Consultation, 2004-2005 Lexington Faculty Seminar, Spring, 2002, 2002-2003 Advisory Committee for the Associate Dean of the M.Div. Program, 2001-2003 International Students Committee, 1999-2000 Task Force on Academic Standards for Distance Learning, 1999-2000 Library Task Force, Fall of 1999 Planning and Review Committee, 1999-2000 Task Force on Vision Planning (M.A. Program), Summer 1998 Task Force on Division Planning, 1997-98 Lilly Grant Project on curriculum, 1996-98 Co-coordinator of Th.D. colloquium, 1996-1997 Managing Committee, Congress on World Mission of the Church: St. Paul ‘98, 1996- 98 Ecumenical Students Committee, Winter-Spring 1996 Missions Committee, 1995-96 Admissions Committee, 1995-96 Campus Life Committee, 1994-95

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