accepted juried paper: "Polanyi's 'Cosmic Field'--Prophetic Faith or
Religious Folly?" Personal Knowledge at 50 [Years] Conference (Chicago,
13-15 June 2008)
1968 Awarded S.T.B. summa cum laude, in Biblical and Dogmatic Studies from the
University of Fribourg (Switzerland)
1973 Awarded Th.D. in Systematic and Historical Theology with a concentration
in NT Studies from the Graduate Theological Union (Berkeley)
1976 Immersion within a Conservative Synagogue for one year; studies in classical
Jewish hermeneutics with Dr. Matthias Gehatia
1978-79 Sabbatical Year given over to extended New Testament and Rabbinic Studies
in preparation of my first book, To Empower as Jesus Did; summer studies in
Rabbinic Judaism with Rabbi Israel Schneider (Jerusalem)
1980 Four-week intensive workshop in the application of Jungian analysis to
the Gospel narratives at the Guild for Psychological Studies (San Francisco)
1982-83 Studies in Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism in preparation for the 1982 and
1983 Youth Seminar on World Religions; theological exchanges with Moslems, Hindus,
Buddhists resulting in my second book, A Pilgrim Experiences the World's Religions
1974 Postgraduate Faculty Fellowship awarded by the Association of Theological
Schools for research with Professor Michael Polanyi in Oxford, England; developed
Polanyi's post-critical epistemology and sociology of knowing and applied it
to the role of sacrament, initiation rites, and sacred scriptures within a religious
tradition
1984 Grant awarded by the University of Chicago for participation in the seminar,
"What is a Classic?" plus extended research in the archives of The
Joseph Regenstein Library on the life and letters of Michael Polanyi
1986 Grant awarded as a "working scholar" within the Consultation
of Jewish and Christian Scholars by the Institute for Judaeo-Christian Research
at the University of Lucerne (Switzerland) and the American Jewish Congress
(USA)
1988 Faculty Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities
for the summer research seminar, "The Analysis of Religious Systems: The
Case of Ancient Judaism," directed by Professor Jacob Neusner at the Judaic
Studies Center, Brown University
1989 Faculty Fellowship awarded jointly by the Lilly Endowment Grants and the
Athenaeum of Ohio for research on "The Oral Transmission and Oral Logic
of the Didache"
1992 Research Grant awarded by the Association of Theological Schools for advanced
study of the interplay of Christianity and Judaism: "The Didache: Rediscovering
Christianity Within a Jewish Matrix"
1997 Team Teaching Grant with Pastor Marjorie Anderson awarded by the Louisville
Institute--a Lilly Endowment Program for the Study of American Religion: "Now
I Lay Me Down to Sleep--Broadening Our Prayer Experiences"
2002-03 Visiting Research Fellow in the Center for Religion and Society; University
of Victoria, B.C.; "Polanyi's Epistemology and Sociology of Science as
Providing Common Ground for Science and Theology"
United Theological Seminary, Dayton, OH, 2005-2008; Adjunct Professor of World
Religions
University of Victoria, B.C.; Canada, 2002-2003; Research Fellow on the
interface of Science and Religion
EasyGreek Software, Piqua, OH; 1996-2002; founder and director of an educational
software design and consultation firm -- "Soul-Searching and Mind-Bending
Interactive Software"
The Athenaeum of Ohio, Cincinnati, OH; 1984-1996; Professor of Church History
and Historical Theology
Carthage College, Kenosha, WI; 1983-1984; Visiting Professor of New Testament
Studies and Scholar in Residence
Sacred Heart School of Theology, Hales Corners, WI; l979-1982; Associate
Professor of Early Church and Patristic Studies
St. Leonard's College, Centerville, OH; 1972-1978; Associate Professor of
Systematic and Historical Theology
Appointed to give the inaugural lecture, "Faith, Hope, and Life
of Christian Communities before the Written Gospels-Unlocking the Hidden Secrets
of the Didache," for the Theta Alpha Kappa National Honor Society (Riverside,
CA; La Sierra University: 13 Jan 2004)
Guest lecture, "Where, When, and for Whom Was the Didache Created?"
at the International Specialist Conference (Tilburg, Netherlands: 07 April 2003)
Appointed chair of the new program unit, "The
Didache in Context: 50-90 CE," at the Annual Meetings of the Society
of Biblical Literature (2003-2005)
Associate Editor for Explorations, the bimonthly theological journal of
the College Press (1982-2003)
Appointed to give a major address at the 2nd Annual Conference on
"The Practical Use of Instructional Technology in the College Environment"
(Cincinnati, OH; 16 Feb 96).
Appointed to give the 1996 Keenan Lecture, the endowed lectureship
of Spalding University (Louisville, KY)
Appointed to give the 1988 Schmidt Lectures, an endowed lectureship directed
toward advancing Catholic-Jewish exchange and relations in the region of Louisville,
KY
Awarded an N.E.H. Faculty Fellowship for advanced studies in Formative
Judaism with Professor Jacob Neusner (summer of 1988)
Appointed as a theological consultant for the Abrahamic Accord, a project
directed toward fostering Jewish-Christian understanding and dialogue within
the episcopal dioceses of Southern Ohio and Rhode Island (1987-1989)
Elected President of the Louisville Region Section of the College
Theology Society (1987-1989)
Appointed as a working scholar in the Consultation of Jewish and Christian
Scholars sponsored by the Institute for Judaeo-Christian Research at the University
of Lucerne (Switzerland) and the American Jewish Congress (1986)
Appointed to the Faculty Affairs Committee that formulated procedures for
faculty promotions, grievances, dismissal, and retrenchment (1984-19786);
reappointed to formulate a faculty pay scale and process for peer evaluation
(1986-1988)
Appointed as Coordinator of Inter-faith Experiences during the 1983
and 1984 Seminar on World Religions
Working scholar within the Theological Commission of the Milwaukee
Chapter of Jewish-Catholic Dialogue responsible for drafting official statements
and fostering local dialogue (1979-83)
Founded and successfully co-directed with my wife the Institute for Gospel
Study and Psychodrama (1977-1979)
How the Thrill of Scientific Discovery and the Transformative Power of
Religious Experience Share the Same Human Dynamic: Michael Polanyi's Postmodern
Foundations for Embodied Knowing (in preparation)
Jesus Meets the Press: Fresh Answers for Today's Issues (Liturgical
Press, 2009 forthcoming)
Salvation Is from the Jews: Reflections on Saving
Grace within Judaism and on Messianic Hope within Christianity
(Liturgical Press, 2007) xviii + 201 pp., Soft cover--synopsis--feedback
"Public Recognition, Vanity, and the Quest for Truth: Reflections on
'Polanyi vs. Kuhn'" Tradition & Discovery 33/2 (2006-2007) 37-47.
"The Last Kiss," Journal of Pain & Palliative Care 21/3
(2007) 43-44 (with responses, pp. 45-47).
"How Acts of Discovery Transform our Tacit Knowing Powers in both Scientific
and Religious Inquiry," Zygon 42/2 (2006) 465-486.
"The Didache--A Window on Gentile Christianity before the Written Gospels,"
The Fourth R18/3 (May/June, 2005) 7-11, 15-16.
"The Return to Humility and Truth in our Relationship with Judaism,"
Journal of Ecumenical Studies (Spring, 2005)
"Where, When, and
for Whom Was the Didache Created?," Matthew and the Didache: Two
Documents from the Same Jewish-Christian Milieu? Proceedings of the International
Specialist Conference (Tilburg, Netherlands: 07 April 2003). Ed. by Huub van
de Sandt. Assen: Royal Van Gorcum. Pp. 63-84.
"The Purifying Confession of Failings Required by the Didache's Eucharistic
Sacrifice," BTB 33/3 (Summer, 2003) 64-76.
"Further Reflections on the Torn Veil," Sophia 8/2 (Winter,
2002) 216-219.
"Religious Pedagogy from Tender to Twilight Years: Parenting, Mentoring,
and Pioneering Discoveries by Religious Masters as Viewed from within Polanyi's
Sociology and Epistemology of Science," Tradition and Discovery
23/2 (1997) 15-36.
Scripture
Sleuth: Faith Journeys for Inquiring Adults--eight
interactive electronic case studies for personal explorations in the
early church distributed by Liguori Faithware (1998). Reviewed
by Phil Mullins, "EasyGreek Case Studies: Soul Journeys for Inquiring
Adults" Tradition and Discovery 21/3 (1994-1995) 33-34.
When Jesus Favored Women--an
interactive electronic case study with "artificial intelligence" that
enables user to receive feedback/advice and, when finished, to engage in a heart-to-heart
dialogue with the "guardian angel" guiding his/her progress (Piqua:
EasyGreek Software, 1998)
Case One: Peter as Innovator--an interactive electronic case study
published on the Web: http://info.apnpc.com.au/swlib/Home_Hobby/Religion/000FNX.html
Professional Edition--a software tool that enables teachers to personalize
both the content and the functioning of EasyGreek Software Electronic Case Studies;
results can be compiled by Microsoft Visual Basic 3.0 for use in a private PC
or on a server in a computer lab (Piqua: EasyGreek Software, 1997)
The Struggle
for Papal Infallibility at Vatican I (1869-1870)--an interactive electronic
case study that enables students to explore the issues and debates of the council
against the backdrop of Italian and American politics (Piqua: EasyGreek Software,
1997)
The Suffering
Savior Dressed in Medieval Experience--an interactive electronic case study
that enables students to explore the creative genius of Anselm, the Archbishop
of Canterbury (1093-1109), in constructing a theology of the atonement admirably
reflecting the social relations and values of early medieval society (Piqua:
EasyGreek Software, 1997)
The Social and
Theological Origins of the First Crusade (1095-1204)--an interactive electronic
case study that enables students to examine both Christian and Muslim accounts
of the origins, recruitment, and conduct of knights undertaking the first crusade
(Piqua: EasyGreek Software, 1997)
"Religious Pedagogy From Tender to Twilight Years: Parenting, Mentoring,
and Pioneering Discoveries by Religious Masters as Viewed from within Polanyi's
Sociology and Epistemology of Science," Tradition and Discovery
23:2 (1996-1997) 15-36. http://www.mwsc.edu/~polanyi/cvr-html/23-2crv.htm
"The Economic Safety Net in the Didache," Proceedings of the
Eastern Great Lakes Biblical Society 16 (1996) 73-84.
"The Saving Efficacy of the Burning Process," The Didache in
Context: Essays on its Text, History, and Transmission, ed. by Clayton N.
Jefford (Leiden: Brill, 1995) 131-155.
"A Parable," The Cincinnati Judaica Review 5 (1995) 101.
"Distinguishing True and False Prophets: The Protective Wisdom of the
Didache," Journal of Early Christian Studies 2/2 (Summer, 1994)
117-136.
"'If I Join Forces with Mr. Kuhn. . .': Polanyi and Kuhn as Mutually
Supportive and Corrective," Polanyiana (Budapest) 3/1 (1993) 56-74. Reprinted
in Richard Gelwick, ed., From Polanyi to the 21st Century (Proceedings
of a Centennial Conference, Kent State University, The Polanyi Society, 1997)
224-259.
"The Birth of Purgatory: Evidence of the Didache," Proceedings
of the Eastern Great Lakes Biblical Society 12 (1992) 91-104.
"The Miracles of Jesus in a Cross-Cultural Perspective," Explorations
11/1 (1992) 69-96.
"The Identity of `the Son' and `the Others': Mark's Parable of the Wicked
Husbandmen Reconsidered," Biblical Theological Bulletin 20/1 (1990)
30-37.
"Mark's Parable of the Wicked Husbandman as Reaffirming God's Predilection
for Israel," Journal of Ecumenical Studies 26/2 (1989) 289-312.
"The Pastoral Genius of the Didache: An Analytical Translation and Commentary,"
Religious Writings and Religious Systems, Volume II, ed. by Jacob Neusner
et al. (Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1989) 89-126.
"A Fresh Analysis of the Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen in the Light
of Jewish-Catholic Dialogue," Parable and Story in Judaism and Christianity,
ed. by Clemens Thoma and Michael Wyschogrod (New York: Paulist Press, 1989)
81-117.
"The Heuristic Circularity of Commitment and the Experience of Discovery:
A Polanyian Critique of Thomas Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions"
Tradition and Discovery 16/2 (1989) 4-19.
http://www.mwsc.edu/~polanyi/cvr-html/16-2cmr.htm
"The Office of the Bishop in Origen," Raising the Torch of Good
News: Catholic Authority and Dialogue with the World, ed. by B.P. Prusak
(Lanham: University Press of America, 1988) 13-24.
"Polanyi's Understanding of Religion Reconsidered," Convivium
22 (1986) 4-14.
"Jesus as Homeowner: Matthew's Perspective," New Testament Perspectives,
ed. by William P. Frost (Dayton: College Press, 1984), pp. 46-60. Also published
in Explorations 1/3 (1983) 11-20.
Allan J.P. Garrow, The Gospel of Matthew's Dependence on the Didache (London:
T&T Clark International, 2004) in Catholic Biblical Quarterly 67 (2005)146-147.
Raymond Schwager, Jesus in the Drama of Salvation: Toward a Biblical
Doctrine of Redemption (Maryknoll: Crossroad, 1999) in Homiletics 27/1 (summer
2002) 22-27.
James H. Charlesworth, ed., Jesus' Jewishness: Exploring the Place
of Jesus within Early Judaism in Journal of Ecumenical Studies 29/1 (1992) 121-122.
Harold Coward, Sacred Word and Sacred Text (New York: Orbis, 1988)
in Dialogue and Alliance 5/3 (1991) 76-80.
Hayim Goren Perelmuter, Siblings: Rabbinic Judaism and Early Christianity
at Their Beginnings (New York: Paulist, 1989) in New Theological Review 4/1
(1991) 107-108.
Gabriel
Josipovici, The Book of God (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1988) in
Interpretation 44/3 (1990) 318; http://www.yale.edu/yup/books/043201.htm
Terry Callan, Forgetting the Root (N.Y.: Paulist, 1986) in New Catholic
World 231 (1988) 83-84.
Walter Kasper, The God of Jesus Christ (N.Y.: Crossroad, 1986) in
Interpretation 41/2 (1987) 212-214.
Francois Refoulé, ". . . et ainsi tout Israël sera
sauvé, Romains 11, 25-32 (Paris: Editions du Cerf, 1984) in Journal of
Ecumenical Studies 22/4 (1985) 797.
Francis Schüssler Fiorenza, Foundational Theology: Jesus and
the Church (New York: Crossroad, 1984) in Interpretation 40/3 (1986) 331-332.
Ellis Rivkin, What Crucified Jesus? (Nashville: Abingdon, 1984) &
Geza Vermes, Jesus and the World of Judaism (Philadelphia: Fortress, 1984) in
Journal of Ecumenical Studies 21 (1984) 565-566.
Eugene B. Borowitz, Contemporary Christologies: A Jewish Response
(N.Y.: Paulist, 1980) in Journal of Ecumenical Studies 19 (1983) 308.
John T. Pawlikowski, Christ in the Light of Christian-Jewish Dialogue
(Ramsey, N.J.: Paulist Press, 1982) in New Catholic World 226 (1983) 137f.
Raymond A. Moody, Jr., Life After Life and Reflections on Life After
Life (N.Y.: Bantam Books, 1975 and 1977) in Schola 2 (1979) 125-130.
Huston Smith, Forgotten Truth (N.Y.: Harper & Row, 1976) in Saint
Anthony Messenger 84/10 (1977) 44-46.
Bernard Häring, Evangelization Today (Notre Dame: Fides, 1974) in Saint
Anthony Messenger 83/9 (1976) 46-48.
"The Distress Signals of Didache Research -- Quest for a Viable Future"
Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, The Didache in Context
(Philadelphia, PA: 21 Nov 2005)
"Gentile Identity in the Didache Communities as Early Signs of the Parting
of the Ways," Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, The
Didache in Context (San Antonio, TX: 23 Nov 2004)
"The Necessity of Faith for a Successful Scientist and the Necessity
of Discovery for a Successful Believer," CRIS Science and Faith Seminar
Series, 2003-2004 (Azusa, Azusa Pacific University: 14 Jan 2004)
"A New Paradigm for Recovering the Origins and Use of the Didache,"
Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, The Didache in Context
(Atlanta, GA: 23 Nov 2003)
"Polanyi's Epistemology of Discovery as Applied to Science, Religion,
and Astrology," Polanyi Society Annual Meeting (Atlanta, GA: 22 Nov 2003)
http://www.mwsc.edu/orgs/polanyi/MIlavecppr111103.pdf
"Where, When, and for Whom Was the Didache Created?" an
invitational paper presented at the International Specialist Conference (Tilburg,
Netherlands: 07 April 2003) http://www.didache.info/PDFs/TILBURGrev.pdf
"How the Thrill of Scientific Discovery and the Transformative
Power of Religious Experience Share the Same Human Dynamics" (University
of Victoria, British Columbia: 09 Oct 2002)
"The Return to Humility and Truth in our Relationship with Judaism,"
Regional Meeting of the College Theology Society (Cincinnati, OH: 23 March 2002)
"An Analysis of the Christian Expectation of God's Coming at
the End of Time based upon Polanyi's Epistemology of Knowing in the Physical
Sciences," Polanyi's Post-Critical Thought and the Rebirth of Meaning (Chicago,
IL: 08 June 2001)
"Salvation Is from the Jews-An Urgent Proposal," Regional
Meeting of the College Theology Society (Cincinnati, OH: 24 March 2001)
"Fasting, Feasting, and the Theology of Baptism in the Didache,"
Regional Meeting of the College Theology Society (Cincinnati, OH: 11 September
1998)
"Feverish Foretaste of the Earthly Kingdom in the Didache's Eucharist,"
Regional Meeting of the College Theology Society (Cincinnati, OH: 12 September
1997)
"Security Against Exploitation: `Give to everyone asking you'
(Did 1:5)," Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Social
History of Formative Christianity and Judaism Section (New Orleans, LA: 24 November
1996)
"The Economic Safety Net in the Didache Community," Eastern
Great Lakes Biblical Society (Pittsburg, PA: 11 April 1996)
"Tempted as We Are (Heb 4:15): What Jesus' Human Experience Can
Tell Us About Sexuality," Keenan Lecture (Spalding University, Louisville,
KY: 07 March 1996)
"Success Story: Moving from a Creative Idea to a Commercial Product,"
2nd Annual Conference on the Practical Use of Instructional Technology in the
College Classroom (Cincinnati, OH: 06 February 1996)
"Religious Conversations for the Future Church," 10th Interseminary
Conference (Cincinnati, OH: 19 January 1996)
"Religious Pedagogy from Tender to Twilight Years: Parenting,
Mentoring, and Pioneering Discoveries by Religious Masters as Viewed from within
Polanyi's Sociology and Epistemology of Science," Annual Meeting of the
Polanyi Society (Philadelphia, PA: 18 November 95)
"The Social Setting of `Turning the Other Cheek' and `Loving
Ones Enemies'," Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (Philadelphia,
PA: 19 Nov 95)
"Sexuality: A Return to Jesus for a New Direction in the Church,"
Regional Meeting of the College Theology Society (Cincinnati, OH: 09 September
1995)
"Soul Journeys for Inquiring Adults," a demonstration workshop
of my electronic Case Studies at the 1st Annual Conference on the Practical
Use of Instructional Technology in the College Classroom (Cincinnati, OH: 25
February 1995)
"Bordercrossings: Explorations in Christian-Jewish Encounters,"
a team-taught program presented by The Academy for Adult Interfaith Studies
in conjunction with Kinshasha Azariah, John Schmieding, and Mary Lou Vera (Hebrew
Union College, Cincinnati, OH: 29 March to 24 May 1995)
"Trade Secrets for Typing Greek," The Eastern Great Lakes
Biblical Society (Akron, OH: 15 April 1994)
"Theological Inquiry and Deep Learning in the College Classroom:
My Case Study Methodology," for the Louisville Region Annual Meeting of
the College Theological Society (Cincinnati, OH: 09 September 1994)
"The Confession of Failings Prior to the Weekly Eucharist in
the Didache," to the Louisville Region Annual Meeting of the College Theological
Society (Cincinnati, OH: 10 September 1993)
"How and Why the Didache Checked Unruly Prophets," The Eastern
Great Lakes Biblical Society (Pittsburg, PA: 16 April 1993)
"Global Responsibility and Interfaith Communion," Annual
Interfaith Celebration (Cincinnati, OH: September 27, 1992)
"The Birth of Purgatory: Evidence of the Didache," Eastern
Great Lakes Biblical Society, Annual Meeting (Columbus, OH: April 3, 1992)
"If I Join Forces with Mr. Kuhn. . . ," International Polanyi
Conference, Kent State University (Kent, OH: April 12, 1991)
"Jews and Judaism: Dropping our Stones, Eating their Bread,"
72nd Annual Ohio Pastors Convocation (Columbus, OH: January 30, 1991)
"The Pastoral Apocalypse of the Didache," Annual Meeting
of the American Academy of Religion (New Orleans, LA: November 19, 1990)
"Religious Miseducation: The Case of the Parable of the Wicked
Husbandmen," 1990 Assembly of World Religions (San Francisco, CA: August
16, 1990)
"The Origins of Purgatory: An Examination of the Didache's Apocalypse,"
College Theological Society, Louisville Region (Fort Wright, KY: September 22,
1990)
"From Nostra Aetate to the 1985 Notes: Critical Reflections on
What Has Been Said, on What Might Have Been Said, and on What Still Needs to
be Said and Done," University of Cincinnati, Council for Jewish Affairs
(Cincinnati, OH: January 7, 1990)
"An Oral Interpretation of the Didache," College Theological
Society, Louisville Region (Fort Wright, KY: September 23, 1989)
"Mark's Parable of the Wicked Husbandman as Reaffirming God's
Predilection for Israel," Society of Biblical Literature, Annual Meeting
(Chicago, IL: November 21, 1988)
· "The Pharisaic Plot `to destroy him' (Mark 3:6): What Can Be Learned
from the Divergent Gospel Traditions?" Society of Biblical Literature,
Consultation on Passion Narrative and Tradition in Early Christianity (Chicago,
IL: November 22, 1988)
"The Heuristic Circularity of Commitment and the Experience of
Discovery: A Polanyian Critique of Thomas Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions,"
American Academy of Religion, Annual Meeting (Chicago, IL: November 19, 1988)
"What Jacob Neusner Taught Me," College Theological Society,
Louisville Region (Cincinnati, OH: September 23, 1988)
"Who Is Responsible for the Death of Jesus?" The 1988 Schmidt
Lectures (Louisville, KY: April 18, 1988)
"Pharisaic Involvement in the Death of Jesus: To What Extent
Is the New Testament Historically Reliable?" College Theology Society,
Louisville Region (Cincinnati, OH: September 25, 1987)
"The Dynamics of Religious Empowerment," College Theology
Society, Louisville Region (Cincinnati, OH: September 26, 1986)
"Holiness and Organization: Challenges to the Patristic Church,"
College Theology Society, Annual Meeting (Cincinnati, OH: May 30, 1986)
"The Source and Limitations of Episcopal Authority According
to Origen," Origen Colloquium (Notre Dame University: April 13, 1986)
"The Authority of Masters to Interpret the Classics: The Twin
Functions of Ecclesial Authority," College Theological Society, Annual
Meeting (Newport, RI: May 31, 1985)
"The Task of Christology Beyond 1984," College Theological
Society, Annual Meeting (Milwaukee, WI: June 1, 1984)
"Soft Spots in David Tracy's Analysis of the Reception and Interpretation
of the Christian Classics," College Theological Society, Regional Meeting
(Terra Haute, IN: April 6, 1984)
"Star Wars and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest as Modern Athanatian
Christologies," American Academy of Religion, Midwest Region (Terra Haute,
IN: April 7, 1984)
"Empowering Others and Being Empowered," Wisconsin Personnel
and Guidance Association, Annual Meeting (Oconomowoc, WI: October 28, 1983)
"The Limits of Miraculous Accreditation in Matthew's Gospel,"
American Academy of Religion, Midwest Region (Lake Geneva, WI: April 9, 1983)
"The Cinderella Fallacy: To Empower as Jesus Did," College
Theological Society, Annual Meeting (Detroit, MI: June 6, 1982)
"Reclaiming the Human Dynamics Undergirding Spiritual Empowering,"
American Academy of Religion, Upper Midwest Region (St. Paul, MN: April 16,
1982)
"The Pharisees: Bad Guys or Divinely Inspired Forerunners?"
(February 10); "How the Jesus Movement Burst Out of its Jewish Shell"
(March 17); "How the Early Church of Radical Pacifists Turned its Face
Toward Holy Wars" (April 24); The 1982 Dennis L. Landon Lectures (Pilgrim
Christian Church; Brookfield, WI)
"The Social and Historical Context of Jesus' Teaching,"
6th National Workshop on Christian-Jewish Relations (Milwaukee, WI: October
27, 1981)
"Matthew's Distrust of Miraculous Accreditation," American
Academy of Religion, Upper Midwest Region (St. Paul, MN: April 12, 1980)
"Experiencing God as an Acquired Art," American Academy
of Religion, Upper Midwest Region (St. Paul, MN: April 11,1980)
"The Use of Isaiah 53 Within Early Christianity," Regional
Meeting of Catholic-Jewish Dialogue (Milwaukee, MN: December 6, 1978)
"How Is the Crucifixion Efficacious," College Theological
Society, Louisville Region (Centerville, OH: September 23, 1977)
"The Phenomenology and Epistemology of Discovery," American
Academy of Religion, Midwest Region (Chicago, IL: February 19, 1977)
"The Bible as Inspiring and Authorizing Incompatible Doctrines
and Practices," Ohio Theological Colloquium (Centerville, OH: October 23,
1976)
"Our Image of God Must Change," Advanced Seminar in Theology
and the Sciences (Chicago, IL: May 27, 1976)
"The Transmission and the Transmutation of Beliefs Based Upon
the Scriptures," American Academy of Religion, Southeastern Region (Nashville,
TN: March 20, 1976)
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