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Overview
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| David
Lauber
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Assistant Professor of Theology
On faculty since 2000
Office: BGC 208
Phone: (630) 752-5055
david.lauber@wheaton.edu
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| Education |
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Ph.D.
Princeton Theological Seminary (Systematic Theology,
1999)
M.A.R. Yale Divinity School (Theology, 1992)
B.A. Wheaton College (Philosophy, 1989)
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Professional and Personal Interests
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As a theologian friend of mine likes to say, "The task of
the teacher of theology is to make his or her students better
readers of Holy Scripture." Theology, therefore, must contribute
to the reading and interpretation of Scripture, or it is of
no use at all. By helping students wrestle with difficult
and complex theological, philosophical, historical, and hermeneutical
issues, it is always my goal that they will approach Scripture
with open and searching eyes and open and receptive ears.
Further, I trust that their hearts will be open to a fresh
hearing of the Word of God, as they return again and again
to the narrative of God's self-disclosure in the history of
Israel, culminating in the person and work of Jesus Christ.
It is indeed my privilege and obligation to assist my students
in the ongoing pursuit of thinking and living Christianly
in the contemporary world. Hence, the reading and study of
theology has vital practical consequences as it makes a modest
contribution to the life and witness of the Church.
Theology can never be reduced to intellectual conundrums and
ought never be pedantic and dry. Theology must be practiced
with joy and wonder, as we reflect with love and gratitude
upon the gracious, holy, and living God who reveals himself
in the person of Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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- BITH 111 Gospel, Church and Culture
- BITH 315/316 Christian Thought
- BITH 372 Historical Theology
- BITH 374 Systematic Theology
- BITH 375 Theological Ethics
- BITH 382 Theology of the Church
- BITH 388 Christology
- BITH 391 Doctrine of Salvation
- BITH 396 Roman Catholic Theology
- BITH 485 Theology of Martin Luther
- BITH 488 Theology of Karl Barth
- BITH 494 Senior Seminar: Global Christianity
- BITH 565 Christian Theology
- BITH 567 The Nature and Ministry of the Church
- BITH 656 Historical Theology: Contemporary Theology
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- American Academy of Religion
- Karl Barth Society of North America
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Research |
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- Doctrine of the Atonement
- Doctrine of God - Divine Attributes
- Theology and Social Ethics
- Theology of Karl Barth
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Books
Barth on the Descent into Hell: God, Atonement and the Christian Life. Ashgate Publishing Limited (Barth Studies Series), 2004.
Reviews:
Burnett, Richard. Karl Barth's Theological Exegesis. Mohr Siebeck, 2001. In Zeitschrift für dialektische Theologie 18, no. 1 (2002), 106-107.
Lewis, Alan. Between Cross and Resurrection: A Theology of Holy Saturday. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2001. In The Cresset LXV, no. 4 (2002), 40-41.
DeHart, Paul. Beyond the Necessary God: Trinitarian Faith and Philosophy in the Thought of Eberhard Jüngel. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1999. In Theology Today 58 (2002), 590-593.
Farrow, Douglas. Ascension and Ecclesia. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1999. In Modern Theology 16 (2000), 549-552.
Welker, Michael and Willis, David eds.
Toward the Future of Reformed Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1999. In The Princeton Seminary Bulletin XXI new series (2000), 241-243.
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