Robert Jenson
Robert Jenson | |
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| Born | Robert William Jenson August 2, 1930 Eau Claire, Wisconsin, US |
| Died | September 5, 2017 (aged 87) Princeton, New Jersey, US |
| Spouse | Blanche Rockne (m. c. 1954) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Thesis | Cur Deus Homo? (1959) |
| Doctoral advisor | Peter Brunner |
| Influences | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Theology |
| Sub-discipline | Systematic theology |
| School or tradition | Lutheranism |
| Institutions | |
| Doctoral students | Colin Gunton |
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| Influenced | Roger E. Olson |
Robert William Jenson (August 2, 1930 – September 5, 2017) was a leading American Lutheran and ecumenical theologian. Prior to his retirement in 2007, he spent seven years as the director of the Center for Theological Inquiry in Princeton, NJ. He was the co-founder of the Center for Catholic and Evangelical Theology and is known for his two-volume Systematic Theology published between 1997 and 1999.