William Placher
American theologian (1948–2008)
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William Carl Placher (April 28, 1948 to November 30, 2008) [6] was an American postliberal theologian. He was LaFollette Distinguished Professor in the Humanities at Wabash College until his death in 2008.[7] He was a leader at Wabash Avenue Presbyterian Church.[8][9]
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| Born | William Carl Placher April 28, 1948[1] |
| Died | November 30, 2008 (aged 60)[2] |
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| Discipline | Theology |
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| Institutions | Wabash College |
Life
Placher graduated from Wabash in 1970 and completed his PhD at Yale in 1975; he became assistant professor at Wabash in 1974, but also taught at Stanford, Haverford College, Chicago and Princeton.[6][7]
The American Academy of Religion awarded him the ‘’Excellence in Teaching Award’’ in 2002.[7]
He also worked as an editor at "Christian Century".[6]
At the time of this death, he was working in Minnesota as the Killian McDonnell Writer-in-Residence at the Collegeville Institute.[7]
Bibliography
He wrote thirteen books, including A History of Christian Theology, The Domestication of Transcendence and The Triune God.[6]
Publications
- Unapologetic Theology, 1989 [10][11]
- A History of Christian Theology, 1983 [10]
- Readings in the History of Christian Theology (Volumes I and II), 1988 [10]
- Belonging to God, 1992 [11]
- Narratives of a vulnerable God, 1994 [10]
- The Domestication of Transcendence, 1996 [11]
- Why are we here? (with Ronald F. Thiemann), 1998 [11]
- Jesus the Savior, 2001 [10]
- Struggling with Scripture (with Walter Brueggemann and Brian Blount), 2002 [10]
- Callings: Twenty centuries of Christian wisdom on vocation, 2005 [11]
- The Triune God, 2007 [11]
- Mark, 2010 [11]
- Unapologetic Theology [6]
Editing
- Essentials of Christian Theology (ed.), 2003 [10]
