United Theological Seminary
of the Twin Cities

 

 
 


 

Paul E. Capetz

Associate Professor of Historical Theology

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) member
Appointed 1992

historical interpretation of Christianity
Reformation and modern Protestant theology
theological ethics
 
    COURSES OFFERED IN THE CURRENT ACADEMIC YEAR
CH440   The Reformed Confessional Tradition (by arrangement)
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CH461   Introduction to Historical Theology
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CH536   Theology and Ethics of Reinhold Niebuhr
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TR552   Major 20th Century Moral Thinkers - Karl Barth
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     Other Courses Offered
CH414   John Calvin and the Reformed Tradition
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CH462   Introduction to American Religious Histories
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Publications

“Theology and the Non-Theological Study of Religion: A Critical Assessment of Schleiermacher’s Legacy.” In Subjectivity and Truth: Proceedings of the Schleiermacher-Kierkegaard Congress, edited by Theodor Jorgensen et al. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2006.

“The First Commandment as a Theological and Ethical Imperative.” In The Ten Commandments: The Reciprocity of Faithfulness, edited by William P. Brown . Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2004.

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God: A Brief History.
Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2003

 

 

“The Gospel According to Matthew Shepard: The Theme Reconciliation in ‘The Confession of 1967’ from the Perspective of the Unreconciled.” Church and Society (Spring 2002).

“Binding and Unbinding the Conscience: Luther’s Significance for the Plight of a Gay Protestant.” Theology and Sexuality (Spring 2002).

“Contemporary Theology and the Task of Preaching.” The Clergy Journal (November-December 2001).

“Defending the Reformed Tradition? Problematic Aspects of the Appeal to Biblical and Confessional Authority in the Present Theological Crisis confronting the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).” The Journal of Presbyterian History 79, no. 1 (Spring 2001): 23-39.

Christian Faith as Religion: A Study in the Theologies of Calvin and Schleiermacher. Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, 1998).

Education

B.A.
University of California at Los Angeles
M.Div.
Yale Divinity School
Ph.D.
The University of Chicago

Personal

I respect the rigors of serious conversation about and inquiry into matters of importance to our common life. I enjoy persons who exemplify a zest for living as well as a sense of humor. I understand the sincere quest for a truth by which to live life in a meaningful and authentic manner. I appreciate the beauty of the natural world.

Contact Paul at pcapetz@unitedseminary.edu or 651.255.6130.

 

 

“In my teaching I seek to model for students a genuinely dialogical approach to the interpretation of the Christian theological tradition that allows us to engage this complex heritage with our critical questions and contemporary concerns while being open to the spiritual and moral challenges it poses to us.”

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“I am committed to understanding the implications of a thoroughgoing historical approach to the study of religion and theology. My concern is to develop a responsible theological perspective out of the resources of the Protestant tradition that can inform and sustain religious and moral values in an increasingly pluralistic world. My hope is that the historical study of our inherited religious traditions can lead to new possibilities of dialogue with an openness to those who are different from ourselves in order that we may work together toward building a humanly just and ecologically sustainable global community.”

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”Now more than ever there is a pressing need for highly educated ministry that can give intelligent and thoughtful leadership to churches and that can also assist our broader culture to reflect self-critically upon the ultimate religious questions of the meaning and purpose of human life in the world.”

 

 


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