Curriculum Vita George W. Stroup J.B. Green Professor of Theology ...

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Curriculum Vita
George W. Stroup
J.B. Green Professor of Theology
Columbia Theological Seminary
P.O. Box 520
Decatur, Georgia 30031-0520
Telephone: 404-687-4554
E-mail: stroupg@CTSnet.edu
J.B. Green Professor of Theology; 1986- present
Columbia Theological Seminary
Associate Professor of Theology; 1980-1986
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary;
Austin, Texas
Assistant Professor of Theology; 1974-1980
Princeton Theological Seminary;
Princeton, New Jersey
Assistant Professor of Religion; 1973-1974
The University of the South;
Sewanee, Tennessee
Vanderbilt University, Ph.D
Nashville, Tennessee 1973
Vanderbilt University, MA 1972
Yale University Divinity School, STM 1970
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale University Divinity School, BD 1969
Rice University, BD (History) 1966
Houston, Texas

Publications
Books:
Why Jesus Matters. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press, 2011
Calvin. Nashville, Tennessee: Abingdon Press, 2009.
Before God. Eerdmans, 2004.
Many Voices, One God: Being Faithful in a Pluralistic World. Co-Edited with Walter
Brueggemann Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press, 1998.
Reformed Reader: A Sourcebook in Christian Theology. Volume II:
Contemporary Trajectories, 1799-Present. Editor. Louisville, Kentucky:
Westminster/John Knox Press, 1993.
Jesus Christ for Today. Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1982.
The Promise of Narrative Theology: Recovering the Gospel in the Church. Richmond,
Virginia: John Knox Press, 1981; London, SCM Press, 1984; Eugene, Oregon:
Wipf & Stock, 1997.
Chapters:
“God’s Freedom From and For the World” in Always Being Reformed: Faith For a
Fragmented World by Shirley C. Guthrie. Second Edition. Louisville, Kentucky:
Westminster John Knox Press, 2008, pp. 121-139.
“Reformed Identity in an Ecumenical World” in Reformed Theology: Identity and
Ecumenicity. Eds. Wallave M. Alston, Jr. and Michael Welker. Grand Rapids,
Michigan: Eerdmans, 2003, pp. 257-270.
"The Spirit of Pluralism" in Many Voices, One God: Being Faithful in a Pluralistic
World. George W. Stroup and Walter Brueggemann, eds. Louisville, Kentucky:
Westminster John Knox Press, 1998, pp. 167-178.
"Introduction" in Many Voices, One God: Being Faithful in a Pluralistic World.
George W. Stroup and Walter Brueggemann, eds. Louisville, Kentucky:
Westminster John Knox Press, 1998, pp. 1-11.
"The Coherence of the Gospel in an Incoherent World" in Biblical Theology: Problems
and Perspectives. Steven J. Kraftchick, Charles D. Myers, Jr., and Ben C.
Ollenburger, eds. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1995, pp. 235-246.
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"Narrative in Calvin's Hermeneutic" in John Calvin and the Church: A Prism of Reform.
Ed. Timothy George. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1990.
"Revelation" in Christian Theology: An Introduction to its Traditions and Tasks.
Eds. Peter C. Hodgson and Robert H. King. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1982,
pp. 88-114.
Articles:
Feasting on the Word: Preaching for the Revised Common Lectionary. Eds. David L.
Bartlett and Barbara Brown Taylor.Vols. 1-12. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster
John Knox Press, 2008-2010. Numerous essays
"A Lovers' Quarrel: Theology and the Church" in Speeches From the Presidential
Inauguration, November 14, 1997. Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary,
pp. 2-14.
"Narrative Theology" in A New Handbook of Christian Theology. Eds. Donald W.
Musser and Joseph L. Price. Nashville, Abingdon Press, 1992, pp. 323-327.
"Grace," "Munus Triplex," and "Narrative Theology" in Encyclopedia of the Reformed
Tradition. Ed. Donald K. McKim. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press,
1992, pp. 160-2, 247, 249.
"Theology of Narrative or Narrative Theology? A Response to Why Narrative?" in
Theology Today, Vol. XLVII, No. 4 (Jan., 1991), pp. 424-432.
"Jesus Christ" in Handbook of Themes for Preaching. Ed. James W. Cox. Louisville,
Kentucky: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1991, pp. 143-145.
"Revelation and Pastoral Care" and "Guidance, Divine" in Dictionary of Pastoral Care
and Counseling. Ed. Rodney J. Hunter. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1990,
pp. 1083-1085, 485-6.
"Homosexuality: Will It Preach?" (with Brian H. Childs) in Journal for Preachers,
Vol. XII, No. 2 (Lent, 1989), pp. 14-18.
"Between Echo and Nacissus: The Role of the Bible in Feminist Theology" in
Interpretation, Vol. XLII, No. 1 (Jan., 1988), pp. 19-32.
"Jesus in the Sermon--Who Is he and What Does He Do?" in Journal for Preachers,
Vol. XI, No. 2 (Lent, 1988), pp. 3-7.
"Advent Again" in Journal for Preachers, Vol. X, No. 1 (Advent, 1986), pp. 2-6.
"Death, Resurrection, and the Communion of the Saints" in Reformed Liturgy and Music,
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1986.
"Evangelism and Reformed Theology" in The Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Bulletin, Vol. C, No. 8 (April, 1985), pp. 25-30.
"Narrative Theology and Christian Preaching" in Mission, Vol. 18, No. 4 (Oct., 1984),
pp. 8-11.
"Presbyterians and the Eucharist" in The Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Bulletin: Faculty Edition.Vol. C, No. 4 (October, 1984), pp. 23-31.
"Presbyterians and Peacemaking: A Response to Peacemaking: the Believers' Calling"
(with Ross D. Dunn) in The Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Bulletin:
Faculty Edition, October, 1983, pp. 28-36.
"The Worship of the Triune God" in Reformed Liturgy and Music. Vol. XVII, No. 4
(Fall, 1983), pp. 160-165.
"The Relevance of the Munus Triplex for Reformed Theology and Ministry" in The
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Bulletin: Faculty Edition, June, 1983,
Vol. XCVIII, No. 9, pp. 12-32.
"The Finality of Jesus Christ" in The Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Bulletin:
Faculty Edition, June, Vol. XCVII, No. 9 (June, 1982), pp. 5-13.
"Why Homileticians Should Read German" in Homiletic, Vol. VII, No. 1 (1982), pp. 1-4.
"The Grace of God Versus the American Dream" in The Presbyterian Outlook,
Vol. 164, No. 13 (March 29, 1982), pp. 6-7.
"The Community of Faith: No End in Itself" in Presbyterian Survey, Vol. 71, No. 10
(November, 1981), pp. 14-16.
"Preaching as a Theological Discipline" in Homiletic, Vol. III (1978), pp. 3-8.
"Chalcedon Revisited" in Theology Today, Vol. XXXV, No. 1 (April, 1978), pp. 52-64.
"A Bibliographical Critique" in Theology Today, Vol. XXXII, No. 2 (July 1975),
pp. 133-143.
Editorial Board
The Columbia Series in Reformed Theology. Westminster John Knox Press, 1995- .
Feasting on the Word: Preaching for the Revised Common lectionary. Westminster John
Knox Press, 2008-2010
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Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Ordained Minister of Word and Sacrament (August 12, 1973)
Member, Cherokee Presbytery (1987—present)
Committee on Ministry, Cherokee Presbytery
General Assembly Committee on the Inclusion of the Belhar Confession in the Book of
Confessions, 2009-2010.
General Assembly Select Committee on a Brief Confession of Faith (1984-1991)
The Council on Theology and Culture (1983-1988)
Personal Data
Married to Dr. Donna Fox Stroup, a mathematical statistician. Two children: Lucille
Elizabeth Stroup (9/30/1979) and Andrew Wells Stroup (6/12/1983).
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