Dillenberger, John

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DILLENBERGER, John

DILLENBERGER, John. American, b. 1918. Genres: Art/Art history, Theology/Religion. Career: Professor Emeritus, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA, since 1983 (Dean, 1963-69, Professor of Historical Theology, 1963-78, and President, 1967-72). Assistant Prof of Religion, 1949-52, Dept. Representative, Columbia College, 1949-54, Associate Professor, 1952-54, and Assistant Secretary, Ph. D. Program, 1951-54, Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary, NYC; Associate Professor of Theology, 1954-57, and Parkman Professor of Theology, 1957-58, Divinity School, and Chairman, Professor in History and Philosophy of Religion, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, 1955-58, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Ellen S. James Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology, Drew University, Madison, NJ, 1958-62; Dean of Graduate Studies, Dean of Faculty, and Professor of Historical Theology, San Francisco Theological Seminary, CA, 1962-64; President, Hartford Seminary, 1978-83. Publications: God Hidden and Revealed, 1953; (with C. Welch) Protestant Christianity, 1954, 1988; Protestant Thought and Natural Science, 1960; Contours of Faith, 1969; (with J. Dillenberger) Perceptions of the Spirit in 20th Century American Art, 1977; Benjamin West: The Context of His Life's Work, 1977; The Visual Arts and Christianity in America, 1984, 1989; A Theology of Artistic Sensibilities, 1986; Images and Relics: Theological Perceptions and Visual Images in 16th Century Europe, 1999. EDITOR: Martin Luther: Selections from His Writings, 1961; John Calvin: Selections from His Writings, 1971. Address: 727 Gelston Pl, El Cerrito, CA 94530, U.S.A. Online address: Dillberg@aol.com

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