Dr. James M. Brandt, Saint Paul School of Theology faculty member

James M. Brandt

Professor of Historical Theology

and Director of Contextual Education

Phone: 816-245-4805
E-mail: jbrandt@spst.edu

Education

PhD, University of Chicago
MDiv, Luther Theological Seminary
BA, St. Olaf College

I understand theology to be disciplined, critical reflection on the Christian faith. Theology is "faith seeking understanding." This means that theology begins from faith and seeks for deeper understanding of the dynamics of faith.

Denomination

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Ordained Minister

Discipline or Specialty

Primary: Historical Theology and Ethics, Church History
Secondary: Practical Theology, Contextual Education, Spirituality, Social Ministry

Representative Courses Taught

Preparing for Local Ministries
Ministry in Context
19th Century Protestant Theology
Luther and Schleiermacher
Immersion: Guatemala

Recent Publications

"Historical Theology," in The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Practical Theology, Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore, ed. (Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012).

Schleiermacher's Christian Ethics: Selections, translator (Louisville: Westminister John Knox Press, 2011).

"Interpretation of Culture in Schleiermacher's Christian Ethics," in Schleiermacher, the Study of Religion, and the Future of Theology (Berlin: deGruyter, 2010).

Articles on the Enlightenment, Immanuel Kant, Gottfried Wilhelm Lessing, Wilhelm Dilthey, Atheism Controversy, Siegmund Jakob Baumgarten, Ferdinand Kattenbusch, Johann August Wilhelm Neander, Wilhelm Abraham Teller, Friedrich August Gottreu Tholuck, Julius August Ludwig Wegscheider in New Westminster Dictionary of Church History, Volume 2, Robert Benedetto, ed. (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, forthcoming).

"Theological Reflections," Lectionary Homiletics (May 2006).

All Things New: Reform of Church and Society in Schleiermacher's Christian Ethics (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001).