theologian

Pope Benedict XVI, elected a philosopher king, was at heart a German professor

By Thomas Reese — December 31, 2022
(RNS) — In 2005, the cardinals thought they were electing the smartest man in the room. They should instead have sought the man who would listen to all the other smart people in the church.

A transqueer Latinx theologian writes about reaching ‘A Path to Our Liberation’

By Alejandra Molina — April 18, 2022
(RNS) — 'It's important for me as a trans person, as Latinx, to take place and to bear witness that even someone like me can follow the ways of Jesus and maybe imagine another possible world.'

Norman Geisler, theologian and prolific author, dies at 86

By Adelle M. Banks — July 1, 2019
(RNS) — A philosopher and longtime defender of conservative Christian beliefs, Geisler founded the International Society of Christian Apologetics in 2006.

Cardinal Kasper is far from controversies for a change, and happily so

By David Gibson — January 3, 2019
ROME (RNS) — One of the most influential Catholic theologians, Cardinal Walter Kasper has in recent years been swept up in Pope Francis’ effort to make the Catholic Church more compassionate and inclusive.

Campaign pits theologian vs. born-again immigrant

By John Dyer — August 23, 2018
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (RNS) — The race for a seat in the Rhode Island House of Representatives has become a battle between two outspoken Christian women who’ve carved out sharply different moral stances on hot-button issues.

Am I not a theologian too?

By F. Romall Smalls — March 15, 2018
(RNS) — Why don’t more of us study and think of theological giants like the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and his chief of staff, the Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker, as theologians?

Theologian and religious broadcaster R.C. Sproul dies at 78

By Adelle M. Banks — December 14, 2017
(RNS) — Sproul was known for his worldwide radio broadcast, 'Renewing Your Mind,' as well as dozens of books, including 'Everyone’s a Theologian.'

William Hamilton, who said `God is Dead,’ dies at 87

By Tracy Gordon — March 1, 2012

PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) William Hamilton, the retired theologian who declared in the 1960s that God was dead, died Tuesday (Feb. 28) in his downtown Portland apartment. He was 87. By Nancy Haught.

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