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Carl Braaten | |
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| Born | Carl Edward Braaten January 3, 1929 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | October 28, 2023 (aged 94) |
| Spouse |
LaVonne Gardner (m. 1951) |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity (Lutheran) |
| Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church |
| Ordained | 1958 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Thesis | Christ, Faith and History (1959) |
| Doctoral advisor | Paul Tillich |
| Influences | Wolfhart Pannenberg[1] |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Theology |
| Institutions | Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago |
Carl Edward Braaten (January 3, 1929 – October 28, 2023) was an American Lutheran theologian and minister.
Braaten authored and edited numerous books and theological papers, including Principles of Lutheran Theology (Fortress Press, 1983), Mother Church: Ecclesiology and Ecumenism (Fortress Press, 1998) and In One Body Through the Cross: The Princeton Proposal for Christian Unity (Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2003). Along with Robert Jenson, was an influential figure in developing and restoring the catholic roots of Lutheranism at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
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