Ted Peters | |
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Born | April 3, 1941 |
Nationality | American |
Ecclesiastical career | |
Religion | Christianity (Lutheran) |
Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | |
Influences | Wolfhart Pannenberg |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Theology |
Sub-discipline | Systematic theology |
Institutions | |
Website | tedstimelytake |
Theodore Frank Peters (born 1941), known as Ted Peters, is an American Lutheran theologian and Emeritus Professor of Systematic Theology and Ethics at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary and the Graduate Theological Union. In addition to his work as a theologian and educator, he is a prolific author and editor on Christian theology, Public Theology, the interaction of science and religion, bioethics, and space ethics. He is the former editor of Dialog, a quarterly scholarly magazine of modern and postmodern theology, and now co-editor of Theology and Science.[1] Peters also serves on the Advisory Council of METI (Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence). Ted Peters also writes fiction, espionage thrillers featuring a female inner city pastor, Leona Foxx. He received a BA from Michigan State University, an M.Div. from Trinity Lutheran Seminary, and an MA and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.[2]