Thomas J. J. Altizer (1927–2018)
Auteur de Radical theology and the death of God
A propos de l'auteur
Thomas Jonathan Jackson Altizer was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on May 28, 1927. During World War II, he enlisted in the Army, where he worked on radios for bombers. He received a bachelor's degree in 1948, a master's degree in theology in 1951, and a Ph.D. in history of religions in 1955 from afficher plus the University of Chicago. He wanted to become an Episcopal priest but failed a psychiatric evaluation. He taught at Wabash College, Emory University, and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. As a theologian, he believed in the God is dead movement. He wrote around 20 books including Radical Theology and the Death of God written with William Hamilton, The Gospel of Christian Atheism, and Living the Death of God. He died from complications of a stroke on November 28, 2018 at the age of 91. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Crédit image: Cathedral Bells
Œuvres de Thomas J. J. Altizer
The descent into hell;: A study of the radical reversal of the Christian consciousness (1970) 13 exemplaires
Oeuvres associées
Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Winter 1989, Vol. LVII, No. 4 (1989) — Contributeur — 2 exemplaires
Theological Reflection and the Pursuit of Ideals: Theology, Human Flourishing and Freedom (2013) — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Altizer, Thomas Jonathan Jackson
- Date de naissance
- 1927-05-28
- Date de décès
- 2018-10-28
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Charleston, West Virginia, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Port Jefferson, New York, USA
Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, USA
Charleston, West Virginia, USA - Études
- University of Chicago (BA, MA - Theology, PhD - History of Religions)
St. John's College, Annapolis
Stonewall Jackson High School - Professions
- theologian
- Organisations
- Wabash College
Emory University
State University of New York, Stony Brook
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 27
- Aussi par
- 4
- Membres
- 550
- Popularité
- #45,355
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 7
- ISBN
- 43
- Langues
- 2
- Favoris
- 1
A lucid, Joyous, wise, evangelical-- even pastoral --piece of theological work -William Hamilton