Robert Hamerton-Kelly
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Robert G. Hamerton-Kelly (b. 1938) is a Christian theologian, ordained United Methodist pastor, and author and editor of several books on religion and violence.
[edit] Life and career
Hamerton-Kelly was born in Cape Town, South Africa, received his undergraduate education from the University of Cambridge, and earned his Th.D. from Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York under W. D. Davies.
From 1972 to 1986, Hamerton-Kelly served as Dean of the Chapel at Stanford University. Hamerton-Kelly also was minister of Stanford Memorial Church, a Consulting Professor of Religious Studies and, by courtesy, of Classics.
At Stanford, Hamerton-Kelly became acquainted with Rene Girard, and was a founding member of the Colloquium on Violence and Religion [1] to further research and discuss the themes of Girard's work. In 1987, Hamerton-Kelly edited Violent Origins: Walter Burkett, Rene Girard, and Jonathan Z. Smith on Ritual Killing and Cultural Formation, essays from early meetings of the colloquium.
From 1986 to 1997, Hamerton-Kelly was a Senior Research Scholar at the Center for International Security and Arms Control (now the Center for International Security and Cooperation [2]) specializing in ethics of nuclear weapons and military intervention. During this time, Hamerton-Kelly was particularly interested in ethnic conflict in Central Europe.
From 1996 to 2004, Hamerton-Kelly served as pastor at the Woodside Village Church in Woodside, California. Currently, Hamerton-Kelly studies the Greek writings of the early Christian church and gives biweekly sermons at the First United Methodist Church in Palo Alto, California.
[edit] Bibliography (partial)
Hamerton-Kelly, Robert. God the Father: Theology and Patriarchy in the Teaching of Jesus Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress: 1979.
Hamerton-Kelly, Robert (Ed.). Violent Origins: Walter Burkett, René Girard, and Jonathan Z. Smith on Ritual Killing and Cultural Formation. Stanford University Press: 1988.
Hamerton-Kelly, Robert. Sacred Violence: Paul's Hermeneutic of the Cross. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress: 1992.
Hamerton-Kelly, Robert and Rene Girard. The Gospel and the Sacred: Poetics of Violence in Mark. Fortress Press: 1993.
Hamerton-Kelly, Robert. Pre-Existence, Wisdom, and the Son of Man. Wipf & Stock Publishers: 2001.
