Glen Stassen

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Glen Harold Stassen is a noted United States ethicist, professor and Baptist theologian. He is known for his work on theological ethics, politics, social justice, and for developing the Just Peacemaking theory in ethics on the question of war. He is the son of former Minnesota governor and nine-time Presidential candidate Harold Stassen.

Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 Books 4 Notes 5 External links

[edit] Education

Stassen received his BA in Physics from University of Virginia, BD from Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York and his PhD from Duke University. ^[1] He has been a visiting scholar at Harvard University, Duke University, Columbia University, and the University of Heidelberg in Germany.

[edit] Career

Stassen was a professor for twenty years at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is currently the Lewis B. Smedes Professor of Christian Ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. ^[2]

Stassen is also contributor to Sojourners Magazine and has frequently appeared in the media, including the Los Angeles Times and The O'Reilly Factor. ^[3] His book Kingdom Ethics: Following Jesus in Contemporary Context, was awarded Best Book of the Year in the Theology/Ethics category by Christianity Today in 2004. ^{[4] [5]}

[edit] Books

• Journey into Peacemaking (1983)
• Just Peacemaking: Transforming Initiatives for Justice and Peace (1992)
• Authentic Transformation: A New Vision of Christ and Culture (with John Howard Yoder and Diane Yeager) (1996)
• Capital Punishment: A Reader, editor (1998)
• Just Peacemaking: Ten Practices for Abolishing War, editor (1998)
• Kingdom Ethics: Following Jesus in Contemporary Context (with David Gushee) (2003)
• Living the Sermon on the Mount: A Practical Hope for Grace and Deliverance (2006)
• Peace Action: Past, Present, and Future, editor (with Lawrence S. Wittner) (2007)
• Just Peacemaking: The New Paradigm for the Ethics of Peace and War, editor (2008)

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Fuller Theological Seminary
2. ^ Faith In Public Life
3. ^ Fuller Theological Seminary
4. ^ Faith In Public Life
5. ^ Christianity Today Book Awards 2004 - Christianity Today magazine - ChristianityTodayLibrary.com

[edit] External links

• Glen Stassen's homepage at Fuller Theological Seminary
• Pro-life? Look at the Fruits- An essay by Glen Stassen published in the Sojourners
• A critical essay from National Review on Stassen's analysis of abortion under George W. Bush's administration
• Profile of Glen Stassen in Faith in Public Life
• Essay by Glen Stassen on Just Peacemaking and Terrorism, published in Christian Ethics Today