Norman A. Beck
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Dr. Norman A. Beck is an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America pastor, and he serves as the contract pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Stockdale (Denhawken), Texas. He is also a Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation Professor, and writes and speaks about the relationships between Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Also, he is the Poehlmann Professor of Theology and Classical Languages and the Chairman of the Department of Theology and Philosophy at Texas Lutheran University.
[edit] Education
- doctorate from Princeton Theological Seminary
- bachelor of divinity from Trinity Lutheran Seminary
- bachelor of arts from Capital University
- honorary doctorate of divinity from Trinity Lutheran Seminary.
[edit] Published Books
- Mature Christianity: The Recognition and Repudiation of the Anti-Jewish Polemic of the New Testament
- Anti-Roman Cryptograms in the New Testament: Symbolic Messages of Hope and Liberation
- Mature Christianity in the 21st Century (Shared Ground Among Jews and Christians)
- The New Testament: A New Translation and Redaction
[edit] Signed statements
He was among the signers of "The Passion of the Christ, Jewish Pain, and Christian Responsibility: A Response to Mel Gibson's Film; A Statement by Concerned Christians" in September, 2004 [1]. He was among the signers of an "An Open Letter Concerning Religion and Science," signed by members of the clergy and addressed to school board members asking them to continue teaching evolution as sound science, affirming that this did not conflict with religious beliefs [2].
