Thomas Jay Oord
Thomas Jay Oord (born November 10, 1965) is a theologian, philosopher, and scholar of multidisciplinary studies who teaches at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho. He is the author or editor of nearly twenty books. Oord is known for his contributions to research on love, open theism, postmodernism, the relationship between religion and science, Wesleyan, Holiness, Nazarene, and Evangelical theology.[1]
Early life and education
Raised in Othello, Washington, Oord went from high school to attend Northwest Nazarene College, graduating in 1988. After serving as a pastor for several years in a church in Walla Walla, Washington he enrolled at Nazarene Theological Seminary, graduating with a Master of Divinity. He then attended Claremont Graduate University, earning an M.A and Ph.D. in Religion in 1999, before completing post-doctoral studies at Harvard Divinity School. He then taught at Eastern Nazarene College before returning to his alma mater, Northwest Nazarene.[2][3]
NNU Employment
Oord is a professor at NNU, where he has taught since 2002. [4] Despite his status as a tenured professor, Dr. Oord learned that he would be laid-off at the end of the 2014-2015 school year. The reason cited by the administration was declining enrollments in the theology program,[5] but it is surmised that he is being dismissed because of theological positions that are not in the mainstream of the Nazarene tradition.[6]
Personal life
Oord is married to his wife Cheryl and has three daughters. He is an ordained elder within the Church of the Nazarene.[7]
Selected bibliography
- Defining Love: A Philosophical, Scientific, and Theological Engagement (2010) ISBN 1-58743-257-9
- The Nature of Love: A Theology (2010) ISBN 978-0-8272-0828-5
- The Best News You Will Ever Hear (with Robert Luhn) (2011) ISBN 978-0-9829300-5-2
- The Many Facets of Love: Philosophical Perspectives (2007) ISBN 978-1-84718-123-7
- Relational Holiness: Responding to the Call of Love (with Michael Lodahl) (2005) ISBN 978-0-8341-2182-9
- Science of Love: The Wisdom of Well-Being (2004) ISBN 978-1-932031-70-6
- Matching Theology and Piety (1999)
As editor and contributor:
- Nazarenes Exploring Evolution (with Sherri Walker) (2014)
- Relational Theology: A Contemporary Introduction (2012)
- God in an Open Universe: Science, Metaphysics, and Open Theism (2011)
- The Bible Tells Me So (with Richard Thompson) (2011)
- The Polkinghorne Reader (2010)
- Creation Made Free: Open Theology Engaging Science (2009)
- Love Among Us (with Darrin Grinder) (2009)
- Divine Grace and Emerging Creation: Wesleyan Forays in Science and Theology of Creation (2009)
- Postmodern and Wesleyan? Exploring the Boundaries and Possibilities (with Jay Akkerman and Brent Peterson) (2009) ISBN 978-0-8341-2458-5
- The Altruism Reader: Selections from Writings on Love, Religion, and Science (2007) ISBN 978-1-59947-127-3
- Philosophy of Religion: Essay Introductions (2003) ISBN 978-0-8341-1995-6
- Thy Name and Thy Nature is Love (with Bryan P. Stone) (2001) ISBN 978-0-687-05220-2
- Generation Xers Talk about the Church of the Nazarene (1999) ISBN 978-0-8341-1815-7
See also
- Agape
- American philosophy
- Altruism
- Church of the Nazarene
- Impassibility
- Love
- Open Theism
- Panentheism
- Science and Theology
References
- ↑ Faculty page at Northwest Nazarene University's website
- ↑ http://www.enc.edu/history/ot/oordcv.pdf
- ↑ http://thomasjayoord.com/index.php/biography/
- ↑ http://thomasjayoord.com/index.php/biography/
- ↑ http://www.idahopress.com/members/nnu-to-shift-m-in---budget/article_4a2fa33e-dda9-11e4-84c0-ffc32a9f79c2.html
- ↑ <https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/04/09/theologian-whose-views-evolution-differed-his-church-loses-tenured-job>
- ↑ http://thomasjayoord.com/index.php/biography/
External links
- Dr Oord's page on NNU's website[no longer exists]
- Dr Oord's personal website
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