Grenz, Stanley J.

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GRENZ, Stanley J.

GRENZ, Stanley J. American, b. 1950. Genres: Theology/Religion, Inspirational/Motivational Literature. Career: University of Winnipeg, Manitoba, adjunct professor of theology, 1980-81; North American Baptist Seminary, Sioux Falls, SD, professor of systematic theology and Christian ethics, 1981-90; Regent College, Vancouver, BC, professor of theology and ethics, and Pioneer McDonald Professor of Baptist Heritage, Theology, and Ethics at Carey Theological College, 1990-2002; Baylor University and Truett Seminary, Waco TX, professor, 2002-. Winnipeg Theological Seminary (now Providence Seminary), adjunct professor, 1980-81; Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, Lombard, IL, affiliate professor, 1996-99; gives presentations and lectures worldwide. Publications: Isaac Backus: Puritan and Baptist, 1983; The Baptist Congregation, 1985; Prayer: The Cry for the Kingdom, 1988; Reason for Hope: The Systematic Theology of Wolfhart Pannenberg, 1990; (with W. Hoffman) AIDS: Ministry in the Midst of an Epidemic, 1990; Sexual Ethics: A Biblical Perspective, 1990, rev. ed. as Sexual Ethics: An Evangelical Perspective, 1997; (with R.E. Olson) Twentieth Century Theology, 1992; The Millennial Maze: Sorting out Evangelical Options, 1992; Revisioning Evangelical Theology, 1993; Theology for the Community of God, 1994; (with R.D. Bell) Betrayal of Trust: Sexual Misconduct in the Pastorate, 1995, 2nd ed as Betrayal of Trust: Confronting and Preventing Clergy Sexual Misconduct, 2001; (with D.M. Kjesbo) Women and the Church, 1995; A Primer on Postmodernism, 1996; Created for Community, 1996, 2nd ed, 1998, Korean ed, 2000; (with Olson) Who Needs Theology? An Invitation to the Study of God, 1996; The Moral Quest: Foundations for Christian Ethics, 1997; What Christians Really Believe…and Why, 1998; (with E.L. Miller) The Fortress Introduction to Contemporary Theologies, 1998; Welcoming but not Affirming: An Evangelical Response to Homosexuality, 1998; (with D. Guretzski and C.F. Nordling) Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms, 1999, Portugese ed, 2000; Theology for the Community of God, 2000; Renewing the Center, 2000; Beyond Fundimentalism, 2001; The Social God and the Relational Self, 2001. EDITOR: (with K.W.M. Wozniak) Christian Freedom: Essays in Honor of Vernon Grounds, 1986; Perspectives on Theology in the Contemporary World: Essays in Honor of Bernard Ramm, 1990. Contributor of essays and book reviews to books, academic journals and other periodicals, and Baptist publications. Contributor of columns to newspapers. Address: Truett Seminary, 1100 S. 3rd St., PO Box 97126, Waco, TX 76798-7126, U.S.A. Online address: www.stanleyjgrenz.com