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Dr. John B. Cobb, Jr.
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John B. Cobb, Jr., Ph.D, is a founding
co-director of the Center for Process Studies and Process & Faith. He has held many positions, such as Ingraham Professor
of Theology at the School of Theology at Claremont, Avery Professor
at the Claremont Graduate School, Fullbright Professor at the
University of Mainz, Visiting Professor at Vanderbilt, Harvard
Divinity, Chicago Divinity Schools. His writings include: Christ
in a Pluralistic Age; God and the World; For the
Common Good. Co-winner of Grawemeyer Award of Ideas Improving
World Order.
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Position |
- Emeritus Professor, Claremont School of
Theology and Claremont Graduate School
- Co-director, Center for Process Studies;
Process & Faith
- Vice-Chair, Steering Committee, Mobilization
for the Human Family
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Personal |
- Born in Japan, 1925.
- Parents were Methodist missionaries.
- Married to Jean L. Cobb.
- Four sons: Theodore, Clifford, Andrew,
Richard.
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Education |
- Canadian Academy, Kobe, Japan, 1938-39
- Newnan High School, Georgia, 1939-41
- Emory-at-Oxford, Georgia, 1941-43
- University of Michigan, 1944
- University of Chicago, 1947-50
- MA 1949 and Ph.D. 1952 from the Divinity
School, University of Chicago
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Past
Positions |
- Young Harris College, Georgia 1950-53
- Candler School of Theology, Emory U.,
1953-58
- Ingraham Prof., STC, l958-90
- Avery Prof., CGS, 1960-1990
- Fulbright Professor, U. of Mainz, 1965-66
- Visiting Professor, Rikkyo U., Tokyo,
1978
- Visiting Prof., Chicago Divinity School,
1980
- Visiting Prof., Harvard Divinity School,
1987
- Visiting Prof. Iliff School of Theology,
1991
- Visiting Prof. Vanderbilt Divinity School,
1993
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Honors |
- D.Theol., University of Mainz, 1968
- Litt.D., Emory University, 1971
- Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center
for Scholars, 1976
- Distinguished Alumnus Award, U. of Chicago,
1976
- D.D., Linfield College, 1983
- Alumnus of the Year, Chicago Divinity
School, 1985
- Litt.D., DePauw University, 1989
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Books
Written |
- Varieties of Protestantism, 1960
- Living options in Protestant Theology,
1962
- A Christian Natural Theology, 1965
- The Structure of Christian Existence,
1967
- God and the World, 1969
- Is It Too Late? A Theology of Ecology,
1971 (revised edition, 1995)
- Liberal Theology at the Crossroads, 1973
- Christ in a Pluralistic Age, 1975
- with David Griffin, Process Theology: An Introductory Exposition,
1976 Theology and Pastoral Care, 1977
- with Charles Birch, The Liberation of Life: from the Cell to the
Community, 1981
- Process Theology as Political Theology,
1982
- Beyond Dialogue: Toward a Mutual Transformation
of Christianity and Buddhism, 1982
- with David Tracy, Talking About God, 1983
- Praying for Jennifer, 1985
- with Joseph Hough,
Christian Identity and Theological Education, 1985
- with Beardslee, Lull, Pregeant, Weeden,
and Woodbridge, Biblical Preaching
on the Death of Jesus, 1989
- with Herman Daly,
For the Common Good: Redirecting the Economy Toward Community,
Environment, and a Sustainable Future, 1989 (revised edition,
1994)
- Doubting Thomas, 1990
- with Leonard Swidler, Paul Knitter,
and Monika Helwig , Death or Dialogue,
1990
- Matters of Life and Death, 1991
- Can Christ Become Good News Again?, 1991
- Sustainability, 1992
- Becoming a Thinking Christian, 1993
- Lay Theology, 1994
- Sustaining the Common Good, 1994
- Grace and Responsibility, 1995
- Reclaiming the Church, 1997
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Books
Edited |
- with James Robinson, The Later Heidegger and Theology, 1963
- with James Robinson, The New Hermeneutic, 1964
- with James Robinson, Theology as History, 1967
- The Theology of Altizer: Critique and
Response, 1971
- with David Griffin, Mind in Nature, 1977
- with Widick Schroeder, Process Philosophy and Social Thought, 1981
- with Franklin Gamwell, Existence and Actuality: Conversations with Charles
Hartshorne, 1984
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