Carl Braaten

Carl Braaten
Born
Carl Edward Braaten

(1929-01-03)January 3, 1929
DiedOctober 28, 2023(2023-10-28) (aged 94)
Spouse
LaVonne Gardner
(m. 1951)
[1]
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity (Lutheran)
ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church
Ordained1958
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisChrist, Faith and History (1959)
Doctoral advisorPaul Tillich
InfluencesWolfhart Pannenberg[1]
Academic work
DisciplineTheology
InstitutionsLutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Carl Edward Braaten (January 3, 1929 – October 28, 2023) was an American Lutheran theologian and minister.

Braaten authored and edited numerous books and theological papers, including Principles of Lutheran Theology (Fortress Press, 1983), Mother Church: Ecclesiology and Ecumenism (Fortress Press, 1998) and In One Body Through the Cross: The Princeton Proposal for Christian Unity (Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2003). Along with Robert Jenson, was an influential figure in developing and restoring the catholic roots of Lutheranism at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.

  1. ^ a b García, Alberto L. (2012). "Braaten, Carl E. (b. 1929)". In Kurian, George Thomas (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell. doi:10.1002/9780470670606.wbecc0184. ISBN 978-0-470-67060-6.

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