William Carl Placher Curriculum Vitae
Education
- A.B., Wabash College, 1970, summa cum laude (Phi Beta Kappa, Eta Sigma Phi)
- M.Phil., Yale University, 1974
- Ph.D., Yale University, 1975
Employment
- Instructor in Religion, Wabash College, 1972-73, 1974-75
- Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion, 1975-81
- Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion, 1981-84
- Professor of Philosophy and Religion, 1984-
- Chair, Department of Philosophy and Religion, 1996-2002
- LaFollette Distinguished Professor in the Humanities, 1999-
- Chair, Advisory Committee, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion, 2002-
- Visiting Scholar, Religious Studies Department, Stanford, 1980-81
- Visiting Professor of Religion, Haverford College, fall 1985
- Member, Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton, 1987-88, 1994- 95
- Senior Fellow, Martin Marty Center for the Advanced Study of Religion, University of Chicago, 2001-02
Publications
Books
- A History of Christian Theology, Westminster, 1983
- Readings in the History of Christian Theology (2 vols.), Westminster, 1988
- Unapologetic Theology, Westminster/John Knox, 1989
- Belonging to God: A Commentary on the Brief Statement of Reformed Faith, co-authored with David Willis-Watkins Westminster/John Knox, 1992
- Between Confessions: Twenty-Five Years of Theology, Theology and
Worship Ministry Unit, Presbyterian Church (USA), 1992 [pamphlet]
- Narratives of a Vulnerable God, Westminster/John Knox, 1994
- The Domestication of Transcendence: Where Modern Thinking about God Went Wrong, Westminster/John Knox, 1996
- Jesus the Savior: The Meaning of Jesus Christ for Christian Faith, Westminster/John Knox, 2001
- Struggling with Scripture, co-authored with Walter Brueggemann and Brian K. Blunt, Westminster/John Knox, 2002
- Essentials of Christian Theology, ed., Westminster/John Knox, 2003
- Callings, Eerdmans, 2005
- The Triune God: An Essay in Postliberal Theology, Westminster/John Knox, 2007
Books edited
- Hans W. Frei, Types of Christian Theology, co-edited with George Hunsinger, Yale University Press, 1992
- Hans W. Frei, Theology and Narrative, co-edited with George Hunsinger, Oxford University Press, 1993
- Why Are We Here? Everyday Questions and the Christian Life, co- edited with Ronald F. Thiemann, Trinity Press International, 1998