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William Placher
Born
William Carl Placher

(1948-04-28)April 28, 1948[1]
Peoria, Illinois, US[1]
DiedNovember 30, 2008(2008-11-30) (aged 60)[4]
Collegeville, Minnesota, US[5]
Academic background
Alma mater
  • Wabash College[1]
  • Yale University[1]
Influences
  • Hans Frei[2]
  • George Lindbeck[3]
Academic work
DisciplineTheology
School or tradition
  • Postliberalism
  • Presbyterianism
InstitutionsWabash College

William Carl Placher (1948–2008) was an American postliberal theologian. He was Follette Distinguished Professor in the Humanities at Wabash College until his death in 2008. He was a leader at Wabash Avenue Presbyterian Church.[6][7]

Publications

Readings in the History of Christianity, Volume 1, Westminster Press, 1988.
The Domestication of Transcendence: How Modern Thinking about God Went Wrong, Westminster John Knox Press, 1996.
Jesus the Savior: The Meaning of Jesus Christ for Christian Faith, Westminster John Knox Press, 2001.

  1. ^ a b c d Amidon, Jim (December 28, 2008). "Legend Lost: William C. Placher Dies". The Presbyterian Outlook. Richmond, Virginia. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  2. ^ Köstenberger, Andreas J. (1998). "Aesthetic Theology—Blessing or Curse? An Assessment of Narrative Theology". Faith and Mission. 15 (2): 27ff.
  3. ^ Placher, William C. (2007). The Triune God: An Essay in Postliberal Theology. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press. p. ix. ISBN 978-0-664-23060-9.
  4. ^ Webb, Stephen H. (December 9, 2008). "William Placher, 1948–2008". First Things. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  5. ^ "William Placher". Peoria Journal Star. Peoria, Illinois. December 4, 2008. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  6. ^ Amidon, Jeff (December 1, 2008). "Legend Lost: Wabash Mourns Placher". Crawfordsville, Indiana: Wabash College. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  7. ^ Suttle, Tim (December 5, 2008). "William Placher Dies". Paperback Theology. Patheos. Retrieved August 16, 2014.

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George Lindbeck

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Western Theology. Boston: Boston University. Retrieved 3 October 2018. Placher, William C. (1996). The Domestication of Transcendence: How Modern Thinking...

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Postliberal theology

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 82–85. ISSN 0009-5281. Retrieved 9 March 2018 – via Religion Online. Placher, William C. (1999). "Being Postliberal: A Response to James Gustafson". The...

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the book laid the groundwork for the radical orthodoxy movement. William C. Placher (7 September 2004). "God's Beauty". The Christian Century. Vol. 121...

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Brian Blount

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Press, 2002 Struggling with Scripture, with Walter Brueggemann and William Placher, Westminster John Knox Press, 2002 Then The Whisper Put On Flesh: New...

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Parable of the Good Samaritan

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"nothing strange about a Samaritan travelling in Jewish territory". William C. Placher points out that such debate misinterprets the biblical genre of a...

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Far future in religion

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OCLC 1062315061. Peters, Ted; Mouw, Richard J. (2003). Stanley James Grenz; Placher, William Carl (eds.). "Where Are We Going?". Essentials of Christian Theology...

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Hypostatic union

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assurance of [things] hoped). See: http://biblehub.com/str/greek/5287.htm Placher, William (1983). A History of Christian Theology: An Introduction. Philadelphia:...

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Montanism

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 5, retrieved 5 August 2022. Epiphanius, Against Heresies, 48.3–4. Placher, William C. A History of Christian Theology: an introduction. Westminster John...

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Biblical inspiration

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Tradition". Catholic Answers. 19 November 2018. Walter Brueggemann; William Carl Placher; Brian K. Blount (2002). Struggling with Scripture. Westminster John...

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Theology

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Press. Frei, Hans W. 1992. Types of Christian Theology, edited by W. C. Placher and G. Hunsinger. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. D'Costa, Gavin...

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John Milbank

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Peril. Eugene, Oregon: Cascade Books. p. 263. ISBN 978-1-4982-2546-5. Placher, William C. (7 September 2004). "God's Beauty". The Christian Century. Vol. 121...

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Hans Urs von Balthasar

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David Wigley (2006), pp. 14–15. Stephen David Wigley (2006), p. 145. Placher, William C. (September 7, 2004). "God's Beauty". The Christian Century. Vol...

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Unitarianism

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ISBN 0-8090-3477-8. Placher, William Carl (1983), A History of Christian Theology: An Introduction, p. 265, Rationalist Unitarians like William Ellery Channing...

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Ronald Frank Thiemann

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Minneapolis, Minnesota: Fortress, 1991. ISBN 0-8006-7084-1. ------ and William C. Placher, eds. Why Are We Here? Everyday Questions and the Christian Life....

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Substitutionary atonement

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the Idea of Atonement, E.T. London: SPCK; New York: Macmillan,1931 Placher, William C. "How does Jesus save? Christian Century, 00095281, 6/2/2009, Vol...

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Christian views on poverty and wealth

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thought by Margaret Ruth Miles 2004 ISBN 978-1-4051-0846-1 pp. 160–61 William Carl Placher (15 April 1988). Readings in the History of Christian Theology: From...

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Salvation in Christianity

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brought forth as evidence for this interpretation of the atonement." William C. Placher: "Debates about how Christ saves us have tended to divide Protestants...

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History of Christian theology

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Christian History: An Introduction. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 9781118337806. Placher, William C.; Nelson, Derek R. (2013). A History of Christian Theology: An Introduction...

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Meaning of life

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Life. US: Granta Books. ISBN 978-1-86207-661-7. Ronald F. Thiemann; William Carl Placher (1998). Why Are We Here?: Everyday Questions and the Christian Life...

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