My life is an open book; it is written in Chinese
EDUCATION:
Ph.D.
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, 1984
Dissertation: “Religion and Representation: A Study of Hegel’s Critical Theories of Vorstellung and their Relevance for Hegelianism and Theology”
Th.M.
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, 1980
Qualifying Exams: “Luther’s Doctrine of the Two Kingdoms and the Theology of Juan Luis Segundo”
B.Th.
Faculdade de Teologia da IECLB, Brazil, 1977
Postdoctoral Research
University of Tübingen
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
CHURCH AND SOCIETY:
| Pastor, Paróquia Evangélica de Matelândia, PR, Brazil | 1985-1988 |
| Journalist, Jornal Evangélico, São Leopoldo, RS, Brazil | 1975-1976 |
ACADEMIC:
| Escola Superior de Teologia, São Leopoldo, RS, Brazil | |
| Chair of Luther Research | 2011 – 2016 |
| University of Aarhus, Denmark | 2010 – 2015 |
| Honorary Professor of Theology | |
| Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago | |
| Professor, Systematic Theology | 1999-Present |
| Associate Professor, Systematic Theology | 1993-1999 |
| Escola Superior de Teologia, São Leopoldo, RS, Brazil | |
| Professor, Systematic Theology and Ethics | 1989-1992 |
| Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, St. Paul, MN | |
| Assistant Professor, Systematic Theology and Ethics | 1984-1985 |
| Instructor, Systematic Theology | 1982-1984 |
| Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia | |
| Visiting Professor | 2003 |
| University of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Visiting Lecturer | 2003 |
| Bangkok Bible Institute | |
| Visiting Professor | 2001 |
| Lecturer, ISEDET, Buenos Aires | 2001 |
| Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos – UNISINOS, Visiting Professor | 2000, 2001 |
| Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary/Northwestern University, Adjunct Professor |
1996-1997 |
| Gurukul Theological College and Research Institute, Visiting Professor | 1996 |
| Ecumenical Institute for Post-Graduate Studies, the Escola Superior de Teologia (São Leopoldo, Brazil) Visiting Professor |
1994-1995 |
| University of Aarhus, Denmark, Visiting Professor | 1992 |
| University of Natal, South Africa, Visiting Professor | 1991 |
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Academy of Religion
American Theological society
Universität Tübingen Alumni Association (UTA)
Association of Lutheran Teaching Theologians
OFFICES IN CHURCH BODIES, PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND EDITORIAL BOARDS:
Advisory Board of the journal Tessitura: Revista do Centro de Ciências Humanas, Educação e
Letras da UNIOESTE, 2005-
International Editorial Council of Margens: Revista Brasiliera de Estudos sobre Pós-
Modernidade, 2005-
Editorial Council of Estudos Teológicos (EST-Brazil), 1989-1992, 2002-
Editorial Council of Cuadernos de Teología (ISEDET-Argentina), 2001-
Editorial Council of Lutheran Quarterly, 2001-
Editorial Council of Numen: Revista de Estudos e Pesquisa da Religião, 1998-
Editorial Council of Bulletin of Contextual Theology, South Africa, 1998-
Publishing Committee of Bibliografia Bíblica Latino-Americana, 1988-
Editor of Proclamar Libertação (annual publication of homiletic studies), 1988-1992
Editorial Council of Dialog: A Journal of Theology, 1984-
Member, Steering Committee of the Association of Lutheran Teaching Theologians, 2002-2005
Member, the Core Group of the LWF/DTS project on “Communion, Community, and
Society”, 1997-2001
Member, the Continuation Committee of the International Congress for Luther Research,
1997-2002
Advisor, the Executive Council of the Lutheran World Federation, 1990-1997
Member, the Program Committee for Theology and Studies of the LWF, 1990-1997
Member, Board of Directors of the Ecumenical Institute for Post-Graduate Studies and Research at the Escola Superior de Teologia (Brazil), 1990-1992
Member of the Board of Directors of Escola Superior de Teologia, 1990-1992
Member, Institute for Religion in an Age of Science, 1986-
Coordinator, the Ecumenical Commission on Land, Paraná, Brazil, 1987-1989
CONSULTATIONS:
International Conference on “Radicalizing Reformation,” Nürenberg 2011, Lutherstadt-Wittenberg 2017
“Martin Luther and the Lutheran Theological Tradition,” American Academy of Religions, 2007-
Lutheran Hermeneutics Consultation LWF/DTS, 2010-2014“Theology in the Life of Lutheran Churches: Transformative Perspectives and Practices Today,” LWF/DTS, Augsburg, March 2009
“Deepening the Theology and Practice in the life of the Church in relation to neighbors of other faiths” LWF/DTS, Hong Kong, 2008
WCC Annual meeting & pre-Assembly event, Chicago, Illinois, 2005
World Social Forum, Porto Alegre, 2005
International Congress for Luther Research, 1997-2002
LWF project on “Communion, Community, and Society”, 1997-2001
“Lutheran Churches in Transition,” LWF/DTS, Geneva, 2001
Program Committee for Theology and Studies of the LWF, 1990-1997
“Region and Religion,” Department of Theological Studies of LWF, 1994
PUBLICATIONS:
Dissertation:
Religion and Representation: A Study of Hegel’s Critical Theories of Vorstellung and their Relevance for Hegelianism and Theology. (Ann Arbor: UMI) 1984
BOOKS:
Published
2016
Transfiguring Luther: The Planetary Promise of Luther’s Theology (Eugene, OR: Cascade Books).
Eschatology and Space: The Lost Dimension in Theology, Past and Present (New York: Palgrave Macmillan) Paperback.
2012
Eschatology and Space: The Lost Dimension in Theology, Past and Present (New York: Palgrave Macmillan) Hardcover.
Deuses e Ciências na América Latina, (São Leopoldo: Oikos / EST, 2012) . Editor with Valério Guilherme Shaper Kathlen Luana de Oliveira, and Eduardo Gross.
2010
After Heresy: Colonial Practices and Postcolonial Theologies (Eugene, OR: Cascade Books).
2009
The Church Event: Call and Challenge of a Church Protestant (Minneapolis: Fortress Press).
Word in words: Musings of the Gospel, (Tiruvalla: Christava Sahitya Smithy).
2008
O Deus escandaloso: Usos e Abusos da Cruz, trans. Geraldo Korndörfer, (São Leopoldo: Sinodal)
2007
The Scandalous God: The Use and Abuse of the Cross (Minneapolis: Fortress Press).
2002
Editor with Mark Thomsen, Evisioning a Lutheran Communion: Perspectives for the Twenty-
First Century (Minneapolis: Kirk).
2001
Editor, with Ralph Klein, of Philip Hefner: Created Co-Creator: Currents in Theology and
Mission 28/3-4 (June/August).
2000
Voces de Protesta en América Latina (Mexico: CETPJDR/LSTC).
1992
Justiça social e preservação do ambiente: desafios da luta pela vida (Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil:
Comissão Pastoral da Terra ; São Paulo, SP : Edições Loyola).
1990
With Marcelo de Barros Souza and Ivo Poleto, Luta Pela Terra: Caminho de Fé (São Paulo), 1990
Editor with Nelson Kipp, Proclamar Libertação, Vol. XVI, (São Leopoldo: Sinodal).
1989
Editor with Nelson Kipp, Proclamar Libertação, Vol. XV,(São Leopoldo: Sinodal).
Multimedia Resource:
DVD: “The Theology of the Cross in Contemporary Society,” Three Lectures by Vítor Westhelle, a Study Guide, and the recent publication, The Scandalous God: The Use and Abuse of the Cross (Fortress Press) published by Select Multimedia Resources of the ELCA
Chapters/Articles/Essays:
Forthcoming
Luther and Apocalypse in Encyclopedia of Martin Luther and the Reformation (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2017).
Luther and Eschatology in Encyclopedia of Martin Luther and the Reformation (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2017).
Luther’s influence on Hegel in Encyclopedia of Martin Luther and the Reformation (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2017)
Three Estates in Encyclopedia of Martin Luther and the Reformation (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2017).
Two Kingdoms in Encyclopedia of Martin Luther and the Reformation (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2017).
Economic Issues: Capitalism and Socialism in Dictionary of Luther and the Lutheran Traditions (Michigan: Baker Academic
Nihlism and Post-Modernism in Dictionary of Luther and the Lutheran Traditions (Michigan: Baker Academic)
Medarda Gomez in Dictionary of Luther and the Lutheran Traditions (Michigan: Baker Academic)
Bible and Colonialism (New York: Palgrave Macmillan)
“Lendo o Seminário sobre Liturgia, Arte e Urbanidade,” (SLAU/WCC)
“Ataduras e Comentários,” (SLAU/WCC)
Published
2017
“El sacerdocio de todos los creyentes: Martín Lutero y la iglesia de Adán.” Radicalizando la Reforma: Otra teología para otro mundo. Martin Hoffmann, Daniel C. Beros, Tuth Mooney, eds. (Buenos Aires, AR /San José, CR: La Aurora/ SEBILA, 2016) pp. 405-420.
“The Distinction of Régimes and Institutional Spheres in the Latin American Context” Currents in Theology and Mission Vol. 44, No. 1 (January, 2017) 8-14.
“Sapere aude! Daring to Savor Churrasco” Currents in Theology and Mission Vol. 44, No. 1 (January, 2017) 24-29.
2016
“The Reformation: Who, what, where, when and why?” Living Lutheran (September) 2016, 44-45.
“Perdão em perspectiva teológica,” in Perdão: Onde Saúde e Espiritualidade se Encontram, Karin H.K. Wondracek, Maria Aparecida da Silveira Brígido, Nilton E. Herbes, Thomas Heimann, eds. São Leopoldo: Sinodal/EST/CAPES, 2016, pp. 103-112.
“The Priesthood of All Believers; Martin Luther and the Church of Adam” in Radicalizing Reformation: Perspectives from North America, Karen L. Bloomquist, Craig L. Nessan, and Hans G. Ulrich, eds. (Zürich: LIT Verlag, 2016), 283-294.
Review of Beloved Community: Critical Dogmatics after Christendom, by Paul Kinlicky (Grand Rapids Eerdmans, 2015) xxviii+930 p. in Modern Theology 32 No 3 (July 2015), 466-68.
“Usus Crucis: The Use and Abuse of the Cross and the Practice of Resurrection,” in Encounters with Luther: New Directions for Critical Studies, Kirsi I. Stjerna and Brooks Schramm, eds. (Louisville: WJK, 2016), 85-95.
“The Secret Link between Faith and Love: Luther on the Beatitudes (Mt 5:43–48)” in To All Nations: Lutheran Hermeneutics and the Gospel of Matthew eds., Kenneth Mtata & Craig Koester (Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstat, 2015), 117-132.
“Biskopsbrevet om kliattet—ett kärleksbrev,” Svens Kirkotidning Nr.8, August 2015, 242-244.
“On Eating Disorders,” Consensus, vol. 36: Iss. 2, Article 8.
“As Though Not”: A Wittenberg Sermon with a Preamble in Subject to None, Servant of ALL: Essays in Christian Scholarship in Honor of Kurt Karl Hendel. Peter Vethanayagamony and Kenneth Sawyer (eds.) Minneapolis, Minnesota: Lutheran University Press, 2016.
“Response to the Church of Sweden’s ‘The Bishops’ letter about the climate’ and Welcome (back) to Archbishop Jackelén” Currents in Theology and Mission Vol 43 No 2 (April 2016) 22-24: http://www.currentsjournal.org/index.php/currents/issue/view/3
“Revisiting the God of the Gaps: On the Tempestuous Experience of Overwhelming Presence” in Where the Ivory Tower and the Stain Glass Window Meet: Festschrift for Antje Jackelen, Jennifer Baldwin, ed.
2015
“Priesthood of All Believers: Martin Luther and the Church of Adam.” In Kirche – Befreit Zu Widerstand Und Transformation: Church – Liberated for Resistance and Transformation, 179–90. Berlin: Lit, 2015.
500 Anos da Reforma: Luteranismo e Cultura nas Américas, Cadernos de Teologia Pública, 12 (São Leopoldo: IHUnisinos, 2015).
“Luther und die Psalmen: Wie aus Geschichten die Bibelgeschichte wird,” in Das Lied des Herrn in der Fremde singen. Psalmen in Zeitgenössischer Lutherischer Interpretation, Kenneth Mtata, Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr, and Miriam Rose, eds. (Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstat, 2015), 197-208.
“Biskopsbrevet om kliattet—ett kärleksbrev,” Svens Kirkotidning Nr.8, August 2015, 242-244.
2014
“Planet Luther: Challenges and Promises for a Lutheran Global Identity,” in Lutheran Identity and Political Theology (Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2014), 15-29.
“Kreuz”, Das Luther-Lexikon, Volker Leppin and Gury Schneider Ludorff, eds. Regensburg: Bückle & Böhm, 2014, 370-372.
“Befreiungstheologie und politische Theologie,” in Inspirationen für eine Theologie des Lebens: Die Theologie von Dorothee Sölle im Licht der Befreiungstheologie, Claudete Beise Ulrich and Uta Andrée (Hamburg: Missiona akademie an der Universität Hamburg, 2014), 23-29.
“Luther and the Apocalyptic,” in On the Apocalyptic and Human Agency: Conversations with Augustine of Hippo and Martin Luther, eds., Kirsi Stjerna and Deanna A. Thompson (Cambridge Scholars Publishing: New castle, UK), 2014, 51-60.
“Luther’s Theologia Crucis” in The Oxford Handbook of Martin Luther’s Theology, eds. Robert Kolb, Irene Dingel, and L’ubomír Batka, (Oxford: Oxford UP, 2014), 156-167.
“Pugnacious Words: Justification and Justice in Luther,” Lutheran Theological Journal 28/2 (August 2014), 76-88.
“Luther and the Psalms: How Stories Shape the Story,” in Singing the Songs of the Lord in Foreign Lands: Psalms in Contemporary Lutheran Interpretation, eds. Kenneth Mtata, Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr, Miriam Rose (Evangelische Verlangsanstalt GmbH, Leipzig, 2014), 181-90.
2013
“What Aspects of Lutheran Theology Contribute to a Holistic Development Model? Or, Is there Something to be Looked At?” in Religion: Help or Hindrance to Development? (Leipzig, Germany: Evangelische Verlangsanstalt GmbH, 2013), 37-50.
„Luther in Lateinamerika und Boff in Deutschland: Lutherische Theologie in Lateinamerika und ihre Anfragen an Europa.“ Luther Unvollendete: Relevanz lutherisher Theologie auseuropäischer und lateinamerikanischer Perspective, Claudia Jahnel, Hans Zeller, eds. (Erlangen: Martin-Luther-Ver;lag, 2013), 13-28.
“Class, Sin and the Displaced,” in Religion, Theology and Class: Fresh Engagement after Long Silence, Joerg Rieger ed. (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013), 61-73.
“Theory and Praxis.” Religion Past and Present. Brill Online, 2013. Edited by Hans Dieter Betz, Don S. Browning †, Bernd Janowski and Eberhard Jüngel
2012
“Religião e Sociedade: Desafios Contemporâneos,” Religião e Sociedades: Desafios Contemporâneos, Iuri Andréas Reblin, Rudolf von Sinner, eds. (São Leopoldo: EST, Sinodal, 2012), 15-30
“Exploring Effective Context: Luther’s Contextual Hermeneutics” in You have the Words of Eternal Life: Transformative Readings of the Gospel of John from a Lutheran Perspective, Documentation 57/2012, Kenneth Mtata, ed. (Minneapolis, MN: Lutheran University Press, 2012), 107-120.
“Theology of the Cross: A Theology of Revelation and a Lutheran Understanding,” The Lutheran, Vol 25, No. 10, (October 2012), 18-19.
“Desabusando o deus das lacunas,” in Deuses e Ciências na América Latina, Valério Guilherme Shaper, Vítor Westhelle, Kathlen Luana de Oliveira, and Eduardo Gross, eds. (São Leopoldo: Oikos / EST, 2012), 19-30.
2011
“Lutheranism and Culture in the Americas: A Comparative Study”, in: Christine Helmer & Bo Kristian Holm (eds.): Transformations in Luther’s Theology: Historical and Contemporary Reflections, Arbeiten zur Kirchen- und Theologiegeschichte 32 (Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, 2011), 229-244.
“Entre Américas: convergências e divergências teológicas,” in Teologia e Ciências da Religião: A caminho da maioridade acadêmica no Brasil, Eduardo R. da Cruz and Geraldo de Mori, eds. ( São Paulo: Paulinas; Belo Horizonte: PUC Minas, 2011), 25-42.
“Displacing Identities: Hybrid Distinctiveness in Theology and Literature,” in Out of Place: Doing Theology on the Crosscultural Brink, eds. Jione Havea and Clive Pearson (London: Equinox Publishing, 2011), 42-64.
2010
Liberation theology: II Systematics – Ethics. In Religion Past & Present, ed. by Hans
Dieter Betz et al., 461. Leiden: Brill, 2010
Liberation theology: II Systematics – Dogmatics. In Religion Past & Present, ed. by Hans
Dieter Betz et al., 460-461. Leiden: Brill, 2010.
Liberation theology: II Systematics -Fundamental Theology. In Religion Past & Present,
ed. by Hans Dieter Betz et al., 460. Leiden: Brill, 2010.
Liberation: 1 Dogmatics. In Religion Past & Present, ed. by Hans Dieter Betz et al., 456-457. Leiden: Brill, 2010.
“Hybridity and Luther’s Reading of Chalcedon,” in Gudstanken aktualitet: Bitrag om teologiens opgave og protestantismens indre spaendinger: Festskrift til Peter Widmann, eds. Else Marie Wiberg Pedersen, Bo Kristian Holm og Anders-Christian Jacobsen (Copenhagen: ANIS, 2010), 233-253.
2009
“Igreja e tradição na vocação ministerial,” in Igreja e ministério: Perspectivas evangélico- luteranas, Wilhelm Wachholz, ed. (São Leopoldo: Editora Sinodal), 7–15.
“Perfis de ministério,” in Igreja e ministério: Perspectivas evangélico-luteranas, Wilhelm Wachholz, ed., (São Leopoldo: Editora Sinodal), 16–29.
“Cruz e ministério como práctica da ressurreição,” in Igreja e ministério: Perspectivas evangélico-luteranas, Wilhelm Wachholz, ed. (São Leopoldo: Editora Sinodal), 30–37.
“Speaking for the Church—Speaking to the Church,” in Transformative Theological Practices, Karen L. Bloomquist , ed, (Minneapolis: Lutheran University Press), 183-191.
“Power and Politics: Incursions into Luther’s Theology,” in The Global Luther: A Theologian for Modern Times, Christine Helmer, ed. (Minneapolis: Fortress Press), 284-300.
“Santa Frida with Aura and Aroma: On Frida Kahlo’s Kitchen and her Broken column,” Perspectivas, Thirteenth Issue, (Fall 2009), 69-82.
“The Barmen Theological Declaration: On Celebrating a Text Out of Context,” Currents in Theology and Mission 36:2 (April 2009)
“Clashes of Confession: The Case of Latin America in a Global Context,” Currents in Theology and Mission 35/4 (August 2008): 293-300
2008
“Santa Frida com Aura e Aroma,” in [Re]Leituras de Frida Kahlo: por uma ética estética da diversidade machucada, Organizadora. Edla Eggert, (Santa Cruz do Sul: EDUNISC), 157-164.
“Transfiguring Lutheranism: Being Lutheran in New Contexts” in Identity, Survival, Witness: Reconfiguring Theological Agendas, Karen L Bloomquist, ed. (Geneva: LWF/DTS), 11-23.
“Traumas e opções: teologia e a crise da modernidade,” in: Teologia e Pós-modernidade-Novas Perspectivas em Teologia e Filosofia da Religião, Jaci Maraschin and Frederico Pieper Pires, eds. ( São Paulo: Fonte Editorial, 2008), 13-35.
“Margins Exposed: Representation, Hybridity and Transfiguration,” Still at the Margins: Biblical Scholarship Fifteen Years after the Voices from the Margin, R. S. Sugirtharajah, ed. (New York: T&T Clark) 69-87.
“Clashes of Confession: The Case of Latin America in a Global Context,” Currents in Theology and Mission 35/4 (August 2008): 293-300.
“What to say about hell: A symposium,” The Christian Century Vol 125 No 11 (June 3, 2008), 23-24.
“Mal,” Dicionário Brasileiro de Teologia, Fernando Bortolleto Filho, José Carlos de Souza, Nelson Kilpp, eds. (São Paulo: ASTE, 2008)
“Baptism of Tears: See through the Eyes of John the Baptist,” The Lutheran (January 2008, Web Exclusive).
2007
“Liberation Theology: A Latitudinal Perspective,” The Oxford handbook on Eschatology, Jerry Walls, ed. (New York: Oxford University Press), 311-327.
“….Because the Dawn has Come,” Mission with the Marginalized, Samuel. W. Meshack ed. (Tiruvalla: Christava Sahitya Samithi), 26-28.
“Internationalism and Globalization: The Question of Responsibility,” Mission with the Marginalized, Samuel. W. Meshack ed. (Tiruvalla: Christava Sahitya Samithi), 450-455.
“Uses and Abuses of the Cross: The Reformation, Then and Now” Trinity Seminary Review Vol 28, Number 2 (Summer/Fall 2007), 83-91.
“Resurrection: The Gift of Shabbat,” The Lutheran, Vol. 20, No. 4, (April 2007), 20-22.
2006
“This Gracefully Witty World,” The Grace of the World that Transforms God: Latin american Dialogues with the 9th Assembly of the WCC, Nancy Cardoso, Edla Eggert & André S. Musskopf. eds. (Porto Alegre: Editora Universitária Metodista), 80-91.
“Mundo em Graça(do),” A Graça do Mundo Transforma Deus: Dialogos Latino-Americanos com a IX Assembléia do CMI, Nancy Cardoso, Edla Eggert e André S. Musskopf. Orgs. (Porto Alegre: Editora Universitária Metodista), 80-91. 2006
“Are Science and Humanism Suited to Enter the Ancient Quest of Christian Theology? A Response to Lluís Oviedo,” Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 41/4 (December): 843-852.
“Exposing Zacchaeus,” The Christian Century, Vol.123, No.22, (October 31, 2006), 27-31.
“Usus Crucis: Use and Abuses of the Cross and the Practice of Resurrection,” Seminary Ridge Review 8/2 (Spring 2006), 31-43.
2005
“Revelation 13: Between the Colonial and the Postcolonial, a Reading from Brazil,” in From Every People and Nation: The Book of Revelation in Intercultural Perspective, David Rhoads ed. (Minneapolis: Fortress), 183-199.
“The Word and the Mask: Revisiting the Two-Kingdoms Doctrine,” in The Gift of Grace: The Future of Lutheran Theology, Niels Henrik Gregersen, Bo Holm, Ted Peters, and Peter Widman, eds. (Minneapolis: Fortress), 167-178.
“Symptoms of the End of Western Hegemony,” Theologies and Cultures, Vol. II, No. 2, (November/December), 31-47.
“Luther on the Authority of Scriptures,” Lutheran Quarterly 19/4 (Winter 2005): 373-391.
“Igreja e Tradição: Opções e Obstruções Ecumênicas,” Estudos Teológicos 45/2: 81-89.
“Is There A Universal Theology Of The Oppressed?” Gurukul Journal of Theological Studies XVI/1 & 2, (January & July 2005): 92-108.
“Traumas e Opçoes: Teologia e a Crise da Modernidade,” Margens 1/1 (March). 2005
“A Festa, o Lúdico e o Erótico na Religião: Perspectiva Teológica,” Estudos de Religião 19/28 (July), 12-28.
“Theorie und Praxis, III. Fundamentaltheologisch,” art. Die Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart, 4th ed. Vol. VIII.
2004
“Ecumenics and Economics: Economic Justice and the Unity of the Church,” in El silbo ecuménico del Espíritu: Homenaje a José Míguez Bonino en sus 80 años, Guillermo Hansen, ed. (Buenos Aires: ISEDET), 157-176.
“The Dark Room, the Labyrinth, and the Mirror: On Interpreting Luther’s Thought on Justification and Justice,” in By Faith Alone: Essays on Justification in Honor of Gerhard O. Forde, Joseph A. Burguess and Marc Kolden, eds. (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans), 316-331.
“Wrappings of the Divine: Location and Vocation in Theological Perspective,” Currents in Theology and Mission 31/5 (October): 368-380.
“Towards an Ethics of Knowledge,” Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 39/2 (June): 383-388.
“The Church’s Crucible: Koinonia and Cultural Transcendence,” Currents in Theology and Mission 31/3 (June): 211-218.
“Religiöse Sozialisten: II. Lateinamerika,” art. Die Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart, 4th ed. Vol. VII.
“The Poet, the Practitioner, and the Beholder: Thoughts on the Created Co-Creator,” Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 39/4:747-754.
2003
“Gottes Zeit und das Ende der Welt: Kirche und Eschaologie in der Lutheran Gemeindschaft,” in Zwischen Vision und Realität: Lutherische Kirchen im Übergang, Wolfang Grieve, ed. (Geneva: LWF), 73-89.
“Multiculturalism, Postcolonialism and the Apocalyptic,” in Theology and the Religions: A Dialogue, Viggo Mortensen, ed. (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans), 3-13.
“Communication and the Transgression of Language in Luther,” Lutheran Quarterly 17/1 (Spring 2003): 1-27.
“A kommunió felöl értelmezett ekkléziológia es akereszt,” Lelkipásztorl 78/7: 247-251.
2002
“Schleiermacher frente al pecado,” in Schleiermacher: Reseñas desde América Latina, Guillermo Hansen, ed. (Buenos Aires: ISEDET), 140-151.
“Is Europe Christian? A Challenge to a Viking,” in For All People: Global Theologies in Context (Essays in Honor of Viggo Mortensen), Else Marie Wiberg Pedersen, Holger Lam, and Peter Lodberg, eds. (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans), 75-85.
“A Vision,” in Envisioning a Lutheran Communion: Perspectives for the Twenty-First Century, Mark Thomsen and Vítor Westhelle, eds. (Minneapolis: Kirk), 136-146.
“Ideology,” art. Dictionary of the Ecumenical Movement, (Geneva/Grand Rapids: WCC/Eerdmans), 2nd revised ed.
“Religião e pós-modernidade: O mérito de um equívoco: apocalíptica e pós-colonialismo,” in Martin N. Dreher, ed. 500 Anos de Brasil e Igreja na América Meridional (Porto Alegre: EST/CEHILA), 166-177.
“Crises of Society–Crises of the Church?” McGilvary Journal of Theology (November 2002).
“Schleiermacher Defronta-se com o Pecado,” Revista Teológica Londrinense 3:11-20.
“Idols and Demons: On Discerning the Spirits,” Dialog 41/1: 9-15.
“On Displacing Words: The Lord’s Prayer and the New Definition of Justice,” Word and World 22/1 (Winter): 27-35.
2001
“Saint, Servant, Prophet: A Theological Reflection on the Church in Asia,” in Between Vision and Reality: Lutheran Churches in Transition, Wolfgang Greive, ed., (Geneva: LWF/DTS), 65-76.
With Else Marie Wiberg Pedersen, “A Tanzanian Experience: The Vicissitudes of an Elusive Tapestry,” in Between Vision and Reality: Lutheran Churches in Transition, Wolfgang Greive, ed. (Geneva: LWF/DTS), 89-92.
“Priest, Preacher, Servant: A Theological Reflection on the Church in Europe,” in Between Vision and Reality: Lutheran Churches in Transition, Wolfgang Greive, ed. (Geneva: LWF/DTS), 367-74.
“The Times of God and the Ends of the World: Church and Eschatology in the Lutheran Communion,” in Between Vision and Reality: Lutheran Churches in Transition, Wolfgang Greive, ed. (Geneva: LWF/DTS), 411-24.
“‘The Noble Tribe of Truth’: Etchings on Myth, Language, and Truth Speaking,” in A.M. Alchin, S.A.J. Bradley, N.A. Hjelm, and J.H. Schørring, eds. Grundtvig in International Perspective: Studies in the Creativity of Interaction (Aarhus: Aarhus University Press): 87-102.
“A Cookbook for Midas,” Currents in Theology and Mission 28/3-4 (June/August):175-176.
“Original Sin Revisited: Schleiermacher’s Contribution to the Hefnerian Project,” Currents in Theology and Mission 28/3-4 (June/August): 385-393.
2000
“Modernidade, Mito e Religião: Crítica e Reconstrução das Representações Religiosas,” Numen: Revista de Estudos e Pesquisa da Religião 3/1: 11-38.
“The Way the World Ends: An Essay on Cross and Eschatology,” Currents in Theology and Mission 27/2: 85-97.
“Theological Shamelessness: A Response to Arthur Peacocke and David A. Palin,” Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 35/1: 165-172.
“Augsburg Confession VII and the Historic Episcopate,” Dialog 39/3: 222-228.
1998
“Creation Motifs in the Search for a Vital Space: A Latin American Perspective,” in Lift Every Voice: Constructing Christian Theology from the Underside, Susan Thistlethwaite and Mary Engel, eds. (Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis), 2nd revised ed. 146-158.
“Crises of Society, Crises of the Church: Toward an Eschatological Reading of the Saeculum,” in Communion, Community and Society: The Relevance of the Church, Wolfgang Greive, ed. (Geneva: LWF/DTS), 97-109.
“Befreiung: I Dogmatisch,” art. Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart, 4th ed. Vol. I.
“Befreiungstheologie II: Systematisch, 1. Fundamentaltheologisch,” art. Die Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart, 4th ed. Vol. I.
“Befreiungstheologie II: Systematisch, 2. Dogmatisch,” art. Die Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart, 4th ed. Vol. I.
“Befreiungstheologie II: Systematisch, 3. Ethisch,” art. Die Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart, 4th ed. Vol. I.
“O Tamanho do Paraíso: Pressupostos do Conceito de Pecado na Teologia Latino-Americana,” Estudos Teológicos 38/3: 239-251.
1997
With Martin Dreher “Gottfried Brakemeier,” in From Federation to Communion, J.H. Schørring, P. Kumari and N.A.Hjelm, eds. (Minneapolis: Fortress): 477-80 German: Vom Weltbund zur Gemeinschaft (Hannover: LVH): 422-25.
“Conquest and Evangelization in Latin America,” in Word Remembered, Word Proclaimed, Stephen Bevans and Roger Schroeder, eds. (Nettetal: Steyler): 89-107.
“Theological Education: Quo Vadis?” Currents in Theology and Mission 24/3 (June 1997): 273-285.
“And the Walls Come Tumbling Down: Globalization and Fragmentation in the LWF,” Dialog 36/1: 32-39, 1997
1996
“Elements for a Typology of Latin American Theologies,” in Prejudice Issues in Third World Theologies, Andreas Nehring, ed. (Madras: Gurukul): 84-101.
“Invisibility and Dissimulation: The Problem of the Other in Latin American Theologies,” in Prejudice Issues in Third World Theologies, Andreas Nehring, ed. (Madras: Gurukul): 141-160.
“Proclamation and Obligation: On the Demonstration of the Spirit and of Power,” Word & World 16/3: 328-339.
“Two Omens and an Oracle: Reflections on the Convocation of Teaching Theologians,” Currents in Theology and Mission 23/3: 185-191.
1995
“Cross, Creation, and Ecology: The Meeting Point Between the Theology of the Cross and Creation Theology in Luther,” in Concern for Creation: Voices on the Theology of Creation, Viggo Mortensen, ed. (Uppsala: Tro & Tanke): 159-167.
“The Weeping Mask: Ecological Crisis and the View of Nature,” Creation and the future of humanity: LSTC writings on the environment, in Jan Harbaugh, Linda Kersten, David M. Rhoads, eds. (Chicago: Committee on LSTC as a Green Zone): 72-78.
“Cross, Creation, and Ecology,” Creation and the future of humanity: LSTC writings on the environment, in Jan Harbaugh, Linda Kersten, David M. Rhoads, eds. (Chicago: Committee on LSTC as a Green Zone): 37-40.
“Outros Saberes: Teologia e Ciência na Modernidade,” Estudos Teológicos 35/3: 258-278.
“The End of Christendom and Other Captivities: A Response to Douglas John Hall,” Currents in Theology and Mission 22/6: 442-225.
With Hanna Betina Götz, “Usynlighet og virkelighet,” Norsk Teologisk Tidsskrift 96/1: 20-34.
“Scientific Sight and Embodied Knowledges,” Modern Theology 11/3 (July 1995): 341-361.
“The Current Crisis in Latin American Theology,” Dialog 34/1 (Winter 1995): 39-43.
With Hanna Betina Götz, “In Quest of a Myth: Latin American Literature and Theology,” Journal of Hispanic/Latino Theology 3/1 (August 1995): 5-22.
1994
“Re(li)gion: The Lord of History and the Illusory Space,” in Region and Religion, Viggo Mortensen, ed. (Geneva: LWF) 79-95.
“Cruz, Criação e Ecologia,” Estudos Teológicos 34/3: 291-300.
1993
“Fragmentation, Dissonance, and Truth,” in History of the LWF, Viggo Mortensen, ed. (Geneva: LWF).
1992
“‘The Third Bank of the River:’ Thoughts on Justification and Justice,” in Justification and Justice, Viggo Mortensen, ed. (Geneva: LWF) 29-36.
“Teologia e Pós-Modernidade,” in Teologia Sob Limite, Jaci Maraschin, ed. (São Paulo: ASTE): 143-165.
“500 Anos de Evangelização: A História Suprimida,” in 500 Anos de Invasão – 500 anos de Resitência, Roberto Zwetsch, ed. (São Paulo: Paulinas): 45-54.
“Die neue Haut der unsichtabaren Schlange,” Weltmission heute 12: 9-28.
“A Voz que Vem da Natureza,” Caderno de Estudo da CPT 5: 30-43.
“Erobroing og evangelisiring in Latinamerika: tre missionsmodeller og deres faelles forudsaetning,” Mission 4: 3-7.
“Entre Abel e Caim: Comunicação Teológica na América Latina,” Estudos Teológicos 32/3: 264-277.
1991
“A Teologia da Criação e o Desafio Ecológico,”in Francisco e Ecologia: Para que a Vida Prevaleça, (Petrópolis: Sinfrajupe) 17-34.
“Missão e Poder: O Deus Abscôndito e os Poderes Insurgentes,” Estudos Teológicos 31/2: 29-46.
“Una Sancta: A Unidade da Igreja na Divisão Social,” Estudos Teológicos 31/1: 29-46.
“The Weeping Mask: Ecological Crisis and the View of Nature,” Word & World 11/2: 137-146.
1990
“Os Sinais dos Lugares: As Dimensões Esquecidas,” in Peregrinação: Estudos em Homenagem a Joachim Fischer pela Passagem de seu 60º Aniversário, Martin N. Dreher, ed. (São Leopoldo: Sinodal), 255-268.
“Ways of Justice in a Journey to Peace,” in Peace and Justice: Toward an Ecumenical Peace Ethic, Götz Planer-Friedrich, ed. (Geneva: LWF): 45-62.
“Creation Motifs in the Search for a Vital Space: A Latin American Perspective,” in Lift Every Voice: Constructing Christian Theology from the Underside, Susan Thistlethwaite and Mary Engel, eds. (San Francisco: Harper & Row): 128-287.
“Marcos 10. 46-52,” homiletic study, in Proclamar Libertação, Vol. XVI, Nelson Kilpp and Vítor Westhelle, eds. (São Leopoldo: Sinodal) 283-287.
“A Cruz, a Teologia e as Rosas: O Significado Soteriológico da Cruz na Teologia,” Estudos Teológicos 30/3: 224-243, 1990
“Thinking about Luther in a Submersed Reality,” Lutherjahrbuch 57: 163-173.
“A Voz que Vem da Natureza,” Estudos Teológicos 30/1: 16-26.
1989
“Theology Challenges Science and the Church,” in The New Faith-Science Debate, John M. Mangum, ed. (Minneapolis/Geneva: Fortress/WCC): 23-35.
“But it shall not be so among you,” The Year 2000 and beyond, (Chicago: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America).
“Eine Reise zum Frieden über Wege der Gerechtigkeit,” Frieden und Gerechtigkeit, Götz Planer-Friedrich, ed. (München: Chr. Kaiser): 51-70.
“Apocalipse 15.2-4,” homiletic study, in Proclamar Libertação, Vol. XV, Nelson Kilpp and Vítor Westhelle, eds. (São Leopoldo: Sinodal): 218-224.
“Bases bíblicas y teológicas de la comunicación,” Presencia Ecuménica 5/12: 3-9.
1988
“Luther and Liberation,” Tugón 8/1: 54-71.
1987
“Isaias 5.1-7,” in Proclamar Libertação, Vol. XIII, Harald Malschitzky and Uwe Wegner, eds. (São Leopoldo: Sinodal): 147-151.
1986
“Planejamento Familiar: Genocídio Planejado?” in Proclamar Libertação, Vol. XII, Harald Malschitzky and Uwe Wegner, eds. (São Leopoldo: Sinodal): 77-86.
“Labor: A Suggestion for Rethinking the Way of the Christian,” Word & World 4/2:
194-206.
“Luther and Liberation,” Dialog 25: 51-58.
“O desencontro entre a teologia Luterana e a teologia da libertação,” in Estudos teológicos 26/1: 37-58.
1985
“Filipenses 3.17-21,” homiletic study, in Proclamar Libertação, Vol. XI, Harald Malschitzky and Uwe Wegner, eds. (São Leopoldo: Sinodal).
“Mito, alegoria y símbolo: la crítica y reconstrucción de las representaciones religiosas,” Eutopias: Teorias/Historia/Discurso 1/1-2 (Winter-Spring): 201-224.
“Strauss and Bauer: Options for Contemporary Christology,” AAR-Currents in Contemporary Christology 4/5: 23-34.
1984
“Strauss: Pedagogy for a Theological Revolution,” Dialog 23: 263-270.
“Paul’s Reconstruction of Theology: Romans 9-14 in Context,” Word & World 4/3: 307-319.
1981
“Dependency Theory: Some Implications for Liberation Theology,” Dialog 20: 293-299.
“Pressupostos e Implicações do Conceito de Práxis em Hugo Assmann,” Estudos Teológicos 18/2: 77-94.
1979
“Mateus 5.17-20,” homiletic study, in Proclamar Libertação, Vol. IV, Baldur van Kaick, ed. (São Leopoldo: Sinodal): 125-132.
“Jeremias 29. 1,4-14a,” homiletic study, in Proclamar Libertação, Vol. III, Baldur van Kaick, ed. (São Leopoldo: Sinodal) 48-61.
1978
“Considerações sobre o Etno-Luteranismo Latino-Americano,” Estudos Teológicos 18/2: 77-94.
