Theodore Jennings

Theodore W. Jennings (Ted Jennings) is an American scholar, theologian and author. He is Professor of Biblical and Constructive Theology at the United Church of Christ's Chicago Theological Seminary, where he has previously served as Acting Academic Dean.^[1] Jennings has gained a notoriety for his work on Ritual Studies,^[2] the Messianic politics of Pauline discourse, and theological engagement with the work of Dietrich Bonhoeffer ^[3] and Jacques Derrida.

Biography

Jennings received his A.B. from Duke University in 1964, B.D. and Ph.D. from Emory University in 1967. He taught for three years at Seminario Metodista (Methodist Seminary) in Mexico City and is an ordained Methodist minister. His scholarly work and publications have focused on a broad array of topics, such as Methodism, ritual studies,^[4] biblical hermeneutics, liberation theology, LGBT rights and queer theology, the politics of Pauline Messianism, and the work of Jacques Derrida.^[5]

Works by Jennings

• An Ethic of Queer Sex: Principles and Improvisations. Exploration Press, Chicago, Illinois 2013, ISBN 978-0-913552-72-8
• Plato or Paul?: The Origins of Western Homophobia. Pilgrim Press, Cleveland 2009, ISBN 0-8298-1855-3
• Jacob’s Wound: Homoerotic Narrative in the Literature of Ancient Israel. Continuum, New York 2005, ISBN 0-8264-1712-4
• Reading Derrida, Thinking Paul: On Justice. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California 2005, ISBN 0-8047-5267-2
• Mistaken Identities but Model Faith: Rereading the Centurion, the Chap, and the Christ in Matthew 8:5-13. Theodore W. Jennings, Jr. and Tat-Siong Benny Liew. Journal of Biblical Literature Vol. 123, No. 3 (Autumn, 2004), pp. 467-494
• The Insurrection of the Crucified: The ‘Gospel of Mark’ as Theological Manifesto. Exploration Press, Chicago, Illinois 2003, ISBN 0-913552-65-8
• The Man Jesus Loved: Homoerotic Narratives from the New Testament. Pilgrim Press, Cleveland 2003, ISBN 0-8298-1535-X
• Santidad bìblica (Seminario Metodista de Mexico), 2002
• Loyalty to God: The Apostles Creed in Life and Liturgy. Abingdon Press, Nashville 1992, ISBN 0-687-22821-2
• Good News to the Poor: John Wesley’s Evangelical Economics. Abingdon Press, Nashville 1990, ISBN 0-687-15528-2
• Beyond Theism: A Grammar of God-Language. Oxford University Press, New York 1985, ISBN 0-19-503613-1

References

1. faculty website, Chicago Theological Seminary
2. [http://www.jstor.org/stable/1203176 "On Ritual Knowledge," Theodore W. Jennings, The Journal of Religion , Vol. 62, No. 2 (Apr., 1982)
4. "On Ritual Knowledge," Theodore W. Jennings, The Journal of Religion , Vol. 62, No. 2 (Apr., 1982), pp. 111-127
5. faculty website, Chicago Theological Seminary

External links

• Chicago Theological Seminary

• "Reading Derrida/ Thinking Paul" from Stanford University Press, 2005.

• "International Seminars of the LGBTQ Religious Studies Centers" A compilation of several international seminars with Dr. Ted Jennings on behalf of the Queer Center at CTS.

• "Outlaw Justice: The Messianic Politics of Paul" from Stanford University Press, 2013.

• "What The Bible Really Says About Homosexuality" Lecture presented on March 24, 2009 at Hanshin Theological Seminary in Korea