Joe Bessler-Northcutt
Associate Professor of Theology,
Phillips Theological Seminary, Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Joe Bessler-Northcutt is Associate Professor of Theology at Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa,
Oklahoma. He is currently on sabbatical, writing Jesus: A Scandalous Theology in which he develops the contours of a theology that takes the historical Jesus seriously.
In addition to his required theology courses, Bessler-Northcutt specializes in the interaction of religion and culture. He
has recently chaired the Ethics, Society and Cultural Analysis section of the Southwest region of the American Academy of Religion and he is
co-editor of a forthcoming book on Law and Religious Ethics. He offers a variety of courses on ethics and culture, theological themes in the contemporary American novel, theological autobiography, etc
Academic Credentials
- Ph.D., University of Chicago
- M.T.S., Harvard University
- B.S., Northwestern University
Special Study
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universitat, Frankfurt am Main, 1983
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor of Theology, Phillips Theological Seminary, 1996–
- Associate Dean, Phillips Theological Seminary, Tulsa Campus, 1994– 1997
- Instructor, Christian Theology, Phillips Theological Seminary, 1992–1996
Professional Service
- Chair of the Ethics, Society and Cultural Analysis section,
American Academy of Religion, Southwest Region, 1999–2001
Books
- Law and Theological Ethics: Traditions Negotiating Cultural Change,
edited with Martin Belsky, forthcoming
- Jesus, A Scandalous Theology,
forthcoming
- "The Ten Commandments: An Exercise in Liturgical Theology," with Kay Bessler-Northcutt, a worship service in Celebrating Covenant: A Resource for Worship, Chalice Press, 2001.
- "Becoming Langdon Gilkey: The Theological Significance of Shantung Compound," in The Theology of Langdon B. Gilkey: Systematic and Critical Studies
, edited by Jeff Pool and Kyle A. Pasewark, 1999.
Public Service
- Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry, board of directors, 1998–2001.
- Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry, Legislative Issues Taskforce, 1998–2000
Awards & Honors
- Century Fellow, University of Chicago, 1986–1989
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