Lakeland College

Position: Associate Professor of Philosophy & Religion;
Director of Church Relations

Education: B.A. Lehigh University
M.Div. Lancaster Theological Seminary
Ph. D. Union Theological Seminary, Virginia

First year at Lakeland: 1998

Courses taught: Religion in America; Church, Sect, and Cult; History of Christian Thought; Renaissance & Reformation; Intro to Christianity; Christianity and Contemporary Culture; Freshman Studies; Sophomore Studies; Understandings of Justice; Understandings of Freedom; Introduction to Philosophy; Old Testament; Understandings of Theology; History and Practice of Worship; Contemporary Theology

Family: Wife, Elaine; Daughter, Sherry Worsham

Professional Achievements: Books: The Ecumenical Orthodoxy of Charles Augustus Briggs ed., How Shall We Sing the Lord's Song
Chapter ("Charles A. Briggs") in Makers of Christian Theology in America
Chapter in History of the Wisconsin Conference UCC (forthcoming)
Articles: "Reflections on African Community" Christian Century 12/81, "Charles Briggs and the Unity of the Church" American Presbyterians, Fall 1991, "Religion and the Public Schools: Reflections on The Historical Relationship," Religion and Education, Spring 1996, "How Shall We Sing the Lord's Song?" Prism, Fall 1995, "Deuteronomy 26:1-11," (exegetical article), Interpretation, January 1995
Also, three book review articles in Dialogue and Alliance, Encounter, and American Presbyterians, as well as a half dozen other articles.
Grant received: Lilly grant for the conference "Developing Your Role as a Scholar," December 1995

Community Involvement: Member, Sheboygan Symphony Chorus; Council Member, First Congregational United Church of Christ; Chairperson, Historical Council of the UCC, 1996-2002; Member, Theological Commission, Wisconsin Conference

Personal Web Site: Professor Christensen