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Paul van Buren

Paul Matthews van Buren (April 20, 1924 – June 18, 1998) was a Christian theologian and author. An ordained Episcopal priest, he was a Professor of religion at Temple University, Philadelphia for 22 years. He was a Director [NYT obituary says "Associate"] of the Center of Ethics and Religious Pluralism at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem.

Paul van Buren

(1924-04-20)April 20, 1924
Norfolk, Virginia

June 18, 1998(1998-06-18) (aged 74)
Memorial Hospital, Blue Hill, Maine

Theologian
Author

American

Harvard College, Episcopal Theological School, University of Basel

Death of God theology (disavowed)

Anne Hagopian

He died of cancer on June 18, 1998, at age 74.[1]

Early life[edit]

Van Buren was born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia. During World War II, he had served in the United States Coast Guard.[1]

The Secular Meaning of the Gospel: Based on an Analysis of Its Language

A Theology of the Jewish-Christian Reality (3 Volumes.)

The Edges of Language:An Essay in the Logic of a Religion

The Burden of Freedom

Theological Explorations

Christ in Our Place: The Substitutionary Character of Calvin's Doctrine of Reconciliation

Below is an incomplete list of his works:[1]

American philosophy

List of American philosophers