Gary M. Simpson
Professor of Systematic Theology

Gary M. SimpsonEmail:
gsimpson@luthersem.edu

Personal Website:
www.luthersem.edu/gsimpson/

Office:
651-641-3253    BH 104B

Curriculum Vitae for Gary M. Simpson

Courses:

ST 2420 01 F6 ETHICS I- INTRO TO CHRISTIAN ETHICSSpring 2013-2014
ST 3421 01 ETHICS II- ETHICS OF D BONHOEFFER January Term 2013-2014
CL 8950 01 TRINITY AND MISSION Fall 2013-2014
ST 3433 01 F6 ETHICS II- ETHICS OF M L KING JR Fall 2013-2014
ST 8455 01 NATURAL LAW AND CHRISTIAN ETHICS Spring 2012-2013

Speaking Topics:

Gary M. Simpson is available to speak at your congregation's event or adult forum on the following topics. For other faculty and staff resources, visit our Online Resource Guide

  • Bio-Genetic Ethics and the Big Questions of Life
  • Bonhoeffer for Today
  • Faith and American Public Life
  • Faith and Public Policy
  • Foundations of Christian Ethics
  • Foundations of Lutheran Ethics
  • Homosexuality: Tradtional and Current Ethical Assessments
  • How Is and Isn't America a "Christian Nation?"
  • Is There a Lutheran Ethic of Marriage?
  • Jesus Today: Who Do Contemporary Theologians Say He Is?
  • Luther and Spirituality
  • Luther's Catechism and Today's Questions
  • Matters of Faith and Politics
  • Praying the Christian Life
  • Reformation Theology: Then and Now
  • Trinity Matters Today
  • What is the Church? Current Ecumenical Perspectives and Why They Matter

Education:

View a detailed curriculum vitae for Gary M. Simpson. This includes education, professional positions, activities, memberships and publications.

OrdainedELCA
1977
M.Div., Th.D.Christ Seminary-Seminex
1976, 1983
B.A.Concordia Senior College
Fort Wayne, IN		1972
A.A.Concordia Junior College
Ann Arbor, MI		1970

Biography:

Gary Simpson was named associate professor of systematic theology at Luther Seminary in 1990 and professor of systematic theology in 1998. Earlier, he served as a Lutheran pastor for 14 years. Simpson was pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Alameda, Calif., (1976-1983) and Protestant chaplain of Highland-Alameda County Hospital in Oakland, Calif., (1976 to 1978). Subsequently, he was minister of education

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Profile:

"What is needed is a congregational, missional imagination.”

Gary Simpson wants students to understand that the context of their public ministry is a living congregation.

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