Ted Peters is a Lutheran theologian and Professor of Systematic Theology at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary

Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary

Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, California is a seminary affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and is a member school of the Graduate Theological Union...

. In addition to his work as a theologian and educator, he is a prolific author and editor on Christian and Lutheran theology in the modern world. He is also the editor of Dialog, a quarterly scholarly magazine of modern and postmodern theology, and co-editor of Theology and Science

Theology and Science

Theology and Science is the journal of the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences. It has a stated dedication to peer-reviewed articles on religion and science. The co-editors are Ted Peters and Robert John Russell. It is published by Routledge. The first volume was published in...

. He received a B.A. from Michigan State University

Michigan State University

Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...

, a M.Div. from Trinity Lutheran Seminary

Trinity Lutheran Seminary

Trinity Lutheran Seminary is an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America seminary located in Columbus, Ohio.-Background:In 1830, the German Theological Seminary of the Ohio Synod, later known as the Evangelical Lutheran Theological Seminary, was founded to meet the need for educating pastors in the...

 and a M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago

University of Chicago

The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...

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Publications

• Sacred Cells? Why Christians Should Support Stem Cell Research with Karen Lebacqz and Gaymon Bennett (2008)
• The Evolution of Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Life: Where in the World is God? (2008)
• The Stem Cell Debate (2007)
• Anticipating Omega (2006)
• Can You Believe in God and Evolution? A Guide For the Perplexed with Martinez Hewlett
  Martinez Hewlett
  Martinez "Marty" Joseph Hewlett is Professor Emeritus of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Arizona. He is also an adjunct professor at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology of the Graduate Theological Union...
  
   (2006)
• The Gift of Grace: the Future of Lutheran Theology (editor) with Niels Henrik Gregersen and Bo Holm (2004)
• Evolution from Creation to New Creation: Conflict, Conversation, and Convergence with Martinez Hewlett
  Martinez Hewlett
  Martinez "Marty" Joseph Hewlett is Professor Emeritus of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Arizona. He is also an adjunct professor at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology of the Graduate Theological Union...
  
   (2003)
• God, Life, and the Cosmos: Christian and Islamic Perspectives (editor) with Muzaffar Iqbal
  Muzaffar Iqbal
  Muzaffar Iqbāl , is a Pakistani-Canadian chemist by training and an Islamic scholar by vocation.-Career:...
  
   and Syed Nomanul Haq (2003)
• Bridging Science and Religion (editor) with Gaymon Bennett (2003)
• Science and Theology: The New Consonance (editor) (1999)
• For the Love of Children: Genetic Technology and the Future of the Family (1996)
• Playing God? Genetic Determinism and Human Freedom (1996, 2nd edition 2002)
• Sin: Radical Evil In Soul and Society (1994)
• God as Trinity: Relationality and Temporality in Divine Life (1993)
• Toward a Theology of Nature: Essays on Science and Faith with Wolfhart Pannenberg
  Wolfhart Pannenberg
  Wolfhart Pannenberg is a German Christian theologian. His emphasis on history as revelation, centred on the Resurrection of Christ, has proved important in stimulating debate in both Protestant and Catholic theology, as well as with non-Christian thinkers.-Life and views:Pannenberg was baptized as...
  
  (1993)
• GOD - The World's Future (1992, 2nd edition 2002)
• The Cosmic Self (1990)
• Cosmos as Creation (1989)
• Fear, Faith and the Future (1980)
• Futures Human and Divine (1978)

External links

• Ted Peters Faculty Homepage
• Theology and Science
• Ted Peters Bio
• Genetics and Genethics: Are We Playing God? Full text of Peters' paper online