At the American Academy of Religion, one of my mentors, Wolfhart Pannenberg, made a presentation today entitled, "An Intellectual Pilgrimmage." It highlighted his journey from a young man in a home that had dropped out of church, through a short period of atheism, to an awakening of Christian faith under an influential teacher, and on to his life as a well-known theologian. He was in his last semester at the University of Munich in 1993-94 when I had the remarkable opportunity to study for a term with him. He and his wife have been good and gracious friends ever since, and he was very kind to write a generous introduction to my book (over in the margins, under recommended books) which deals largely with his theology. We also had the opportunity to eat with he and his wife last evening, and today several of us gathered together over lunch. I have a couple of pictures below:Professor Pannenberg is in the middle, I'm to his right, Professor Phil Clayton to my right, and then my wife, Bobbie. On the opposite side is a young lady whose name I did not catch, and then Professor Keith Brewer and Professor Cornelius Buller.
Same cast of characters, but now Frau Pannenberg is to my wife's right.
And, a good time was had by all.
chuck gutenson
goodness! you mean it. wow!
Posted by: zero | November 22, 2005 at 11:58 PM
Of course!
Posted by: jerry | November 23, 2005 at 02:23 PM
wheeeeee.....
Posted by: zero | November 23, 2005 at 04:07 PM