Robert Louis Wilken Explained

Robert Louis Wilken
Birth Date:	20 November 1936
Birth Place:	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Citizenship:	U.S.
Nationality:	American
Fields:	History of Christianity
Workplaces:	University of Virginia St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg Fordham University University of Notre Dame
Alma Mater:	Concordia College Concordia Seminary (BA) University of Chicago (MA, PhD)

Robert Louis Wilken (born November 20, 1936)^[1] is an American historian and former Lutheran minister who is the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of the History of Christianity emeritus at the University of Virginia.

Career

Robert Louis Wilken was born in New Orleans.^{[1] [2]} He was raised in a Lutheran family and took his religion very seriously, having wanted to become a priest since childhood.^[3]

Wilken attended Concordia College, Concordia Seminary (B.A.) and the University of Chicago (M.A. and Ph.D.). From 1964 to 1967 he worked in the Lutheran Theological Seminary, later in Fordham University, the University of Notre Dame and from 1985 in the University of Virginia. Currently he is the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of the History of Christianity emeritus^[1] and the Distinguished Fellow at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology.^[3] Wilken also was the Lady Doris Professor in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.^[1]

Wilken is an author of numerous books about the history of Christianity.^[4] Wilken has focused his research primarily on the early church, church tradition, the Roman view on early Christianity, and on Judaism and its links to early Christianity.^[1]

Personal life

Wilken married Carol Faith Weinhold on June 4, 1960. He has two children, Gregory and Jonathan.^[1]

Membership and awards

• American Academy of Arts and Sciences;^[5]
• American Historical Association;^[1]
• American Academy of Religion;^[1]
• American Society of Church History;^[1]
• National Endowment for the Humanities grant.^[1]

Selected publications

• Book: Anselm Weber, O. F. M.: Missionary to the Navaho, 1898-1921 . Bruce Publishing Company . 1955 . Milwaukee . en . 1657328.
• Book: Judaism and the Early Christian Mind: A Study of Cyril of Alexandria's Exegesis and Theology . . 1971 . 978-0-300-01383-2 . New Haven . en . Yale publications in religion . 15 . . registration.
• Book: The Myth of Christian Beginnings: History's Impact on Belief . . 1971 . Garden City, N.Y. . en . Anchor books: Religion . B0006C2T9M . 71123712 . the Internet Archive . registration. ^[6]
• Book: Aspects of Wisdom in Judaism and Early Christianity . . 1975 . 978-0-268-00577-1 . Notre Dame . en . Ward-Phillips Lectures in English Language and Literature . 1 . the Internet Archive . registration. (Editor)
• Book: Jews and Christians in Antioch in the First Four Centuries of the Common Era . Scholars Press . 1978 . 978-0-891-30229-2 . Missoula, MT . en . Society of Biblical Literature sources for biblical study . 13 . the Internet Archive . registration. (with Wayne A. Meeks)
• Book: Early Christian Literature and the Classical Intellectual Tradition: In Honorem Robert M. Grant . . 1979 . Paris . en . Théologie historique : études . 53 . 978-2-7010-0086-2 . the Internet Archive . registration. (Editor, with William R. Schoedel)
• Book: John Chrysostom and the Jews: Rhetoric and Reality in the Late 4th Century . . 1983 . 978-0-520-04757-0 . Berkeley, CA . en . Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care . 4 . the Internet Archive . registration.
• Book: The Christians as the Romans Saw Them . Yale University Press . 1984 . 978-0-300-03066-2 . Second, reprinted . New Haven . en . j.ctt32bdb2 . the Internet Archive . registration . Wilken . Robert Louis .
• Book: The Land Called Holy: Palestine in Christian History and Thought . Yale University Press . 1992 . 978-0-300-05491-0 . New Haven . en . j.ctt1cc2mc8 . the Internet Archive . registration . Wilken . Robert L. .
• Book: Remembering the Christian Past . . 1995 . 978-0-802-80880-6 . Reprinted . Grand Rapids, MI . en.
• Book: The Spirit of Early Christian Thought: Seeking the Face of God . Yale University Press . 2003 . 978-0-300-10598-8 . New Haven . en . j.ctt1npn65 . Wilken . Robert Louis .
• Book: Maximus, the Confessor . On the Cosmic Mystery of Jesus Christ: Selected Writings from St. Maximus the Confessor . . 2003 . 978-0-881-41249-9 . Crestwood, N.Y. . en . Popular patristics series . 25 . Maximus the Confessor . Robert L. Wilken . Paul M. Blowers.
• Book: The First Thousand Years: A Global History of Christianity . Yale University Press . 2012 . 978-0-300-11884-1 . New Haven . en . j.ctt32bd7m . the Internet Archive . registration.
• Book: Liberty in the Things of God: The Christian Origins of Religious Freedom . Yale University Press . 2019 . 978-0-300-24549-3 . New Haven . en.

Notes and References

1. Book: Contemporary Authors . . 2000 . 978-0-787-63238-0 . 118 . en . Peacock . Scot . New Revision Series . 178 . Wilken, Robert L(Ouis) 1936-.
2. Web site: Robert Louis Wilken . June 8, 2024 . . Rome .
3. Web site: Dr. Robert Louis Wilken: Former Lutheran Minister . February 26, 1999 . June 8, 2024 . The Coming Home International.
4. Web site: Visiting Scholar in Catholic Thought: Dr. Robert Louis Wilken - 2015 . June 8, 2024 . Benedictine University Library . 2015.
5. Web site: Robert Louis Wilken . June 8, 2024 . Berkley Center of the Georgetown University.
6. Web site: The Myth of Christian Beginnings: History's Impact on Belief . January 8, 1970 . June 8, 2024 . .