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[[Image:Pelikan.jpg|right|thumb|307px|Dr. Jaroslav Pelikan]]'''Jaroslav Jan Pelikan''' (born 17 December, 1923 in Akron, Ohio) is one of the world's leading scholars in the history of Christianity and has authored more than 30 books including the five volume '''The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine''' (1971-1989). Pelikan gave the 1992–93 [[w:Gifford lectures|Gifford lectures]] at the University of Aberdeen, which yielded the book ''Christianity and Classical Culture''.  He is the Sterling Professor Emeritus of History at Yale University where he served on the faculty from 1962 to 1996. He is the immediate past president of the [[w:American Academy of Arts and Sciences|American Academy of Arts and Sciences]].  
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[[Image:Pelikan.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Dr. Jaroslav Pelikan]]'''Jaroslav Jan Pelikan''' (b. [[December 17]], 1923, in Akron, Ohio) is one of the world's leading scholars in the history of Christianity and has authored more than 30 books including the five-volume ''The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine'' (1971-1989). Pelikan gave the 1992–93 [[w:Gifford lectures|Gifford lectures]] at the University of Aberdeen, which yielded the book ''Christianity and Classical Culture''.  He is the Sterling Professor Emeritus of History at Yale University where he served on the faculty from 1962 to 1996. He was the president of the [[w:American Academy of Arts and Sciences|American Academy of Arts and Sciences]] from 1994 to 1997.  
  
The son of a Lutheran pastor, Pelikan joined the [[Orthodox Church in America]] on March 25, 1998.
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The son of a Lutheran pastor, Pelikan joined the [[Orthodox Church in America]] on [[March 25]], 1998.
  
In 2004, having received the [[w:Kluge Prize|John W. Kluge Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Human Sciences]], Pelikan donated his award to [[Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary]], of which he is a trustee.
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In 2004, having received the [[w:Kluge Prize|John W. Kluge Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Human Sciences]], Pelikan donated his award to [[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary]], of which he is a trustee.
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*Bach Among the Theologians
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*''Bach Among the Theologians''
*Christianity and Classical Culture, Yale U, (1995), ISBN 0300062559
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*''Christianity and Classical Culture'', Yale University, 1995, ISBN 0300062559
*Confessor Between East and West: A Portrait of Ukrainian Cardinal Josyf Slipyj  
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*''Confessor Between East and West: A Portrait of Ukrainian Cardinal Josyf Slipyj''
*Credo: Historical and Theological Guide to Creeds and Confessions of Faith in the Christian Tradition ISBN 0300093888
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*''Credo: Historical and Theological Guide to Creeds and Confessions of Faith in the Christian Tradition'' ISBN 0300093888
*Development of Christian Doctrine : Some Historical Prolegomena  
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*''Development of Christian Doctrine: Some Historical Prolegomena''
*The Excellent Empire: The Fall of Rome and the Triumph of the Church  
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*''The Excellent Empire: The Fall of Rome and the Triumph of the Church''
*Faust the Theologian  
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*''Faust the Theologian''
*The Idea of the University : A Reexamination ISBN 0300058349  
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*''The Idea of the University: A Reexamination'' ISBN 0300058349  
*Interpreting the Bible and the Constitution (John W. Kluge Center Books) ISBN 0300102674  
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*''Interpreting the Bible and the Constitution'' (John W. Kluge Center Books) ISBN 0300102674  
*Jesus Through the Centuries: His Place in the History of Culture ISBN 0300079877  
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*''Jesus Through the Centuries: His Place in the History of Culture'' ISBN 0300079877  
*Luther's Works  
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*''Luther's Works''
*Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings  
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*''Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings''
*Mary Through the Centuries : Her Place in the History of Culture ISBN 0300076614  
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*''Mary Through the Centuries: Her Place in the History of Culture'' ISBN 0300076614  
*Mary: Images Of The Mother Of Jesus In Jewish And Christian Perspective *The Melody of Theology: A Philosophical Dictionary  
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*''Mary: Images Of The Mother Of Jesus In Jewish And Christian Perspective''
*The Reformation of the Sixteenth Century (Forward) ISBN 0807013013  
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*''The Melody of Theology: A Philosophical Dictionary''
*The Riddle of Roman Catholicism  
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*''The Reformation of the Sixteenth Century'' (Foreword) ISBN 0807013013  
*The World Treasury of Modern Religious Thought  
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*''The Riddle of Roman Catholicism''
*What Has Athens to Do with Jerusalem? : Timaeus and Genesis in Counterpoint (Thomas Spencer Jerome Lectures) ISBN 0472108077  
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*''The World Treasury of Modern Religious Thought''
*Whose Bible Is It? A History of the Scriptures Through the Ages ISBN 0670033855
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*''What Has Athens to Do with Jerusalem?: Timaeus and Genesis in Counterpoint'' (Thomas Spencer Jerome Lectures) ISBN 0472108077  
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*''Whose Bible Is It? A History of the Scriptures Through the Ages'' ISBN 0670033855
  
== Related Resources ==
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==Source==
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*[[w:Jaroslav_Pelikan&oldid=28037842|''Jaroslav Pelikan'' on Wikipedia]]
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==External links==
 
* [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaroslav_Pelikan Jaroslav Pelikan article in German]
 
* [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaroslav_Pelikan Jaroslav Pelikan article in German]
* [http://www.yale.edu/history/faculty/pelikan.html www.yale.edu/history/faculty/pelikan.html]
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* [http://www.yale.edu/history/faculty/pelikan.html Yale History Faculty: Jaroslav Pelikan]
* [http://www.thelutheran.org/9805/page51d.html Article in the Lutheran Magazine]
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*[http://www.thelutheran.org/article/article_buy.cfm?article_id=1897 Pelikan to Orthodox church] by Roger Kahle and Amy Sitze of ''thelutheran.org'' (subscription only)
 
* [http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/pelikan.html Announcement of Kluge Award]
 
* [http://www.loc.gov/loc/kluge/pelikan.html Announcement of Kluge Award]
 
==Source==
 
This article was originally imported from [[w:Jaroslav_Pelikan&oldid=28037842|Wikipedia]]
 
  
 
[[Category:Modern Writers]]
 
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Revision as of 17:50, January 30, 2006

Dr. Jaroslav Pelikan
Jaroslav Jan Pelikan (b. December 17, 1923, in Akron, Ohio) is one of the world's leading scholars in the history of Christianity and has authored more than 30 books including the five-volume The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine (1971-1989). Pelikan gave the 1992–93 Gifford lectures at the University of Aberdeen, which yielded the book Christianity and Classical Culture. He is the Sterling Professor Emeritus of History at Yale University where he served on the faculty from 1962 to 1996. He was the president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences from 1994 to 1997.

The son of a Lutheran pastor, Pelikan joined the Orthodox Church in America on March 25, 1998.

In 2004, having received the John W. Kluge Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Human Sciences, Pelikan donated his award to Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, of which he is a trustee.

Bibliography

  • Bach Among the Theologians
  • Christianity and Classical Culture, Yale University, 1995, ISBN 0300062559
  • Confessor Between East and West: A Portrait of Ukrainian Cardinal Josyf Slipyj
  • Credo: Historical and Theological Guide to Creeds and Confessions of Faith in the Christian Tradition ISBN 0300093888
  • Development of Christian Doctrine: Some Historical Prolegomena
  • The Excellent Empire: The Fall of Rome and the Triumph of the Church
  • Faust the Theologian
  • The Idea of the University: A Reexamination ISBN 0300058349
  • Interpreting the Bible and the Constitution (John W. Kluge Center Books) ISBN 0300102674
  • Jesus Through the Centuries: His Place in the History of Culture ISBN 0300079877
  • Luther's Works
  • Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings
  • Mary Through the Centuries: Her Place in the History of Culture ISBN 0300076614
  • Mary: Images Of The Mother Of Jesus In Jewish And Christian Perspective
  • The Melody of Theology: A Philosophical Dictionary
  • The Reformation of the Sixteenth Century (Foreword) ISBN 0807013013
  • The Riddle of Roman Catholicism
  • The World Treasury of Modern Religious Thought
  • What Has Athens to Do with Jerusalem?: Timaeus and Genesis in Counterpoint (Thomas Spencer Jerome Lectures) ISBN 0472108077
  • Whose Bible Is It? A History of the Scriptures Through the Ages ISBN 0670033855

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