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William Lazareth

Jerald C. Brauer Distinguished Professor of Lutheran Studies


Church and Academic Services

1996-03 Executive Staff, Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton, New Jersey; Visiting Professor, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey
1988-92 Bishop, Metropolitan New York Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, New York, New York
1991-02 Co-President, Lutheran-Eastern Orthodox International Doctrinal Dialogues, Lutheran World Federation, Geneva, Switzerland
1987-96 Visiting Professor, Union Theological Seminary, New York, New York
1983-87 Pastor, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, New York, New York
1980-83 Director, Faith and Order Secretariat, World Council of Churches, Geneva, Switzerland (ed. and preface, Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry Geneva, 1982, 550,000 copies, 42 languages)
1976-80 Director, Department for Church in Society, Lutheran Church in America, New York, New York
1976 ff. Distinguished Visiting Professor, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1956-76 Hagan Professor of Systematic Theology and Dean of the Faculty, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Education, Honors and Theological Publications

Ph. D., Columbia University - Union Theological Seminary, New York, New York (1958);
M. Div., Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1953);
B.A., Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey (1948);
Honorary Doctoral Degrees (seven);
"Lutheran Pastor of Year, USA," Luther Institute, Washington, D.C., (1995).
Books authored (thirteen);
Books edited (fifteen);
Essays (forty five);
Biography in Who's Who in Religion (4th ed).