George A. Lindbeck Papers, 1937-2001

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George A. Lindbeck Papers, 1937-2001

George A. Lindbeck Papers, 1937-2001

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/divinity.172

Correspondence, writings, notes, course-related material, and collected material document the life and work of George Lindbeck, noted Yale theologian. The collection is a rich source of information about Lutheran-Roman Catholic dialogue and Vatican II. Lindbeck, the Pitkin Professor Emeritus of Historical Theology, served on the faculty of Yale Divinity School and the Yale University Religious Studies department after graduating from the Divinity School in 1946 and receiving his Ph.D. from Yale in 1955. He is the author of six books, including and . Lindbeck's many awards include several honorary degrees and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He was a delegate to the second Vatican Council in Rome in the 1960s and has long been active in ecumenical dialogue, particularly between the Lutheran and Roman Catholic Churches. Lindbeck's "Report on Ecclesiastically Independent Theological Education" released by the Rockefeller Foundation in 1976 was also a notable contribution. The Nature of Doctrine: Religion and Theology in a Postliberal Age Challenge and Response: A Protestant Perspective on the Vatican Council

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