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Charles Bobertz Professor of Theology, 1993- B.A., Saint John’s University, 1980; M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School, 1983; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University, 1988 Ordained to the permanent diaconate, 1997 Teaching in Austria, Fall, 2009 |
Recent courses taught:
Synoptic Gospels (Spring 2009)
Patristics (Fall 2008)
Gospel of Mark (Fall 2008, Web course)
The Johannine Tradition (Summer 2008)
Pauline Letters (Spring 2008)
Selected Publications:
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Readings in Christian Communities: Essays on Interpretation in the Early Church Charles A. Bobertz and David Brakke, eds. (Notre Dame: Notre Dame Press, 2002). |
“Cyprian, Cornelius, Novatian, Novatianism, Stephen I,” The New Westminster Dictionary of Church History, Volume One (Louisville: John Knox Press, 2008).
“Preparing the Season: Learning to Love,” Rite Magazine 38.6 (2007) 5-7.
“Preparing the Season: Transforming the World,” Rite Magazine 38.5 (2007) 5-7.
“Preparing the Season: Completing the Way,” Rite Magazine 38.4 (2007) 5-7.
“Preparing the Season: Ordinary Time in Luke,” Rite Magazine 38.3 (2007) 5-7.
“Living as the Body of Christ,” Rite Magazine 38.3 (2007) 5-7.
“Preparing the Season: Easter and Pentecost,” Rite Magazine 38.2 (2007) 5-7.
“Preparing the Season: Holy Week and Triduum,” Rite Magazine 38.1 (2007) 5-7.
“Theological Education and the Diaconate,” in The Deacon Reader, ed. James Keating (Mahwah: Paulist Press, 2006) 141-155.
“Religious Bodies and Organizational Forms: Christianity,” in Religions of the Ancient World: A Guide, ed. Sarah Iles Johnston (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2004) 323-324.
Reviews:
Review of Eugen J. Pentiuc, Jesus the Messiah in the Hebrew Bible. Catholic Biblical Quarterly 69 (2007) 337-338.
Review of John David Dawson, Christian Figural Reading and the Fashioning of Identity. Church History 75 (2006) 161-163.
Review of William Yarchin, History of Biblical Interpretation: A Reader. Catholic Biblical Quarterly 67 (2005) 705-706.
Review of Paul L. Danove, Linguistics and Exegesis in the Gospel of Mark: Applications of a Case Frame Analysis and Lexicon. Review of Biblical Literature (2004).
Recent presentations:
“The Apostle Paul: Gospel and Ministry,” as a featured speaker, Diocese of Winona Fall Ministry Gathering, October 24-25, 2008.
“Ritual Within Narrative: An Interpretive Clue to the Narrative Structure of Mark’s Gospel,” Catholic Biblical Association, August 2008.
“Understanding the Bible,” Church of St. Teresa, Deep Haven, Minn., 15 Lectures, January-May 2008
"The Passion Narratives,” Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis, Minn. (four lectures), March-April, 2008
“Preaching Lectionary Cycle A,” Workshop for Priests and Deacons of the Orlando Diocese, November 6-7, 2007
“Ritual Performance: Narrative Resurrection in the Gospel of Mark,” Society of Biblical Literature, November 2006.
“The Present State of Cyprian Studies.” North American Patristic Society, June 2005.
Professional activities:
Saint John’s University Faculty Research Grants 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
Vocations Grant: “Theological Education and the Diaconate,” received April 2005.

