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Alan Padgett is Professor of Systematic Theology at Luther Seminary and an ordained United Methodist. He is currently on sabbatical at the Center for Philosophy of Religion, University of Notre Dame, as the Frederick Crosson Fellow.
Padgett grew up in California, and earned a bachelor of arts degree with honors from Vanguard University, Costa Mesa, Calif., in 1977. Following a call to the ministry, he graduated from Drew University, Madison, N.J., with a masters of divinity in 1981. In 1990, he received his doctor of philosophy degree from the University of Oxford in England. Padgett’s professional experience also includes serving as pastor in New Jersey and California in the 1980s.
Padgett is most particularly interested in Christian systematic theology, philosophy of religion, philosophy of science, and the relationship between religion and science. He has also given numerous lectures in Europe, China and North America, and published over seventy academic articles and book chapters. His most recent books include: