Placher, William C.

Internet Resources

Theology

Is the Bible True?, Christian Century, Oct 1995

Theology For the Whole Church, Boston Theological Institute, Feb 1998

Being Postliberal: A Response to James Gustafson, Christian Century, Apr 1999 (A response to Gustafson to which Gustafson responded)

Helping Theology Matter: A Challenge for the Mainline, Christian Century, Oct 1998

An Engagement with Marilyn McCord Adams' Horrendous Evil & The Goodness of God, Scottish Journal of Theology, 2002 [PDF]

Hans Frei & The Meaning of Biblical Narrative, Christian Century

What Do Presbyterians Believe About the Authority of Scripture? [PDF]

Sexual Ethics

Struggling with Scripture, Sermon to Covenant Conference, Nov 2000

Social & Political Ethics

You Were In Prison, Christian Century, Sept/Oct 2001.

Book Reviews

Stout, Jeffrey, After Babel, Christian Century, Aug 1989

Kaufman, Gordon, In Face of Mystery, Christian Century, May 1993

Gerrish, B.A., The Pilgrim Road and Saving & Secular Faith, Christian Century, Apr 2000

Petersen, Rodney & Rourke, Nancy, Theological Literacy for the 21st Century, Christian Century, Feb 2003

Pelikan, Jaroslav, Credo and Creeds & Confessions of Faith in the Christian Tradition, Christian Century, Sept 2003

Farley, Margaret, Just Love, Christian Century, Oct 2006

Hitchens, Christopher, God is Not Great, Christian Century, Sept 2007 [PDF]

Other

Study Guide for Placher's Jesus the Savior (with Preface by Placher) [PDF]

Tributes/Obituaries

Legend Lost: Wabash Mourns Placher

Faith & Theology blog with comments from several leading theologians