Fonds - Stanley Grenz fonds

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Stanley Grenz fonds

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  • 1967-2005, 2009 (Creation)
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    Grenz, Stanley

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3.45 m of textual records and other material

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(1950-2005)

Biographical history

Stanley J. Grenz was born in Alpena, Michigan, on 7 January 1950. He graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder (Bachelor of Arts with distinction, 1973), Denver Seminary (M.Div. with honours, 1976) and the University of Munich, Germany (D.Theol. magna cum laude, 1978), where he wrote a dissertation entitled “Isaac Backus-Puritan and Baptist” under the supervision of Wolfhart Pannenberg. During his professional career, he was a recipient of a Fulbright Grant for sabbatical study in Munich, Germany (1987 - 1988) as well as of a Theological Research Fellowship, awarded by the Association of Theological Schools (1993). He was also named a fellow with the Henry Luce III Fellowship in Theology program (1999 - 2000) and was included in two editions of Who’s Who in Religion.

Dr. Grenz was ordained into the gospel ministry on 13 June 1976. He worked within the local church context as youth director and assistant pastor (Northwest Baptist Church, Denver, CO, 1971 - 1976), pastor (Rowandale Baptist Church, Winnipeg, MB, 1979 - 1981) and interim pastor on several occasions. In addition, he preached and lectured in numerous churches, colleges, universities and seminaries in North America, Europe, Africa, Australia and Asia.

Dr. Grenz authored or co-authored twenty-five books, the latest of which is Rediscovering the Triune God: The Trinity in Contemporary Theology (Minneapolis: Fortress, 2004). He served as editor or co-editor for two Festschriften, contributed articles to over two dozen other volumes and has authored over a hundred essays and eighty book reviews. Several of these essays and books have won writing awards in the USA and Canada.

Dr. Grenz served as president of the National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion (1989 -1990) and was a member of the National Board of the American Academy of Religion (1989 - 1990), the South Dakota Committee on the Humanities (1986 - 1990), the editorial board of Perspectives in Religious Studies (1985 - 1988), the Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs (1983 - 1988), the steering committee of the Evangelical Theology Group of the American Academy of Religion (1988 -1995; co-chair, 1990 - 1994), the Ethics Commission of the Baptist World Alliance (1986 - 2000), the Social Action Commission of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (1994 - 1996) and the steering committee of the Canadian Evangelical Theological Association (1996 - 2000). He also participated in both the Doctrine Commission and the Theological Education Committee of the Baptist World Alliance.

For twelve years (1990 - 2002), Dr. Grenz held the position of Pioneer McDonald Professor of Baptist Heritage, Theology and Ethics at Carey Theological College and at Regent College in Vancouver, BC. After a one-year sojourn as Distinguished Professor of Theology at Baylor University and Truett Seminary in Waco TX (2002 - 2003), he returned to Carey in August 2003 to resume his duties as Pioneer McDonald Professor of Theology. In autumn 2004, he assumed an additional appointment as Professor of Theological Studies at Mars Hill Graduate School, Seattle, WA. Prior to his initial move to Vancouver, he was Professor of Systematic Theology and Christian Ethics at the North American Baptist Seminary, Sioux Falls, SD (1981 - 1990). While in the pastorate (1979 -1981), he taught courses both at the University of Winnipeg and at the Winnipeg Theological Seminary (now Providence Seminary). From 1996 to 1999, he carried an additional appointment as Professor of Theology and Ethics (Affiliate) at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, Lombard IL.

On his untimely death in March 2005, Dr. Grenz left a significant legacy of his private and professional materials that continues to influence Theological research and studies.

Biographical information was provided by the Grenz family.

Custodial history

After Grenz’s death, custody of the fonds passed to his wife, Edna Grenz, who donated them to the John Richard Allison Library in 2010.

Scope and content

Fonds consists of published works and documents made or received by Stanley Grenz, reflecting his professional career and aspects of his personal life. The records bear testimony to the broad range of religious and academic issues that Grenz dealt with as an author, academician and an ordained minister of the Christian Gospel.

The records include notes, drafts, proofs of essays and articles, transparencies, audiovisual materials and photographs. The fonds are divided into eight series: Correspondence, published works, class lecture notes, speaking engagements, sermon notes, personal files, audiovisual materials and photographs.

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When discernible, Stanley Grenz’s original notation has been retained as a note on the folders. Correspondence is interfiled with related records in most of the series.

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      The collection is open for research. However, some restrictions may apply to unpublished materials, such as Dr. Grenz’s personal journal. Intellectual property (copyright) of Dr. Grenz’s published works is retained by Edna Grenz (and heirs) and is administered in accordance with Canadian Copyright laws.

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      Accruals to the collection are anticipated as some of Grenz’s works (especially his published books) may be added for a complete representation of his legacy as a Christian author.

      Physical description

      Includes: 6 photographs, 196 audio cassettes, 2 audio compact discs, 8 videocassettes and 7 optical discs.

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      Materials were put into acid free folders and acid free boxes. Rusty staples and paperclips were removed.

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      Revised

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      Full

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      Revised 1 November 2011

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