Theodore Jennings

Theodore W. Jennings ( born October 24, 1942 in Gainesville, Florida) is an American Methodist theologian.

After the studies of theology Jennings received 1964 BD at Duke University and in 1967 the Ph.D. at Emory University. Jennings taught for three years at the Methodist Seminary in Mexico City. He is an ordained Methodist pastor. Jennings is the United Church of Christ served as Professor of Biblical and Constructive Theology at Chicago Theological Seminary. He writes in his books about the Wesleyan Methodist and faith and LGBT rights.

Writings

• Jacob's Wound: Homoerotic Narrative in the Literature of Ancient Israel. Continuum, New York 2005, ISBN 0-8264-1712-4.
• Reading Derrida, Thinking Paul: On Justice. Stanford University Press, Stanford, 2005, ISBN 0-8047-5267-2.
• The Insurrection of the Crucified: The ' Gospel of Mark ' as Theological Manifesto. Exploration Press, Chicago 2003, ISBN 0-913552-65-8.
• The Man Jesus Loved: Homoerotic Narratives from the New Testament. Pilgrim Press, Cleveland, 2003, ISBN 0-8298-1535- X.
• Santidad Biblica. Metodista Seminario de Mexico, 2002.
• Loyalty to God: The Apostles Creed in Life and Liturgy. Abingdon Press, Nashville 1992, ISBN 0-687-22821-2.
• Good News to the Poor: John Wesley's Evangelical Economics. Abingdon Press, Nashville, 1990, ISBN 0-687-15528-2.
• Beyond Theism: A Grammar of God -Language. Oxford University Press, New York, 1985, ISBN 0-19-503613-1.