Dale Bruner Returns in 2010
Posted by West Coast Pastors on May 14, 2009 in Conference Info, WCPPC Blog | 0 comments
We are pleased to announce our morning bible speaker for 2010:
Dale Bruner
Retired George & Lyda Wasson Professor of Religion – Whitworth
Teacher at Hollywood Presbyterian Church
Dale Bruner returns in 2010 to teach our morning Bible Sessions. Dale is a popular veteran teacher at WCPPC.
Bruner graduated from Occidental College in 1954; he then earned his M.Div. at Princeton Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. (Dr. theol) at Germany’s Hamburg University. After teaching for 11 years at Union Theological Seminary in the Philippines, he came to Whitworth College in 1975.
During his years as George & Lyda Wasson Professor of Religion at Whitworth, Dr. Bruner touched the lives of countless students. His passion for teaching the biblical narrative, for scholarship and for church renewal made him one of Whitworth’s most influential professors. His influence extended far beyond the generation of students he taught and mentored at Whitworth. In fact, during his tenure at the college, he spoke and taught at hundreds of churches all over the country. Here, too, his passion for the gospel and his utter belief in the healing power of the church was infectious, and he became one of the most sought-after speakers in the Presbyterian Church. He continues to have a vital teaching ministry in the PCUSA.
Upon retirement from Whitworth, in 1997, Dale and his wife of 46 years, Kathy, moved to Pasadena, California, where he embarked on new studies at Fuller Theological Seminary. “On weekdays I walk an hour to the seminary,” he says, “where I am now quietly doing research toward a commentary on the Gospel of John.”
Dr. Bruner is the author of A Theology of the Holy Spirit: The Pentecostal Experience and the New Testament Witness (Eerdmans, 1970) and Matthew: A Commentary (2 volumes; revised and expanded edition, Eerdmans, 2004). He also co-authored, with William Holdern, The Holy Spirit: Shy Member of the Trinity ( Augsburg, 1983).