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Dr. Richard Osmer is a theologian and author,[1] currently Princeton Theological Seminary’s Ralph B. and Helen S. Ashenfelter Professor of Mission and Evangelism. He earned his MDiv from Yale University and a PhD from Emory University. A minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), he leads the denominational Committee to Write New Catechisms.
Books[edit]
Osmer, R.R., Reed, A. & Smucker, M. (2015) Spiritual companioning: A guide to Protestant theology and practice. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker.
Osmer, R.R. & Mikoski, G. (2011) With Piety and Learning: The History of Practical Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary, 1812-2012. Berlin: Lit Verlag.
Osmer, R.R. (2008) Practical Theology: An introduction. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.
Osmer, R.R. & Dean, K.C. (Eds.) (2006) Youth, religion, and globalization: New research in Practical Theology. Berlin: Lit Verlag.
Osmer, R.R. (2005) The teaching ministry of congregations. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox.
Osmer, R.R. & Schweitzer, F.L. (2003) Religious education between modernization and globalization. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.
Osmer, R.R. & Schweizer, F.L. (Eds.) (2003) Developing a public faith: New directions in Practical Theology--Essays in honor of James W. Fowler. St. Louis: Chalice Press.
Osmer, R.R. (1995) Confirmation: Presbyterian practices in ecumenical perspective. Louisville: Geneva Press.
Osmer, R.R. (1992) Teaching for faith: A guide for leaders of adult groups. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox.
Osmer, R.R. (1990) A Teachable Spirit: Recovering the Teaching Office in the Church. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox.
Chapters in Books:[edit]
Osmer, R.R. (2014). The empirical in practical theology: contemporary trajectories. In K. Cahalan and G. Mikoski (Eds.), Mapping Contemporary Practical Theology. Lanham, MD: Rowen & Littlefield.
Osmer, R.R. (2012). Practical Theology in the United States. In B. Miller-McLemore (Ed.), The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Practical Theology. London, UK: Wiley/Blackwell.
Osmer, R.R. (2011). Original sin and Christian parenting: a constructive proposal. In T. Jackson (Ed.), The Best Love of the Child. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
Osmer, R.R. (2006). Toward a transversal model of interdisciplinary thinking in Practical Theology. In F.L. Shults (Ed.), The Evolution of Rationality: Interdisciplinary Essays in Honor of J. Wentzel van Huyssteen. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
Osmer, R.R. (2005). The rationality of theological disciplines. Response to Eilert Herms. In Welker, M. & Schweitzer, F.L., (Eds.) Reconsidering the boundaries between theological disciplines. Münster: Lit Verlag.
Osmer, R.R. (2004). Johannes van der Ven’s contribution to the new consensus in Practical Theology. In C. Hermans (Ed.), Hermeneutics and Empirical Research in Practical Theology. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill.
Osmer, R.R. (2003). Globalization, global reflexivity, and Faith Development Theory: The continuing contribution of Fowler’s research. In R.R. Osmer and F.L. Schweitzer (Eds.) Developing a Public Faith: New Directions in Practical Theology—Essays in Honor of James W. Fowler. St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press.
Osmer, R.R. (2000). The teaching ministry in a multicultural world. In Stackhouse, M. (Ed.) Religion, globalization, & spheres of life. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.
Osmer, R.R. (2000). The swing of the pendulum: Evolutionary thinking in the religious education theory of American Mainline Protestantism. In Lee, J.M. (Ed.) Religious Education toward the new millennium. Birmingham, AL: Religious Education Press.
Osmer, R.R. (2000). Beyond the theological encyclopedia: The rhetoric of Practical Theology in a new theological paradigm. In Cunningham, D. (Ed.) To please, persuade, and delight. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.
Osmer, R.R. (1993). Futuribles in the Mainline church and its teaching ministry: Reflections on the effective Christian Education Study. In Schuller, D., Rethinking Christian Education. St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press.
Osmer, R.R. (1991). Teaching in the Reformed Tradition: The contribution of Luther and Calvin. In Price, E.B. & Foster, C.R., By what authority. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press.
Christian Education. (1991). The encyclopedia of the Reformed faith. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press.
Osmer, R.R. (1990) Evangelism and education: Developmental perspectives. In Lovell, A.B., Evangelism in the Reformed Tradition. Decatur, GA: CTS Press.
Osmer, R.R. (1990) Teaching as Practical Theology: Methodological reflections. In Seymour, J. & Miller, D. (Eds.), Theological Perspectives in Christian Education. Nashville: Abingdon Press.
Education, nurture, & care, Development, and Pilgrimage. (1990) Abingdon dictionary of pastoral care. Nashville, TN: Abingdon.
Articles[edit]
Osmer, R.R. with Salazar-Newton, A. (2013) The practice of reading and the formation of the moral imagination. Journal of Ecclesiology and Ethnography
Osmer, R.R. (2007) Welcoming children: a practical theology of childhood. Theology Today, 64 (3).
Osmer, R.R. (2001) Proclaiming the Gospel in a wired world. Princeton Lectures on Youth, Church, and Culture. Princeton: Institute for Youth Ministry, Princeton Theological Seminary.
Osmer, R.R. & Sitler, J. (2000) The shape of pastoral ministry. Theology and Worship Occasional Papers, No. 13. Louisville: Presbyterian Church (USA).
Osmer, R.R. (2000, January) The Christian education of children in the Protestant tradition. Theology Today. Princeton: Princeton Theological Seminary.
Osmer, R.R. (1999) Teaching the catechism in the children’s sermon: A new possibility for biblical and theological literacy. Journal for Preachers, 22(4).
Osmer, R.R. (1997) Rationality in Practical Theology: A map of the emerging discussion. International Journal of Practical Theology, 1(1).
Osmer, R.R. & Pidcock-Lester, K. (1995) Baptism and confirmation: Historical perspectives on a contemporary problem. Reformed Liturgy & Music, 29(2).
Osmer, R.R. (1992, July). [Review of the book The teaching minister, by C.M. Williamson & R.J. Allen]. The Princeton Seminary Bulletin, 13(2).
Osmer, R.R. (1992, April). Reconstructing confirmation. Theology Today, 49(1).
Osmer, R.R. (1991, Spring). The teaching authority of the minister in the Reformed Tradition: A contemporary proposal. Affirmation, 4(1).
Osmer, R.R. (1991, January). [Review of the book How faith matures, by C. E. Nelson]. Theology Today, 47(4).
Osmer, R.R. (1990). [Review of the book The fragility of knowledge: Theological education in the church and the university, by E. Farley]. Interpretation: A journal of Bible & theology.
Osmer, R.R. (1990, Winter). Fowler and the Reformed Tradition: An exercise in theological reflection in Religious Education. Journal of Religious Education.
Osmer, R.R. (1989, Fall). Faith development in the adult life cycle. Journal of Religious Education, 84(4)
Osmer, R.R. (1989, Spring). Challenges to youth ministry in the Mainline Churches: Thought provokers. Affirmation 2(1).
Osmer, R.R. (1989, Fall) Faith development and the adult lifecycle: A review of the research. Journal of Religious Education.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Osmer, Richard Robert". worldcat.org. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
http://theconfirmationproject.com/team-member/richard-osmer http://www.talbot.edu/ce20/educators/protestant/richard_osmer http://ptsem.edu/people/richard-r-osmer
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