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Paul E. Rorem
Benjamin B. Warfield Professor of Medieval Church History
Department of History
22 Tennent Hall
Phone: 609.497.7998
Fax: 609.497.7829
Email: paul.rorem@ptsem.edu

 
Profile
Paul E. Rorem, Princeton Theological Seminary’s Benjamin B. Warfield Professor of Medieval Church History, holds an M.Div. from Luther Theological Seminary, an S.T.M. from The Lutheran Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. from Princeton Seminary. An ordained Lutheran minister, he is interested in medieval church history and Pseudo-Dionysius. His courses cover the confessions and influence of St. Augustine, the Christian mystical tradition, medieval Christianity, and the spiritual and theological legacy of the Pseudo-Dionysian writings. He is editor of Lutheran Quarterly and Lutheran Quarterly Books.
 
Major Publications

Pseudo-Dionysius: A Commentary on the Texts and an Introduction to Their Influence (Oxford University Press, 1993)
“The Company of Medieval Women Theologians,” Theology Today 60 (2003): 82–93
Eriugena’s Commentary on the Dionysian “Celestial Hierarchy” Studies and Texts 150 (Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 2005)