Robert
C. Dykstra is the Charlotte W. Newcombe Professor of Pastoral Theology at
Princeton Theological Seminary, where he has served since 1997. He earned his
Ph.D. and M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary, and his B.A. from Whitworth
University in Spokane, Washington. Before coming to Princeton he taught at the
University of Dubuque Theological Seminary as assistant and then associate
professor of pastoral theology and congregational care. Dykstra’s academic
interests include pastoral care and counseling, psychoanalytic theory,
developmental psychology, contemporary issues impacting children and
adolescents, human sexuality, pastoral preaching, and the integration of
biblical and theological precepts with research in the human sciences. He is on
the editorial boards of Pastoral
Psychology and the Journal of
Childhood and Religion and is cofounder of the annual scholarly conference
“Group for New Directions in Pastoral Theology.”
A native of Minnesota, Dykstra is a lifelong
member of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and an ordained Presbyterian minister. He served for a number of years as a minister, youth minister, hospital
chaplain, and pastoral counselor.
Curriculum Vitae
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The Faith and Friendships of Teenage Boys (Westminster John Knox Press, 2012)
Losers, Loners, and Rebels: The Spiritual Struggles of Boys (with Allan Cole, Hugh Cole Jr., and Donald Capps, Westminster John Knox Press, 2007)
Images of Pastoral Care: Classic Readings (Chalice Press, 2005)
Discovering a Sermon: Personal Pastoral Preaching (Chalice Press, 2001)
Counseling Troubled Youth (Westminster John Knox Press, 1997)
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