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Paul E. Rorem

Benjamin B. Warfield Professor of Medieval Church History

Paul E. Rorem
History & Ecumenics
22 Tennent Hall

Phone: 609.497.7998
Fax: 609.497.7829
paul.rorem@ptsem.edu
Lutheran

Profile
Paul E. Rorem, PhD '80, Princeton Theological Seminary’s Benjamin B. Warfield Professor of Medieval Church History, earned an MDiv from Luther Theological Seminary, an STM from The Lutheran Theological Seminary, and a PhD 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.

Curriculum Vitae

Select Publications

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

Educating faithful Christian leaders.

PhD Student

Isaac Kim, Class of 2015

“One of the biggest lessons I learned was how to be charitable to views other than my own. Christian charity was shown to me, not just in the readings for class, but from the professors, and the Seminary community.”