# William Dyrness > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/William_Dyrness > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/William_Dyrness.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Dyrness > Source revision: 1342548958 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American theologian and academic (born 1943) This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. Find sources: "William Dyrness" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this message) William A. Dyrness Born (1943-01-23) January 23, 1943 (age 83) Geneva, Illinois Occupations Professor of theology and culture at Fuller Theological Seminary Board member of Theology Through the Arts, Christians in the Visual Arts, Development Associates International & editorial board of the International Journal of Systematic Theology & The Society for Arts in Religious and Theological Studies Academic background Education Wheaton College, Columbia Theological Seminary, Fuller Theological Seminary, University of Strasbourg, Vrije Universiteit Alma mater University of Cambridge Academic work Discipline Biblical theology Institutions New College Berkeley Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology Fuller Theological Seminary Main interests Conjunction of reformed, evangelical, global and ecumenical theology Website fuller.edu/faculty/wdyrness/ **William A. Dyrness** is an American theologian and professor of theology and culture at [Fuller Theological Seminary](/source/Fuller_Theological_Seminary). He teaches courses in theology, culture, and the arts, and is a founding member of the [Brehm Center](http://www.brehmcenter.com).[1] ## Education Dyrness holds a B.A. from [Wheaton College](/source/Wheaton_College_(Illinois)), a B.A. from [Columbia Theological Seminary](/source/Columbia_Theological_Seminary), a B. Div. from Fuller Theological Seminary, a D. Théol. from the [University of Strasbourg](/source/University_of_Strasbourg), a Doctorandus from the [Vrije Universiteit](/source/Vrije_Universiteit), and was a postdoctoral fellow at the [University of Cambridge](/source/University_of_Cambridge) in 1978 and again in 2000. ## Academic career Dyrness joined the Fuller faculty in 1990 and served as dean of the School of Theology from 1990 to 2000. Before coming to Fuller he served as professor and president at [New College Berkeley](/source/New_College_Berkeley) (1982–1990), professor and acting dean at Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology and program director and co-founder of the Institute for Studies in Asian Church Culture. He has been a visiting professor at Asian Center for Theological Studies and Mission, [Asian Theological Seminary](/source/Asian_Theological_Seminary), [Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary](/source/Gordon-Conwell_Theological_Seminary) and [Regent College](/source/Regent_College). He has served on a number of boards including the *Theology Through the Arts* steering committee (1997–2000), the national board of *Christians in the Visual Arts* (1999 to 2005), the editorial board of the *International Journal of Systematic Theology* (2001 to present), *The Society for Arts in Religious and Theological Studies* (2005 to present), and on the board of *Development Associates International* (2000 to the present). He is also a senior fellow at USC's *Center for Religion and Civic Culture* (since 2000)[2] and consulting editor for [Christianity Today](/source/Christianity_Today)(1996 to present).[*[failed verification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability)*] His books *Modern Art and the Life of a Culture* (with Jonathan Anderson) and *Insider Jesus* won a 2017 *Christianity Today* award of merit.[3] He is an [ordained](/source/Ordained) [minister](/source/Minister_(Christianity)) in the [Presbyterian Church](/source/Presbyterian_Church) (USA).[1] ## Influences Dyrness works at the intersection of Reformed, evangelical, global and ecumenical [theology](/source/Theology). His numerous publications can be characterized as an attempt to grapple with "the dramatic encounter between faith and human culture."[4] Dyrness's 1971 book on the twentieth-century French [Catholic](/source/Catholic) painter [Georges Rouault](/source/Georges_Rouault) influenced an entire generation of [Christian](/source/Christian_art) visual artists. Dyrness studied with noted Christian [philosopher](/source/Philosopher) and art [historian](/source/Historian) [Hans Rookmaaker](/source/Hans_Rookmaaker), and is considered a leading expert on [Christian theology](/source/Christian_theology) and [visual culture](/source/Visual_culture). ## Writings Dyrness has published work in a variety of fields, including theology and culture, apologetics, [theology and art](/source/Theological_aesthetics), and global missions. In addition to numerous articles he is the author or editor of some twenty books, some cooperatively.[2] - *Modern Art and the Life of a Culture: The Religious Impulses of Modernism*. Downers Grove: IVP Academic. 2016. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0830851355](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0830851355). - *Insider Jesus*. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic. 2016. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0830851553](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0830851553). - *Poetic Theology*. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. 2011. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0802865786](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0802865786). - *A Primer on Christian Worship*. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. 2009. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0802860385](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0802860385). - *Global Dictionary of Theology*. IVP Academic. 2008. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0830824540](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0830824540).(co-edited with Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen) - *Senses of the Soul: Art and the Visual in Christian Worship*. Wipf & Stock. 2008. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1556358647](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1556358647). - *Reformed Theology and Visual Culture: The Protestant Imagination from Calvin to Edwards*. Cambridge University Press. 2004. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0521833233](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0521833233). - *Visual Faith*. Baker Academic. 2001. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0801022975](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0801022975). - [*Changing the Mind of Missions*](https://archive.org/details/changingmindofmi00jame_0). IVP Books. 2000. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0830822393](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0830822393).(with James F. Engel) - *The Earth is God's: A Theology of American Culture*. Wipf & Stock Pub. 1997. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1592447954](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1592447954). - *Emerging Voices in Global Christian Theology*. Wipf & Stock Pub. 1994. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1592444472](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1592444472). - *Invitation to Cross-cultural Theology*. Zondervan. 1992. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0310535812](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0310535812). - *Learning About Theology from the Third World*. Zondervan. 1990. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0310209713](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0310209713). - *How Does America Hear the Gospel?*. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. 1989. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0802804372](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0802804372). - *Let the Earth Rejoice: A Biblical Theology of Holistic Mission*. Wipf & Stock Pub. 1983. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1579101251](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1579101251). - *Christian Apologetics in a World Community*. Wipf & Stock Pub. 1982. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1579109684](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1579109684). - [*Themes in Old Testament Theology*](https://archive.org/details/themesinoldtesta00dyrn). IVP Academic. 1980. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0877847267](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0877847267). - *Christian Art in Asia*. Editions Rodopi B.V. 1979. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-9062037322](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-9062037322). - [*Roualt: A Vision of Suffering and Salvation*](https://books.google.com/books?id=80JQAAAAMAAJ). Eerdmans. 1971.(no ISBN) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) ["William A. Dyrness | Fuller Seminary"](https://www.fuller.edu/faculty/william-a-dyrness/). 25 January 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-27. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FullerDryness_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FullerDryness_2-1) ["William A. Dyrness – Dean Emeritus and Professor of Theology and Culture, School of Theology"](http://fuller.edu/faculty/wdyrness/.). Retrieved June 23, 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Christianity Today's 2017 Book Awards"](https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2017/january-february/christianity-todays-2017-book-awards.html). *ChristianityToday.com*. December 14, 2016. Retrieved 2019-01-27. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-image_4-0)** ["William Dyrness"](http://www.imagejournal.org/artist/william-dyrness/). *Image Journal*. Retrieved May 7, 2016. ## External links - ["William A. Dyrness – InterVarsity Press"](http://www.ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/author.pl/author_id=481). *www.ivpress.com*. Retrieved May 7, 2016. - ["Faculty & Staff – Brehm Center"](http://www.brehmcenter.com/education/faculty_staff). *Brehm Center*. Retrieved May 7, 2016. v t e Fuller Theological Seminary Founder Charles E. Fuller Presidents Harold Ockenga Edward John Carnell David Allan Hubbard Richard Mouw Mark Labberton David Emmanuel Goatley Faculty Founding Everett F. Harrison Carl F. H. Henry Harold Lindsell Wilbur M. Smith Former Leslie C. Allen Gleason Archer David Augsburger Justin L. Barrett Geoffrey W. Bromiley Oliver D. Crisp Richard J. Foster Daniel Fuller John Goldingay Donald Hagner Paul Hiebert Paul King Jewett Charles H. Kraft William Sanford La Sor George Eldon Ladd Ralph P. 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