Lecturer
Robert A. Kolb, PhD
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- Concordia University, Honorary doctorate degree (2005)
- Valparaiso University, Honorary doctorate degree (2001)
- University of Wisconsin, MA and PhD
- Concordia Seminary, MDiv and STM
- Concordia Senior College, BA
Teaching Career
- Mission Professor of Systematic Theology (Emeritus) and Director of the Institute for Mission Studies, Concordia Seminary
- Foremost expert on the life and theology of Martin Luther
- Visiting faculty member at Lutherische Theologische Hochschule in Oberursel, Germany
- Head Chairman of the Religion Department, Concordia College
- Professor, Concordia College (1977-1993), where he repeatedly won the “Professor of the Year” award
- Visiting professor and guest lecturer at Luther Northwestern Seminary, The Ohio State University, the University of Wisconsin, and Valparaiso University, among others
- Lecturer and professor at numerous schools in Canada, Germany, Nigeria, and Switzerland
Other Career Highlights
- Member of many scholarly and ecclesiastical organizations including the International Congress for Luther Research and the Center for Reformation Research
- Consultant on denominational and Lutheran Synod-related issues
- Various pastoral church roles
- Special participant at Lausanne II, the Congress of World Evangelization held in Manila, the Philippines (1989)
- Associate Editor and Co-editor of The Sixteenth Century Journal (1973-1997)
- Executive Director of the Center for Reformation Research (1972-1977)
Publications
- Extensively published author on the Lutheran Reformation, including articles in scholarly journals such as Church History, The Harvard Theological Review, The Lutheran Quarterly, and The Sixteenth Century Journal
- Author of countless articles for various dictionaries and encyclopedias including The Encyclopedia of Religion and The Dictionary of Christianity in America
- Numerous books, including Martin Luther as Prophet, Teacher, Hero: Images of the Reformer; Luther, Pastor of God’s People; The Christian Faith: A Lutheran Exposition; and Sources and Contexts of the Book of Concord. Perhaps his best-known work is The Book of Concord: The Confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church.