Biographical Information:
Ray Anderson graduated from Fuller with a BD in 1959, and from the University of Edinburgh with a PhD in 1972, and has been teaching at Fuller since 1976. He currently holds the position of senior professor of theology and ministry.
Anderson is ordained in the Evangelical Free Church of America and has over 45 years of pastoral and teaching experience. He believes that the practical side of theology should be emphasized and his lectures are informed by years of pastoral counseling. In addition to teaching courses in Systematic Theology, he also taught courses on Barth and Bonhoeffer. Anderson has published over 25 books, including
The Seasons of Hope: Empowering Faith Through the Practice of Hope (2008),
Something Old/Something New: Marriage and Family Ministry in a Postmodern Culture (2007),
An Emergent Theology for Emerging Churches (2006),
Judas and Jesus: Amazing Grace for the Wounded Soul (2005),
The Soul of God—A Theological Memoir (2004),
The Shape of Practical Theology—Empowering Ministry with Theological Praxis (2001),
The Soul of Ministry: Forming Leaders for God's People (1997), and
Self Care: A Theology of Personal Empowerment and Spiritual Healing (1995). He is also a contributing editor for the Journal of Psychology and Theology.
Areas of Expertise, Research, Writing, and Teaching:
Theology, death and dying, contemporary ethical issues, theology and ministry concerns