Thomas Jonathan Jackson Altizer (1927-2018) *91
This memorial website was created in memory of Thomas Jonathan Jackson Altizer, 91, born on May 28, 1927 and passed away on November 28, 2018.
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was a radical theologian who was known for incorporating Friedrich Nietzsche's conception of the "death of God" and G. W. F. Hegel's dialectical philosophy into his systematic theology. Altizer was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 28, 1927, and grew up with two sisters. He attended St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, and the University of Chicago, from which he received his bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. His 1951 master's thesis examined the concepts of nature and grace in Augustine of Hippo.[citation needed] His doctoral dissertation in 1955, under the direction of sociologist of religion Joachim Wach, examined Carl Gustav Jung's understanding of religion.[citation needed]
He was assistant professor of religion at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, from 1954 to 1956.[citation needed] He went on to become an associate professor of Bible and religion at Emory University from 1956 to 1968.[citation needed] He was professor of Religious Studies at the Stony Brook University from 1968 to 1996.[citation needed] He is currently Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at the university.[citation needed]
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