George Lindbeck

George Lindbeck
George Lindbeck
Born	George Arthur Lindbeck; March 10, 1923; Luoyang, China
Died	January 8, 2018 (aged 94); Florida, United States
Nationality	American
Spouse	Violette Lindbeck
Academic background
Alma mater	Gustavus Adolphus College; Yale University;
Thesis	Is Duns Scotus an Essentialist? (1955)
Doctoral advisor	Robert Lowry Calhoun
Other advisors	Étienne Gilson; Paul Vignaux;
Influences	Thomas Aquinas; Karl Barth; Hans Frei; Wayne Proudfoot; Ludwig Wittgenstein;
Academic work
Discipline	Theology
School or tradition	Lutheranism; postliberalism;
Institutions	Yale University
Doctoral students	Kathryn Tanner; Karen Kilby;
Notable students	Guy Erwin; Cyril O'Regan; William Placher;
Notable works	The Nature of Doctrine (1984)
Influenced	Stanley Grenz; William Placher; George R. Sumner;

George Arthur Lindbeck (March 10, 1923 – January 8, 2018) was an American Lutheran theologian. He was best known as an ecumenicist and as one of the fathers of postliberal theology.

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