www.luthersem.edu\/memorial\/gerhard_forde.asp<\/a>) is filled with personal glimpses into the impact Forde and his teachings have made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cHe wrote and taught in a way not to dazzle us with his intellect but to assure us of God\u2019s grace. The church is the poorer for his passing, but richer because of the legacy he leaves behind,\u201d shared J. David Whelan, \u201995, of Menomonie,Wis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEvery day that I work as a pastor and live as a person of faith I hear Gerhard\u2019s words, insisting on a clear declaration of the gospel and its impact on our lives,\u201d wrote David Zellmer, \u201981, Pierre, S.D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Forde taught systematic theology, including such courses as \u201cThe Theology of Martin Luther,\u201d \u201cCreation and the Triune God\u201d and \u201cJesus the Savior.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTo engage him in constructing theology for effective and faithful Christian witness in the contemporary world was the closest thing to encountering the very spirit of Martin Luther,\u201d wrote colleague Professor Emeritus Lee Snook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe revealed to me the beauty and power of this church that preached the Reformation, and instilled in me a hope and love for it\u2026With his droll ways, his self-effacing wit, his dry humor he taught me to love Christ and his church,\u201d told Pari Bailey, \u201994, \u201998, Benson, Minn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Forde also team-taught Lutheran Confessions with James Nestingen, \u201971 (M.Div.), \u201978 (M.Th.), Professor of Church History.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI see [the Lutheran Confessions course] as a linchpin for other seminary courses, kind of a crash course in what Lutheran ministry is, can be and should be about,\u201d Forde once said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Forde taught at St. Olaf College and Luther College before joining Luther Seminary as a fulltime instructor in 1964. He became full professor in 1974.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He received the B.A. degree from Luther College in 1950, and the B.Th degree from Luther Seminary in 1955. He earned the Th.D. degree from Harvard Divinity School in 1967. Forde also studied at T\u09d8bingen University and was the Lutheran tutor at Mansfield College, Oxford University, 1968-70.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A member of the American Academy of Religion, Forde was active as a member of the board of dialog, A Journal of Theology<\/em>; the Lutheran-Roman Catholic dialogue; the Commission for the new Lutheran Church; and the editorial board of The Lutheran Quarterly<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIn Forde\u2019s memory book, many spoke of how his writings affected them and their faith, in particular, Where God Meets Man<\/em> (1972) and Justification by Faith: A Matter of Death and Life<\/em> (1982). Where God Meets Man<\/em> has been translated into many languages, most recently in Slovakian.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIn the past year, two new books have been published: The Captivation of the Will: Luther vs. Erasmus on Freedom and Bondage<\/em> (Lutheran Quarterly Books, 2004), edited by Steven Paulson, \u201982, associate professor of systematic theology, and A More Radical Gospel: Essays on Eschatology, Authority, Atonement, and Ecumenism<\/em> (Eerdmans, 2004), edited by Paulson and Mark C. Mattes.<\/p>\n\n\n\nA festschrift, By Faith Alone: Essays on Justification in Honor of Gerhard O. Forde<\/em>, (Eerdmans, 2004) has also been published.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRobin Nice, \u201994, Silver Bay, Minn., summed up many sentiments: \u201cDr. Forde was a giant of theology\u2013but more a giant in the faith. His is a voice that will not be silenced by death.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
–Luther Seminary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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