Background
Hefner, Philip James was born on December 10, 1932 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Theodore Godfred and Elizabeth Helen (Mittelstadt) Hefner.
Hefner, Philip James was born on December 10, 1932 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Theodore Godfred and Elizabeth Helen (Mittelstadt) Hefner.
Bachelor, Midland Lutheran College, 1954; Doctor of Humane Letters, Midland Lutheran College, 1982; Bachelor's Degree, Chicago Lutheran Theological Seminary, 1959; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1962; Doctor of Divinity, Luther College, 1994.
Associate professor systematic theology, Hamma Division School, Springfield, Ohio., 1962-1964;
professor systematic theology, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 1964-1967;
professor systematic theology, Lutheran School Theology, Chicago, since 1967;
director graduate studies, Lutheran School Theology, Chicago, 1979-1988;
director, Chicago Center Religion and Science, since 1988. Visiting professor Japan Lutheran Theological College and Seminary, Tokyo, 1982, 96, Institute fuer Theologie, Technologie, Naturwissenschaft, Munich, Germamy, 1994. Research lecturer Human Sciences Research Council, Republic of South Africa, 1988.
Distinguished visiting scholar Oklahoma scholar leader enrichment program U. Oklahoma, 1991. Lecturer religion Chautauqua Institution, 1991. Member Human Genome Core Group project National Institutes of Health, 1991-1994.
Hein-Fry national lecturer Evangelical Lutheran Church in American, 1996. Lecturer Vatican Conference on Evolution and Faith, Rome, 1996. American Science Affiliation lecturer, since 1997.
Member United States of America Lutheran-Reformed Coordinating Committee, since 1992. Member of advisory board Templeton Foundation Humility Theology, since 1997. Fellow Institute on Religion in an Age of Science (president 1979-1981, 84-87), Center for Advanced Study in Religion and Science (grantee 1985), Society for Values in Higher Education.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (member judging panel, Science and Human Freedom award 1993-1995), American Academy Religion (chairman consultant on theology and science group 1988-1993), International Lutheran/Reformed Dialogue, 1993-1997, Society Midland Authors.
Married Neva Lamae White, May 25, 1956. Children: Sarah Elizabeth, Martha White, Julia Margaret, Rebecca Mittelstadt.