Christian von Dehsen

• Chair of the Humanities Division
• Professor of Religion

Professor Christian D. von Dehsen has a balanced background, having worked as an assistant pastor and a research associate before joining the Carthage faculty. He was the Book Review Editor for the Lutheran Forum and has published a collaborated book, "Policy and Politics: The Genesis and Theology of Social Statements in the Lutheran Church in America." At present, he is interested in traditions related to the role of Peter in the early church. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Prof. von Dehsen holds a Ph.D. and M.Phil. from Union Theological Seminary in New York, and an M.Div. from Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. He earned his B.A. from Queens College/The City University of New York. He joined the Carthage faculty in 1988.

Education

• Ph.D., M.Phil. — Union Theological Seminary in New York
• M.Div. — Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia
• B.A. — Queens College/The City University of New York

• Courses
• Religion Department