Author: Gary Simpson

Gary Simpson served as a Lutheran pastor for 14 years before becoming an associate professor of systematic theology at Luther Seminary in 1990 and then a full professor in 1998. He holds a B.A. from Concordia Senior College and M.Div. and Th.D. degrees from Christ Seminary-Seminex. Simpson was pastor of churches in California, Missouri, and Oregon, also serving as a chaplain and minister of education during his pastoral tenure. He was involved in various community organizations in Oregon, including Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon and the Oregon Governor's Task Force on Hunger. Simpson's academic work focuses on Lutheran confessional theology, congregational mission, the doctrine of the trinity, and the theology of the cross, and he has authored books and essays on these subjects.