University of Tübingen , West Germany
Which school did Marcia Bunge go to from 1979 to 1981?
Marcia Bunge Marcia J . Bunge is Professor of Religion and the Bernhardson Distinguished Chair of Lutheran Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College in St . Peter , Minnesota . A graduate of St . Olaf College ( majoring in English and Music ) and a member of Phi Beta Kappa , Dr . Bunge earned her M.A . and Ph.D . from the University of Chicago , specializing in hermeneutics and historical theology . Before accepting the Bernhardson Chair , she taught at Luther Seminary ( 1985-1990 ) , Luther College ( 1990-1995 ) , Gustavus Adolphus College ( 1995-1997 ) , and Christ College , the Honors College of Valparaiso University ( 1997-2012 ) . She has also pursued research and been a visiting professor at several academic institutions in Germany . Over the past few years , Bunge has spoken and published widely on various religious perspectives on children and obligations to them , editing or co-editing and contributing to five foundational volumes on childhood : Nordic Childhoods 1750-1960 : From Folk Beliefs to Pippi Longstocking ; Children , Adults , and Shared Responsibilities : Jewish , Christian , and Muslim Perspectives ; Children and Childhood in World Religions : Primary Sources and Texts ; The Child in the Bible ; and The Child in Christian Thought ( Eerdmans , 2001 ) . Bunges work on religious understandings of children and childhood has been supported by various grants totaling nearly $700,000 . As a professor and mother of two children , she is both personally and professionally committed to promoting childrens well-being through her scholarship , teaching , and advocacy . She regularly speaks about her work in the United States and abroad and has participated in child-focused conferences and consultations on six continents . Dr . Bunge has served on a number of national and international committees and boards , including the board of the International Herder Society ; the board of the Child Theology Movement ; the steering committees of the Childhood Studies program units of both the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature ; and the editorial board of Child Abuse and Neglect : The International Journal . She was a Kempe-Haruv Fellow for an international initiative on child protection and a Theological Contributor to the Joint Statement of the World Council of Churches and UNICEF on Child Protection ( 2016 ) . She has served as an Extraordinary Professor at North-West University in South Africa ( 2014-2020 ) and as a core collaborator and consultant for an international and interdisciplinary project on “New Perspectives on Childhood in Early Europe” funded by a 1.3 million dollar grant from the Norwegian Research Council , directed by Professor Reidar Aasgaard , and hosted by the University of Oslo , Norway ( 2013-2017 ) . In addition to being a scholar and a teacher , Dr . Bunge is a deeply committed Lutheran theologian who is highly informed and enthusiastic about the aims of church-related higher education . She was a founding member of the Rhodes Consultation on the Future of the Church-Related College , an ecumenical and national initiative funded by the Lilly Endowment . She directed the planning grant for Valparaiso Universitys two million dollar “Theological Exploration of Vocation” project , served on the National Task Force on Education of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America , and was lead grant writer for the “Gustavus Academy for Faith , Science , and Ethics.” She is also the translator and editor of a collection of essays by the Lutheran theologian J.G . Herder titled Against Pure Reason : Writings on History , Language , and Religion ( Fortress Press , 1993 ; reprint : Wipf and Stock , 2005 ) . She continues to speak and write about Lutheran understandings of education , vocation , and interfaith relationships , and she edited a collection of essays on the Lutheran heritage of Gustavus titled Rooted in Heritage , Open to the World : Reflections on the Distinctive Character of Gustavus Adolphus College ( Lutheran University Press , 2017 ) . Education . - Ph.D . The University of Chicago , 1986 ( Religion and Literature ) ; Doctoral Thesis : The Restless Reader : Johann Gottfried Herders Interpretation of the New Testament Brian Gerrish , Michael Murrin ( Advisers ) ; David Tracy ( Reader ) - M.A . The University of Chicago , 1979 ( Divinity ) - B.A . St . Olaf College , 1976 ( English , Music ) - Studies Abroad : - Herzog August Bibliothek , Wolfenbüttel , West Germany , 1984 ( Graduate Research ) - University of Tübingen , West Germany , 1979-81 ( Graduate Studies in Philosophy and Theology ) - Cambridge University , England , 1975 ( Undergraduate Studies in Romantic Poetry and Music ) Published Works . Published Books 1 . Nordic Childhoods 1750-1960 : From Folk Beliefs to Pippi Longstocking . Co-edited by Marcia J . Bunge , Reidar Aasgaard , and Merethe Roos . New York , NY : Routledge , 2018 . 2 . Rooted in Heritage , Open to the World : Reflections on the Distinctive Character of Gustavus Adolphus College . Edited and introduced by Marcia J . Bunge . Minneapolis , MN : Lutheran University Press , 2017 . Marcia J . Bunge , Ph.D . Page 4 of 12 3 . Children , Adults , and Shared Responsibilities : Jewish , Christian , and Muslim Perspectives . Edited and introduced by Marcia J . Bunge . Cambridge , England : Cambridge University Press , 2012 . 4 . Children and Childhood in World Religions : Primary Sources and Texts . Edited and introduced by Don Browning and Marcia J . Bunge . New Brunswick , NJ : Rutgers University Press : 2009 . Paperback , 2011 . 5 . The Child in the Bible . General Editor : Marcia J . Bunge . Co-editors : Terence Fretheim and Beverly Roberts Gaventa . Grand Rapids , MI : Eerdmans , 2008 . 6 . The Child in Christian Thought . Edited and introduced by Marcia Bunge . Grand Rapids , MI : Eerdmans , 2001 . 7 . Against Pure Reason : Writings on History , Language , and Religion by J . G . Herder . Edited , translated , and introduced by Marcia J . Bunge . Minneapolis , MN : Fortress Press , 1993 . Reprint : Wipf and Stock , 2005 . Translations of Published Books and Articles 1 . German translation of article on children and the image of God : “Kinder , das Bild Gottes und die Christologie . Theologische Anthropologie in Solidarität mit Kindern,” Evangelische Theologie 71 ( 2011 ) , 165-178 . 2 . Spanish translation of selected chapters of The Child in Christian Thought : Los niños : en el pensamiento evangélico . Buenos Aires , Argentina : Ediciones Kairos , 2008 . 3 . Spanish translation of article : “Una más vívida teología de la niñez.” Online : www.EstudiosEvangélicos.org .