Theologian Bloesch, 82, sought renewal in UCC while resisting literalists
Donald G. Bloesch, a theologian who as a United Church of Christ minister actively critiqued his denomination's liberal tendencies yet found faults with some forms of evangelical theology, died August 24 in Dubuque, Iowa.
Sometimes seen as distinctive for seeking ecumenical orthodoxy and progressive evangelicalism, Bloesch found his academic home at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary, where he taught from 1957 to 1992. The school has ties to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Named an emeritus professor, Bloesch retired in order to concentrate on finishing his seven-volume systematic theology, the Christian Foundation Series. Among his other works is the two-part Essentials of Evangelical Theology.
