Claude Welch (theologian)

For the surgeon, see Claude E. Welch. For the political scientist, see Claude E. Welch Jr.

Claude Raymond Welch (March 10, 1922 in Genoa City, Wisconsin – November 6, 2009 in Freeport, Illinois) was a historical theologian specializing in Karl Barth and nineteenth-century theology. He served as President (1971-1982) and academic dean (1971-1987) of the Graduate Theological Union in California.

Publications

• Protestant Thought in the Nineteenth Century, 2 vols. (Yale, 1972, 1985)
• "Nineteenth Century: An Overview," in Oxford Companion to Christian Thought (Oxford, 2000)
• (with John Dillenberger) Protestant Christianity, Interpreted Through Its Development, 2nd edition (Macmillan, 1988)
• The Reality of the Church (Scribners, 1958)
• Graduate Education in Religion: A Critical Appraisal (Montana, 1971)
• In This Name: The Doctrine of the Trinity in Contemporary Theology (Scribners, 1952)

External links

• The Boom in Religion Studies
• [1] Fred Sanders: Claude Welch, 1922–2009
• [2] GTU: In Memoriam: Claude Welch