Dr. Charles E. Gutenson
Associate Professor of Philosophical Theology
Expertise:
- The Theology of Wolfhart Pannenberg
- Science and Theology
- Ethics
- Philosophy of Religion
- United Methodist Theology
- Political Theology
Education:
- B.S.E.E., University of Kentucky, 1978; M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary, 1995; Ph.D., Southern Methodist University, 2000.
Dr. Gutenson joined the faculty in the fall of 1999 after teaching two years as an adjunct professor at the Seminary and Asbury College. In 1994 he studied for a term at the University of Munich under renowned theologian Professor Wolfhart Pannenberg and has since focused his dissertation and numerous essays on Pannenberg’s theology. His scholarly articles range from “What Swinburne Should Have Concluded,” the lead essay in the fall 1997 issue of Religious Studies, to “Can Belief in God be Basic? A Pannenbergian Perspective on Plantinga and Basic Beliefs,” published in Christian Scholar’s Review. Dr. Gutenson is a member of the International Society of Theta Phi, an honor society for theological students, scholars in the field of religion and outstanding religious leaders. While a student at Asbury Seminary, he received the senior prize for theological excellence. He was also awarded a John Wesley Fellowship and a full scholarship to Southern Methodist University. Before pursuing his theological training, Dr. Gutenson spent 15 years in private industry as an engineer, president and chief operating officer. He and his wife, Bobbie, have a daughter, Sara.