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James Nieman
Curriculum Vitae
Contact:
Hartford Institute for Religion Research
77 Sherman Street
Hartford, CT 06105-2260
jnieman@hartsem.edu
860.509.9543
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Education
Degrees
B.A. 1978, Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, Wash.
M.Div. 1984, Wartburg Theological Seminary
Dubuque, Iowa
Ph.D. 1997, Emory University
Atlanta, Ga.
Dissertation
Local Theologies in American Protestantism: Proposals toward a Method for Research
Awards
George W. Woodruff Fellow for Graduate Study
Emory University
Ecclesial
Ordination
The American Lutheran Church, 1985
Ministries
Licensed Minister, 1984-1985
Zion Lutheran Church
Clayton Center, Iowa
Pastor, 1985-1989
Iñupiaq Lutheran Church
Anchorage, Alaska
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Executive Director, 1985-1989
Native Outreach Ministry
Anchorage, Alaska
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Synod
New England Synod
Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
Academic
Institutions
Professor of Homiletics, 1992-2004
Wartburg Theological Seminary
Dubuque, Iowa
Professor of Practical Theology, 2005-
Hartford Seminary—Hartford Institute for Religion Research
Hartford, Conn.
Organizations
American Academy of Religion
Academy of Homiletics
Association of Practical Theology
Academy of Religious Leadership
International Academy of Practical Theology
Societas Homiletica
Leadership
Executive Committee, Association of Practical Theology, 2001-2006
President, Association of Practical Theology, 2002-2004
English language managing editor, International Journal of Practical Theology, 2002-
Editorial board, Journal of Religious Leadership, 2002-
Board of Directors, The Louisville Institute, 2004-
Secretary, International Academy of Practical Theology, 2005-
Co-convener, Hermeneutics and Biblical Study group, Academy of Homiletics, 2005-
Co-convener, Practical Theology group, American Academy of Religion, 2006-
Publications
Books
Preaching to Every Pew: Cross-Cultural Strategies (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2001), co-authored with Thomas G. Rogers.
Church, Identity, and Change: Theology and Denominational Structures in Unsettled Times (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2005), co-edited with David A. Roozen.
Knowing the Context: Frames, Tools, and Signs for Preaching, Fortress Elements of Preaching, ed. O. Wesley Allen, Jr. (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, forthcoming 2008).
Articles
“A First Reading” [eleven exegetical synopses of lectionary texts], Currents in Theology and Mission 15/3 (June 1988): 302-317.
“Preaching that Drives People from the Church,” Currents in Theology and Mission 20/2 (April 1993): 106-115. Reprinted in A Reader on Preaching: Making Connections, ed. David Day, Jeff Astley, and Leslie J. Francis (Aldershot, England: Ashgate Publishing Ltd., 2005), 247-254.
“Three Thuds, Four D’s, and a Rubik’s Cube of Children’s Sermons,” Currents in Theology and Mission 22/4 (August 1995): 259-263.
“What Is Preaching?” in What Is Changing in Eucharistic Practice? Open Questions in Worship, ed. Gordon Lathrop, vol. 5 (Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1995), 6-13.
“Images for Preaching” [seventeen exegetical synopses of lectionary texts], in Sundays and Seasons: Worship Planning Guide, Cycle A, 1999, gen. ed. Frank Stoldt (Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1998), 50-129.
“Practice Where You Preach: Conditions for Good Preachers,” in The Difficult but Indispensable Church, ed. Norma Cook Everist (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2002), 105-113.
“Attending Locally: Theologies in Congregations,” International Journal of Practical Theology 6/2 (fall 2002): 198-225.
“Preaching as Words of God in a Multi-Faith Society,” The Clergy Journal 80/2 (November/ December 2003): 3-5.
“An Ecclesiological Perspective on the Role of Scripture for Preaching,” in Papers of the Academy of Homiletics 38th Annual Meeting (Claremont: 4-6 December 2003), 62-66.
“Introduction,” in Church, Identity, and Change: Theology and Denominational Structures in Unsettled Times, ed. David A. Roozen and James R. Nieman (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2005), 1-34, co-authored with David A. Roozen.
“The Theological Work of Denominations,” in Church, Identity, and Change: Theology and Denominational Structures in Unsettled Times, ed. David A. Roozen and James R. Nieman (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2005), 625-653.
“What Good Are Denominations?” Zion’s Herald 179/6 (November/December 2005): 35-36, 43.
“The Idea of Practice and Why It Matters in the Teaching of Preaching,” in Teaching Preaching as a Christian Practice: A New Approach to Homiletical Pedagogy, ed. Nora T. Tisdale and Thomas G. Long (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, forthcoming 2007).
“Mapping the Field of Practical Theology,” in For Life Abundant: Practical Theology and the Education and Formation of Ministers, ed. Craig Dykstra and Dorothy C. Bass (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., forthcoming 2007), co-authored with Kathleen A. Cahalan.
“‘Liturgy and Life’: An Account of Teaching Ritual Practice,” in For Life Abundant: Practical Theology and the Education and Formation of Ministers, ed. Craig Dykstra and Dorothy C. Bass (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., forthcoming 2007).
“Career Path, Life Stage,” in New Interpreter’s Bible Handbook of Preaching (Nashville: Abingdon Press, forthcoming 2008).
“Theology in the Sermon,” in New Interpreter’s Bible Handbook of Preaching (Nashville: Abingdon Press, forthcoming 2008).
Reviews
Miroslav Volf, After Our Likeness: The Church as the Image of the Trinity, in Dialog 38/2 (spring 1999): 153-156.
Thomas G. Long, Testimony: Talking Ourselves into Being Christian, in Family Ministry 19/2 (summer 2005): 85-87.
David Lose, Confessing Jesus Christ: Preaching in a Postmodern World, in Lutheran Quarterly 20/3 (autumn 2006): 368-370.
John Swinton and Harriet Mowat, Practical Theology and Qualitative Research, in Reviews in Religion and Theology 14/2 (March 2007): 233-234.
Presentations
Essays
“A New Way to Do Theology Locally,” prepared for the Center for Theology and Land, Dubuque, Iowa
“The Use and Limits of Narrative for Congregational Studies,” prepared for the “Congregations in Changing Communities” project, Atlanta, Ga.
“What Counts as Theology?” prepared for the “Organizing Religious Work” project, Hartford, Conn.
“Research Strategies for Denominational Theologies,” prepared for the “Organizing Religious Work” project, Hartford, Conn.
“The Concept, Adequacy, and Use of Frames/Lenses,” prepared for the semiannual meeting of the Congregational Studies Project Team, Cape Cod, Mass.
“Why Practices Matter in the Teaching of Preaching,” prepared for the “Consultation on Teaching Homiletics,” Crawfordsville, Ind.
“An Account of Teaching Practices,” prepared for the “Seminar on Practical Theology and Christian Ministry,” Indianapolis, Ind.
Lectures
“Preaching, Children’s Sermons, and the Word,” presentation for five certification schools for the Center for Youth Ministries, Dubuque, Iowa (1994-1997)
“Literary Genres and Preaching on Luke,” continuing education event for the L’Chaim: Iowa Center for Theology and Life, Waverly, Iowa (8 Nov. 1994)
“Thinking Your Way through Your Cultural Context,” certification school for the Center for Youth Ministries, Dubuque, Iowa (5 June 1995)
“Local Theologies,” first call continuing education event for the ELCA Minneapolis and St. Paul Area Synods, St. Paul, Minn. (16 Apr. 1997)
“Wisdom and Preaching,” panel presentation for the annual meeting of the Association of Practical Theology, St. Louis, Mo. (18 Apr. 1998)
“Preaching as a Social Act,” lectures for Core III seminar for three years of the ACTS D.Min. in Preaching program, Chicago, Ill. (1998-2001)
“The Challenge of Multicultural Preaching,” presentation to cluster meeting of the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago D.Min. program, Dubuque, Iowa (30 Nov. 1998)
“Common Signs: Local Expressions of the Whole Church” continuing education event for the South West Area Ministry, Castle Rock, Wisc. (26 Jan. 1999)
“Local Catholicity and the Marks of the Church,” presentation for the Lutheran World Federation teleconference on “Communion, Community, Society” (18 Sept. 1999)
“Theologies in Congregations” lecture for the Biennial Congregational Studies Institute, Hartford, Conn. (2000-2004)
“Sun of Justice, Come: The Winter Cycle, Its Time and Texts,” continuing education event for the Tri-State Forum, Dubuque, Iowa (2 Nov. 2000)
“Attending Locally: Theologies in Congregations,” presentation for the “Teaching Leadership, Administration, and Finance at Theological Schools” conference, Chicago, Ill. (29 Apr. 2001)
“Preaching and Worship in a Time of Crisis,” presentation for the “Ministry in the Heartland in the Midst of Global Tragedy” event, Dubuque, Iowa (20 Oct. 2001)
“Summary Remarks on Theology in Denominations,” presentation for the final reporting session of the “Organizing Religious Work” project, Hartford, Conn. (10 July 2002)
“The Future Shape of Congregational Studies,” panel presentation for the “Congregational Studies: Roots Reaching to the Future” event, Hartford, Conn. (12 Sept. 2003)
“Kent Knutson Memorial Lectures,” four presentations for the GIFTS program of the ELCA Western North Dakota Synod, Minot, N.Dak. (26-27 Sept. 2003)
“Resounding Faith: Formation, Catechesis, and Preaching,” presentation for the Central Iowa Continuing Education Form, Ankeny, Iowa (20 Jan. 2004)
“What We Have Seen and Heard: Preaching in the Stream,” three presentations at the ELCA New England Synod Spring Theological Convocation, Manchester, Conn. (20 Apr. 2006)
“Denominational Challenges, Theological Identity, and Mutual Gifts in the ELCA” two presentations for the ELCA Church Council, Lisle, Ill. (28-30 July 2006)
“John 8:31-36 and Reformation Day,” presentation at the ELCA New England Synod Bishop’s Convocation, Worcester, Mass. (24 Oct. 2006)
Projects
Collaboration
Coordinator of theological case writers for the “Organizing Religious Work” project directed by Nancy T. Ammerman, Adair T. Lummis, and David A. Roozen, Hartford Institute for Religion Research, Hartford, Conn. (1998-2002)
Participant in the “Teaching the Practices of Ministry” consultation co-convened by Herbert Anderson and Lucinda Huffaker, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning, Crawfordsville, Ind. (1999-2001)
Theological consultant to the “National Congregational Studies Seminar” project directed by Carl S. Dudley, Hartford Institute for Religion Research, Hartford, Conn. (Apr. 2000)
Organizer and convener for the “International Conference of Lutheran Scholars of Homiletics” held at the Wittenberg Center of the ELCA, Wittenberg, Germany (15-17 Sept. 2000)
Consultant to the Health Task Force of the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits of the United Methodist Church, facilitated by Criterion Consulting, Evanston, Ill. (22 Mar. 2002)
Participant in the “Consultation on Teaching Homiletics” co-convened by Thomas Long and Nora Tubbs Tisdale, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning, Crawfordsville, Ind. (2002-2004)
Consultant to the “Faith as a Way of Life” grant program, Yale Center for Faith and Culture, New Haven, Conn. (24 Sept. 2004)
Presider for the “Horizons in Practical Theology: Religious Practices as a Context for Interreligious Engagement” session sponsored by the Association of Practical Theology, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, San Antonio, Tex. (20 Nov. 2004)
Participant in the “Seminar on Practical Theology and Christian Ministry” co-convened by Dorothy C. Bass and Craig Dykstra through The Valparaiso Project on the Education and Formation of People in Faith, Indianapolis, Ind. (2004-2006)
Presider for the “Political Aspects of Practical Theology” session sponsored by the Practical Theology group, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Washington, D.C. (20 Nov. 2006)
Grants
Recipient and director of the “Common Signs: Local Expressions of the Whole Church” grant from the Louisville Institute (1998-1999)
Recipient and director of the “Learning Communities: Pedagogies for Congregational Change” grant from the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning (2002-2003)
Recipient and director of the “Discerning Theologies: New Methods for Studying Congregations” grant from the Lilly Endowment, Inc. (2006-2008)
Service
Committees
Chair, Globalization Committee, 1992-1998
Wartburg Theological Seminary
Chair, Educational Technologies Committee, 1995-1998
Wartburg Theological Seminary
Steering committee, “Cultivating Pastoral Leadership Grounded in Mission and Directed Toward Mission” grant, directed by Craig L. Nessan, Wartburg Theological Seminary, 1999-2001
Chair, Academic Policies Committee, 2006-
Hartford Seminary
Faculty Representative, Board of Trustees, 2007-
Hartford Seminary
Programs
Coordinator, Master of Sacred Theology degree program, 2000-2004
Wartburg Theological Seminary
Chair, Ministry Division of the faculty, 2001-2004
Wartburg Theological Seminary
Director, Doctor of Ministry degree program, 2005-
Hartford Seminary
Community
District Review Committee, Talented and Gifted Program, 1997
Dubuque Community School District, Dubuque, Iowa
Chair, Dubuque Area Parents and Friends of Talented and Gifted, 1997-1998
Dubuque, Iowa
Review Board for the Protection of Minors, 2002-2005
Archdiocese of Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa
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