The Rev. Eric Worringer
952.270.9437
eworringer@gmail.com
CURRICULUM VITAE
Education
(est. 2016) Master of Theology – Luther Seminary
Concentration: Pastoral Theology
2012 Master of Divinity – Winebrenner Theological Seminary
Concentration: Theological Studies
Thesis: “A Mutual Gift? Trajectories, Concerns and Disagreement on the Gift between Martin Luther and Jacques Derrida”
Advisor: Dr. Brandon Withrow
2011 Graduate coursework Trinity Lutheran Seminary
2010 Graduate coursework Luther Seminary
2009 Bachelor of Arts The Ohio State University
Political Science
Ministry and Work Experience
2015-present Pastor/Redeveloper
Redeemer Lutheran Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts
2014-2015 Vicar (Pastoral Internship)
Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church, Arlington, Massachusetts
2013-2014 Chaplain
Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2012-2013 Chaplain Resident (CPE Level I/II)
Units: Trauma, Emergency Department, Burn, and Pediatrics
Mercy St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio
2012 On-Call/Contingent Chaplain
Mercy St. Charles’ Hospital, Oregon, Ohio
2009-2012 Youth and Family Director
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Temperance, Michigan
2011-2012 Chaplain Intern (CPE Level I)
Mercy St. Charles Hospital, Oregon, Ohio
2006-2009 President/Peer Minister/Worship Leader
Jacob’s Porch (Lutheran Campus Ministry at Ohio State), Columbus, Ohio
2007-2008 Counselor
Lake Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp, Amery, Wisconsin
2005-2006 Confirmation Teacher (volunteer)
Oak Grove Lutheran Church, Richfield, Minnesota
Scholarly Work
Publications
Full Articles
November “Encountering the Other: Curation and Pastoral Identity” ARTS: Arts in 2014 Theology and Religious Studies 26.1 (2014): 25-30.
Reformation “Luther’s Christological Giving and The Welfare State in the U.S.” 2014 LOGIA: Journal of Lutheran Theology Vol. XXIII, No. 3(Fall 2014)
Reviews
“The Politics of Jesus, by de la Torre, Miguel A.” Word & World: Masculinity Vol. 36, No. 1 (Winter 2016): 90-93
“Brian Gregor. A Philosophical Anthropology of the Cross: The Cruciform Self. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2013. 278 pages.” Dialog: A Journal of Theology, Fall 2015.
Presentations
Apr 2014 “Encountering the Other: Pastoral Ministry as Curation.” Presented at Upper Midwest American Academy of Religion 2014 Regional Meeting, St. Paul, Minnesota
Teaching Experience
Guest Lecturer
Jul 2012 Winebrenner Theological Seminary
Course: Worldviews, Perspectives, and Christianity (Blackboard – Online)
Lecture: “The Vanishing Horizon: Postmodernity and Postmodernism”
Jan 2012 Winebrenner Theological Seminary
Course: Survey in Church History
Lecture: “Constantine: the Empire and the Church”
Nov 2011 Winebrenner Theological Seminary
Course: Hermeneutics
Lecture: “The Theology of Luther and the Lutheran Hermeneutic”
Jul 2011 Winebrenner Theological Seminary
Course: Biblical, Philosophical, and Religious Worldviews (Blackboard – Online)
Lecture: “Postmodernity and Postmodern Philosophy”
Teaching Assistant/Graduate Assistant/Research Assistant
Summer 2012 to Dr. Brandon Withrow, Winebrenner Theological Seminary
Courses: Worldviews, Perpectives & Christianity (online), The Globalization of Modern Christianity (online)
Research areas: Figures in historical Jewish Feminism
Winter 2012 to Dr. Brandon Withrow, Winebrenner Theological Seminary
Courses: Survey of Christian History, Hermeneutics (online)
Research areas: Figures in Modern Feminism in the Great Monotheistic Religions, with special focus on Islamic Feminism
Summer 2011 to Dr. Brandon Withrow, Winebrenner Theological Seminary
Course: Biblical, Philosophical and Religious Worldviews
Research areas: 16th and 17th century Trinitarian debates, divine right of the King in Tory theology and politics