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Curriculum Vitae
A Resume'
2009
J. Harold Ellens, PhD
I. Professional Role.
Pastoral and Preaching Minister and US Army Chaplain 1953 to date.
Theologian and Pastor, Emeritus: Christian Reformed Church (25 years - 6 congregations) and
Presbyterian Church (USA) (31 years - 9 congregations)
Classical Greco-Roman Scholar 1950 to date.
Institute for Antiquity and Christianity of the Claremont Graduate School: Advisory Board Member, Former Board President, Research Scholar/Lecturer, 1980 to 2002.
Research Scholar: University of Michigan Department of Near Eastern Studies, 1990 to date.
Professor of Philosophy and Psychology (20 years), Oakland University, Calvin Seminary and Princeton Theological Seminary, Oakland Community College, Retired.
U.S. Army Colonel, (37 years) ACM, MSM [4], LOM, (10 years AD, 27 years RC), Retired USA
Private Practice Psychotherapist and Pastoral Counselor (1965 to date).
Executive Director: Christian Association for Psychological Studies International (15 years 1974-1989), Emeritus.
Founding Editor and Editor in Chief: Journal of Psychology and Christianity (15 years 1974-
1989), Emeritus.
II. Education.
Civilian
PhD in Second Temple Judaism and Christian Origins, Department of Near Eastern
Studies, University of Michigan, 2009.
PhD, Psychology of Human Communications, Wayne State University, 1970.
Masters Degree in Second Temple Judaism and Christian Origins, NES, University of Michigan,
2002.
Masters Degree in New Testament and Christian Origins, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1965.
Masters Degree in Divinity in Theology and Biblical Studies, Calvin Theological Seminary, 1986.
Bachelor of Divinity Degree in Theology and Biblical Studies, Calvin Theological Seminary
1956.
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy and Classics, Calvin College, 1953.
Military
Graduate:
Army Chaplain Staff College (ASC)
Command and General Staff College (CG&S)
Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF)
Army Special Warfare School (Civil Affairs) (ASWS)
US Army War College (USAWC)
National Defense University (NDU).
Faculty Member: ASC, CG&SC, ASWS, NDU
Served: 3 Infantry Divisions, 3 General Hospitals, and the General Staff of four GOCOMS.
III. Publications.
Author, Co-author, or Editor of 178 books and 167 professional journal articles including:
Program Format Development in Denominational Religious Television, Detroit:
WSU, 1970.
Psychological Dynamics in Christian Worship: A Beginning Inquiry, Journal of
Psychology and Theology (JPT), Volume 1, Number 4, 1973.
A Theology of Communication: Putting the Question, JPT, Volume 2, Number 2, 1974.
Models of Religious Broadcasting, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1974.
The Night Side; The Problem of Evil, in The Orb: Religious Issues, R. Neff, ed.,
Farmington Hills: UUC, 1974.
Anxiety and the Rise of Religious Experience, (JPT), Volume 3, Number 1, 1975.
Research in Mental Health and Religious Behavior, Atlanta: PSI, 1976. (co-author)
The Bulletin, Quarterly Professional Journal of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, International, Founder and Editor in Chief, 1976-1981.
Chaplain (Major General) Gerhardt W. Hyatt, an Oral History, Carlisle Barracks:
US Army War College, 1977.
Communication Theory and Petitionary Prayer, JPT, Volume 5, Number 1, 1977.
Ethical Reflections, Henry J. Stob, J. Harold Ellens, ed., Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1978.
The International Directory, Volume II, Farmington Hills: CAPS, 1979. (editor)
The Psychodynamics of Mass Communication, JPT, Volume 7, Number 3, 1979.
Eternal Vigilance, Washington, D.C.: ROA, 1980.
Biblical Authority and Christian Psychology II, JPT, Volume 9, Number 4, 1981.
God's Grace and Human Health, Nashville: Abingdon,1982.
The International Directory, Volume III, Farmington Hills: CAPS, 1982. (editor)
Graca de Deus e Saude Humana, Sao Leopoldo: Editora Sinodal and Brazilia: CPPC,
1982, Second Edition 1986, Sao Paulo: CPPC.
Reflexiones eticas, Henry J. Stob, Grand Rapids: TELL, 1982. (editor)
Journal of Psychology and Christianity, Quarterly Professional Journal of CAPS, Int.,
Founder and Editor, 1982-1988.
God's Grace and Human Health: The Biblical Theological Base, JPC, Volume 1, Number
3, 1982.
Editorials, JPC, Volume 2, Numbers 1 and 3, 1983.
Life and Laughter, John S. Ellens, Farmington Hills: SPECS, 1983. (editor)
The International Directory, Volume IV, Farmington Hills: CAPS, 1984. (editor)
Preparation for Combat: Emotional and Spiritual, in Military Chaplains' Review, R.N.
Donovan, ed., Washington, D.C.: U.S. Army Chaplain Board, Spring, 1984.
The Psychodynamics of Christian Conversion, Journal of Psychology and Christianity
(JPC), Volume 3, Number 4 (Winter), 1984.
Toward a Theology of Illness, JPC, Volume 3, Number 4 (Winter),1984.
Andrew's Anxiety, JPC, Volume 4, Number 2 (Summer), 1985.
Baker's Encyclopedia of Psychology, D.G. Benner, ed., Grand Rapids: Baker, 1985
and Second Edition,1999: The following 17 articles.
Actualizing Therapy, pp. 40-41, Blended Families, pp. 151-2,
Body Language, pp. 154-5, CAPS, pp. 185-6,
Communication, pp. 226-7, Communication, Nonverbal, pp. 227-9
Counseling and Psychotherapy: Overview, pp. 277-80,
Counseling and Psychotherapy: Theological Themes, pp. 280-2,
Creativity, pp. 288-91, Faith, pp. 427-9,
Grace and Pastoral Care, pp. 517-8, Positive Thinking, pp. 885-6,
Rape, pp. 1000-1, Rehabilitation, pp. 1014-5,
Ritual, pp. 1044-6 Unconditional Positive Regard, pp. 1235-6
Worship, pp. 1270-2
The Beauty of Holiness, Symbolism in Westminster Church of Detroit, J. Harold
Ellens, ed., Second Edition, Ann Arbor: Seaman and Peters, 1985 (First Edition,
1957, J. Visser, ed.).
Stress Management: Self and Ministry, AV Training Packet, San Antonio: Academy of
Health Sciences, US Army, 1985.
What is the Role of the Chaplain in the Face of Man's Inhumanity to Man?, AV
Training Packet, San Antonio: Academy of Health Sciences, US Army, 1985.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1985. (Co- author)
The Ethics and the Philosophy of War, in Moral Education Forum, Lisa Kuhmerker,
ed., Volume 11, Number 3, Fall 1986.
Psicoteologia, Aspectos Basicos, Sao Leopoldo: Editora Sinodal, 1986.
La Gracia de Dios en la Alabanza, in Compromiso Cristiano, Villa Maria, Argentina:
Revista de la Fundacion Escuela Biblia Evangelica, 1986.
Theology and Psychotherapy, in Psychotherapy in Christian Perspective, D.G.
Benner, ed., Grand Rapids: Baker, 1987.
AIDS: The Pastor and the Patient-Parishioner, JPC, Volume 6, Number 3, 1987.
William L Hiemstra, PhD: A Life on the Boundaries of Grief, Grace, and Goodness, JPC,
Volume 6, Number 4, 1987.
Psychotheology: Key Issues, Pretoria: UNISA, 1987.
Christian Counseling and Psychotherapy, Grand Rapids: Baker, 1987. (co-author)
God's Grace in Free Verse, William L. Hiemstra, J. Harold Ellens, ed., Farmington
Hills: CAPS, 1987.
The International Directory, Volume V, Farmington Hills: CAPS, 1987. (editor)
Seminar Papers: Society of Biblical Literature, Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1987. (co-
author)
Seminar Papers: Society of Biblical Literature, Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1988. (co-
author)
Editorial: Retrospect, Prospect and Farewell, JPC, Volume 7, Number 4, 1988.
The Ethical Characteristics of Three Eras of Strategy and Tactics, in Moral Obligation
and the Military, G.C. Maerz, ed., Washington, D.C.: NDU, 1988.
The Church and Pastoral Care, Grand Rapids: Baker, 1988. (co-author)
"Ritual," and "Worship," in Psychology and Religion, D.G. Benner, ed., Grand Rapids:
Baker, 1988.
Helping Missionaries Grow: Integrative Readings in Mental Health and Missions,
K.S. and J.M. O'Donnell, eds., Minneapolis: Bethany, 1988. (contributing editor)
Love, Life, and Laughter, Farmington Hills: SPECS International, 1988. (co-author)
The International Directory, Volume VI, Farmington Hills: CAPS, 1988. (Editor)
Counseling and the Human Predicament: A Study in Sin, Guilt, and Forgiveness, Grand Rapids: Baker, 1989. (co-author)
The Christian Way: Faith or Heresy?, in God se genade is genoeg, Festschrift for
J. Murray Janson, H.J.C. Pieterse et al, eds., Johannesburg: NG Kerkboekhandel,
1989.
Endocrine Chemistry and Psychological States, (with N.O. Anderson), JPC, Volume 8
Number 2, 1989. (co-author)
Schleiermacher in Context, R.D. Richardson, ed., Lewiston, NY: Mellen, 1990. (co-
author)
Turning Points in Pastoral Care, The Legacy of Anton Boisen and Seward Hiltner, Grand Rapids: Baker,1990. (co-author)
Dictionary of Pastoral Care, R. Hunter, ed., Abingdon, 1990. The following two articles: Body Language, pp. 103-4, Communication, pp. 197-200.
God's Grace, the Radical Option, Appendix C, in Growing Up Holy and Wholly,
Understanding and Hope for Adult Children of Evangelicals, D. Sloat,
Brentwood, TN: Wolgemuth and Hyatt, 1990.
Toward Integral Holism in Psychology, Bastin J. Parangimalil, New Delhi: Inter-India
Publications, 1990. (contributing editor)
Foreword, in Wisdom, Jesus and Psychotherapy, D. Klimek, Ann Arbor: Winsted,
1991.
Through the Storms, Frederick D. Terry, Farmington Hills: SPECS, 1991. (contributing
editor)
Christian Perspectives in Human Development, Baker, 1992. (co-author)
Foreword in The Search for Satisfaction, R.H. Rottschafer, Grand Rapids: Baker,
1992
The Ancient Library of Alexandria and Early Christian Theological Development, Institute for Antiquity and Christianity, Occasional Papers 27, 1993,, republished
in 1995.
Bible Review, (One article),Volume 13, Number 1, February, 1997.
The Ancient Library of Alexandria: The West's Most Important Repository of Learning.
Biblical Archaeological Review, (One article), Volume 23, Number 1, January-
February, 1997, Hypatia of Alexandria by Maria Dzielska, F. Lyra, tr., a review article, p. 70 ff..
Pastoral Psychology, (Three articles), Volume 45, Number 3, January 1997,
Psychology and the Bible: The Interface of Corollary Disciplines.
The Bible and Psychology, An Interdisciplinary Pilgrimage.
A Psychodynamic Hermeneutic of the Fall Story: Genesis 2:25-3:24 Through a Psychological Lens.
Pastoral Psychology, (One article), Volume 46, Number 1, June 1997,
Homosexuality in Biblical Perspective.
Alexander the Great and Hellenistic Culture: The Impact of Political and Military Achievements upon the Life of the Mind and Spirit, Institute for Antiquity and Christianity, Occasional Paper 39, 1997.
The Interface of Psychology and Theology, JPC, Volume 16, Number 1, 1997.
Christian Humanistic Psychology, in Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology, A Historical and Biographical Sourcebook, (Moss, ed.), Westport: Greenwood,
1998.
Sin or Sickness, The Problem of Human Dysfunction, Grand Rapids: Calvin College
Press, 1998.
Sophia in Rabbinic Hermeneutics and the Curious Christian Corollary, in The Interpretation of the Bible (J. Krasovec, ed.), Slovenia Academy of Sciences and Arts with Sheffield Academic Press, 1998.
Archaeology Odyssey, Volume 2, Number 6, November-December 1999,
On Perpetuating Ugly Myths: Infanticide in the Ancient World
Archaeology Odyssey, Volume 2, Number 3, May-June,1999, An Ancient Card Catalogue
Christian Humanistic Psychology (with D. Sloat), in Humanistic and Transpersonal
Psychology, A Historical and Biographical Sourcebook, D. Moss, ed., Westport:
Greenwood, 1999.
Eerdmans' Dictionary of the Bible, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000. (co-author)
Archaeology Odyssey, September-October 2001, The Fihrist: How an Arab
Bookseller Saved Civilization.
Sin or Sickness: The Problem of Human Dysfunction, in Seeking Understanding,
Eerdmans, 2001.
Department of Near Eastern Studies Newsletter, Fall 2001, Judaism, Christianity, and
Florence.
The New Dictionary of Pastoral Studies, London: SPCK and Grand Rapids: Eerdmans,
2002. (co-author)
Archaeology Odyssey, September-October 2002, Libraries in the Ancient World.
Pastoral Psychology, (Onearticle) Volume 50, Number 6, July 2002, A Psychological Biography for Jesus: Responding to Donald Capps.
You Can Look it Up, in The Origins of Things, Washington, D.C.: Biblical
Archaeology Society, 2002.
Pastoral Psychology, (Two articles) Volume 51, Number 2, November 2002,
Wayne G. Rollins' Soul and Psyche: An Appreciation.
Psychological Aspects of Biblical Apocalypticism.
Psychological Legitimization of Violence by Religious Archetypes, in Theoretical
Understandings and Perspectives, Volume Three of The Psychology of Terrorism,
Four Vols, Chris E. Stout, ed., Westport, CT: Praeger, 2002, pp. 149-162,
The Origins of Enochic Judaism, G. Boccaccini, ed. (edited the volume and authored
two chapters), Turino: Henoch, 2002, (co-editor).
Archaeology Odyssey, Volume 4, Number 4, July-August 2003, The
Destruction of the Great Library at Alexandria.
Pastoral Psychology, (One article), Volume 51, Number 6, July 2003, The Jesus Quest.
Jesus As Son of Man, The Literary Character: A Progression of Images,
IAC, Claremont Graduate University, Occasional Papers Series, 2003.
Six Critics Review Walter Wink's The Human Being: Jesus and the Enigma of the
Son of the Man, in Cross Currents, Summer 2003, pp. 264 - 320. (Author and
Editor).
Department of Near Eastern Studies Newsletter, Fall 2003 (two articles)
Judaism, Christianity and Venice
What Has Ann Arbor to do with Rome?
God's Word for Our World, Biblical Studies in Honor of Simon John De Vries,
Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 2004, (author and editor).
God's Word for Our World, Theological and Cultural Studies in Honor of Simon
John De Vries, Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 2004, (author and editor).
The Destructive Power of Religion, Violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam,
(author of fifteen chapters and editor of the vols), Volumes I - IV, Westport:
Praeger, 2004.
Psychology and the Bible, A New Way to Read the Scriptures, (with Wayne G.
Rollins, author and editor of the vols), Volumes I - IV, Westport: Praeger, 2004.
Judaism and Christianity, Roots and Sources, An Experiment in International
Scholarship, in The Journal of the International Institute, University of
Michigan, Volume 12, Number 1, Fall, 2004,
Foreword, to The Secret Initiation of Jesus at Qumran: The Essene Mysteries of
John the Baptist, Robert Feather (2005), Washington: Bear and Company
Publishers.
The Obscenity of War and the Imperative of the Lesser Evil, Free Inquiry, Volume 25,
Number 3 (April/May) 2005, 28-32.
Enoch and Qumran Origins, New Light on a Forgotten Connection, Gabriele
Boccaccini, ed., Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, (2005), (Associate Editor).
A Christian Pesher: John 1:51, Proceedings of the Eastern Great Lakes and Mid-West
Biblical Society, XXV, (2005).
Fundamentalism, Violence, and War, in The Psychology of Resolving Global Conflicts:
From War to Peace, Three Volumes, Chris Stout and Mari Fitzduff, eds., Westport:
Praeger, 2006, 143-55.
The Obscenity of War and the Imperative of the Lesser Evil (2006), in Just War and
Jihad: Violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, R. Joseph Hofmann, ed.,
Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books.
Exegesis of Second Temple Texts in a Fourth Gospel Son of Man Logion, Biblical
Interpretation in Judaism and Christianity, Isaac Kalimi and Peter J. Haas, eds.
(2006), London and NY: T & T Clark.
The Unique Son of Man in John, (2006), Proceedings of the Eastern Great Lakes and
Midwest Bible Society, Volume 26, 69-77.
Sex in the Bible, A New Consideration (2006), Westport: Praeger
The Interface of Theology and Psychology, (2007) in Psychology and Christianity Integration, Seminal Works That Shaped the Movement, Daryl H. Stevenson, Brian E. Eck, and Peter C. Hill, eds, Batavia, IL: CAPS.
Radical Grace: How Belief in a Benevolent God Benefits our Health, (2007),
Westport: Praeger.
The Destructive Power of Religion, Violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam,
Revised and Condensed, (2007), 1 vol. edition, Westport: Praeger (author and
editor)
Understanding Religious Experience: What the Bible Says About Spirituality, 2007,
Westport: Praeger.
Text and Community, Essays in Honor of Bruce M. Metzger, Volume I,
Interpreting the Text for the Community, Volume II, Implementing the Text in
the Community, 2007, Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press (author and editor).
Metzger, Bruce Manning (1914-2007), (2007), in Dictionary of Major Biblical
Interpreters, Donald K. McKim, ed., Downers Grove: Inter Varsity Press.
Requiem and Resurrection, Psycho-Spiritual Transcendence in Art and Religion, in The
Spiritual Physiology of the Art of Junko Chodos, Raphael Chodos, ed., Malibu:
Giotto Multimedia, 2007, an e-book.
Walter Wink and Hermeneutics, (2008), in Enigmas and Powers: Engaging the
work of Walter Wink for Classroom, Church, and World, Frederick W.
Weidmann and David Seiple, eds., Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock Publishers.
Miracles: God, Science, and Psychology in the Paranormal, 3 vols., 2008, Westport,
CT: Praeger, (author and editor).
Review Article (2008) on Ricardo Quinones' Dualisms: The Agons of the Modern
World, in Charles Henderson, ed., Cross Currents, Summer 2008, Vol. 58, 2.
Ideology (2008) in Cambridge Dictionary of Christianity, Cambridge: Cambridge.
Ideological Studies of Christianity in Cambridge Dictionary of Christianity, Cambridge: Cambridge.
The Spirituality of Sex (2009), Westport, CT: Praeger.
The Healing Power of Religion (2009), 3 Vol., Westport, CT: (author and editor).
Probing the Frontiers of Biblical Studies, (2009), Wipf and Stock, (co-editor with John
T. Greene).
Madness in Shakespeare, (2009), in Nancy Van Dusen, ed., Dreams and Visions,
Leiden: Brill.
God's Health and Human Health, (2009), in Nancy Van Dusen, ed., Wellness: The
Balance Between Wet and Dry, Leiden: Brill.
Death in the Psychology of Terrorism and Genocide, (2009), in The Pulse of Death
Now, Margaret Souza, ed., Lewiston, New York: Edwin Mellen Press.
Women as Religious Leaders (2009), in Michelle Paludi, ed., Feminism and Women's Rights Worldwide, 3 vols., Westport, CT: Praeger, Vol. I, Ch. 13.
Religious Discrimination (2009), with Michelle Paludi, in Michelle Paludi, ed., Feminism and Women's Rights Worldwide, 3 vols., Westport, CT: Praeger, Vol III
Jesus' Apocalyptic Vision, The Psychodynamics of Delusion (2009), in Joseph Hoffman, ed., The Jesus Project, Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books.
Why Fundamentalism Incites Violence (2009), in Ilona Skupińska-Løvset,
Acta Universitatis Lodziensis, Folia Archaeologica, 26, Papers on Values and
Interrelations between Europe and the Near East in Antiquity, Lódź:
Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Lódzkiego.
The Son of Man in John, in the Light of Second Temple Traditions, (2010), Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Publishers.
Jesus' Vision and Delusion (2010), in John T. Greene and Mishael Caspi, eds, Christ Is
Doing Fine, Thank You: Still Questing for Jesus, Lewiston: New York: Edwin Mellen Press.
Faith Reflections for Honest Christians: Truth Telling About the Bible, Creed, and
Church; A Theology for the People in the Pew (2010), (Forthcoming).
Schleiermacher's Die Praktische Theologie, A Post-Modern Translation, Lewiston, New York: Edwin Mellen Press, 2010, (forthcoming ).
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Author of numerous published letters to the editors of national and international magazines including:
Time Magazine, 12 Mar 84 and 5 Aug 85.
Insight Magazine, 27 Apr 92, 10 Aug 92, 26 Oct 92, 21 Dec 92, 14 Feb 94.
Detroit Free Press, 1990.
Author and producer of five video training packets.
Complete list of publications is available upon request.
IV. Miscellany.
Twenty nominated professional societies including Christian Association for Psychological
Studies, Society for Biblical Literature, American Academy of Religion, International Enoch
Studies Congress.
Editor in Chief Emeritus of the Journal of Psychology and Christianity,
Co-Editor of the Journal Henoch,
Editor of the International Enoch Studies Congress publications.
Eight Distinguished Scholar Awards, national and international
Nine Distinguished Lectureships, national and international, including the following:
Three Times, the Distinguished Lecturer in Communications, at the Billy Graham
Communications Center, Wheaton College, Wheaton Illinois; and
The Distinguished Lecturer in Pastoral Theology, University of Pretoria, Republic of South
Africa.
Numerous annual national and international biographical publication listings including:
Various regional, national, and international Who's Who,
The National Distinguished Service Registry of the Library of Congress,
Who's Who in Biblical Studies and Archaeology,
Personalities of America, International Biographical Directory,
Who's Who in Theology and Science, and others.
Featured in Science and Theology News, July/August 2004, Templeton Foundation Discoveries,
Research and Ideas from Around the World.
Knighted as a Knight of Grace in the Knights of Malta, Hospitalers of St. John of Jerusalem, in
the Ecumenical Order under the Regency of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, 07
January 1974.
V. Licensure.
Minister: Ordained to the Christian Ministry, 24 June1956.
Psychotherapist: State of Michigan License Number 6801021184.
Psychotherapist: National Board of Certified Counselors Number 04087.
VI. Vital Statistics.
DOB: 16 July 32
Married to Mary Jo Lewis, 07 Sep 54.
Seven children: Deborah L. Ellens, PhD; Jacqueline Ellens, MBA; Daniel S. Ellens, MBA;
Rebecca Jo Ellens, MA; Harold R. Ellens, MBA, Brenda L. Ellens, DVM, Brett Alexander
Ellens Hutchison.
Eight Grandchildren
One Great Grandchild
Telephone: 248 231 4433
Email: jharoldellens@juno.com
