The Rev. Robert J. Sanders Ph.D.
Personal
Born: June 24, 1942. Married with two grown daughters.
Formal Education
Graduate work at Kansas State University, 1991-1999. Graduate Seminars for novelists, seminar on Hooker, audited seminar on Spanish Medieval Literature.
Ph.D. in Theology, 1986. Graduate Theological Union and the University of California Graduate School in Berkeley, 1979-82. GPA: 4.0.
Comprehensive Examinations. Theology of the Modern Period, Apocalyptic and Nuclear War, William James and Karl Barth, Mathematics, Science, and Theology.
Languages. Primary proficiency in French, German, and Spanish, fluent in Spanish.
Dissertation. Related Barth's doctrines of Trinity and Christology to economic life of church and state.
M. Div., Virginia Theological Seminary, 1976, with high honor.
Advanced Study in Mathematics, 1964-69. Completed all comprehensive examinations requirements and course work for the Ph.D. in mathematics at Michigan State University.
Masters in Mathematics. University of Kansas, 1976. Original theorems on the Generalized Wreath Product.
B.S. University of the South, 1964. Major in Mathematics, minor in English.
Teaching and Academic Experience
Trinity School for Ministry, Spring, 2013, online, The Anglican Way of Theology. Fall, 2012, online, Advanced Church, Ministry and Sacraments. Fall, 2011, online, God the Son. Summer, 2005, one week intensive at Trinity, Introduction to Theology. Summer, 2004, one week intensive at Trinity, Introduction to the Old Testament.
Diocese of Florida, Spring and Summer, 2004, a Saturday morning lecture on the theological roots of the present conflict in the Episcopal Church taught in churches around the Diocese.
Trinity Extension Program, New Testament, Fall, 2000, Theology, Spring, 2001.
SOMA Missions, Honduras, Spring, 2005, team leader. Uganda, Fall, 2001. Kenya, Spring, 2000.
Diocese of Kansas. Diocesan School, Old and New Testament, Theology. Workshops on Eucharist and healing for parishes. Program for small parishes, 1989-2001.
Diocese of Venezuela, worships on Anglicanism, preaching, Eucharist, work of the Holy Spirit, 1990-6.
Diocese of Honduras, principal teacher in seminary and extension program, 1986-88.
Diocese of Central Florida. Diocesan School, Pentateuch and Wisdom Literature, 1982-86.
Mathematics, Michigan State University, University of Kansas, and Jacksonville Episcopal High School, 1964-73.
Pastoral and Administrative Experience
Church Planter, Christ Church, Anglican, August, 2006-present. This new church is initially composed of Christ the King members and former members of Epiphany Episcopal Church.
Church Planter, Christ the King Anglican Fellowship, August, 2005 to August, 2006, a new church plant in Jacksonville, Florida.
Associate Rector, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, August, 2001 - July, 2005. Primary responsibilities were teaching, preaching, Alpha, missions, pastoral care, and healing.
Rector, St Paul's Episcopal Church, Manhattan Kansas, January, 1989-2001.
Diocese of Kansas, chaired committee to form diocesan school, school's first director, dean of Northwest Convocation, Cluster Pastor of Blue Valley Cluster, formed training program for small churches.
National Church Appointee to the Diocese of Honduras, March, 1986 to 1988. Dean and founder of temporary seminary, director of diocesan education by extension program, priest-in-charge of five rural parishes.
Rector, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1982-86, Haines City, Florida.
Rector, St. James Episcopal Church, 1977-79, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Assistant, Grace Episcopal Church, 1976-77, Ocala, Florida.
Seminary Student, 1973-6. President of the junior class, 1973-4, president of the student body, 1975-6.
Writing
Web-Page, theological and literary essays on matters of importance for today's church and world.
Diocesan Newspaper, 1992 to 1999. Wrote over fifty essays for theological column relating faith to contemporary issues.
Novel. Completed a theological and spiritual novel entitled Face to Face
Book Reviews and Articles for local newspaper and other publications.
Diocese of Honduras, wrote basic texts for seminary and extension program.
The Rev. Robert J. Sanders, Ph.D.
