An Interview with the Late Stanley J. Grenz • dwight j. friesen

Here is a link to a four part interview with theologian Stan Grenz. The interview took place in Seattle with Dick Staub (author of a number of books, most recently Christian Wisdom of the Jedi Masters) whose radio program, The Kindlings with a focus of theological and cultural intersection. The interview focuses on the nature and role of theology.

I can’t believe it’s almost two years since he passed. I still have a photo of him above my desk. I miss him.

A quote from Dick Staub on Kindlings.com:

“[Stan] didn’t look the part of a radical theologian, but discussions about popular culture with his son combined with his bright, curious mind launched Stan Grenz on a journey culminating in his fresh rethinking of faith and culture. We became friends in Chicago where among other things he encouraged me to return to Cascadia, the stretch between Portland to the south and Vancouver to the North. He was convinced God was up to something in Cascadia and he was intrigued with some of the ideas I was considering. I suppose you could say The Kindlings Muse was one of them. Like so many others I was shocked when Stan died, so young, so on the cusp of continued contributions. Here is one of our last conversations taped in a studio in Seattle’s Fremont District after lunch with Stan and his wife at Ivar’s Salmon House on Lake Union! We billed it as “everything you ever wanted to know about theology and were afraid to ask!”
Dick Staub

Here are most of the books that Stan authored or co-authored. I believe I have read everything Stan published books and articles, plus many of his class notes from his Regent and Carey classes. I also had the privilege of serving as his Assistant Instructor, and even team teacher at the school now known as The Seattle School. If you have notes from classes you took from him or any recordings of his talks or lectures I would love to hear from you…