Rev. Dr. Richard L. Floyd
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Rev. Dr. Richard L. Floyd.
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| Church Affiliation: | The Reverend Dr. Richard L. Floyd is Pastor Emeritus of the First Church of Christ in Pittsfield, (MA) United Church of Christ since 1982. He previously served two pastorates in Maine and was Chaplain at the Bangor Theological Seminary. He has lectured widely on the atonement, and his articles have appeared in a number of periodicals and journals in both the United States and Great Britain. He is the author of A Course in Basic Christianity, an adult education resource. He has a life-long commitment to the unity of Christ's church and represented the Massachusetts Commission on Christian Unity for eleven years. He is a founder of Confessing Christ and a member of its steering committee. |
| Academic Background | Dr. Floyd holds a B.A. from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, an M. Div. from Andover Newton Theological School and a D. Min. from Bangor Theological Seminary. Dr. Floyd has done post-graduate study at Oxford University and the University of St. Andrews. |
| Publications: |
His book "When I survey the Wondrous Cross" (2000) represents a study of the
Atonement for the mainline Protestant Church. From the introduction: "The
essays that follow attempt to address the important issues that must be
addressed if we are to speak about atonement in a manner that is faithful to
the biblical narrative. Chapter One asks, "Is substitutionary atonement
biblical?" Chapter Two rehearses the traditional problems associated with
substitutionary atonement. Chapter three looks at the soteriology of P.T.
Forsyth, and Chapter Four details his kenotic theory. Chapter Five addresses
the problem of appropriation as expressed through the writings of Paul
Fiddes, a contemporary theologian. Chapter Six summarizes what we have
learned from the other essays and lays out how we might now speak about
atonement." |