
- 296 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
A Life at the Crossroads tells the story of a Minnesota farm boy who became an inner-city pastor, high-profile denominational executive, and the last president of the world's most historic seminary (Gettysburg Lutheran). Cooper-White, who is also a commercial pilot and flight instructor, pursued journalism following his ministerial career. In clear and winsome prose, he shares his personal autobiography along with a treasure trove of twentieth-century ecclesiastical history. From facing machine guns in Chile and El Salvador to taking on church controversies over sexuality and ecumenical initiatives, to leading consolidation of two rival seminaries, Cooper-White's is the story of a cleric who took seriously the call to be a public theologian. The consolidation of the two institutions, which had failed in a half-dozen previous attempts, offers a case study in patient and persistent long-term leadership.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Prologue: Looking Through the Crossroads Prism
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: Not Just the Facts, but “What Does This Mean?”
- Chapter 1: Roots in Germany and the American Midwest
- Chapter 2: Growing Up in the 1950’s and 60’s
- Chapter 3: Moving East and from Law to Gospel
- Chapter 4: Chile: A Life-Changing Pilgrimage
- Chapter 5: Back to the U.S. and Final Year of Seminary
- Chapter 6: The Angelica Years: Farm Boy Becomes City Shepherd
- Chapter 7: Coalition and Synodical Ministry: A Dozen Years of Syzygy
- Chapter 8: Serving a New Church and Unity-Challenged Synod
- Chapter 9: The Chicago Years: Living in the Whole Church
- Chapter 10: Gettysburg Seminary: My Early Years on the Ridge
- Chapter 11: Seminary in an Era of Historic Transformation
- Chapter 12: Gettysburg’s Surprising Final Chapter
- Chapter 13: Endgame: Historic Seminary’s Last President
- Chapter 14: An Active Retirement
- End Word: Summing It All Up (Thus Far!)