Dr. Richard Carlson
Dr. Richard Carlson serves as the Philip H. and Amanda E. Glatfelter Professor of New Testament Language, Literature, and Theology at the Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. His primary area of teaching is New Testament studies as well as Greek. He is also serving as the seminary’s Acting Director of Internship.
A native of Minnesota, Dr. Carlson holds degrees from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota; Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa; and Union Theological Seminary in Virginia. Prior to joining the faculty at Gettysburg in 1990, he served pastorates in northern Minnesota.
Dr. Carlson has published material on the New Testament and its relationship to such areas as New Testament exegesis, preaching, Jewish-Christian relationships, diaconal ministry, evangelism and ministry in the 21st century, and baptism. His books are Preaching 1 Corinthians 13 (co-authored and edited with Dr. Susan Hedahl) and New Proclamation, Year C, 2004, Easter through Pentecost. Dr. Carlson has three children (29, 26, 23), who lead their own very active lives. He is married to the Reverend Dr. Michelle Holley Carlson.
