Tom F. Driver
TOM F. DRIVER
The Paul Tillich Professor of Theology and Culture Emeritus
Union Theological Seminary, New York
November through May residence:
501 West 123rd St., #14G, New York, NY 10027
Phone: 212 662 8209
June through October residence:
P.O. Box 531, Sheffield, MA 01257
Phone: 413 229 2604
tfd3@columbia.edu
PUBLICATIONS
I. BOOKS
1958 The Invisible Fire. Libretto for oratorio, with music by Cecil Effinger. New York: H.W. Gray Co.
1960 The Sense of History in Greek and Shakespearean Drama. New York: Columbia University Press. Paperback edition, 1967.
1964 Poems of Doubt and Belief: An Anthology of Modern Religious Poetry. Co-edited with Robert Pack New York: Macmillan Co.
1966 Jean Genet. New York: Columbia University Press.
1970 Romantic Quest and Modern Query: A History of the Modern Theater. New York: Delacorte Press. Paperback edition, A Delta Book, 1971. Reprinted at Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1980.
1977 Patterns of Grace: Human Experience as Word of God. San Francisco: Harper & Row. Reprinted at Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1985.
1981 Christ in a Changing World: Toward an Ethical Christology. New York: Crossroad Publishing Co.
1991 The Magic of Ritual: Our Need for Liberating Rites that Transform Our Lives and our Communities. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco.
1998 Liberating Rites: Understanding the Transformative Power of Ritual. Boulder, CO: Westview Press (reissue of The Magic of Ritual, with new Preface and new title).
2007. Liberating Rites: Understanding the Transformative Power of Ritual (re-published by BookSurge with distribution through Amazon.com).
II. ARTICLES AND REVIEWS
From 1956 to 1964 Tom F. Driver wrote many columns of drama criticism for The Christian Century magazine, The New Republic, and The Reporter. For two years he was also the Broadway First Night reviewer for radio station WBAI-FM in New York. In addition, he has published more than 200 articles and book reviews in publications as diverse as The New York Times, The Village Voice, The Shakespeare Quarterly, The Tulane Drama Review, and Christianity and Crisis.
TEACHING CAREER
At Union Theological Seminary, New York:
Instructor, 1956-58
Assistant Professor of Christian Theology, 1958-62
Associate Professor of Christian Theology, 1962-67
Professor of Theology and Literature, 1967-73
Paul Tillich Professor of Theology and Culture, 1973 – 1993
Paul Tillich Professor of Theology and Culture Emeritus, 1993 -
Elsewhere:
Visiting Associate Professor in English, Columbia University, 1965
Visiting Associate Professor in Religion, Barnard College, 1966
Visiting Associate Professor in Theology, Fordham University, 1967
Consultant in Humanities and Arts, State University of New York, College at Old Westbury, 1970-71
William Evans Visiting Professor in Theology, University of Otago, New Zealand, 1976
Visiting Professor in Religion and Literature, Vassar College, 1978
Visiting Specialist in Philosophy and Religion, Montclair State College (New Jersey), 1981
Visiting Professor of English Literature, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan, 1983
ACADEMIC DEGREES
A.B., Duke University, 1950
M.Div., Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1953
Ph.D. in English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University, 1957
D.Litt. (Honorary), Denison University, 1970
Major Awards
Omicron Delta Kappa
Phi Beta Kappa
Kent Fellowship, 1953
Guggenheim Fellowship, 1962
COURSES TAUGHT
(Partial listing, alphabetical)
Christianity and Tragedy
Christology and Social Change
Interpretations of History
Modern Drama: European and American
Poetry, Criticism, and the Christian Gospel
Religion in Modern Literature
Religious Themes in Modern Art
Rituals and Sacraments
Shakespeare’s Plays
The Experiential Basis of Theological Thinking
The Theology of Paul Tillich
Theology of Culture
LEARNED AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
American Academy of Religion
New Haven Theological Discussion Group
North American Paul Tillich Society
P.E.N
Society for Art, Religion, and Culture
Society for Values in Higher Education
FOREIGN TRAVEL
1943-46 European Theater of Combat (England, France, Belgium, Germany) as member of Army of the US
1951 Tour of theaters and artistic centers in England and Europe, led by Joe and Ruth Love
1952 Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, England, the Netherlands, and France. Co-leader of World Council of Churches work~camp at Heilder, Suhrkamp, in the Netherlands
1960 Co-leader of tour to performances of religious drama in England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, and Italy
1962-62 France, Italy, Greece. Sabbatical leave spent mostly in residence in Provence, with excursions to Paris, London, etc., to work on “Imagination and Revelation” project and a book on the history of the modern theater.
1965 Israel, Jordan, Turkey, Greece. Guest of “Friends of the Middle East,” encouraging study of modern conditions as well as selected archaeological sites
1968 Spain, Minorca, France, England
1973 London and Cornwall
1974 Mexico City and Yucatan
1976 Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Western Somoa. Lecturing in Suva, Fiji. Six weeks as visiting professor at University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Four weeks re~search~ing ritual performances in Papua New Guinea
1980 Haiti. First visit
1982 Haiti. Research on Vodun rituals with NEH Summer Stipend.
1983 Japan, People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, South Korea. Four months as visiting professor at Doshisha University in Kyoto. Research concerning theater and ritual
1988 Nicaragua. WFP (WFP) short term delegation
1989 Cuba. Delegation of the Peace and Justice Unit of the Presbytery of New York City
1990 India. Member of Union Theological Seminary delegation participating in the Globalization of Theological Education Project.
1992 Nicaragua. Co-leader (with Anne Barstow) of WFP delegation to Intercontinental Conference on 500 Years of Resistance, in Managua.
1992-93 Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, Nepal, India. November – February. Research on ritual performances. Lecturing.
1993 Haiti, in March. Fact-finding trip on behalf of WFP.
1994 Haiti. Co-leader (with Anne Barstow) of WFP delegation
1995 Haiti, in January. Leader of WFP delegation
1996 Haiti, in March. Co-leader (with Anne Barstow) of WFP delegation
1997 Haiti, in February. Member of delegation from Washington Office on Haiti
1997 Taiwan, in October. Lecture at Fu Jen University in Taipei; followed by travel in Uzbekistan
1998 London, in February-March. Research on theater and music
1999 Mexico, in March & April. Member of Chiapas delegation from WFP; followed by travel in Oaxaca.
2000 Haiti, in January, leading (with Anne Barstow) a delegation from the Jan Hus Presbyterian Church in New York City.
2000 Haiti, in April and May, leading a WFP delegation.
2001 Colombia in March, as part of 100-member WFP delegation.
2003 Cuba, in January, with Pat Hesslein. Research on Cuba’s popular religions.
2003 Colombia in March, as part of WFP/Presbyterian delegation.
2004 Haiti in March & April with Haiti Reborn delegation
2004 Bolivia in May with delegation led by Jess Hunter, Sanjo Tree, & Michael Joseph
2004 Peru in May & June with Anne
2004 Bogota, Colombia in October for two encuentros of Continental Movement for Justice & Peace With Dignity.
2007 Venezuela with WFP & subsequent travel
2008 Morocco with Overseas Adventure Travel plus 1 week on our own
2008 Bolivia with WFP & subsequent travel
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Married Anne Llewellyn Barstow, 7 June 1952
Children: Katharine Anne (1955), Paul Barstow (1956), Susannah Ambrose (1957)
Ordained by United Methodist Church (Holston Conference), 1953
Affiliate church memberships:
Rutgers Presbyterian Church, New York City
Old Parish Church (UCC), Sheffield, MA
Principal hobbies: Photography, computing
REFERENCE LISTINGS
Who’s Who in America
Who’s Who among Authors and Journalists
Dictionary of International Biography
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