R. Dean Peterson

College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137

E-Mail (Office): Peterson@cdnet.cod.edu
E-Mail (Home): Petersod@aol.com
Phone:(630) 942-3036
Fax: (630) 942 3711

Education

Academic Positions

Professor of Sociology and Religious Studies at COD
Adjunct Professor of Christian History. Northern Baptist Theological Seminary (1988-97)
Associate Dean. Social and Behavioral Sciences. College of DuPage
Lecturer in Sociology and Theology. St. Louis University
Visiting Instructor of Sociology. University of Missouri - St. Louis
Instructor of Sociology and Religious Studies. State Community College
Dean of Men and Instructor of Sociology. Hannibal-LaGrange College
Instructor of Sociology. Hill Jr. College

Volunteer Director/Faculty Advisor to BASIC, (Brothers and Sisters In Christ) at COD

Professional Activities

Global Problems: A Working Definition. Illinois Sociological Association
How Do We Define Global Problems? Illinois Sociological Association
Educating in "Post Industrial" Society. Journal of Thought
Horace Bushnells Mystical Theory of Atonement. AAR Central States Meeting
Critique of Marx on Religion. Illinois Sociological Association
TA and Tillich. Community College Social Science Association
Reference-Set Attitudes and Pattern Maintenance Among Converts from a Protestant Evangelistic Crusade. MA thesis. Baylor University
A Comparative Analysis of the Anthropologies of Eric Berne and Paul Tillich. MA thesis. Baylor University
The Atonement as Mystical Union with Christ in the Thought of Horace Bushnell. PhD dissertation. St. Louis University
A Concise History of Christianity. Textbook. 2nd ed. Wadsworth. 1999
Globalization and Social Problems. Textbook. Prentice-Hall. 1999
Religion in Global Society. Book in progress. Wadsworth

Courses Taught