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Theodore Graebner
1876–1950
A prolific Lutheran theologian, editor, and teacher, he helped shape religious thought in the first half of the twentieth century through books, essays, and decades of work at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis.
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Evolution: An Investigation and a Critique
by Theodore Graebner
About the author
Born in Watertown, Wisconsin, on November 23, 1876, Theodore Conrad Graebner was educated at Dr. Martin Luther College, Concordia College in Fort Wayne, and Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. After graduation he taught at Walther College and at Lutheran Ladies’ College in Red Wing before joining Concordia Seminary, where he became a longtime professor.
Graebner was known not only as a classroom teacher but also as a remarkably active writer and editor. He produced a wide range of books and articles on theology, church life, history, and apologetics, and he was influential enough that later church publications described him as being in contact with a large share of pastors in the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
He died in St. Louis on November 14, 1950. His legacy is that of a disciplined scholar and energetic churchman whose writing reached far beyond the seminary and into the wider life of American Lutheranism.