Rev. Diogenes Allen is Professor Emeritus and former Stuart Professor of Philosophy at Princeton Theological Seminary. He is ordained by the Episcopal Church in the United States of America and currently serves as Priest Associate at All Saints' Episcopal Church, Princeton, New Jersey. He holds courtesy membership as a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) as well. A professor is a senior teacher and researcher, usually in a college or university. ... The steeple of Alexander Hall Princeton Theological Seminary, located in Princeton, New Jersey, is one of the worlds leading institutions for graduate theological education and home of the largest theological library in the United States. ... This article is about the sacrament. ... The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Washington DC is the National Cathedral of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. ... Roman Catholic priests in traditional clerical clothing. ... Princeton, New Jersey, is the name of a section of Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. ... Emblem of the PC(USA) The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) or PC(USA) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States. ...

Early life

Allen was the child of immigrant Greeks and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. His family were Greek Orthodox, but as there was no Greek Orthodox church nearby, they joined fellow Greeks who attended an Episcopal church. A new Episcopal bishop,however, forbade them from doing so, meaning that the family attended only Orthodox service whenever a visiting Greek priest conducted them. During this time the young Allen was invited by a friend to visit a Presbyterian church and eventually he became a Presbyterian. A Greek-American is a citizen of the United States who has significant Greek heritage. ... It has been suggested that Fayette County, Kentucky be merged into this article or section. ... Pentecost - Pentecost is considered in Eastern Orthodoxy to be the Birth of the Church. ... Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ...

Education

Allen graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1954, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and awarded the Sullivan Award for academic excellence and humanitarian work. He then began graduate study at Princeton University, but, after being awarded a Rhodes Scholarship, he matriculated and enrolled at Oxford University. There he studied philosophy and met his wife Jane, a fellow student and an excellent sprinter. English The University of Kentucky (also as UK or simply Kentucky) is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ... The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an honor society which considers its mission to be fostering and recognizing excellence in undergraduate liberal arts and sciences. ... Princeton University is a coeducational private university located on an extensive campus in and around suburban Princeton, New Jersey. ... Rhodes House in Oxford The Rhodes Scholarships were created by Cecil Rhodes and have been awarded to applicants annually since 1902 by the Oxford-based Rhodes Trust on the basis of academic qualities, as well as those of character. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Philosopher in Meditation (detail), by Rembrandt. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid...

After returning to America, Allen earned a Bachelor of Divinity at Yale University Divinity School. He was ordained in what is now the Presbyterian Church (USA) and called to a pastorate in Windham, New Hampshire. Shortly thereafter he enrolled at Yale University Graduate School to study for a Ph.D. in philosophy, which was awarded in 1965. A Bachelor of Divinity (BD or BDiv) is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a courses taken in the study of divinity or related disciplines, such as theology or, rarely, religious studies. ... Yale redirects here. ... Main article: Minister of religion A pastor is the head minister or priest of a Christian church. ... Windham is a town located in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. ... Yale redirects here. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... Philosopher in Meditation (detail), by Rembrandt. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...

University career

Allen began his teaching career in 1964 at York University, Toronto. In 1967, Princeton Theological Seminary offered him the position of Associate Professor of Philosophy, which, though he was advised not to accept, he took. In 1974, he was appointed to a full Professorship there and in 1981 was named Stuart Professor of Philosophy. By the time of his retirement in 2002, he had served the faculty for thirty-five years and had become an authority on Gottfried Leibniz and an influential interpreter of Simone Weil, Søren Kierkegaard and Ludwig Wittgenstein. 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... York University (YorkU) is a large comprehensive university, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... The steeple of Alexander Hall Princeton Theological Seminary, located in Princeton, New Jersey, is one of the worlds leading institutions for graduate theological education and home of the largest theological library in the United States. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (also von Leibni(t)z)[1] (July 1 (June 21 Old Style) 1646, Leipzig – November 14, 1716, Hanover) was a German polymath of Sorbian origin, deemed a universal [1] genius in his day and since. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (IPA: ) (5 May 1813 – 11 November 1855), a 19th century Danish philosopher and theologian, is generally recognized as the first existentialist philosopher. ... Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (IPA: ) (April 26, 1889 – April 29, 1951) was an Austrian philosopher who contributed several ground-breaking works to contemporary philosophy, primarily on the foundations of logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of language, and the philosophy of mind. ...

Awards

Allen's numerous awards include a Rockefeller Fellowship; a Canada Council Fellowship; research fellowships given by the Association of Theological Schools and the Center for Theological Inquiry; a Pew Evangelical Scholarship; and two John Templeton Foundation Awards for Best Courses in Science and Religion. A fellow in its broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. ...

He is also the recipient of an Outstanding American Educator Award in 1974; a past member of the executive board of the Society of Christian Philosophers; a co-founder and member of the executive board of the American Weil Society; and a member of the board of directors of the Ecumenical Institute of Canada.

Publications

• Leibniz' Theodicy (1966)
• The Reasonableness of Faith (1968)
• Finding Our Father (1974, republished as The Path of Perfect Love in 1992)
• Between Two Worlds (1977, republished as Temptation in 1986)
• Traces of God in a Frequently Hostile World (1981)
• Three Outsiders: Pascal, Kierkegaard and Simone Weil (1983)
• Mechanical Explanation and the Ultimate Origin of the Universe according to Leibniz (1983)
• Philosophy for Understanding Theology (1985)
• Love: Christian Romance, Marriage and Friendship (1987)
• Spirituality and Theology: Essays in Honor of Diogenes Allen, edited Eric Springsted (1988).
• Christian Belief in a Postmodern World: The Full Wealth of Conviction (1989)
• Quest: The Search for Meaning through Christ (1990)
• Primary Readings in Philosophy for Understanding Theology (1992)
• Nature, Spirit and Community: Issues in the Thought of Simone Weil (1994)
• Spiritual Theology: The Theology of Yesterday for Help Today (1997)
• Steps Along the Way: A Spiritual Autobiography (2002)
• "Farrer's Spirituality." In David Hein and Edward Hugh Henderson (eds). Captured by the Crucified: The Practical Theology of Austin Farrer. New York and London: T & T Clark / Continuum, 2004, chapter 2 (pp. 47-65). Discusses the spiritual theology of the English theologian Austin Farrer.
• and over fifty journal articles.