Ellen Tabitha Charry (born 1947) is an American theologian and author who is the Margaret W. Harmon Professor of Systematic Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary.
Charry's research has focused on how religious commitments and theological convictions contribute to human flourishing, and interfaith understanding between Judaism and Christianity.[6] She has written on Christian doctrine, moral formation, and the intersections between theology and psychology.[7] She says that Christians have been averse to happiness, and argues that thinking about happiness is both consistent with Scripture and represented in ancient Christian thought.[8] Her book God and the Art of Happiness coins the term "asherism" to refer to a happiness that is found in "the pursuit of an excellent way of life in community."[9][10]
Combining her own personal experience with Judaism and Christianity with her philosophical thinking, she has written about the need for both Jews and Christians to overcome their differences and "help each other straighten out their own tradition."[11]
Personal lifeedit
Charry was married to Dana Charry, a psychiatrist, who died of lung cancer in 2003.[12] Her chapter on lament in the book Lament: Reclaiming Practices in Pulpit, Pew, and Public Square shares letters they wrote to family and friends during his illness.[12][2] She has two daughters and two granddaughters.[2] Charry comes from a Jewish background[13] and became an EpiscopalianChristian while studying religion.[14] Her PhD supervisor, Paul van Buren, was her baptismal sponsor.[4]
Charry, Ellen T. (1999). By the Renewing of Your Minds: The Pastoral Function of Christian Doctrine. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195134865.
Charry, Ellen T. (2000). Inquiring After God: Classic and Contemporary Readings. Wiley. ISBN 9780631205449.
Charry, Ellen T. (2010). God and the Art of Happiness. Eerdmans. ISBN 9780802860323.
Charry, Ellen T. (2015). Psalms 1-50: Sighs and Songs of Israel. Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible. Brazos Press. ISBN 9781493400058.
Articles and chaptersedit
Charry, Ellen T. (2005). "May We Trust God and (Still) Lament? Can We Lament and (Still) Trust God?". In Patrick D. Miller; Sally A. Brown (eds.). Lament:Reclaiming Practices in Pulpit, Pew, and Public Square. pp. 95–108. ISBN 9780664227500.
Charry, Ellen T. (2005). "Sacramental Ecclesiology". In Mark Husbands; Daniel J. Treier (eds.). The Community of the Word:Toward an Evangelical Ecclesiology. InterVarsity Press. pp. 213–214.
Charry, Ellen T. (2008). "Experiencing Salvation Liturgically". Theology in Service of the Church:Essays in Honor of Joseph D. Small. Geneva Press. pp. 57–67. ISBN 9780664502973.
Charry, Ellen T.; Kosits, Russell D. (2016). "Christian theology and positive psychology: An exchange of gifts". The Journal of Positive Psychology. 12 (5): 468–479. doi:10.1080/17439760.2016.1228010. S2CID 152127114.
Charry, Ellen T. (2017). "Theology and Psychology in Conversation". In Matthew A. White; Gavin R. Slemp; A. Simon Murray (eds.). Future Directions in Well-Being: Education, Organizations and Policy. Springer. pp. 35–38. ISBN 9783319568898.
^ abcdLevin, Anne (April 1, 2019). "Princeton author takes on spiritual path from grief to happiness". NJ.com. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
^ abcde"Ellen T. Charry". Princeton Theological Seminary.
^ abMcMaken, W. Travis (November 3, 2008). "The Sacraments are for Life:A Tribute to Ellen T. Charry". Princeton Theological Seminary. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
^Marais, Nadia (2015). "Happy? A critical analysis of salvation in Ellen Charry that portrays human flourishing as healing, beauty and pleasure". Verbum et Ecclesia. 36 (1). doi:10.4102/ve.v36i1.1359.
^Charry, Ellen (May 2, 2014). "Happiness in the Christian Life". Biola University Center for Christian Thought. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
^Kidwell, Jeremy. "God and the Art of Happiness". Themelios. 36 (3). The Gospel Coalition.
^Dauphinais, Michael (2018). "God and the Art of Happiness by Ellen T. Charry (review)". The Thomas:A Speculative Quarterly Review. 78 (4): 638–642. doi:10.1353/tho.2014.0049. S2CID 171945278.
^Charry, Ellen (April 15, 2019). "Ending the longest war: Can the Jewish-Christian history of mutual contempt be turned to friendship?". ABC Religion and Ethics. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
^ abCharry, Ellen T. (2005). "May We Trust God and (Still) Lament? Can We Lament and (Still) Trust God?". In Patrick D. Miller; Sally A. Brown (eds.). Lament:Reclaiming Practices in Pulpit, Pew, and Public Square. pp. 95–108. ISBN 9780664227500.
^Broznan, Nadine (March 14, 1977). "A Share For Girls In Jewish Birthright". The New York Times. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
^Stafford, Tim (February 8, 1999). "Ellen Charry: Reclaiming spiritual nurture". Christianity Today. Retrieved April 14, 2021.