The Rev. Thomas Edward Breidenthal, D. Phil.

Professional History

• 2002 - Dean of Religious Life and of the Chapel, Princeton University
• 1992 –2001 John Henry Hobart Professor of Christian Ethics and
  Moral Theology, General Theological Seminary
• 1988 –1992 Rector, Trinity Church, Ashland, Oregon
• 1986 –1988 Senior Chaplain, Harvard School, North Hollywood,
  California
• 1983 –1986 Episcopal Church Foundation Fellow, Oxford, England
• 1981 –1983 Assistant, St. Michael and All Angels, Portland, Oregon
• •1982 Ordained to the Priesthood (Deacon 1981)

Education

• 1991 D. Phil. in Theology, Oxford University
• 1981 M. Div. with Distinction, Church Divinity School of the Pacific
• 1977 M. A. in English Literature, University of Victoria
• 1974 B. A. Portland State University (Oregon), with High Honors

Congregation

• Emphasis on civic involvement as heart of Anglican mission
• Strong lay leadership and ministry
• •Biblical preaching

Dioceses

• New Jersey: Ethics Instructor, Deacon Formation Program (1997-2001; 2006-)
• New York: Advent Quiet Day based on Luke 2:14, at Cathedral of St. John the Divine
• Colorado: Theological Consultant and Panelist, Reconvened Convention, March 2000.

Wider Church

• Member, ARCUSA (Anglican-Roman Catholic Consultation in the USA) 2004 -
• General Board of Examining Chaplains of the Episcopal Church, 1997-2001
• Director, Center for Jewish-Christian Studies and Relations (GTS), 1994-1997
• Member, Planning and facilitation team, Conference on Third World Debt Relief,Office of UN Anglican Observer, 1996.

Presentations and Publications

• “Sharper Than a Two-Edged Sword: Following the Logic of the Text in Preaching,”
  Conference on Preaching, Teaching and Living the Bible, Duke University, May, 2006.
• Presenter on “Communion as Disagreement,” Province 2 Bishops’retreat, 2006
• Panelist, “Raising Ethical Children,” Center for Religious Inquiry, St. Bartholomew’s, NYC, 2005