Franz Bibfeldt, M.Div., D.D.T.

Courses

• Proto-Ecological Theology
• Living with Dying
• Theologies of Metaphysical Incarnation
• Methodologies of Paradox Resolution

Professional Interests

My most pressing research relates to a lifelong interest in the problem of the year zero. (Historians admit no year between 1 B.C. and 1 A.D.--hence, the problem of a lost year.) Interest in this problem was revived recently due to a number of debates and concerns related to "Y2K." After computers failed to bring on the much-anticipated eschaton by crashing at midnight on December 31, 1999, the next matter to ponder became the question of whether a new millennium began on January 1, 2000, or January 1, 2001. Arguments have been offered to support each position. Strictly historical research suggests there should have been no year 2000 because historians may not admit to any sort of year zero regardless of how many other digits are linked to that zero. Calendars should have moved directly from 1999 to 2001.

On the other hand, one can argue from the way we date the ages of individuals that a new millennium began on January 1, 2000. We say we are in our first year of something, as a child is in his or her life, whenever we are in a hypothetical year zero. After the first anniversary of birth, we are actually living in a second year of life. The western calendar has thus marked completion of 2000 years since the birth of Christ (give or take the four-year margin of error necessary to account for earlier calendric miscalculations), and we thus entered a third millennium in 2000, not 2001. These calculations are important to sort out now, since the next millennium will be upon us sooner than you think!

I also pursue my longstanding research into the human mind. Having debunked the popular notions of "left-brain" and "right-brain" thinking, I have pressed forth with my theory of the quadrilateral mind.

Personal Interests

My greatest personal satisfaction comes from seizing opportunities to rehabilitate the careers and reputations of unknown and underappreciated theologians.

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