George E. (Tink) Tinker
Professor of American Indian Cultures and Religious Traditions
Office: Iliff Hall 411
Phone: (303) 765-3182
Fax: (303) 777-0164
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- B.A., New Mexico Highlands University
- M.Div., Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary
- Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union
A member of the faculty since 1985, "Tink" Tinker teaches courses in American Indian culture, history, and religious traditions; cross-cultural and Third-World theologies; and justice and peace studies and is a frequent speaker on these topics both in the U.S. and internationally. His publications include Spirit and Resistance: Political Theology and American Indian Liberation (2004) and Missionary Conquest: The Gospel and Native American Genocide (1993). He co-authored A Native American Theology (2001); and is co-editor of Native Voices: American Indian Identity and Resistance (2003).
Dr. Tinker has worked in the Indian community as (non–stipendiary) director of Four Winds American Indian Survival Project in Denver for fifteen years. In that capacity he functions in the urban Indian community as a traditional American Indian spiritual leader. He is past president of the Native American Theological Association and a member of the Ecumenical Association of Third World Theologians. Firmly committed to the ecumenical movement, he has been active in volunteer capacities with several denominations at the national level, the National Council of Churches and the World Council of Churches. He currently serves as an "Honorary Advisor" to IMADR, the International Movement against all Forms of Discrimination and Racism; and he also serves locally on the Leadership Council of the American Indian Movement of Colorado. On campus, Tinker works closely both with students of color and with Lutheran students.
