Faculty

VICTOR ALOYO, JR. • 2022 | President BA College of New Rochelle; MDiv Princeton Theological Seminary; EdD University of Pennsylvania He has served in theological higher education for more than thirty years in admissions, enrollment management, advancement, and as a chief diversity officer. Simultaneously, he has served multicultural and multilingual congregations as an organizing pastor in New York and New Jersey since 1999. As a theological educator, Aloyo focuses on congregational leadership formation, new church development, urban ministry, diversity, equity, and inclusive excellence.

BRENNAN WILLIAM BREED • 2012 | Associate Professor of Old Testament and Director of QEP BA University of Virginia; MDiv Princeton Theological Seminary; PhD Emory University His research focuses on the reception history of the Bible, which traces the divergent uses and understandings of biblical texts from their ancient contexts of production to the present day. His other interests include Hebrew poetry, biblical theology, textual criticism, ancient and medieval visual art, and philosophy.

WILLIAM PATRICK BROWN • 2004 | William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament BA Whitman College; MDiv Princeton Theological Seminary; PhD Emory University He has abiding interests in the use of scripture in the life of the Church and the world, particularly in the context of ecology and justice. Specific interests include creation theology, faith and science dialogue, the Psalms, and wisdom literature (Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes). He was named as a Henry Luce III Fellow in Theology for 2007–2008

KELLY D. CAMPBELL • 2013 | Associate Dean for Information Services and Director of the John Bulow

Campbell Library

BS Wichita State University; MLS Texas Women’s University; MATS Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary; EdD Pepperdine University She is passionate about equipping people for learning and life, strategizing to develop best practices, and providing high quality service. Her current research focuses on leading others to strive for excellence, and contributing to organizations by helping to develop future leaders.

KATHY DAWSON • 2004 | Benton Family Associate Professor of Christian Education BA California State University, Long Beach; MACE Presbyterian School of Christian Education; MDiv Columbia Theological Seminary; PhD Princeton Theological Seminary Her interests revolve around spiritual development, creative teaching methodologies, curriculum theory, and children’s ministry. Her current research explores how parents and the church can have faithful conversations around fantasy literature for children and youth. She was chosen as the 2015 Educator of the Year by the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators.

MARK DOUGLAS • 1999 | Professor of Christian Ethics and Director of the ThM Program BA Colorado College; MDiv, ThM Princeton Theological Seminary; PhD University of Virginia His wide-ranging interests include: ethics in neo-orthodox theologies, medical and business ethics, the American philosophical tradition of pragmatism, and the role of religion in political philosophy.

ANNA CARTER FLORENCE • 1998 | Peter Marshall Professor of Preaching and Worship BA Yale University; MDiv, PhD Princeton Theological Seminary She is interested in historical, theological, aesthetic, and performative dimensions of preaching, and in reflecting on the theories and practices that emerge when preaching engages other fields and different traditions. Her current research focuses on testimony, feminist theology, the role of experience in preaching, and the history of preaching women.

ISRAEL GALINDO • 2013 | Associate Dean for Lifelong Learning BA Northeastern College; MRE, MDiv, EdD New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary His interests are in the areas of congregational and organizational leadership, instruction and pedagogy, educational assessment, and Christian faith formation. His work in lifelong learning includes helping leaders apply Bowen Family Systems theory for healthy and effective functioning in home and work settings.

JOHN WILLIAM HARKINS III • 1999 | Senior Lecturer in Pastoral Theology and Care

BA Rhodes College; MDiv, PhD Vanderbilt University He is interested in applications of pastoral theology, care, and counseling to both congregational life and clinical settings. Research interests include psychoanalytic theory, marriage and familytherapy, and psychological/religious dimensions of literature and film.

TIM HARTMAN • 2014 | Associate Professor of Theology BA Stanford University; MDiv Princeton Theological Seminary; PhD University of Virginia His research interests include contemporary Christian theologies worldwide, Christology, Lived Theology (the interrelationship between religious beliefs and practices), and the work of Kwame Bediako and Karl Barth.

CHRISTINE J. HONG • 2017 | Associate Professor of Educational Ministry and Director of the DEdMin Program BA University of Washington; MDiv, ThM Princeton Theological Seminary; PhD Claremont School of Theology Her research and teaching interests include decolonial and anti-racist approaches to religious and interreligious education, particularly in the contexts of theological and spiritual formation of children and youth among communities of color.

MELINDA A. MCGARRAH SHARP • 2017 | Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Pastoral Care and

Director of the MAPT program

BA University of Virginia; MAR Yale Divinity School; MA, PhD Vanderbilt University Her research includes intercultural pastoral care, particularly the intersections between care, ethics, and postcolonial studies. She is interested in teaching and learning forms of care that weave global interconnectedness, moral imagination, and faith practices.

MARTHA MOORE-KEISH • 2004 | J.B. Green Professor of Theology AB Harvard College; MDiv Union Theological Seminary in Virginia; PhD Emory University Her research interests include Reformed theology, liturgical theology (especially the theology and practice of the sacraments), and feminist theologies. She also has interests in ecumenical theology and interfaith issues including: Reformed-Roman Catholic relations, Christian-Jewish relations, and the religions of India. She recently co-edited a volume on Karl Barth and comparative theology and published a commentary on the book of James (both 2019).

JACOB D. MYERS • 2015 | Wade P. Huie Associate Professor of Homiletics and Director of the MA(TS) Program BA Gardner Webb University; MDiv Princeton Theological Seminary; PhD Emory University He is interested in homiletical theories and theologies, continental philosophies (esp. poststructuralism, existentialism, and phenomenology), and emerging expressions of faith and practice in postmodern, post-Christian contexts. His research focuses on alternative epistemologies for sermon development and delivery, the philosophical and theological conditions for the im/possibility of preaching, contextual/constructive biblical hermeneutics and theologies, and the ways in which preaching interacts with cultures and traditions.

RAJ NADELLA • 2012 | Samuel A. Cartledge Associate Professor of New Testament BTh Serampore College; MDiv/BD United Theological College; MABL Graduate Theological Union; PhD Union Theological Seminary in Virginia His research and teaching interests include Bakhtin and Biblical Studies and postcolonial readings of the New Testament, especially the parables of Jesus. Additionally, his research focuses on New Testament perspectives on the issues of economic justice and their ethical and theological implications for the Church and society today.

SUE KIM PARK • 2020 | Director, Contextual Education and International Partnerships BA University of Florida; MDiv Duke Divinity School; STM Union Theological Seminary; PhD Claremont School of Theology As an educator and practical theologian, she is interested in how spirituality is embodied by individuals and communities in their contexts especially in intersections of identities and pedagogical approaches to formation. She is passionate about cultivating and strengthening communities of faith. Her research interests include postcolonial approaches to interfaith encounters, contextual theology, and ethnography.

MARCIA Y. RIGGS • 1991 | J. Erskine Love Professor of Christian Ethics and Seminary Ombudsperson AB Randolph-Macon Woman’s College; MDiv Yale Divinity School; PhD Vanderbilt University Her current interests are in the areas of descriptive ethical analysis addressing the relationship between social processes of oppression and socio-religious ethical praxis; ethical discourse that bridges the gap between womanist religious scholarship and the practice of ministry in the Church; moral foundations for public policy; and the Church and its role in social justice ministry. She was named as a Henry Luce III Fellow in Theology for 2018.

MITZI J. SMITH • 2019 | J. Davison Philips Professor of New Testament BA Columbia Union College; MA the Ohio State University; MDIV Howard University School of Divinity; PhD Harvard University Her research interests are close, critical readings of sacred texts with attention to social justice and the intersection of race, gender, class, sexuality, and religion. She is an expert in womanist and African American biblical interpretation. Her dissertation and first book are a literary reading of the Acts of the Apostles with attention to ‘othering.’ She is interested in reading biblical texts from the perspective of the marginalized and oppressed; her research is a principal form of activism. Smith’s other foci are ancient and modern slavery and language studies. She participated in the 2019 SBL review of the NRSV Bible. Smith is currently writing a womanist reading of the parables of Jesus.

REBECCA F. SPURRIER • 2016 | Associate Dean for Worship Life and Assistant Professor of Worship BA Calvin College; MDiv Candler School of Theology; PhD Emory University She is interested in theologies and practices of public worship that reflect the beauty and tension that human difference brings to Christian liturgy. Engaging ethnographic theology, disability studies, and liturgical aesthetics, her research explores the hope of human interdependence and the importance of liturgical access for ecclesial practice and Christian community. She integrates a focus on liturgical and practical theology in the classroom with the formation of worship leaders through daily chapel services.

JEFFERY L. TRIBBLE SR. • 2007 | Associate Dean for Advanced Professional Studies and Associate

Professor of Ministry

BS Howard University; MDiv Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary; PhD Northwestern University He is interested in educating and forming persons for the transformative praxis of ministry in Church and society. He bridges the Church, community, and seminary through his teaching, ministry, and scholarship in the areas of practical theology, congregational studies, ethnographic research, urban church ministry, black church studies, congregational leadership, and evangelism.

CHANEQUA WALKER-BARNES • 2021 | Professor of Practical Theology and Pastoral Care BA Emory University; MS, PhD University of Miami; MDiv Duke University She is passionate about equipping seminarians to lead the church in ministries of healing, justice, and reconciliation. Her research integrates behavioral health, theology, and race/ gender studies to address the individual and societal legacies of racial and gender oppression. She is currently working on a book about self-care and emotional labor in social justice activism.

HARUKO NAWATA WARD • 2002 | Professor of Church History BFA Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music; MA New York University; MDiv Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary; ThM, PhD Princeton Theological Seminary Her research interests include the age of Reformations, the Jesuits, encounters of cultures and religions, women and religious vocation, history of biblical interpretation, history of Christianity in Asia, and justice issues in Church history.

RALPH C. BASUI WATKINS • 2011 | Peachtree Professor of Evangelism and Church Growth AA American River Junior College; BA California State University at Sacramento; MA University of Dubuque Theological Seminary; DMin Pittsburgh Theological Seminary; PhD University of Pittsburgh; MFA Savannah College of Art and Design His work and research centers around building 21st-century churches. His writing and research is done with congregations as they partner to be faithful to the call of being the Body of Christ. He is presently working on ways the Church can use multi-media approaches and web 2.0 strategies to be effective at evangelism and discipleship.

LISA WEAVER • 2018 | Assistant Professor of Worship BA Bernard M. Baruch College; MA Columbia University Teachers College; MDiv Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York; PhD The Catholic University of America Her research interests are centered in her life’s passion: the worship life of the Christian church. Specifically, they are Christian Initiation, Patristics, Ritual Theory and Praxis, Pneumatology, and the Early Worship Practices of Africans Americans. She also serves as a grants advisory board member of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship.

CHRISTINE ROY YODER • 1998 | Dean of Faculty, Vice President for Academic Affairs and J. McDowell

Richards Professor of Biblical Interpretation

BA Swarthmore College; MDiv, PhD Princeton Theological Seminary Her research interests include creation theology, wisdom literature, the socio-historical and theological dynamics of the post-exilic period, women in the Bible, and the history of methodologies of biblical interpretation. She was named as a Henry Luce III Fellow in Theology for 2014-2015.

WILLIAM YOO • 2014 | Associate Professor of American Religious and Cultural History

and Director of the MDiv Program

BSE University of Pennsylvania; MDiv Westminster Theological Seminary; ThM, PhD Emory University His research interests within the history of Christianity in the United States include the expansion of the American foreign missionary enterprise, the formation of immigrant religious communities, the religious cultures of the American South, the Presbyterian experience, and the transnational encounter between American and Korean Protestants across both nations.

Adjunct/Visiting Professors

Katie Owen Aumann Jennifer Aycock Christopher Holmes Caitlin Hubler Cynthia Parnell McDonald Joel Winchip