Our faculty offer more than excellence in teaching and research. Their research and teaching engagement is aimed at making a difference in the Church, the academy, and the public square. They work tirelessly to ensure that courageous and talented persons are made ready for ministry in a wide-variety of vocational settings.
Garrett values the particularity and diversity of God’s human family and we seek to represent that diversity and inclusion within our community. As a student you’ll learn from one of the most diverse seminary faculties in the nation — diverse in race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, culture, and theological thought. Our faculty hail from every region of the United States, as well as Argentina, Brazil, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Trinidad and Viet Nam.
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God’s Beloved Queer: Identity, Spirituality, and Practice
Dr. Rolf Nolasco
Rueben P. Job Professor of Spiritual Formation and Pastoral Theology
Good News Preaching
Rev. Dr. Gennifer Brooks
Ernest and Bernice Styberg Professor of Preaching
Who Was Jesus and What Does It Mean to Follow Him?
Dr. Nancy Bedford
Georgia Harkness Professor of Theology
Rooted and Grounded in Love: Holy Communion for the Whole Creation
Rev. Dr. Timothy Eberhart
L. Robert and Marilyn McClean Associate Professor of Ecological Theology and Practice
Common Worship: Tradition, Formation, Mission
Rev. Dr. E. Bryon Anderson
Ernest and Bernice Professor of Worship
Reset the Heart: Unlearning Violence, Relearning Hope
Rev. Dr. Mai-Anh Le Tran
Associate Professor of Religious Education and Practical Theology
Let Your Light Shine: Mobilizing for Justice with Children and Youth
Rev. Dr. Reginald Blount
Murray H. Leiffer Associate Professor of Formation, Leadership and Culture
Rev. Dr. Virginia Lee
Associate Professor of Christian Education
Korean Women, Self-Esteem, and Practical Theology: Transformative Care
Dr. Jaeyeon Lucy Chung
Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology
Evangelism for Non-Evangelists: Sharing the Gospel Authentically
Rev. Dr. Mark Teasdale
E. Stanley Jones Professor of Evangelism
Critical Theology Against US Militarism in Asia: Decolonization and Deimperalization
Dr. Wonhee Anne Joh
Harry R. Kendall Professor of Christian Theology and Postcolonial Studies
Beyond Indulgences: Luther’s Reform of Late Medieval Piety, 1518-1520
Dr. Anna Johnson
Associate Professor of Reformation Church History
Location US Theological Education in a Global Context: Conversations with American Higher Education
Dr. Hendrik R. Pieterse
Associate Professor of Global Christianity and Intercultural Theology
Reading the Early Church Fathers
Dr. James Papandrea
Professor of Church History and Historical Theology
Ecclesiastes – Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries
Dr. Julie Duncan
Associate Professor of Old Testament
The Spirit Hovers: Journeying through Chaos with Prayers
Dr. K.-K. Yeo
Harry R. Kendall Professor of New Testament
Anti-Racism as Daily Practice: Refuse Shame, Change White Communities, and Help Create a Just World
Dr. Jennifer Harvey
Professor of Christian Ethics
Sex, Tech & Faith: Ethics for a Digital Age
Dr. Kate Ott
Jerre and Mary Joy Stead Professor of Christian Social Ethics
Director of the Stead Center for Ethics and Values
