Meet our Faculty

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Reed Carlson
Reed Carlson
Reed Carlson
Faculty
Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies and Director of Anglican Studies
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Wayne E. Croft, Sr.
Wayne E. Croft, Sr.
Wayne E. Croft, Sr.
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The Jeremiah A. Wright Sr. Professor of Homiletics and Liturgics in African American Studies
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Allison deForest
Allison deForest
Allison deForest
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Kraft Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies in New Testament
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Maria E. Erling
Maria E. Erling
Maria E. Erling
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Professor of Modern Church History and Global Mission
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R. Guy Erwin
R. Guy Erwin
R. Guy Erwin
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President, Ministerium of Pennsylvania Chair and Professor of Reformation Studies
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Mark G. Vitalis Hoffman
Mark G. Vitalis Hoffman
Mark G. Vitalis Hoffman
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The Glatfelter Chair and Professor of Biblical Studies
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Charles R. Leonard
Charles R. Leonard
Charles R. Leonard
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Professor of Practical Theology, Director of Contextual Formation, and Co-Director of Worship Life
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Natalia Marandiuc
Natalia Marandiuc
Natalia Marandiuc
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Associate Professor of Systematic Theology
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Jon Pahl
Jon Pahl
Jon Pahl
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The Peter Paul and Elizabeth Hagan Chair and Professor of the History of Christianity
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Andre Price
Andre Price
Andre Price
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology and African American Studies and Louisville Institute Postdoctoral Fellow
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Nelson Rivera
Nelson Rivera
Nelson Rivera
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St. John’s Summit Visiting Professor of Theology and Ethics
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Quintin L. Robertson
Quintin L. Robertson
Quintin L. Robertson
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Director of the Urban Theological Institute, Black Church Studies Program and Administrative Faculty in Praxis
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J. Jayakiran Sebastian
J. Jayakiran Sebastian
J. Jayakiran Sebastian
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The H. George Anderson Chair and Professor of Mission and Cultures, Dean of the Seminary, and Vice President of Student Services
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Teresa L. Smallwood
Teresa L. Smallwood
Teresa L. Smallwood
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The James Franklin Kelly and Hope Eyster Kelly Associate Professor of Public Theology
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Storm Swain
Storm Swain
Storm Swain
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The Frederick Houk Borsch Associate Professor of Anglican Studies, Pastoral Care and Theology
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Gilson A. C. Waldkoenig
Gilson A. C. Waldkoenig
Gilson A. C. Waldkoenig
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The Paulssen-Hale-Maurer Chair and Professor of Church in Society and Director of Town and Country Church Institute
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Karyn L. Wiseman
Karyn L. Wiseman
Karyn L. Wiseman
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Stuempfle-Folkemer Professor of Homiletics
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Emeriti Faculty


The Rev. Robert G. Hughes*, Ph.D., 1972-2002 St. John Professor Emeritus, Homiletics

Dr. Norma Schweitzer Wood, M.A.R., D.Min., 1972-2003 Dean Emerita; Professor Emerita of Pastoral Counseling and Interpersonal Ministries

The Rev. J. Paul Balas, M.Ed., Ph.D., 1989-2003 Professor Emeritus of Pastoral Theology

The Rev. Gordon W. Lathrop, Th.D., 1984-2004 Charles A. Schieren Professor Emeritus, Liturgy

The Rev. Gerald Christianson, Ph.D., 1967-2008 Central Pennsylvania Synod Professor of Church History, Emeritus

The Rev. Margaret A. Krych, Ph.D., 1977-2008 Charles F. Norton Professor Emerita, Christian Education and Theology

The Rev. William Avery, D.Min., 1983-2009 Professor Emeritus of Field Education and The Arthur L. Larson Professor Emeritus of Stewardship and Parish Ministry

The Rev. Richard Stewart*, D.Min, 1989-2012 Associate Professor Emeritus, Communications and Parish Administration

The Rev. Robin Mattison, Ph. D., 1989-2013 Associate Professor Emerita, New Testament and Greek

The Rev. Nelson Strobert, Ph.D., 1987-2013 Professor Emeritus of Christian Education in the Paulssen-Hale Chair of Church and Society

The Rev. Timothy J. Wengert, Ph.D., 1989-2013 Ministerium of Pennsylvania Emeritus Professor, Church History

The Rev. Philip D.W. Krey, Ph.D., 1990-2015 Ministerium of New York Professor Emeritus, Early Church History

The Rev. Karl Krueger, Ph.D., 1999-2016 Director Emeritus of the Krauth Memorial Library and Professor Emeritus, History of Christianity

The Rev. Michael L. Cooper-White, D.D., 2000-2017 President Emeritus of the Seminary

The Rev. Stephen P. Folkemer, D.Min., 1979-2017 Professor Emeritus of Church Music and Seminary Cantor

Dr. Erik Heen, 1996-2017 John H. P. Reumann Professor Emeritus in Biblical Studies

The Rev. Leonard M. Hummel, Ph.D., 2005-2017 Professor Emeritus of Pastoral Theology

The Rev. Robert Robinson, Ph. D., 1989-2017 Anna Burkhalter Professor Emeritus in Old Testament and Hebrew

The Rev. Marty E. Stevens, Ph.D., 2006-2017 Professor Emerita of Old Testament and Stewardship

The Rev. Mark W. Oldenburg, Ph.D., 1986-2018 Steck-Miller Professor Emeritus of the Art of Worship

The Rev. Katie Day, Ph.D., 1985-2019 Charles A. Scheiren Professor Emerita of Church in Society

Rev. J. Paul Rajashekar, Ph.D., 1991-2020 Luther D. Reed Chair and Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology

Rev. John Hoffmeyer, Ph.D., 1998-2022 Associate Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology

* deceased