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Faculty help shape who you become. Let Beeson’s faculty shape you for a lifetime of faithful gospel ministry.

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About Our Faculty

Advanced terminal degrees (earned Ph.D.s or equivalent)

• Harvard University • The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill • University of Aberdeen, Scotland • University of Alabama • University of Cambridge, England • University of Michigan • University of Notre Dame • University of Paris-Sorbonne • University of St. Andrews, Scotland • University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto School of Theology • Vanderbilt University

Publications with prestigious houses

• Oxford University Press • Cambridge University Press • IVP Academic • Baker Academic • Yale University Press • T & T Clark • Baylor University Press • Eerdmans Publishing Company • Zondervan Academic

Ordained in their denominations

• Church of England • Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod • Presbyterian Church of America • Presbyterian Church USA • Southern Baptist Convention • United Methodist Church

Varied research interests 

• Old Testament studies/criticism • Hebrew exegesis • Biblical theology • The interface of Christian theology and biblical exegesis • History of interpretation/reception • Church renewal in Dietrich Bonhoeffer's life and work • Bible translation • Book of Daniel • Early Christian spirituality • Historiography, hagiography • Theodoret of Cyrus • Evangelical Ressourcement movement • Old Testament • Pentateuchal studies • Hebrew • Genesis • Deuteronomy • Gospels and Acts • Pastoral Epistles • The theologies of Karl Barth and T. F. Torrance, with special attention to Christology and soteriology • The relationship between biblical studies and modern higher criticism • History and theology of preaching • Homiletical formation • Wesleyan theology and history • Theological aesthetics • Dietrich Bonhoeffer • English Reformation • Historical theology • History of Christianity • Jonathan Edwards • American religion and culture • Paul and his letters • The material and cultural setting of first century Christianity

Writers of well-known textbooks 

• Theology of the Reformers (Timothy George) • Old Testament Theology (Paul House) • Introducing Biblical Hebrew (Allen Ross) • A Commentary on the Psalms (Allen Ross) • Doctrine That Dances: Bringing Doctrinal Preaching and Teaching to Life (Robert Smith Jr.) • Ephesians (Frank Thielman) • Theology of the New Testament: A Canonical and Synthetic Approach (Frank Thielman) • The American Evangelical Story: A History of the Movement (Douglas Sweeney)

Involvement in boards and committees 

• English Standard Version Oversight Translation Committee (Paul House and Frank Thielman) • Crossway Publishers Board of Trustees (Paul House) • Editorial board of the German journal Kerygma und Dogma (Piotr Małysz) • Old Testament editor for T&T Clark’s International Theological Commentary (Mark Gignilliat) • Baptist World Alliance (Timothy George and Stefana Dan Laing) • Editorial board for the international journal Christian Higher Education (Thomas Fuller) • General editor of the Reformation Commentary on Scripture (Timothy George) • Co-chair of Evangelicals and Catholics Together (Timothy George) • Advisory Board of the Center for Pastor Theologians (Douglas Sweeney)
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Faculty Members
68
Faculty Degrees
150
Books Written by Faculty
1:7
Faculty-Student Ratio

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Degrees

  • Master of Divinity
  • Master of Arts in Theological Studies
  • Joint degrees with Law, Business, Social Work, Education, and Music

Certificates with M.Div.

  • Anglican
  • Missions

Centers and Institutes

  • Global Center
  • Robert Smith Jr. Preaching Institute
  • The Institute of Anglican Studies
  • Thriving Pastors Initiative

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Devout, Disciplined Scholars

“The faculty at Beeson are devout, disciplined scholars with pastoral concern for students.

“I felt respected, valued and cared for by the professors and administrators and maintain relationships with them. When I have questions about things I’m teaching or reading, I email (or visit) a professor, and they are quick to respond, engage and encourage my ministry.”

Suzanne Simmons
M.Div. 2011

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