Meet our Faculty

John P. Burgess James Henry Snowden Professor of Systematic Theology jburgess@pts.edu 412-924-1430	Ronald Cole-Turner H. Parker Sharp Professor of Theology and Ethics coleturn@pts.edu 412-924-1426
Jerome F. D. Creach Robert C. Holland Professor of Old Testament jcreach@pts.edu 412-924-1428	David Esterline President, Professor of Cross-Cultural Theological Education desterline@pts.edu 412-924-1366
Leanna K. Fuller Associate Professor of Pastoral Care lfuller@pts.edu 412-924-1459	Scott J. Hagley Assistant Professor of Missiology shagley@pts.edu 412-924-1399
Angela Dienhart Hancock Associate Professor of Homiletics and Worship ahancock@pts.edu 412-924-1451	Edith M. Humphrey William F. Orr Professor of New Testament ehumphrey@pts.edu 412-924-1424
L. Roger Owens Associate Professor of Christian Spirituality and Ministry lowens@pts.edu 412-924-1458	R. Drew Smith Professor of Urban Ministry rsmith@pts.edu 412-924-1457
Michelle Spomer Donald G. Miller Librarian and Director of the Clifford E. Barbour Library mspomer@pts.edu 412-924-1408	Ron E. Tappy G. Albert Shoemaker Professor of Bible and Archaeology rtappy@pts.edu 412-924-1427
Steven Tuell James A. Kelso Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament stuell@pts.edu 412-924-1407	Heather Vacek Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, Associate Professor of Church History hvacek@pts.edu 412-924-1453
Edwin Chr. van Driel Directors' Bicentennial Associate Professor of Theology evandriel@pts.edu 412-924-1425	Brian Wells Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program bwells@pts.edu 412-924-1421
Kenneth J. Woo Assistant Professor of Church History kwoo@pts.edu 412-924-1350

Visiting and Adjunct Faculty

Helen Blier, Lecturer in Christian Education hblier@pts.edu, 412-924-1346	Tucker S. Ferda, Visiting Assistant Professor of New Testament tferda@pts.edu, 412-924-1391
Dianne Glave, Lecturer in African American Religious History  dianne.glave@wpaumc.org	Jeffrey Howell, Lecturer in Voice and Speech jhowell@pts.edu
David Morse, Adjunct Professor of Methodist Studies dmorse@pts.edu, 412-924-1387	Jim Platt, Lecturer in Scripture jplatt@pts.edu
Denise Thorpe, Visiting Instructor of Theology and Practice dthorpe@pts.edu	Gil Waldkoenig, Visiting Professor of Church in Society gwaldkoenig@pts.edu

Faculty Emeritae/i

Carnegie Samuel Calian  
President Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Theology
calian@pts.edu

Gonzalo Castillo-Cardenas  
Professor Emeritus of Church and Society and Third World Studies
castillo@pts.edu

Donald E. Gowan  
Robert C. Holland Professor Emeritus of Old Testament
dgowan@pts.edu

Byron H. Jackson
Dean Emeritus of the Faculty and Louise and Perry Dick Professor Emeritus of Education
bjackson@pts.edu

Jared J. Jackson
Professor Emeritus of Old Testament

George H. Kehm
James Henry Snowden Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology

Nancy L. Lapp  
Curator Emerita of the Kelso Bible Lands Museum
nlapp@pts.edu

John Mehl  
Director Emeritus of the Doctor of Ministry Program
jmehl@pts.edu

Richard J. Oman
Howard C. Scharfe Professor Emeritus of Homiletics

Charles B. Partee  
P. C. Rossin Professor Emeritus of Church History
cpartee@pts.edu

Andrew Purves  
Jean and Nancy Davis Professor Emeritus of Historical Theology
apurves@pts.edu

Martha Robbins  
Joan Marshall Associate Professor Emerita of Pastoral Care  
mrobbins@pts.edu

George Tutwiler  
Organist/Choirmaster Emeritus and Instructor Emeritus in Church Music and United Methodist Studies

John E. Wilson  
P. C. Rossin Professor Emeritus of Church History
www.johnelbertwilson.com
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