Practical Theology Faculty

The following is a list of Practical Theology faculty including concentration advisors (with concentrations in parentheses), core examining faculty (as noted), and related faculty.

Nancy Ammerman Professor of Sociology of Religion, School of Theology and Chair of the Department of Sociology, Boston University Teaching and research interests include: sociology of religion, American religion, congregations, lived religion.	Dale P. Andrews Martin Luther King, Jr., Chair of Homiletics and Pastoral Theology; Co-Director of the Center for Practical Theology (Member of the Core Examining Faculty; Concentration Advisor in Homiletics, Pastoral Theology, and Church and Society) Teaching and research interests include: preaching, worship, pastoral counseling, ecclesiology, African-American religion.
Carole Bohn Associate Professor of Pastoral Psychology Teaching and research interests include: pastoral psychology, developmental psychology, faith development, feminist psychology, and health psychology.	James Burns Senior Research Fellow, Center for the Study of Religion and Psychology; Senior Staff Psychologist, Danielsen Clinic; Assistant Professor, School of Theology (Concentration Advisor in Pastoral Theology) Teaching and research interests include: mental health issues in adolescence and the relationship of these issues to religion and spirituality; the way the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church and church closings have impacted morale of priests, pastoral leadership and community dynamics; peace and conflict particularly as these impact globalization and mental health resources.
Marthinus L. Daneel Professor of Missiology (part-time); Co-director of the Center for Global Christianity and Mission Teaching and research interests include: contextualized ecumenical ministries in theological education, community development, and earthkeeping for and with the African Independent Churches in Zimbabwe.	Robert Alan Hill Dean of Marsh Chapel; Chaplain to the University; Professor of New Testament and Pastoral Theology (Concentration Advisor in Pastoral Theology) Teaching and research interests include: the intersections of scripture and life, especially in the work of preaching; the gospel of John; congregational renewal and pastoral leadership.
Shelly Rambo Assistant Professor in Theology (Concentration Advisor in Church and Society) Teaching and research interests include: feminist theory and theology, pneumatology, trauma studies, the rhetoric of religious writing, and postmodern biblical theology.	Dana Robert Truman Collins Professor of World Christianity and History of Mission; Co-Director of the Center for Global Christianity and Mission (Concentration Advisor in Mission, Mission and Evangelism) Teaching and research interests include: mission history, the history of world Christianity, and mission theology.
Chris Schlauch Associate Professor of Pastoral Psychology and Psychology of Religion (Concentration Advisor in Pastoral Theology) Teaching and research interests include: pastoral psychology, psychology of religion, methodology of research and scholarship among diverse traditions of inquiry in psychological, religious, and theological studies.	Andrew Shenton James R. Houghton Scholar of Sacred Music Teaching and research interests include:sacred music, organ performance, religion and the arts, contemporary spirituality and the arts, music and world religions, twentieth-century French mystic composer Olivier Messiaen, and the contemporary Estonian composer Arvo Pärt
Bryan Stone E. Stanley Jones Professor of Evangelism; Co-Director of the Center for Practical Theology (Member of the Core Examining Faculty; Concentration Advisor in Evangelism, Church and Society) Teaching and research interests include: evangelism and congregational development, urban and multi-cultural ministry, ecclesiology, theology and film/popular culture, John Wesley’s theology, liberation theology, postliberal theologies, pacifism	Karen B. Westerfield Tucker Professor of Worship (Concentration Advisor in Liturgical Studies) Teaching and research interests include: North American liturgical history and theology, Methodist/Wesleyan liturgical history and theology, liturgy and pastoral care, and hymnody
Claire Wolfteich Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Spiritual Formation (Member of the Core Examining Faculty; Concentration advisor in Spirituality, Church and Society) Teaching and research interests include: practical theology, religion and public life, spiritual formation, laity, faith and work, and the history of Christian spirituality.