Dr. Laura Holmes serves as Professor of New Testament at Wesley Theological Seminary. She holds a B.A. (Religious Studies and History) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an M.Div. and a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary. Her research interests include investigating how the New Testament Gospels talk about God and how […]
Dr. Kyunglim Shin Lee serves as Vice President for International Relations at Wesley Theological Seminary. She teaches courses in the study of Spiritual Formation, Global Mission, and Korean Immigrant Church and Theology for both in the Master and Doctor of Ministry Global Asian Track programs. In her 30 years of service to Wesley, Dr. Shin Lee […]
Dr. Rosen oversees the Luce Center’s gallery, studio residencies, and research. He is also Visiting Professor at King’s College London, where he was Senior Lecturer in Sacred Traditions & the Arts. He began his career at Yale, Oxford, and Columbia, after receiving his PhD from Cambridge. In addition to several collaborative projects, he is currently […]
Dr. Lee currently serves as Associate Dean for Campus Life and Director of African American Church Studies at Wesley Theological Seminary. In this capacity, he is responsible for the programmatic, academic and spiritual life of seminary students. As the director of Wesley’s African American Church Studies, Dr. Lee oversees the academic and vocational partnerships that […]
Marcus Matthews is originally from Florence, South Carolina, where his home church, Cumberland UMC, was a pivotal influence in his life. He graduated from South Carolina State College, and later was employed by Cumberland UMC as a community developer in the first wave of the Black Community Developers program of the General Board of Global […]
Tim Snyder is Visiting Assistant Professor of Practical Theology at The Lewis Center for Church Leadership. He currently serves as principal investigator of the Religious Workforce Project, a national study funded by the Lilly Endowment. As a practical theologian and a scholar of American religion, his research and teaching explore the changing landscape of religious […]
The Rev. Dr. Veronice Miles joined Wesley’s faculty in 2016 as Visiting Professor of Preaching after 10 years as a professor of preaching and religious education at Wake Forest University School of Divinity. Attentive to the formative and transformative potential of preaching, Dr. Miles is committed to helping individuals and communities discover pathways for living […]
Ryan Danker is a church historian with a passion for evangelical studies, the Church of England, and the early Wesleyan/Methodist movement under John and Charles Wesley. Born in Portland, Oregon, Danker is active in the American Academy of Religion, the Wesleyan Theological Society, and the Charles Wesley Society. Before his appointment at Wesley, Danker served […]
Education Ph.D., M.Phil., M.Div., Union Theological Seminary B.A., Morehouse College Publications James Baldwin’s Understanding of God: Overwhelming Desire and Joy. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. Dogged Strength within the Veil: Africana Spirituality and the Mysterious Love of God. Harrisburg: Trinity Press International, 2003. No Difference in the Fare: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Problem of Racism. Grand […]
Dr. Carla Works teaches New Testament studies. Her research interests include the Pauline epistles, the New Testament’s use of Israel’s scriptures, biblical ethics, and theological interpretation. She holds a Master’s degree from Yale Divinity School and a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary. Her publications include The Church in the Wilderness: Paul’s Use of Exodus Traditions in […]
