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Doug Weaver, Ph.D.

Department Chair Barbara Jo Beard Driskell Professor of Historical Studies

Doug Weaver, Ph.D.

Department Chair Barbara Jo Beard Driskell Professor of Historical Studies

Doug_Weaver@baylor.edu

Tidwell 103.20

(254) 710-7283
Lidija Novakovic, Ph.D.

Interim Graduate Program Director Professor of New Testament

Lidija Novakovic, Ph.D.

Interim Graduate Program Director Professor of New Testament

Lidija_Novakovic@baylor.edu

Tidwell 103.33

(254) 710-1646
Derek Dodson, Ph.D.

Director of Undergraduate Studies Senior Lecturer

Derek Dodson, Ph.D.

Director of Undergraduate Studies Senior Lecturer

Derek_Dodson@baylor.edu

Tidwell 103.35

(254) 710-7282
Dennis Horton, Ph.D.

Director of Ministry Guidance Raymond Hubler Professor of Religion

Dennis Horton, Ph.D.

Director of Ministry Guidance Raymond Hubler Professor of Religion

Dennis_Horton@baylor.edu

Tidwell GL02.34

(254) 710-6323
Mandy McMichael, Ph.D

Associate Director of Ministry Guidance David J. Slover Associate Professor of Ministry Guidance

Mandy McMichael, Ph.D

Associate Director of Ministry Guidance David J. Slover Associate Professor of Ministry Guidance

Mandy_McMichael@baylor.edu

Tidwell GL02.36

(254) 710-6353
Amir Asghari, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Natural Law

Amir Asghari, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Natural Law

Amir_Asghari@baylor.edu

Tidwell GL02.08

(254) 710-6335
Susan Benton, Ph.D.

Lecturer In Religion and Ministry Guidance

Susan Benton, Ph.D.

Lecturer In Religion and Ministry Guidance

Susan_Benton@baylor.edu

Tidwell GL02.38

(254) 710-7285
Adam Bond, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Religion and African American Studies

Adam Bond, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Religion and African American Studies

Adam_Bond@baylor.edu

GL02.09

(254) 710-6313
Blake Burleson, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer

Blake Burleson, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer

Blake_Burleson@baylor.edu

Burleson 110

(254) 710-3940
Joel Burnett, Ph.D.

Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament & Semitic Languages

Joel Burnett, Ph.D.

Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament & Semitic Languages

Joel_Burnett@baylor.edu

Tidwell 103.08

(254) 710-6319
Carlos F. Cardoza-Orlandi, Ph.D.

Frederick E. Roach Professor of World Christianity

Carlos F. Cardoza-Orlandi, Ph.D.

Frederick E. Roach Professor of World Christianity

Carlos_Cardoza@baylor.edu

Tidwell GL02.16

(254) 710-6212
Natalie Carnes, Ph.D.

Professor of Theology

Natalie Carnes, Ph.D.

Professor of Theology

Natalie_Carnes@baylor.edu

Tidwell GL02.24

(254) 710-4947
João Chaves, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of the History of Religion in the Américas Co-Director of the Baptist Scholars International Roundtable (BSIR)

João Chaves, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of the History of Religion in the Américas Co-Director of the Baptist Scholars International Roundtable (BSIR)

Joao_Chaves@baylor.edu

GL02.05

(254) 710-6309
Julian Chike, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Julian Chike, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Julian_Chike@baylor.edu

Tidwell GL02.07

(254) 710-6331
Joe Coker, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer

Joe Coker, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer

Joe_Coker@baylor.edu

Tidwell 103.37

(254) 710-4665
Ericka S. Dunbar, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Ericka S. Dunbar, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Ericka_Dunbar@baylor.edu

Tidwell GL02.11

(254) 710-7370
Elise Edwards, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Elise Edwards, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Elise_Edwards@baylor.edu

Tidwell GL02.28

(254) 710-3152
Elizabeth Flowers, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of American Religion

Elizabeth Flowers, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of American Religion

Elizabeth_H_Flowers@baylor.edu

Tidwell 103.16

(254) 710-6108
Deirdre Fulton, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament

Deirdre Fulton, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament

Deirdre_Fulton@baylor.edu

Tidwell GL02.26

(254) 710-7339
Barry Harvey, Ph.D.

Professor of Theology

Barry Harvey, Ph.D.

Professor of Theology

Barry_Harvey@baylor.edu

Brooks College 156

(254) 710-4535
Taylor Holleyman, Ph.D.

Full-Time Temporary Lecturer

Taylor Holleyman, Ph.D.

Full-Time Temporary Lecturer

Taylor_Holleyman@baylor.edu

Tidwell 103.03

(254) 710-6320
Kelly Iverson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of New Testament

Kelly Iverson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of New Testament

Kelly_Iverson@baylor.edu

Tidwell GL02.15

(254) 710-6326
Rodney Kilgore, Ph.D.

Post Doctoral Teaching Associate

Rodney Kilgore, Ph.D.

Post Doctoral Teaching Associate

Rodney_Kilgore1@baylor.edu

GL002.06

Bruce Longenecker, Ph.D.

W. W. Melton Professor of Christian Origins

Bruce Longenecker, Ph.D.

W. W. Melton Professor of Christian Origins

Bruce_Longenecker@baylor.edu

Tidwell GL02.17

(254) 710-1574
Paul Martens, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Ethics

Paul Martens, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Ethics

Paul_Martens@baylor.edu

Tidwell 103.25

(254) 710-6327
Neil Messer, Ph.D.

Professor of Theological Bioethics

Neil Messer, Ph.D.

Professor of Theological Bioethics

Neil_Messer@baylor.edu

Tidwell GL02.30

(254) 710-4534
David Moseman, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer

David Moseman, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer

David_Moseman@baylor.edu

Tidwell GL02.01

(254) 710-4932
James Nogalski, Ph.D.

W. Marshall & Lulie Craig Professor of Old Testament

James Nogalski, Ph.D.

W. Marshall & Lulie Craig Professor of Old Testament

James_Nogalski@baylor.edu

Tidwell 103.06

(254) 710-1592
Mikeal Parsons, Ph.D.

University Distinguished Professor Kidd L. & Buna Hitchcock Macon Professor of Religion

Mikeal Parsons, Ph.D.

University Distinguished Professor Kidd L. & Buna Hitchcock Macon Professor of Religion

Mike_Parsons@baylor.edu

Tidwell 103.10

(254) 710-4591
Dr. Parsons’ Centennial Lecture on “Our Bodies and the Body of Christ”
Cynthia Shafer-Elliott, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament

Cynthia Shafer-Elliott, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament

C_Shafer-Elliott@baylor.edu

Tidwell GL02.13

(254) 710-3258
Devan Stahl, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Religion

Devan Stahl, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Religion

Devan_Stahl@baylor.edu

Tidwell 103.29

(254) 710-6113
Gerhard Stuebben, Ph.D.

Post Doctoral Teaching Associate

Gerhard Stuebben, Ph.D.

Post Doctoral Teaching Associate

Gerhard_Stuebben@baylor.edu

 Tidwell GL002.23

Christian van Gorder, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Christian van Gorder, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Chris_Van_Gorder@baylor.edu

Tidwell 103.31

(254) 710-6339
David Whitford, Ph.D.

Professor of Reformation Studies

David Whitford, Ph.D.

Professor of Reformation Studies

David_Whitford@baylor.edu

Tidwell 103.18

(254) 710-4223
Dr. Whitford's CV
Jane Wilson, M.S.Ed, M.R.E.

W. Winfred and Elizabeth Moore Visiting Professor of Ministry Guidance

Jane Wilson, M.S.Ed, M.R.E.

W. Winfred and Elizabeth Moore Visiting Professor of Ministry Guidance

jane_wilson@baylor.edu

Tidwell GL02.32

Department of Religion

College of Arts & Sciences

Tidwell Bible Building
575 James Avenue
Waco, TX 76706

One Bear Place #97284
Waco, TX 76798-7284

Religion_Department@baylor.edu
(254) 710-3735
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