JACKSON, February 29-- David P. Gushee, assistant professor of Christian ethics at Louisville's Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, will join Union University's Christian studies faculty this fall.
Gushee, who also serves the seminary as acting associate dean of the School of Theology and as acting director of professional studies, is regarded as one of the nation's premiere scholars in the field of Christian ethics.
I feel the addition of Dr. Gushee will give our department a major boost," George Guthrie, chair of Union's department of Christian studies, said. He is an outstanding and prolific scholar who should bring a whole new dimension to our program."
Prior to joining the seminary, Gushee served as managing editor of the ESA Advocate, the journal for Evangelicals for Social Action, a Philadelphia-based Christian advocacy group.
A widely-published author, Gushee is best known for his book The Righteous Gentiles of the Holocaust: A Christian Interpretation. A second book, Preparing for Christian Ministry, co-edited with Walter Jackson, will be published this year. In addition, many of Gushee's articles and reviews have appeared in such publications as Christianity Today, Christian Century, Sojourners, and Review & Expositor.
A frequent speaker for Southern Baptist churches and organizations, Gushee is the principle author of the 1994 Southern Baptist Convention's widely-quoted statement on abortion clinic violence. He participated in drafting the SBC's historic Resolution on Racial Reconciliation, which was passed by the convention in 1995. Gushee is also slated to be a plenary speaker for the 1996 Christian Life Commission seminar in Washington, D.C.
Gushee holds a Ph.D. and a master of philosophy from Union Theological Seminary, a master of divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a bachelor of arts from the College of William and Mary.
Union University, located in Jackson, Tenn., is a four-year, liberal arts university affiliated with the Tennessee Baptist Convention. Founded in 1823, the 2,000-student institution is the oldest university in the Southern Baptist Convention.
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