School of

Theology and Missions

Nathan Finn

Dean of the School of Theology & Missions
Professor of Christian Thought and Tradition

University Profile

About
Nathan A. Finn has served at Union University since 2015. Prior to that time, he taught church history on the faculty of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary for eight years. He has published numerous books and scholarly essays on topics such as Baptist history, theology, and spirituality. Recent books include The Baptist Story: From English Sect to Global Movement (B&H Academic, 2015) and History: A Student’s Guide (Crossway, 2016). An ordained minister, Nathan preaches and teaches regularly in local churches and has served in pastoral or other staff roles in several Southern Baptist congregations in Georgia and North Carolina.

Nathan serves as a research fellow for the Ethics and Religious Liberty of the Southern Baptist Convention, is a fellow for the Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and is a fellow for the L. Russ Bush Center for Faith and Culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also serves on the steering committee for the Baptist Life and Thought Study Group of the Evangelical Theological Society and is on the editorial board of the sixteen-volume series The Complete Works of Andrew Fuller (Walter de Gruyter).

Nathan is married to Leah and is the father of four children. A native Georgian, he is a diehard fan of the Atlanta Braves and loves Georgia Bulldog football. The Finns are members of First Baptist Church of Jackson, TN.

Education:
Ph.D., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
M.Div., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
B.A., Brewton-Parker College
A.A., Waycross College

Office: JEN 326, Box 1866, 731-661-5987
E-mail: nfinn@uu.edu

• Biography
• News Release: Finn named as dean of Union University’s School of Theology and Missions