POSITION: Prof Emerita/BibStudies&ChHist
DEPARTMENT: Emeriti
LOCATION: Main Campus, Harrisonburg | RLN 302
PHONE: (540) 432-4050
BA, Messiah College (English & Secondary Education)
MDIV, Eastern Mennonite Seminary (Divinity)
MA, Temple University (Religion)
PHD, Temple University (Religion-Early ChristianStudies)
“Dirt.” Essay winner in the Frederick Buechner contest. Christian Century, October 9, 2019, 20.
Review of J. Robert Douglass and Wendy Corbin Reuschling. Celebrations and Convictions: Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Luke L. Keefer, Jr. In Brethren in Christ History and Life. December 2018 (41/3), 324-326)
“The Pilgrimage Story.” In The Mennonite. September, 10-12.
“Introduction: Growing into service.” In Re-Envisioning Service: The geography of our Faith. Edited by Ray C. Gingerich and Pat Hostetter Martin. Telford, PA: Cascadia, 2016, 17-19.
“Walking in conflict and reconciliation: Peace Commission.” Proceedings of Mennonite World Conference Assembly 16. Mennonite World Conference, 2017: 78-93.
With M.J. Heisey. Relief Work as Pilgrimage: “Mademoiselle Miss Elsie” in Southern France, 1945-1948. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2015.
“Peace and Scripture: Mennonite Perspectives from the Global South.” In Struggles for Shalom: Peace and Violence Across the Testaments. Ed Laura L. Brenneman and Brad D. Schantz. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2014, 291-303.
“Remembering Dirk Willems: Memory and History in the Future of Ecumenical Relationships.” Journal of Ecumenical Studies. Vol. 47/3 (Summer 2012), 355-375.
“The Place of Prayer: Origen’s On Prayer as Map and Territory.” Christian Scholar’s Review (Fall 2007), 11-24.
“Pilgrimage, Place, and People: A History of the Locations of Mennonite World Conference Assemblies, 1925-2003. Church History 75:4 (December 2006), 849-879.
Origen the Egyptian: A Literary and Historical Consideration of the Egyptian Background in Origen’s Writings on Martyrdom. Nairobi: Paulines Publications Africa, 2000.
"The Art and Science of Translation." Living U course, Nov 19, 2020. https://livingbranches.org
"Usable history and Anabaptist identity(ies)," Presentation at Anabaptist Center for Religion and Society, April 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEjNhFDt9jY
"Origen on Justification in Paul’s Letter to the Romans,” lecture at Elder Exchange, Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community, November 8.
“Apostolicity as intersectionality: Laudatio Barnabae apostoli and the autocephaly of Cyprus.” Paper presented at North American Patristics Society. May 2017
“Children of Light.” Plenary presentation, Mennonite World Conference assembly, Harrisburg, PA. July 2015.
Book review editor, Brethren in Christ History and Life, 2016-
2021 “Of panic and love.” Seminary baccalaureate meditation, May 8
2021 “Resurrection Women,” EMU campus worship, Mar 3
2020 “Biblical images of life, death and judgement.” Teaching at Community House Church, DC, Oct 4.
2020 Meditation on Romans 8, New York Mennonite Conference, September
2020 “Biblical resources for despair and hope,” Navigating Ministry during Covid-19 webinar, June 24.
2019 “Come and see.” Sermon at Stahl Mennonite Church, January 19.
Anabaptist-Mennonite Scholars Network
North American Patristics Society
Society of Biblical Literature
Prophetic Witness. Brethren in Christ Study Conference. Grantham, PA (November 2018)
Rooted and Grounded: A conference on land and Christian discipleship, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (September 2019)
Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting, Boston (November 2017)
North American Patristics Society annual meeting, Chicago (May 2017)
Society of Biblical Leadership annual meeting, Atlanta (November 2015).
Director, Eastern Mennonite Seminary self study for Association of Theological Schools, 2018-2020
Member, Faculty Status Committee, 2020-2021
Member, Academic Council, 2020-2021
Member, Faculty Status Committee, 2019-2020
Member, Faculty Status Committee, 2018-2019
Member, Faculty Status Committee, 2017-2018.
Search committee, Eastern Mennonite University presidency, 2015-2016