The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Faculty
Last Updated on December 14, 2022 by
Faculty
One of Southern Seminary’s distinguishing features is its faculty, whose contributions place Southern at the forefront of evangelical scholarship. The faculty’s academic achievement is matched by a willingness to invest in students, ensuring that an indelible mark is left on students’ entire lives. Studying at Southern not only gives students the chance to read good books, it lets them study with the authors.
PAUL M. AKIN
B.A., Union University; M.Div., Ph.D., Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
GREGG R. ALLISON
B.S., Northern Illinois University; M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity SchoolVIEW PROFILE
JON AUSTIN
B.S., Oklahoma State University; J.D., The University of Oklahoma College of LawVIEW PROFILE
BRYAN BAISE
B.A., University of Kentucky; M.Div., Ph.D. candidate, The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
TIMOTHY K. BEOUGHER
B.S., Kansas State University; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Th.M., Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity SchoolVIEW PROFILE
TERRY J. BETTS
B.S.Ed., Wright State University; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Additional Studies: Jerusalem University CollegeVIEW PROFILE
ALISHA BILER
B.S. Bowling Green State University; M.A. University of South Carolina; Ph.D. University of South CarolinaVIEW PROFILE
DAVID BOSCH
B.A., University of Kentucky; M.B.A., University of Notre Dame; Ph.D., Regent UniversityVIEW PROFILE
MATTHEW C. BOSWELL
M.A., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
GREGORY B. BREWTON
B.M.E., Stetson University; M.C.M., D.M.M., The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
DUSTIN BRUCE
B.S., Auburn University; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Th.M, PhD., The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
DENNY BURK
B.A., Louisiana Tech University; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary; Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
KYLE D. CLAUNCH
B.A., University of Mobile; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
R. SCOTT CONNELL
B.S. in Music Education: Tennessee Technological University; M.M. in Music Ministry: Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D. in Christian Worship: Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
WILLIAM F. COOK, III
B.A., University of Central Florida; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
ESTHER R. CROOKSHANK
B.M., Baldwin-Wallace College; M.A., Ph.D., University of MichiganVIEW PROFILE
KHA DO
B.S., Arizona Christian University; M.Div., Ph.D. candidate, The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
C. BERRY DRIVER JR.
B.A., The University of Alabama; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.S.L.S., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., Mid-America Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
E. TODD FISHER
B.A., Oklahoma Baptist University; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; D.Min., Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Th.M., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
TYLER FLATT
B.A., University of Waterloo; M.A., University of Toronto; Ph.D., Harvard University.VIEW PROFILE
DUANE A. GARRETT
B.A., Rice University; M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Ph.D., Baylor UniversityVIEW PROFILE
BARRY GIBSON
B.A. and M.A., Union College; M.Ed. Cumberland College; M.A. and Ed.D., The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
BRADLEY G. GREEN
B.A. Northeast Louisiana University, M.Div. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Th.M. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Ph.D. Baylor UniversityVIEW PROFILE
MATTHEW J. HALL
B. A., Grove City College; M.Div., Th.M., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., Ph.D., University of KentuckyVIEW PROFILE
JAMES M. HAMILTON
B. A., University of Arkansas; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary; Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
JOSEPH C. HARROD
A.A., ITT Technical Institute; B.A., Boyce College; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.VIEW PROFILE
MATTHEW D. HASTE
B.S., Western Kentucky University; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
MICHAEL A. G. HAYKIN
B.A., University of Toronto; M.Rel., Wycliffe College and Univ. of Toronto; Th.D., Wycliffe College and Univ. of TorontoVIEW PROFILE
JOHN M. HENDERSON
B.S. Psychology: Texas A&M University; M.S. Counseling Psychology: University of North Texas; Ph.D. Counseling Psychology: University of North TexasVIEW PROFILE
ADAM HOWELL
B.S., East Tennessee State University; M.Div., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
JEFF HUNTER
B.A, Samford University; M.Div, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary; D.Min, The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
AYMAN S. IBRAHIM
B.A., Ain Shams University; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of HaifaVIEW PROFILE
JUSTIN A. IRVING
B.A. University of Northwestern St. Paul; M.Div. Bethel Seminary; C.A.G.S. Regent University; Ph.D. Regent University; M.B.A. Bethel UniversityVIEW PROFILE
TIMOTHY PAUL JONES, PH.D
B.A., Manhattan Christian College; M.Div., Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
ROBERT D. JONES
B.A., The King’s College; M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; D.Min., Westminster Theological Seminary; D.Theol., University of South AfricaVIEW PROFILE
JOHN KLAASSEN
B.S., Missouri Western State University; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
ABRAHAM KURUVILLA
M.D., University of Kerala; Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine; Post-doctoral Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine; Residency in Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of AberdeenVIEW PROFILE
HEATH B. LAMBERT
B.A., Gordon College; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
JASON LEVERETT
B.S. and M.A. in Communication, Liberty University; Ph.D. in Communication, Regent UniversityVIEW PROFILE
GEORGE H. MARTIN
B.S., Florida State University; M.Div., Ph.D., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Additional Studies: Asbury Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
OREN R. MARTIN
B.A., The University of Houston; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
J. KEITH MCKINLEY
B.H.S., University of Louisville; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
R. ALBERT MOHLER, JR.
B.A., Samford University; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
MIGUEL NÚÑEZ
M.D., Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo; Th.M., Southern Baptist School for Biblical Studies; D.Min., The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
JONATHAN T. PENNINGTON
B.A., Northern Illinois University; M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Ph.D., University of St. Andrews, ScotlandVIEW PROFILE
JEREMY P. PIERRE
B.A., Cedarville University; M.A., Cleveland State University; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
ROBERT L. PLUMMER
B.A., Duke University; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Additional Studies: Jerusalem University CollegeVIEW PROFILE
MICHAEL POHLMAN
B.A., University of Washington; M.Div., Western Seminary; Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
ZANE G. PRATT
B.A., Duke University; M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; Ph.D. candidate, Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
STEPHEN O. PRESLEY
B.S. Baylor University; Th.M. Dallas Theological Seminary; Ph.D. University of St. AndrewsVIEW PROFILE
DAVID E. PRINCE
B.A., Huntingdon College; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
JUAN R. SANCHEZ
B.M., University of Florida; M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
THOMAS R. SCHREINER
B.S., Western Oregon University; M.Div., Th.M., Western Conservative Baptist Seminary; Ph.D., Fuller Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
STUART W. SCOTT
B.A., Columbia International University; M.Div., Grace Theological Seminary; Th.M., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; D.Min., Covenant Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
KEVIN L. SMITH
B.S., Hampton University; M.Div., Church of God Theological Seminary; Ph.D. candidate, The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
JOHN DAVID TRENTHAM
B.A., The University of Tennessee; M.A., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
MELISSA TUCKER
B.S., Liberty University; M.Ed., Rank 1, Principal Certification, Eastern Kentucky University; Ed.D., Walden UniversityVIEW PROFILE
BRIAN J. VICKERS
B.A., West Virginia University; M.A., Wheaton College; M.Div., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
ANDREW T. WALKER
B.A., Religious Studies, Southwest Baptist University; M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
BRUCE A. WARE
A.S., Judson Baptist College; Cert., Capernwray Bible School, Carnforth, England; B.A., Whitworth College; M.Div., Th.M., Western Conservative Baptist Seminary; M.A., University of Washington; Ph.D., Fuller Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
STEPHEN J. WELLUM
B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College; M.Div., Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity SchoolVIEW PROFILE
MATTHEW D. WESTERHOLM
B.A., Trinity International University; M.A. Grand Rapids Theological Seminary; Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
DONALD S. WHITNEY
B.A., Arkansas State University; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; D.Min., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Ph.D, University of the Free StateVIEW PROFILE
JARVIS J. WILLIAMS
B.S., Boyce College; M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
JOHN D. WILSEY
B.A., Furman University; M.Div., Ph.D., Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
SHAWN D. WRIGHT
B.A., Duke University; M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
HERSHAEL W. YORK
B.A., M.A., University of Kentucky; M.Div., Ph.D., Mid-America Baptist Theological SeminaryVIEW PROFILE
J. STEPHEN YUILLE
B.A., University of Toronto; M.T.S., Toronto Baptist Seminary; M.Div., Tyndale Seminary; Ph.D., London School of TheologyVIEW PROFILE
Distinguished Professors
Kenneth S. Hemphill
Mary Kassian
Eugene H. Merrill
Thom S. Rainer
Senior Professors
Peter J. Gentry
Thomas J. Nettles
John B. Polhill
Brian C. Richardson
Robert H. Stein
Robert A. Vogel
Senior Research Professor
Eric L. Johnson
