Richard Ward
Associate Professor of Preaching and Performance Studies
Office: Iliff Hall 109
Phone: (303) 765-3195
Fax: (303) 777-0164
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- B.A., Oklahoma Baptist University
- M.F.A., Trinity University (in conjunction with the Dallas Theater Center)
- M.A.R., Christian Theological Seminary
- Ph.D., Northwestern University
- Curriculum Vitae*
Richard Ward brings to the study of preaching a rich background in performance studies and practices. He is particularly interested in the arts of storytelling and oral interpretation of scripture as they inform and enrich the ministry of preaching. Dr. Ward is the author of Speaking from the Heart: Preaching with Passion and a number of contributions and articles for the disciplines of homiletics, performance theory, and communication studies. His latest book, Speaking of the Holy: The Communicative Art of Preaching, was published in May 2002. He is also the co-editor of Craddock Stories with Mike Graves and Fred Craddock, also published in 2002. At present, Dr. Ward serves on the Editorial Board for the Lectionary Commentary Series for Westminster John Knox Press.
Ordained in the United Church of Christ, Dr. Ward holds memberships in the Academy of Homiletics, where he serves as facilitator for the Performance Studies Group. He has also held memberships in the National Communication Association, the Religious Communication Association, and the International Network of Biblical Storytellers.
Dr. Ward was the first occupant of the Clement-Muehl Chair in Communication Arts at Yale Divinity School and has served on the faculty of the Candler School of Theology at Emory University.
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