Our Core Faculty
Members of our Iliff faculty, one–third of whom are people of color, represent a wide variety of denominations and faiths, including American Baptist, Buddhist, Catholic, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Episcopal, Jewish, Lutheran (ELCA), Presbyterian Church (USA), United Church of Christ and United Methodist. Each of our Iliff faculty has an extraordinary commitment to teaching and scholarship that ensures an enriching and rewarding learning environment, while their dedication to developing caring, collegial relationships nurtures and challenges each student in ways textbooks and lectures cannot.
Amy Erickson
Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible
Director of the Master of Theological Studies Program
Boyung Lee
Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs
Dean of the Faculty
Professor of Practical Theology
Eric C. Smith
Term Assistant Professor of the History of Christianity and New Testament Studies
Jeffrey H. Mahan
Ralph E. and Norma E. Peck Chair in Religion and Public Communication
Professor of Ministry, Media and Culture
Jenny Whitcher
Director of the Office of Professional Formation
Term Assistant Professor of Religion & Public Life
Katherine Turpin
Associate Dean for Curriculum & Assessment
Director of the Master of Divinity Program
Associate Professor of Religious Education
Michele Watkins
Gerald L. Schlessman Professorship in Methodist Studies and Assistant Professor of Theology
Thomas V. Wolfe
President
Chief Executive Officer
Bishop Henry White Warren Professor of Leadership and Ministry Praxis
Tink Tinker
(wazhazhe, Osage Nation)
Clifford Baldridge Professor of American Indian Cultures and Religious Traditions
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