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The National Association of the Baptist Professors of Religion

The National Association of the Baptist Professors of Religion is a professional organization for teachers of religion in accredited colleges, universities, seminaries or divinity schools. It is not organically related to any specific Baptist group or convention.

The NABPR seeks (1) to promote communication, cooperation, and fellowship among teachers of religion; (2) to provide opportunities for consideration of literature, movements, and ideas developing in the field of religion; (3) to facilitate the sharing of curricular concepts, teaching methods, and new approaches to study all with a view toward promoting quality teaching in the field of religion.

The NABPR operates through elected officers, special committees, and an annual meeting. The elected officers comprise an executive committee that oversees the operation of the Association between annual meetings.

More information can be found at www.mercer.edu/nabpr/.

PUBLICATIONS

The publications of the Association include the following:

1. Perspectives in Religious Studies. This quarterly, refereed journal has been published by the Association since 1974. Editor: Mikeal Parsons
   Baylor University
   Waco, TX  76798

2. Special Studies Series.
   Editor: Steven Sheeley
   Shorter College
   Rome Ga  30165-4298
   E-mail: ssheeley@shorter.peachnet.edu

3. Dissertation Series.
   Editor: Molly Marshall
   Central Baptist Theological Seminary
   741 North 31st Street
   Kansas City MO 66102-3964
   E-mail: mtm@cbts.edu

The publications of the NABPR are under the direction of an Editorial Board elected by the membership during the annual meeting. Senior Editor for publications and overseer of the work of the board is

Scott Nash
Mercer University
E-mail: nash_rs@mercer.edu

More information can be found at www.mercer.edu/nabpr/.

MEMBERSHIP

All teachers of subjects in the field of religion in accredited colleges, universities, seminaries, or divinity schools are eligible for membership. Actual membership by an eligible person is obtained by payment of the annual dues which includes a subscription to Perspectives in Religious Studies and the bulletin of the CSSR. Annual dues are calculated by members base salary level.

The day-to-day operations of the NABPR are now administered at the office of the Council of Societies for the Study of Religion. Requests for information concerning subscriptions and membership should be addressed to

NABPR
c/o CSSR Executive Office
Rice University
P O Box 1892 MS-156
Houston, TX 77025-1892
713-348-5721
Fax: 713-348-5725

Address inquiries relating to the annual meeting, new members, and endowments to

Daniel C. Mynatt
Executive Secretary/Treasurer
National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion
Anderson College
Anderson, SC 29621
E-mail: DSMynatt@andersonuniversity.edu

More information can be found at www.mercer.edu/nabpr/.

OFFICERS OF THE NABPR

PRESIDENT
Pam Scalise
Fuller Theological Seminary
E-mail: pscalise@fuller.edu

VICE-PRESIDENT
Tom Crawford
Bluefield College
E-mail: TCrawford@bluefield.edu

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY-TREASURER
Daniel S. Mynatt
Anderson College
Anderson, SC  29621
E-mail: DSMynatt@andersonuniversity.edu

ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE SECRETARY-TREASURER
James P. Byrd, Jr.
Divinity School
Vanderbilt University
E-mail: james.p.byrd@vandervilt.edu

GENERAL EDITOR, NABPR PUBLICATIONS
R. Scott Nash
Mercer University
E-mail: nash_rs@mercer.edu

EDITOR, Perspectives in Religious Studies
Mikeal Parsons
Baylor University
Waco, TX 76798

MONOGRAPH SERIES EDITOR
Stephen Chapman
Duke University
E-mail: schapman@div.duke.edu

SOUTHEAST REGION SECRETARY
Helen Lee Turner
Furman University
E-mail: helenlee.turner@furman.edu

SOUTHWEST REGION SECRETARY
Larry McGraw
Logsdon School of Theology
Hardin-Simmons University
E-mail: lmcgraw.theo@hsutx.edu

MIDWEST REGION SECRETARY
Brad Chance
William Jewell College
E-mail: chanceb@william.jewell.edu

REGION AT LARGE SECRETARY
Philip E. Thompson
North American Baptist Seminary
E-mail: pthompson@nabs.edu

CONTACT

The day-to-day operations of the NABPR are now administered at the office of the Council of Societies for the Study of Religion. Requests for information concerning subscriptions and membership should be addressed to:

  NABPR
  c/o CSSR Executive Office
  Rice University
  P O Box 1892   MS-156
  Houston, TX  77251-1892

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