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The Association of Professors and
Researchers in Religious Education

The Association is a society of professors and researchers in religious education working in institutions of higher learning, denominational and ecumenical organizations, and other agencies.

Originating as the Professors and Research Section of the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches, USA, the Association became an independent organization in 1970. Since then it has expanded to include persons affiliated with organizations representing a broad spectrum of interests and religious traditions in various countries around the world.

The purpose of the Association is to foster scholarly inquiry and professional development in the field, and to provide a forum for the interchange of research and experience related thereto.

The Association's annual meetings provide the opportunity for presentations to receive critical response and general discussion from diverse viewpoints represented among the membership, and for members who share similar concerns to explore these in depth through special interest groups. Annual meetings are held in conjunction with one or more professional societies representing cognate fields, thereby providing a valuable context of interdisciplinary enrichment.
 

PUBLICATIONS

In addition to a quarterly Newsletter, the Association co-sponsors (with the Religious Education Association) publication of the quarterly refereed journal Religious Education.

MEMBERSHIP

The Association offers the following four categories of membership:

Individual Membership - Individuals who are engaged professionally in the teaching of religious education in institutions of higher education, and individuals who are directly engaged in research projects in religious education or the supervision thereof.

Associate Membership - Individuals who are teaching or engaged in other subject areas which are related to religious education, and individuals who have been teaching or have been engaged in research in religious education, but are not presently so engaged.

Student Membership - Advanced Graduate Students who are planning to teach religious education in institutions of higher
education or to engage professionally in research in religious education.

Emeritus Membership - Individuals who have retired from engagement as professors or researchers in religious education.

OFFICERS OF THE APPRE

PRESIDENT
Anne Streaty Wimberly
Interdenominational Theological Center
700 Martin Luther King Dr. SW
Atlanta, GA  30314
Phone: 404-527-7739
E-mail:

PRESIDENT-ELECT
Lorna M. A. Bowman
Brescia University College
1285 Western Road
London, ON N6G 1H2
Canada
Phone: 519-432-8353 x263
E-mail:

VICE PRESIDENT
Robert O'Gorman
Institute of Pastoral Studies
Loyola University
1617 18th Ave. S
Nashville, TN 37212-3115
Phone: 773-508-2435
E-mail:

PAST PRESIDENT
G. A. Wenh-In Ng
Emmanuel College,
Toronto School of Theology
75 Queen's Park Crescent
Toronto, ON M5S 1K7
Canada
Phone: 416-585-4549
E-mail:

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Randy G. Litchfield
Methodist Theological School in Ohio
3801 Columbus Pike
PO Box 8004
Delaware, OH 43015-8004
Phone: 740-362-3364
Fax: 740-362-3381
E-mail:

MEMBERS AT LARGE: 
2002 Student Representative: 
Rebecca Davis
Union-PSCE
3401 Brook Road
Richmond, VA  23227
Phone: 804-278-4270
Fax: 804-355-3919
E-mail:

CLASS OF 2003
Jerome W. Berryman
Center for the Theology of Childhood
3788 Richmond Ave.
Houston, TX  77027
Phone: 713-355-2505;
E-mail:

Mary E. Hess
Luther Seminary
1993 Lincoln Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105
Phone: 651-641-3232
E-mail:

Lucinda L. Huffaker
Wabash Center for Teaching & Learning
301 West Wabash Ave.
Crawfordsville, IN 47933
Phone: 765-361-6434
E-mail:

CLASS OF 2004
Dori L. Baker
112 River Road
Altavista, VA  24517-2032
E-mail:

Steve S. Kang
Wheaton College
Christian F&M Dept.
Wheaton, IL 60187-5593
Phone: 630-752-7958
E-mail:

Ronnie Prevost
Logsdon SOT
Hardin-Simmons University
HSU Station Box 16235
Abilene, TX  79698-9235
Phone: 915-670-1225
E-mail:

CLASS OF 2005
Diane J. Hymans
Trinity Lutheran Seminary
2199 E Main St.
Columbus, OH  43209-2334
Phone: 614-235-4136
E-mail:

Jose R. Irizarry
Lutheran School of Theology
1100 E 55th St.
Chicago, IL  60615
Phone: 773-256-0758
E-mail:

Kieran Scott
Fordham University
115 Cornell Ave.
Hawthorne, NJ  07506
Phone: 718-817-4808
E-mail:

SECRETARY OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
William D. Lord
10 Parkside Dr.
Guelph, ON N1G 4X7
Canada
Phone: 519-823-4479
E-mail:

CONTACT

Information on APRRE membership may be secured by contacting:
      Randy Litchfield
      Methodist Theological School in Ohio
      PO Box 8004
      Delaware, OH 43015-8004

      Phone: 740-362-3364
      E-mail:

Please visit the APRRE web site at www.mtso.edu/aprre

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All Rights Reserved.

Revised: April 2006