Elaine A. Heath

McCreless Assistant Professor of Evangelism

Education

Ph.D. Systematic Theology, Duquesne University, 2002; M.Div. Ashland Theological Seminary, 1995; B.A. English, Oakland University 1990.

Teaching Specialties

Evangelism, theology, and Christian spirituality.

Research Interests

Evangelism and spirituality, evangelism and gender, the church in emerging culture, the new monasticism.

Selected Publications

Longing for Spring: A New Vision for Wesleyan Community, co-authored with Scott Kisker, (Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2009); Naked Faith: The Mystical Theology of Phoebe Palmer (Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2009); “The Quest for Holiness,” Oxford Handbook on Methodism, William J. Abraham and James Kirby, eds. (London: Oxford University Press, 2009); The Mystic Way of Evangelism: A Contemplative Vision for Christian Outreach, Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2008).

Professional Distinctions

Ordained elder, The United Methodist Church, East Ohio Annual Conference; Director of the Center for Missional Wisdom (formerly the Center for the Advanced Study and Practice of Evangelism) at Perkins School of Theology.