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Elaine A. Heath
McCreless Assistant Professor of Evangelism

Member of the Perkins faculty since 2005
eheath@smu.edu
214.768.2167

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

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, forthcoming 2008);  “The Quest for Holiness,” Oxford Handbook on Methodism, William J. Abraham and James Kirby, eds. (London: Oxford University Press, forthcoming 2008); The Mystic Way of Evangelism: A Contemplative Vision for Christian Outreach,  Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, forthcoming September, 2008“Head Over Heels: A Theology of Leadership in Marriage,” Priscilla Papers (Autumn, 2006), 17-20;  “The Via Negativa in the Life and Thought of Phoebe Palmer,” Wesleyan Theological Journal (Fall, 2006), 87-111.

Professional Distinctions
Elder, East Ohio Conference United Methodist Church; Director of the Center for the Advanced Study and Practice of Evangelism at Perkins School of Theology.