Dr. John Holbert is Lois Craddock Perkins Professor of Homiletics at Southern Methodist University, Perkins School of Theology. He holds a Ph.D., Southern Methodist University, 1975; M.Div., Perkins School of Theology, 1971; B.A., Grinnell College, 1968. His teaching specialties include Preaching, Hebrew Bible, literature and preaching. Dr. Holbert’s research interest include Preaching and the Hebrew Bible, fiction and religion, storytelling. He is an author and publisher of Preaching the Ten Commandments (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2002); Preaching Job (St. Louis: Chalice Press, 1999); Holy Root, Holy Branches: Christian Preaching and the Old Testament (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1995); Psalms for Praise and Worship (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1995); A Storyteller’s Companion to the Bible: Genesis (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1991). Dr. Holbert’s professional distinctions include ordained elder, The United Methodist Church, Central Texas Annual Conference; co-editor of the journal Homiletic; interim senior minister of First United Methodist Church, Fort Worth (1994) and First United Methodist Church, Dallas (1997).
John Holbert is featured in the FAITHANDREASON® Studio Series Volume Four, “Do We Really Believe In The Resurrection?”, “How Do I Start Over?”, “Is All This Spirituality Just A Fad?”
http://www.smu.edu/Perkins/FacultyAcademics/DirectoryList/Holbert.aspx
Scholars
- Rev. Dr. Calvin Butts
- Rabbi Harold Kushner
- Rabbi Camille Angel
- John Dominic Crossan
- Joan Chittister, OSB
- Fr. Richard Rohr
- Dr. William Mallard
- Dr. Walter Wink
- Dr. Walter Brueggemann
- Dr. Tex Sample
- Dr. Rebekah Miles
- Dr. Phyllis Tickle
- Dr. Martin Marty
- Dr. Marcus Borg
- Dr. Leonard Sweet
- Dr. John Holbert
- Dr. Joerg Rieger
- Dr. Forrest Harris
- Dr. Elaine Pagels
- Dr. Darby Ray
- Dr. Craig Evans
- Dr. Amy Jill Levine
- Bishop John Shelby Spong (retired)