Harding University Graduate School of Religion

COMMUNITY: FACULTY

Faculty

Allen Black Allen Black, B.A., M.Th., Ph.D.
  • Professor of New Testament
  • Freed-Hardeman College; B.A., Harding University, 1974; M.Th., Harding University Graduate School of Religion, 1980; Ph.D., Emory University, 1985. Harding since 1983.
Dave Bland Dave L. Bland, B.A., M.Div., D.Min., Ph.D.
  • Professor of Homiletics; D.Min. Director
  • B.A., Harding University, 1976; M.Div., Abilene Christian University, 1980; D.Min., Western Baptist Seminary, 1985; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1994. Harding since 1993.
Stan Granberg Stan Granberg, B.A., M.Th., Th.M., Ph.D.
  • Professor
  • B.A., Harding University, 1978; M.Th., Harding University Graduate School of Religion, 1983; Th.M., Fuller Theological Seminary/School of World Missions, 1995; Ph.D., Open University, Oxford Centre for Mission Studies.
Ed Gray Edward A. Gray, B.A., M.Th., Ed.D.
  • Professor of Counseling
  • B.A., David Lipscomb College, 1975; M.Th., Harding University Graduate School of Religion, 1978; Ed.D., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1981. Harding since 1993.
Carlus Gupton Carlus Gupton, B.A., M.Div., D.Min.
  • Professor
  • B.A., David Lipscomb University, 1982; M.Div., Harding University Graduate School of Religion, 1988; D.Min., Abilene Christian University, 1993.
Evertt Huffard Evertt W. Huffard, B.A., M.A., M.Th., Ph.D.
  • Vice President/Dean and Professor of Missiology
  • Lubbock Christian College; B.A., Harding University, 1971; M.A., Harding University Graduate School of Religion, 1973; M.Th., 1976; Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary, 1985. Harding since 1987.
John Kennedy John Kennedy, B.B.A., M.A., CPA
  • Counseling Instructor
  • B.B.A. (cum laude), Middle Tennessee State University, 1990; M.A.(Counseling), Harding University Graduate School of Religion, 2006
Phillip McMillian Phillip McMillion, B.S., M.Div., M.A., Ph.D.
  • Professor of Old Testament
  • B.S., M.Div., Abilene Christian University, 1969, 1973; M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1981, 1985. Harding since 1990.
Don Meredith Don L. Meredith, B.A., M.Th., M.S. in L.S.
  • Librarian
  • B.A., Harding University, 1964; M.Th., Harding University Graduate School of Religion, 1967; M.S. in L.S., University of North Carolina, 1968. Harding since 1968.
Richard Oster Richard Oster, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
  • Professor of New Testament
  • B.A., Texas Tech University, 1969; M.A., Rice University, 1971; Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary, 1974. Harding since 1978.
Sheila Owen Sheila Owen
  • Associate Librarian
  • B.A. (cum laude) in English: Pepperdine University, 1989;
    M.A. in Library Science, University of Missouri, 1994
Mark Powell Mark Powell, B.A. M.Div., Ph.D.
  • Associate Professor of Theology
  • B.A., Lipscomb University, 1993; M.Div., Emory University, 1996; Ph.D., Southern Methodist University, 2005.

ADJUNCT FACULTY 2006-2007

G. MICHAEL CRAVENS, A.A., B.A., M.S., M.A., D.H.S.
D.H.S. (Marriage & Family Therapy), Clayton University; Ed.D. (Counseling Psychology), Argosy University

ELAINE DENMAN, B.A., M.A., D.Min.
D.Min. (Marriage & Family Therapy), Regent University

JOHN W. ELLAS, B.S., M.S.T., M.A.R., M.Div., D.Min.
D.Min. (Church Growth), Fuller Theological Seminary

DAVID FLEER, B.A., M.Div., M.S., D.Min., Ph.D.
Ph.D., (Speech/Communication), University of Washington

JOHN FORTNER, B.S., M.Th., Ph.D.
Ph.D. (Hebrew Bible & Ancient Near East), Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion

DALE HAWLEY, A.A. B.A., M.A.R., M.A., Ph.D.
Ph.D. (Family Social Science), University of Minnesota

JOHN MARK HICKS, B.A., M.A.R., M.A., Ph.D.
Ph.D. (Theology), Westminster Theological Seminary

JAMES E. HOWARD, B.A., M.R.E., M.Th., Ph.D.
Ph.D. (Old Testament), Baylor University

LINDA OXFORD, B.S., M.A.R., M.S.S.W.
M.S.S.W. (Counseling), University of Tennessee

BONNIE PHILLIPS, B.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Ph.D. (Marriage and Family Therapy), University of Louisiana at Monroe

EDWARD ROBINSON, B.A., M.A.R., M.Div., M.A., Ph.D.
Ph.D. (American History/African-American History), Mississippi State University

LEON SANDERSON, B.A., M.A., M.R.E., M.Div.
M.Div., Harding University Graduate School of Religion

MURRAY SANDERSON, B.B.A, M.L.T.S.
M.L.T.S., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

GEORGE TSIRGIOTIS, B.A., M.S.Ed., M.A.R.
M.A.R. (Counseling), Harding University Graduate School of Religion

DAN WILLIAMS, B.A., M.A., M.A., Ph.D.
PhD. (Marriage and Family Therapy), University of Louisiana

KEVIN YOUNGBLOOD, B.A., M.A.R., M.Div., Ph.D.
Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary


FACULTY EMERITI

Bill Flatt, B.S., M.R.E., M.Ed., Ed.D.
Professor of Counseling, Dean Emeritus

Jack P. Lewis, B.A., M.A., S.T.B., Ph.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Bible Emeritus

Earl West, B.A., M.A., B.D., M.Th., Ph.D.
Professor of Church History Emeritus