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Professor of Christian Education in the Browning Chair of Christian Education
740-362-3364
rlitchfield@mtso.edu
Gault 236
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"I am passionate about the
vital role Christian Education Plays in the lives of
individuals, congregations, and the public. I enjoy teaching
that involves ethnographic methods for understanding
congregational culture and educational leadership. The academic
and interdenominational context Methodist Theological School in
Ohio enables me to contribute to the ministries of students and
the church."
Education:
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Theology at Claremont, 1991
Master of Religious Education, Anderson University School of
Theology, 1987
B.S., General Motors Institute, 1981
Areas of Expertise:
Religious education; faith development; group work; educational
technology; inclusive education; postmodern aspects of theology
and culture; congregational cultures; environmental
sustainability, and peace and justice education.
Recently Published Works:
“Robert Browning,” in Christian Educators of the 20th
Century Project, a Lilly Endowment funded, peer-reviewed
web-based database providing biographical and bibliographical
information on formative figures in Christian Education
(completed, peer-reviewed and accepted, awaiting posting at
www.talbot.edu/ce20).
“Research for a Movement.” Religious Education. Volume
101, Number 2, Spring 2006, pp. 162-165(4).
“Allen Moore,” in Christian Educators of the 20th
Century Project, a Lilly Endowment funded, peer-reviewed
web-based database providing biographical and bibliographical
information on formative figures in Christian Education (posted
in 2006 at www.talbot.edu/ce20).
“Rethinking Local Bible Study in a Postmodern Era” in
New Paradigms for Bible Study: The Bible in the Third
Millennium. Robert M. Fowler, Edith L. Blumhofer, and Fernando
F. Segovia editors. T&T Clark International: Harrisburg, PA June
2004.
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