Clements, Heather 1966- (Heather A. Bean, Heather Ann Ackley Bean)

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Clements, Heather 1966- (Heather A. Bean, Heather Ann Ackley Bean)

PERSONAL:

Born January 22, 1966, in Massillon, OH; daughter of Donovan Waller II (in library science) and Holly Parshall (a clerk) Ackley; married A.D. Bean (a teacher), March 20, 1994 (divorced, January, 2002); children: Anna Clara. Ethnicity: "White/Caucasian." Education: Mount Union College, B.A., 1988; Claremont School of Theology, M.A., 1991; Claremont Graduate University, Ph.D., 1997. Politics: "Green." Religion: Church of the Brethren.

ADDRESSES:

Office—Department of Theology and Philosophy, Azusa Pacific University, 701 E. Foothill Blvd., Azusa, CA 91702. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Center for Process Studies, Claremont, CA, assistant director, 1991-93; Institute for Antiquities and Christianity, Claremont, research assistant, 1993-94; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, program assistant for Barrier Free Program, 1995; Scholars Bible College, Moreno Valley, CA, adjunct professor of religion, 1997-99; Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA, began as assistant professor, became professor of theology, 1998—. Member of editorial board, Christians for Theological Reflection.

MEMBER:

American Academy of Religion, Christians for Theological Reflection, Wesleyan and Holiness Women Clergy Association.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Lilly/Luce fellowship, 2000-01.

WRITINGS:

(Under name Heather Ann Ackley Bean) Women, Music, and Faith in Central Appalachia, Edwin Mellen (Lewiston, NY), 2001.

Contributor to books, including The Environment and Creation: An Anabaptist Perspective on a Sustainable World, edited by Calvin Redekop, Johns Hopkins University Press (Baltimore, MD), 2000; Sound Instruction: Ready to Use Classroom Practice, edited by Linda Hagedorn, Rapid Intellect Group (Chattanooga, TN), 2001; and Christna College, Christian Calling: Higher Education in the Service of the Church, edited by Steve Wolkens, Paul Shrier, and Ralph Martin, Altamira Press (Lanham, MD), 2005. Contributor to periodicals, including Mennonite, Asbury Theological Journal, Academic Exchange Quarterly, Journal of the Wesleyan Theological Society, Now and Then, Creative Transformation, Nexus: Cross-Cultural Study in Asian American Theology and Ministry, and Process Studies.

SIDELIGHTS:

Heather Clements once told CA: "My primary motivation for writing is to combine academic and spiritual interests with my commitment to neglected areas of my discipline, particularly the inclusion of the voices of women. I am also interested in the influence of popular culture on the spirituality of this allegedly ‘post-Christian’ era."

More recently she added: "I have been particularly influenced by the work of liberation theologians, especially ‘womanist’ writers."