Crowder, Stephanie R. Buckhanon 1969-

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CROWDER, Stephanie R. Buckhanon 1969-

PERSONAL:

Born April 23, 1969, in TN; married William E. Crowder, Jr.; children: William Rowland-Jackson. Ethnicity: "African American." Education: Howard University, B.S.; United Theological Seminary, M.Div.; Vanderbilt University, Ph.D.

ADDRESSES:

Home—7916 Amber Hills Lane, Nashville, TN 37221; fax: 615-277-1778.

CAREER:

American Baptist College, Nashville, TN, assistant professor, 2000—. Also works as Baptist and Disciples of Christ minister. Program coordinator for HIV/AIDS Network; Nashville READ, member of board of directors.

MEMBER:

Society of Biblical Literature.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Fellow of Wabash Center for Teaching, 2002-03.

WRITINGS:

Simon of Cyrene: A Case of Roman Conscription, Peter Lang Publishing (New York, NY), 2002.

Contributor to books, including The African American Pulpit, Judson Press, 2002.

WORK IN PROGRESS:

Race, Ethnicity, and Power in the New Testament, for Chalice Press, completion expected in 2004; "The Gospel of Luke," to be included in African-American New Testament, Abingdon Press (Nashville, TN), 2004.

SIDELIGHTS:

Stephanie R. Buckhanon Crowder told CA: "My writing is influenced by my call to a preaching and teaching ministry. I want to bridge the gap between what happens in the academy and the church. My writing allows me to help lay persons who serve in the church to access scholarship in universities and colleges for the purpose of spiritual development."