Honoring our Past

Welcome to The Gallery

In service to Jesus Christ, Columbia’s mission is “to educate and nurture faithful, imaginative, and effective leaders for the sake of the Church and the world.” For many generations this is what we have endeavored to do. We are living out that mission inspired by the Spirit’s urging and our community’s renewed commitment to become a place of welcome, hospitality, justice, and belonging: “a house of prayer for all peoples” (Isaiah 56:7).

As we move forward in pursuit of our mission and vision, we also claim the legacy of our history. The Gallery features members of the Great Cloud of Witnesses who have come before us, each with their own stories of life and faith. We honor the full humanity of each of these saints, who strived to serve Christ and the Church with excellence, even as they experienced all of life’s joy and sorrow, confidence and uncertainty, healing and brokenness. We are deeply grateful for the foundations they laid, and we pray for the courage to continue answering the call to promote the flourishing of all, leaving a legacy for generations that will follow us.

For more information about Columbia Theological Seminary’s history, please visit the C. Benton Kline, Jr. Special Collections and Archives.

Walter Brueggemann, Th.D., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, 1986-2003 William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament

Marcia Y. Riggs, MDiv, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, 1991-2023 J. Erskine Love Professor of Christian Ethics

T. Erskine Clarke, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, 1973-2008 Professor of American Religious History

R. Leon Carroll, Jr., MDiv, Professor Emeritus, 1983-2009 Associate Professor of Supervised Ministry

E. Elizabeth Johnson, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, 1998-2018 J. Davison Philips Professor of New Testament

F. Sydney Anderson (1913-2006), 1962-1987 Business Manager and Treasurer

Charles B. Cousar, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, 1960-2003 Samuel A. Cartledge Professor of New Testament Language, Literature, and Exegesis

Ludwig Richard Max Dewitz, Ph.D. (1916-2000), 1959-1983 Professor of Old Testament Language, Literature, and Exegesis

Kathleen M. O'Conner, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, 2005-2010 William M. McPheeters Professor of Old Testament, 1995-2004 Professor of Old Testament

James H. Gailey, Jr., Ph.D. (1916-2015), Professor Emeritus, 1953-1981 Professor of Old Testament, Language, Literature, and Exegesis

David Lyon Bartlett, Ph.D. (1941-2017), 2005-2012 Distinguished Professor of New Testament

Philip R. Gehman, D.Min., Professor Emeritus, 1985-2003 Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students

Catherine Gunsalus González, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, 1974-2002 Professor of Church History

Shirley C. Guthrie, Ph.D. (1927-2004), 1958-1997 J. B. Green Professor of Systematic Theology

John William Harkins III, Ph.D., Professor of Pastoral Theology and Counseling and 2012 Th.D. Program Co-Director

Stephen A. Hayner, Ph.D. (1948-2015), Professor Emeritus, Ninth President Columbia Theological Seminary, 2003-2014 Peachtree Professor of Evangelism and Church Growth

Deborah F. Mullen, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, 2010-2016 Executive Vice President/Dean of Faculty and Associate Professor of American Christianity and Black Church Studies, 2017 Vice President, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Douglas Wiley Hix, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, 1980-1993 Director of Advanced Studies and Associate Professor of Pastoral Studies

Wade P. Huie, Jr. Ph.D. (1923-2015), Professor Emeritus, 1957-1991 Peter Marshall Professor of Homiletics

Oscar J. Hussel, Ed.D., Professor Emeritus, (1925-2010) 1976-1991, Professor of Christian Education

Ben Campbell Johnson, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, 1981-2000 Professor of Evangelism

Sara J. Myers, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, 2007 - 2012 Director, John Bulow Campbell Library and Professor of Theological Bibliography

Jasper N. Keith, Jr. (1936-2021), Professor Emeritus, 1973-1996 Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling

Thomas Haldane McDill, Ph.D., 1951-1979 Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling

Cameron D. Murchison, Jr., Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, 1996-2011 Professor of Ministry and Dean of Faculty

James DuPre Newsome, Jr., Ph.D. (1931-2020), Professor Emeritus, 1976-1996 Professor of Old Testament

Lucy Atkinson Rose, Ph.D. (1947-1997), Professor of Preaching and Worship

J. Will Ormond, Ph.D. (1919-2004), 1964-1967 Professor of New Testament, 1967-1987 J. McDowell Richards Professor of Biblical Exposition

John H. Patton, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, 1965-2001 Professor of Pastoral Theology, Director of Th.D. Program

Harold Bailey Prince, Sr., Th.D. (1917-2010), 1950-1982 Librarian and Professor of Bibliography

Robert H. Ramey, Jr., DMin (1929-2023), 1979-1995, Professor of Ministry

Charles E. Raynal III, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, 1999-2009 Associate Professor of Theology, Director of Advanced Studies

Haruko Nawato Ward, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, 2002-2023 Professor of Church History

Stanley P. Saunders, Ph.D., Faculty Emeritus, 1991-2020 Associate Professor of New Testament

Hubert Vance Taylor, Ph.D. (1913-2013), Professor Emeritus, 1949-1979 Professor of Worship, Speech and Hymnody

George B. Telford, Jr. MDiv (1933-2012), 1993-1999 Associate Professor of Theology and Church and Director of Advanced Studies

Ronald Stewart Wallace, Ph.D. (1911-2006), 1965-1978 Professor of Biblical Theology

Brian A. Wren, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, 2000-2007 John and Miriam Conant Professor of Worship