Guest Preacher Rev. Dr. Susan Eastman

The Rev. Dr. Susan Eastman is the guest preacher on Sunday, May 5.

The Rev. Dr. Susan Eastman is associate research professor of New Testament at Duke Divinity School. Ordained in the Episcopal Church, she served parishes in New York City, Alaska, Oregon, and Pennsylvania prior to coming to Duke. Her current research explores the formation and transformation of identity in the letters of Paul, in conversation with current work issues of human flourishing in science, psychology, and medical ethics. With a joint appointment in the biblical and ministerial divisions, Dr. Eastman teaches courses on the New Testament, the Bible in the church, Pauline anthropology, and preaching Paul's letters. She has lectured and taught in a variety of academic and church settings, both nationally and internationally. Her scholarly publications include: Recovering Paul’s Mother Tongue: Language and Theology in Galatians (Eerdmans, 2006), Paul and the Person: Reframing Paul's Anthropology (Eerdmans, 2017), and numerous articles and essays. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal for the Study of Paul and his Letters. Her current projects include the commentary on Romans for the New Interpretation Commentary Series, and a book on reimagining the care of persons in light of Paul's theological anthropology.

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