Professor of Theology and Ethics

B.A., Wake Forest University; M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Duke University

Professor Newman joined the faculty of BTSR in 2002 after serving on the faculty at Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN for twelve years. She is the author of Untamed Hospitality: Welcoming God and Other Strangers (Brazos Press, 2007), and has written numerous articles in the areas of theology and ethics. She currently serves on the editorial board of Studies in Baptist History and Thought and the steering committee for Young Scholars in the Baptist Academy. She is also a participant in the Baptist World Alliance Conversations with the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity.

Professor Newman was named a Henry Luce III Fellow in Theology for 2009, in which she began and continues to work on a book project entitled, Attending to the Wounds on Christ’s Body: The Politics of Teresa’s Ecclesial Vision.

Office Location: 225 Graves Hall
E-mail: bnewman@btsr.edu
Office Phone: (804) 204-1212

For Dr. Elizabeth Newman's published works click here.