School of Theology Faculty
Faculty Profiles
Miriam Adeney
Associate Professor of World Christian Studies
B.A., Wheaton College, 1967; M.A., Syracuse University, 1969; Ph.D., Washington State University, 1980. At SPU since 1976.
Email: madeney@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2857
Office: Lower Moyer B4
Although Miriam Adeney grew up in Oregon, she spent two childhood years on the island of Tinian, where her dad was the doctor in charge of the United Nations leprosarium, which served all of Micronesia.
She holds a doctorate in anthropology, has worked on five continents. Since 2002, she has taught short courses in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Spain, Morocco, and Canada.
Dr. Adeney is the author of four books and more than 150 articles. Through writers’ institutes that she conducts in various countries, she helps local authors create biblically balanced, culturally contextualized manuscripts for various media. She serves on the boards of Christianity Today International and Media Associates International.
The 2008–09 president of the American Society of Missiology, Dr. Adeney speaks on global issues at many seminaries and Christian colleges across North America. She also does cultural orientation for various mission agencies.
Married, she is the mother of three sons, and is a member of Seattle's University Presbyterian Church.
Selected Publications
- “Shalom Tourist: Loving Your Neighbor While Using Her,” Missiology, October 2006.
- Daughters of Islam: Building Bridges With Muslim Women (InterVarsity Press, 2002).
- A Time for Risking: Priorities for Women (Multnomah Publishing, 1987).
- God’s Foreign Policy: Practical Ways to Help the World's Poor (Regent College Publishing, 1993).
What’s New
Looking Ahead
M.A./M.Div. applications for Spring Admissions are due Feb. 15.
Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean will be speaking at the Palmer Lecture, May 6-7.
She will also be speaking at the Church Leaders Forum, May 6.
Lilly Fellows Program Summer Seminar
Annual Events
Paul T. Walls Lecture in Wesleyan Theology
Alfred S. Palmer Lectureship
Ministry in the Wesleyan Spirit Conference