School of Theology Faculty
Faculty Profiles
Richard Steele
Professor of Moral and Historical TheologyB.A., Haverford College, 1974; M.Div., Yale Divinity School, 1978; Ph.D., Marquette University, 1990. At SPU since 1995.
Email: rsteele@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2160
Office: Alexander 107
Rick Steele came to SPU after serving for 17 years in the United Methodist pastorate in Wisconsin, and teaching at Marquette University and the Milwaukee Theological Institute.
He has been chair of the Department of Theology since 2000, was elected Professor of the Year in 2002, served as interim co-dean of the School of Theology in 2002–03 and again in 2005–07, was named Weter Faculty Award Lecturer in 2004, and served as chair of the University faculty in 2004–05.
His great joys are classroom instruction and interacting with students.
Selected Publications
- I’ve Been Wondering: Conversations With Young Theologians (Paternoster Press, 2007).
- “Heart Religion” in the Methodist Tradition and Related Movements, editor and contributor (Scarecrow Press/University Press of America, 2001).
- “Gracious Affection” and “True Virtue” according to Jonathan Edwards and John Wesley, (Scarecrow Press,1994).
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