William H. Willimon
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William H. Willimon (born May 15, 1946) is a Bishop in The United Methodist Church in the USA, currently serving in North Alabama. He is best known as a theologian, writer, former Dean of the Chapel at Duke University, and as one of America's best known preachers. He is a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity.
Bishop Willimon received a B.A. from Wofford College in 1968, an M. Div. from Yale Divinity School in 1971, and an S.T.D. from Emory University in 1973. He has also received several honorary doctorates. He married Patricia Parker on June 7, 1969. They have two children: Harriet and William.
With his stress on the wisdom of the Church through the centuries, he is sometimes associated with the paleo-orthodox movement. He has also been associated with the narrative theology movement.
He was elected to the episcopacy in 2004 and has written more than 50 books, garnering a reputation as an outstanding preacher, being named in a 1996 Baylor University survey along with Billy Graham as one of the 12 best preachers in the English-speaking world.
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[edit] Important Works
- Pastor: The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry ISBN 0-687-04532-0
- Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony (with Stanley Hauerwas) ISBN 0-687-36159-1
- Calling & Character: Virtues of the Ordained Life ISBN 0-687-09033-4
- Acts in the Interpretation commentary series ISBN 0-8042-3119-2
- Rekindling the Flame: Strategies for a Vital United Methodism (with Robert L. Wilson) ISBN 0-687-35932-5
- "To the Church Called Mainline" in Christianity Today (Oct. 25, 1999 issue)
[edit] Ordained Ministry
- Pastor, Level Creek UMC, Buford, GA, 1971
- Associate Pastor, Broad St. UMC, Clinton, SC 1971–73
- Pastor, Trinity UMC, North Myrtle Beach, SC, 1973–76
- Pastor, Northside UMC, Greenville, SC, 1980–84
[edit] References
- The Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church[1]
- InfoServ, the official information service of The United Methodist Church. [2]
- Biography [3]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- "A Peculiar Prophet" (Bishop Willimon's blog)
- 2004 Photo of Bishop Willimon
- Example of William Willimon sermon
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