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PHD in Organizational Leadership

Anthony Blair, Ph.D., DMin

Anthony Blair is an associate Professor of Leadership Studies and a Program Development Specialist in the PhD in Organizational Leadership at Eastern University.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Phone: 484-576-7272
Email: ablair@eastern.edu

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D. in History, Temple University(1999)
  • D.Min. in Leadership, George Fox University (2005)
  • M.A. in History, Shippensburg University (1993)
  • M.A. in Religion,  Evangelical School of Theology (1991)
  • M.A. in Ministry, Huntington College School of Christian Ministries (1989)
  • B.A. iin Religion, Messiah College (1986)

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Fire Across the Water: Transatlantic Dimensions of the 18th Century Presbyterian Revivals (forthcoming from Lambert Academic Publishing)
  • Church and Academy in Harmony: Models of Collaboration for the 21st Century (forthcoming from Pickwick Publications)
  • The Bartender’s Assistant: A Guide for the Journey (forthcoming from Resource Publications)
  • “Sexuality and Sacrament: An Evangelical Reads Andrew Greeley,” Theology Today (July, 2010),
  • “In From the Margins: The Essential Role of Faculty in Transforming a Professional Studies Unit Into an Academic Department,” The Journal of Continuing Higher Education (Spring, 2010): 58: 1, 31-39
  • “Johnny Cash and the Prophetic Imagination: Walking the Line with Twentieth Century American Evangelicalism,” Prism (Summer, 2010).
  • “Ancient Metaphors, New Realities: The Leader as Prophet, Priest, or King,” Multi-
  • Sector Leadership Forum, University of Indiana, February, 2010. [Co-Presenters: Steven Jeantet, Danny Kwon, and Jo Ann Kunz.]
  •  “Social Change from the Margins: How a Minority Faith Community Contributed to and Was Transformed by Reform Movements,” American Academy of Religion MidAtlantic Regional Meeting, New Brunswick, New Jersey, March, 2010.
  •  “Schism on the Susquehanna Community and Congregational Conflict on the Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania History (Winter, 2008)
  • "Fresh Faces, New Tongues: Church Multiplication in the Northeast United States, 1995-2003," Journal of United Brethren History and Life (November, 2007)
  • "Newton's World No More: Einstein, Open Theism, and the Contours of Biblical Cosmology," Evangelical Journal (Fall, 2007)
  • "Best Practices: Open Source Curriculum," Journal of Continuing Higher Education (Winter, 2006)
  • "Minimizing the Stress of Accelerated Adult Education: A Descriptive Study," in College Students: Stress, Depression and Mental Health (Hauppauge, NY: NovaScience Publishers, 2006) Co-authored with Mary B. Boylston.
  • “Shattered and Divided: Itinerancy, Ecclesiology, and Revivalism in the Great Awakening,” Journal of Presbyterian History (Spring, 2003).

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCATIONS AND SERVICE

  • Member, American Academy of Religion
  • Member, Member, Evangelical Theological Society
  • Member, International Leadership Association
  • Member, American Scientific Affiliation
  • Associate Member, American Archeological Association
  • Ordained Elder, Church of the United Brethren in Christ
  • Ordained Elder/Senior Pastor, Hosanna! A Fellowship of Christians
  • Instructor in Church History, Evangelical Theological Seminary
  • Board of Directors, Rhodes Grove Camp and Conference Center, Chambersburg, PA
  • Co-Founder/Board Member, MidAtlantic Foundation for Church Multiplication, Harrisburg, Pa

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