Kenneth L. Waters, Sr., Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Division of Religion and Philosophy
Professor of New Testament
School of Theology
Azusa Pacific University
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CURRICULUM VITAE
KENNETH L. WATERS, SR.
Doctor of Philosophy in Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California. Degree conferred: April 1999. Major concentration: New Testament. Minor concentration: Old Testament. Dissertation topic: The Salvation of Israel in Pauls Thought and Experience: A Post-Radical Literary Investigation of Romans 9-11 and its Context.
Master of Theology, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. Degree conferred: May 1979.
Bachelor of Arts, Paul Quinn College, Waco/Dallas, Texas. Major: Social Work. Minor: Religion. Degree conferred: May 1975.
ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS
July 2008-present Associate Dean, Division of Religion and Philosophy, Azusa Pacific University.
September 2007-May 2008 Director of Faculty Assessment and Evaluation, Department of Biblical Studies, Azusa Pacific University.
January-August 2007 Interim Chair, Department of Biblical Studies, Azusa Pacific University.
May 2007-Present Professor of New Testament, Azusa Pacific University.
May 2004- May 2007 Associate Professor of New Testament, Azusa Pacific University.
Sept 1999-May 2004 Assistant Professor of New Testament, Azusa Pacific University.
January-August 1999 Adjunct Professor of New Testament, Azusa Pacific University.
1990-99: Pastor, Vermont Square United Methodist Church, Los Angeles, CA.
1988-90: Pastor, Calvary United Methodist Church, Los Angeles, CA.
1985-88: Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Compton, CA.
1982-85: Pastor, Rice Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church,
Dallas, Texas.
1971-82: Pastor, several African Methodist Episcopal congregations in Central
and North Texas.
Ordained Elder and Full Member, California-Pacific Conference of the United Methodist Church. Since 1985.
Books
I Saw the Lord: A Pilgrimage Through Isaiah Six. Nashville: Upper Room Books, 1996.
Afrocentric Sermons: The Beauty of Blackness in the Bible. Valley Forge: Judson Press, 1993.
Articles
Revisiting Virtues as Children: 1 Timothy 2:15 as Centerpiece for an Egalitarian Soteriology. LEXINGTON THEOLOGICAL QUARTERLY (forthcoming).
Matthew 28:1-6 as Temporally Conflated Text: Temporal-Spatial Collapse in the Gospel of Matthew. The Expository Times 116/9 (June 1, 2005): 295-301.
Saved Through Childbearing: Virtues as Children in 1 Timothy 2:11-15. The Journal of Biblical Literature 123/4 (Winter 2004): 703-735.
Matthew 27:52-53 as Apocalyptic Apostrophe: Temporal-Spatial Collapse in the Gospel of Matthew. The Journal of Biblical Literature 122/3 (2003): 489-515.
Eucharist and Global Reconciliation: A Liturgical Vision of Social Transformation. The Quarterly Review: A Journal of Theological Resources for Ministry 22/3 (Fall 2002): 248-60. Reprinted in QUARTERLY REVIEW CLASSICS, ed. Hendrik R. Pieterse, 34-46. Nashville: General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, 2007.
Liturgy, Spirituality, and Polemic in the Hymnody of Richard Allen. The North Star: A Journal of African American Religious History 2/2 (Spring 1999). On-line. Reprinted in The A.M.E. Church Review 119/389 (January-March 2003): 25-37.
Chapters
Holiness in New Testament Perspective. THE HOLINESS MANIFESTO, ed. Kevin Mannoia and Don Thorsen, 38-56. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2008.
The Academic Side of New Testament Studies. Co-authored with Keith H. Reeves in CHRISTIAN CALLING, CHRISTIAN COLLEGE: HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE SERVICE OF THE CHURCH, ed. Steve Wilkens, Paul Shrier, and Ralph P. Martin. Lanham, MD: AltaMira Press, 2005.
Politics and Polemic: Hidden Strategy in Paul's Rhetoric of Empire. A paper presented in the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Boston, Massachusetts, November 21-25, 2008 (per schedule).
No Cursing in the Church: Anathema in the Corinthian Congregation (1 Cor 12:3) and the Letters of Paul. A paper presented in the Pacific Coast Regional Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, March 31, 2008.
Revisiting Virtues as Children: 1 Timothy 2:15 as Centerpiece for an Egalitarian Soteriology. A paper presented in the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, San Diego, California, November 19, 2007.
Paul and Predestination: The Rhetoric of Impersonation in Romans 9:11-33. A paper presented in the International Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Singapore, Republic of Singapore, June 29, 2005.
Saved Through Childbearing: Virtues as Children in 1 Timothy 2:11-15. A paper presented in the International Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Groningen, The Netherlands, July 27, 2004. Also presented in the Society of Biblical Literature/Pacific Coast Region Annual Meeting, Whittier College, Whittier, California, March 22, 2004. Also presented in the Haggard School of Theology Faculty Colloquium, Azusa Pacific University, January 12, 2004.
Matthew 27:52-53 as Apocalyptic Apostrophe: Temporal-Spatial Collapse in the Gospel of Matthew. A paper presented in the Society of Biblical Literature/Pacific Coast Region Annual Meeting, University of California at Davis, Davis, California, March 23, 2003.
Paul and Interreligious Dialogue. A paper presented in the Visions of God Seminar Series. California State University at Dominquez Hills, Dominquez Hills, California, March 12, 2003.
Wrestling with the Irrepressible: Women in the Lukan Resurrection Narrative. A paper presented in the Society of Biblical Literature/Pacific Coast Region Annual Meeting, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California, April 16, 2000.
Paul and Predestination: A Literary-Rhetorical Approach to Romans 9:11-33 and its Context. A paper presented in the Society of Biblical Literature/Pacific Coast Region Annual Meeting, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, March 14, 1999.
Law and Israel: A Radical Reconsideration of the Letter to the Romans. A paper presented in the Society of Biblical Literature/Pacific Coast Region Annual Meeting, Claremont School of Theology and Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California, March 15-17, 1998.
CROSS-DISCIPLINARY PRESENTATIONS
The Colonized Classroom: A Critical Challenge for the Christian Academy (with Pamela Christian, Angela Danielly, and Philip Powell)-First Annual National Conference of Christians on Diversity in the Academy, Sheraton Suites Fairplex Hotel, Pomona, California, Friday, April 25, 2008.
African Historical Consciousness as Pivotal for an Afrocentric Global Mission (with Pamela Christian, Angela Danielly, and Philip Powell)-Thirty-sixth Annual National Conference of the National Association for Ethnic Studies, the Politics of Ethnicity, Westin Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia. Friday, April 4, 2008.
The Poor and the Azusa Pacific University Community: Defining the Relationship (with Mary A. Rawlings)--APU Board of Trustees Annual Meeting and Retreat, Santa Barbara, California, January 24, 2008.
HONORS
2005 Undergraduate Scholarly Achievement Award from Azusa Pacific University.
Chair, Academic Integrity Review Committee, Azusa Pacific University, April 25, 2008.
Pauline Epistles Review Editor, The Voice Bible paraphrase project of Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2006-present.
Program Advisor, The Urban/African American Program of the Haggard School of Theology, 2003-2004.
Recording Secretary, Undergraduate Division of the Haggard School of Theology, 2001-2004.
Member, Undergraduate Studies Council, 2003-present.
Member, Faculty Senate, Azusa Pacific University, 2001-2002.
Member, Committee on Committees, Azusa Pacific University, November 2000-2002.
Member, Diversity Committee, Azusa Pacific University, September 2000-2002.
Spiritual Director, Los Angeles Inner City Walk to Emmaus Community, 1991-2005.
Chaplain, Committee on Investigation of the California-Pacific Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. 1995-2004.
Greek, Hebrew, Coptic, German, French, Spanish. Translation and reading proficiency.
American Academy of Religion. Since 1995.
Society of Biblical Literature. Since 1995.