Sarah Sumner
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Sarah Sumner | |
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| Education | Baylor University Wheaton College Azusa Pacific University Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University |
| Occupation | President of Right On Mission |
| Notable work | Men and Women in the Church, IVP 2003 Leadership Above the Line, Tyndale 2006 Angry Like Jesus: Using His Example To Spark Your Moral Courage, Fortress 2015, Just How Married Do You Want To Be?, IVP 2008 |
| Theological work | |
| Main interests | Integrity in the Church and Christian Higher Education |
Sarah Sumner is a theologian. She is the only female theologian in US history to serve as dean of a conservative seminary.[citation needed] From 2010 to 2012, she was dean of A.W. Tozer Theological Seminary at Simpson University in Redding, California.[1]
Now she is President of Right On Mission,[2] a seminary. She is also an adjunct professor at Trinity Law School[3] in Santa Ana, California.
Sarah Sumner is known for her articles and books on Christian women in leadership, godly anger, leadership, seminary education,[4] and marriage.
Regarding the debate on women in the church, Sarah Sumner is an evangelical theologian,[5] said by her complementarian opponents to be a Christian egalitarian[6] and said by her egalitarian opponents to be a complementarian.[citation needed] Sumner herself attempts to build consensus in Christian Leadership.[citation needed] Nowhere in her sermons or writings does she advocate for the ordination of women in Protestant churches, although some[who?] nonetheless claim she does.[7]
Sumner has a Bachelor of Education from Baylor University, a Master of Theology from Wheaton College, and a Master of Business Administration from Azusa Pacific University. She is the first woman to graduate from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School with a PhD in systematic theology.[8]
Trinity International University has placed her on its list of top twenty alumni. In May 2011, she was Trinity's Commencement Speaker for the Class of 2011.[9]
Her book Men and Women in the Church: Building Consensus on Christian Leadership was published in 2003 by InterVarsity Press.[10] She was an associate professor of ministry and theology at Azusa Pacific at the time.[11]
She has published four books:
- Men and Women in the Church, IVP 2003.
- Leadership Above the Line, Tyndale, 2006.
- Just How Married Do You Want To Be? IVP, 2008.
- Angry Like Jesus: Using His Example To Spark Your Moral Courage Fortress Press, 2015.
References
- ^ "Tozer Dean". Simpson University. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012.
- ^ rightonmission.org.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Kullberg & Arrington 2008, p. 57.
- ^ Williamson 2009, p. 164.
- ^ Grudem 2006, p. 119.
- ^ Fincher & Fincher 2010, p. 231.
- ^ Eastman 2014, p. 227.
- ^ "Simpson University Dean Spoke at Trinity International University Commencement". Simpson University. June 2, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
- ^ Rump, Linda Hartz (March 1, 2004). "Is Christianity Oppressive to Women?". Christianity Today. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
- ^ "Men and Women in the Church by Sarah Sumner". Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
Bibliography
- Eastman, Natalie R. Wilson (2014). Women, Leadership, and the Bible: How Do I Know What to Believe?. Wipf and Stock. ISBN 978-1608999132.
- Fincher, Dale; Jonalyn Fincher (2010). Coffee Shop Conversations: Making the Most of Spiritual Small Talk. Zondervan. ISBN 978-0310395652.
- Grudem, Wayne A. (2006). Evangelical Feminism: A New Path to Liberalism?. Good News Publishers. ISBN 1433518228.
- Kullberg, Kelly Monroe; Lael F. Arrington (2008). A Faith and Culture Devotional: Daily Readings on Art, Science, and Life. Zondervan. ISBN 978-0310283560.
- Williamson, Peter S. (2009). Ephesians. Baker Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1441206718.
- Living people
- American evangelicals
- 21st-century Protestant theologians
- Women Christian theologians
- American Christian theologians
- Systematic theologians
- Baylor University alumni
- Wheaton College (Illinois) alumni
- Azusa Pacific University alumni
- Trinity Evangelical Divinity School alumni
- American women academics
- Azusa Pacific University faculty
- American relationships and sexuality writers
- Leadership scholars
- Gender studies academics