Phillips, L. Edward
| Position: | Associate Professor of the Practice of Christian Worship |
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| Degrees: | B.S., University of Tennessee at Martin
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| Address: | Duke University Divinity School
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| Phone: | (919) 660-3592 | |
| E-mail: | ephillips@div.duke.edu |
Biography
Professor Phillips interests are in the history of the practical and pastoral aspects of the church--how the church conducted worship, initiated Christians, and organized ministries--as a way to understand the development of Christian theology. This approach demonstrates the relevance of historical theology for men and women engaged in pastoral ministry, since these are tasks they will be confronting in their work.
He has chaired the United Methodist General Conference Holy Communion Study for the past three years. That study has produced the first comprehensive treatment of the sacrament of the Lord's Supper for the United Methodist Church or its predecessor denominations. As part of that work, he traveled to meet with Methodists throughout the United States, and in England, Germany, Zimbabwe, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Phillips' recent published work includes co-authorship of In Spirit and Truth: United Methodist Worship for the Emerging Church , and The Apostolic Tradition: A Commentary, in the Hermeneia Commentary Series and a co-editorship of Studia Liturgica Diversa, Essays in Honor of Paul Bradshaw.