Faculty
Elizabeth C. Nordbeck
Moses Brown Professor of Ecclesiastical History
A.B., Wellesley College
M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School
Ph.D., Harvard University
Phone: Ext. 2357
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Biography:
In her writings, lectures and work as a resource to national and international church bodies, Beth Nordbeck offers insights into the historical roots and precedents of today’s trends in American religion. Her interests range from the roots of Congregationalism in New England to ecumenism and new religious movements.
Her recent books address denominational consolidation and expansion in the 19th century and the history of Congregationalism in New Hampshire. In 2002 she published a history of the Massachusetts Council of Churches and “O God Tender and Just: Reflections and Responses after September 11, 2001.” An ordained United Church of Christ minister, she is co-editor of Prism, the theological journal for the denomination. She joined the faculty in 1990 and served as dean for 11 years.
Courses: DMIN 801F: Introductory Doctor of Ministry Seminar: Scholarship in Ministry, DMIN 801F: Seminar on Scholarship in Ministry, DMIN 801: Seminar on Scholarship in Ministry, HIST 612S: Topics in American Religious History, HIST 612: Topics in American Religious History, HIST 645F: History of Christianity II: U.S. From the Colonial Era to the Present, HIST 645F: American Religious History from the Colonial Period to the Present, HIST 645: American Religious History from the Colonial Period to the Present, HIST 698/798: Cults and Controversies: New Religious Movements in America, INTE 743F: United Church of Christ History, Polity, and Theology, INTE 743F: UCC History, Theology and Polity, INTE 743: UCC History, Theology and Polity, WOTA 697S: Worlds into Words: Religious Themes in American Literature,
Publications:
History of the Massachusetts Council of Churches
