William H. Willimon

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William H. Willimon (May 15, 1946- ) is a Bishop in The United Methodist Church in the USA, currently serving in North Alabama. He is best known as a theologian, writer, former Dean of the Chapel at Duke University, and as one of America's best known preachers.

With his stress on the wisdom of the Church through the centuries, he is sometimes associated with the paleo-orthodox movement. He has also been associated with the narrative theology movement.

He was elected to the episcopacy in 2004 and has written more than 50 books, garnering a reputation as an outstanding preacher, being named in a 1996 Baylor University survey along with Billy Graham as one of the 12 best preachers in the English-speaking world.

Among his most important works are:

• Pastor: The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry ISBN 0-687-04532-0
• Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony (with Stanley Hauerwas) ISBN 0-687-36159-1
• Calling & Character: Virtues of the Ordained Life ISBN 0-687-09033-4
• Acts in the Interpretation commentary series ISBN 0-8042-3119-2
• Rekindling the Flame: Strategies for a Vital United Methodism (with Robert L. Wilson) ISBN 0-687-35932-5
• "To the Church Called Mainline" in Christianity Today (Oct. 25, 1999 issue)

[edit] References

• The Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church[1]
• InfoServ, the official information service of The United Methodist Church. [2]
• Biography [3]

[edit] See also

• List of Bishops of the United Methodist Church

[edit] External links

• "A Peculiar Prophet" (Bishop Willimon's blog)
• 2004 Photo of Bishop Willimon