David L. Bartlett

David L. Bartlett (born February 16, 1941) is an ordained minister of the American Baptist Churches, USA, author, the J. Edward and Ruth Cox Lantz Professor Emeritus of Christian Communication at Yale Divinity School, and the Distinguished Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary.

Education

David L. Bartlett completed his undergraduate education at Swarthmore College in 1962, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts. He then proceeded to attend Yale Divinity School where he earned a Bachelor of Divinity in 1967. He continued his studies at Yale where in 1972 he earned his Doctor of Philosophy from the Department of Religious Studies in New Testament.

Professional career

Bartlett has had a long career, holding both academic and pastoral positions. As an ordained minister of the American Baptist Churches, USA he has served as the Senior Minister for congregations in Minnesota, Illinois, and California. He has also been on the faculty at schools such as American Baptist Seminary of the West and Graduate Theological Union, The Divinity School of The University of Chicago, Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, Yale Divinity School, and Columbia Theological Seminary. At both Yale Divinity School and Columbia Theological Seminary he was a distinguished faculty member and was honored as professor emeritus. In addition to these teaching positions he was also the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Yale Divinity School for six years and where he then became the Dean of Academic Affairs.

Aside from writing many books and scholarly articles of his own, he has also had a great impact on the religious literary community. He served for several years on the Editorial Board of works such as Interpretation and Preaching Great Texts. He has also been on the Board of Consultants for the Journal of Religion and the National Advisory Board for the Christian Networks Journal. He is also a very sought after lecturer, who has lectured at a varied of universities across the country.

Writings

Bartlett is a prominent author of many books and scholarly articles. He has also contributed to a number of other works through the position of editor.

These include:

Feasting on the Word

One of the most commonly known projects he has worked on is the Feasting on the Word commentary series. He along with Barbara Brown Taylor, one of the most well known preachers in the United States, were co-editors for this twelve volume series that aimed at giving pastors and educators a variety of views on scripture that could be easily utilized. This series follows the schedule of the Revised Common Lectionary and give short writings on the exegetical, theological, homiletical, and pastoral challenges of the each individual text. It is know widely used in many churches and is a very popular resource.

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