Background
Smith,, Luther Edward was born on May 29, 1947 in St. Louis. Son of Luther Edward and Clementine Perkins Smith.
minister theology studies educator
Smith,, Luther Edward was born on May 29, 1947 in St. Louis. Son of Luther Edward and Clementine Perkins Smith.
Bachelor, Washington University, St. Louis, 1969. Master of Divinity, Eden Theological Seminary, St. Louis, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, St. Louis University, 1979.
Coordinator E. St. Louis Welfare Rights Organization, Illinois, 1970—1972. Executive coordinator education black urban ministries Eden Theological Seminary, St. Louis, 1972—1979. Professor church, community Candler School Theology, Atlanta, since 1979.
Preaching, lecturer, consulting, mediation, service Civic, Educational, & Religious Boards.
God seeks to transform relationship with and between people. If politics is about how we choose to live together and to treat one another, there is surely a place for discerning the activity of God in politics.
Church should organize delegations to different ecumenical conferences throughout the world and actively participate in the global inter-religious dialogues.
Board chair Interfaith Children's Movement, Atlanta, 2002—2009. Denomination representative Pan-Methodist Commission, 1985. Board member Eden Theological Seminary, 1986—2009, Howard Thurman Educational Trust, Atlanta, 1995—2009.
Active, advisory board WEAVINGS Journal. Member of Society Study Black Religion, Communal Studies Association, Omicron Delta Kappa, International Society Theta Phi.
Married Helen Pearson Smith, June 5, 1999. Children: Luther Aaron, Nathan Andrew.