Marva Dawn

About Marva

MARVA J. DAWN

 

Internationally renowned theologian, author, and educator Dr. Marva J. Dawn serves as Teaching Fellow in Spiritual Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, BC, Canada.  Under Christians Equipped for Ministry (CEM), she has preached and taught at seminaries, clergy conferences, churches, assemblies, and universities throughout the United States and Canada and in Australia, China and Hong Kong, England, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Madagascar, Mexico, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Singapore, and Scotland.

 



A scholar with four masters degrees and a Ph.D. in Christian Ethics and the Scriptures from the University of Notre Dame, Dr. Dawn is also a popular preacher and speaker for people of all ages.

 

 

She is the author of numerous articles and over 20 books, several of which have won awards and\or been translated into Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, and other languages.

 

Marva and her husband Myron, a retired elementary school teacher, live in southwestern Washington State.

 

If you are interested in having Marva address your organization or group, please click here.

 

For a list of Marva's books, including information on how to obtain them, please click this link.

 

  

  




  

  

  

  


 

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D. and M.A. in Christian Ethics and the Scriptures, University of Notre Dame, IN (1992, 1986)

  • Th.M. in Old Testament, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, Berkeley, CA (1983)

  • M.Div. in New Testament, Western Evangelical Seminary, Portland  OR (1978)

  • M.A. in English, the University of Idaho, Moscow, ID (1972)

  • B.A. in Theology/English, Church Music/Secondary Education, Concordia Teachers College, River Forest, IL (1970)


 

PROFESSION

  • Teaching Fellow in Spiritual Theology, Regent College, Vancouver, BC (since 2001; adjunct prof 1996-2000)

  • Theologian, Educator under CEM (since 1979) for seminaries, colleges, clergy, musicians, and church conferences throughout the U.S. and Canada, and in Australia, China, England, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Madagascar, Mexico, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Scotland, and Singapore

  • Areas of Teaching Competency: Worship, Bible, Community Life, Ethics, Homiletics, Spiritual Formation

 

SERVICE and
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

  • Correspondence Secretary, Northwest Harvest South

  • Member of the Advisory Board of the Peace and Justice Resource Center (Seattle)

  • Lutheran Peace Fellowship

  • American Academy of Religion

 

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