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Professor Mark Douglas
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Mark Douglas is a professor of Christian ethics at
Columbia Theological Seminary and he is known for his work on religious
language in the public sphere, medical and business ethics, the American
philosophical tradition of pragmatism, the environment, just war and
pacifism, and the role of religion in political philosophy.
Douglas received a B.A. from Colorado College (1989), a M.Div. from
Princeton Theological Seminary (1993), a Th.M. from Princeton
Theological Seminary (1994), and a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia
(2000). Beginning in 1997, he became an adjunct faculty member at
Virginia Commonwealth University. He also served as the co-pastor at
Tabor Presbyterian Church in Crozet, Virginia (1997-1999) before coming
to Columbia Theological Seminary, where he took the position of
assistant professor of Christian ethics (1999-2005).
Douglas currently still serves at Columbia Theological Seminary as
professor of Christian ethics and the director of the seminary's Master
of Divinity degree program. Additionally, he serves as the chair of the
board of Georgia Interfaith Power and Light, the largest faith-based
environmental organization in Georgia.
Douglas' work extends into a wide range of areas within the field of
ethics. He has published several books and has contributed numerous
articles and book chapters to variety of publications. He also is the
founding and current editor of @ This Point: theological investigations
in church and culture, the online journal of Columbia Theological
Seminary, and serves on a number of other editorial and professional
boards.
As a Christian ethicist his main focus is integrating religion and
justice both within and outside of the church. In 2015 he participated
in a teach-in at Columbia Theological Seminary where he gave a lecture
titled, Reformed Theology and Capital Punishment. He currently serves on
the Study Team on Prospects for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine,
which will report to the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy of
the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). As part of the Presbyterian Church
(U.S.A.) his role on this committee is to look "at a range of
possibilities consistent with the church’s commitment to justice, peace,
self determination and related values." He advocates for the Church to
create "a more capacious space for disagreement which can be the
starting point for learning how to live with each other."
He has authored numerous publications.
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Sources
Sources for this article include:
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Faculty Directory, Columbia Theological Seminary
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