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Bruce T. Gourley
Bruce T. Gourley currently serves as the Interim Director of The Center for
Baptist Studies. A 1988 graduate of Mercer University with majors in
Christianity and English, Gourley also has an M. Div. degree from
the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and is a History Ph. D.
candidate (ABD) at Auburn University. He previously taught Church
History at Yellowstone Baptist College in Billings, Montana, where
he also served as a campus minister. The author of one book
and numerous journal articles, Gourley has spoken at
denominational meetings, college campuses and local churches. In addition to his position at the Center, Gourley is the Online
Editor of
Baptists Today, owner of the
BaptistLife.Com website, and
webmaster for the
Baptist History and Heritage Society.
He also maintains a
personal website. (Email)
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Wilfred Platt Dr. Wil Platt serves as
Assistant to the Director, and Associate Editor of The Baptist
Studies Bulletin, a monthly emagazine published by The Center for Baptist
Studies. Platt earned degrees from Furman University (A.B), Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary (B.D), Ohio University (M.A.), and the University of
Georgia (Ph.D). He was a member of the History Department of the College of
Liberal Arts for more than thirty years and Associate Dean of the
College for sixteen years.
From 2002-2005, he directed the Honors
Program for undergraduates in the College of Liberal Arts, the
Stetson School of Business and Economics and the Tift College of
Education. (Email)
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Walter B. Shurden
Walter B. Shurden, the founding
executive director of the Center for Baptist Studies at Mercer,
retired from Mercer University on 31 December 2007. Since his
retirement he carries the title of Minister at Large, Mercer
University. A native of Greenville, Mississippi, Dr. Shurden served
at Mercer for almost twenty-five years as Callaway Professor of
Christianity in the Roberts Department of Christianity in the
College of Liberal Arts. During eighteen of those years, he served
as Chair of the Roberts Department of Christianity and for almost
seven years as Executive Director of The Center for Baptist Studies
at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. (Email)
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