Breaking the Silence, February 25, 2024
Breaking the Silence With Host Dr. Gregory Williams
With Guest, William J. Carl, Author, Greek Scholar & past seminary, President and Pastor
This week on Breaking the Silence we are joined by special guest, William J. carl. William is a Greek scholar and was a pastor and seminary president for decades. William has also written 8 books about religion and has spent much his time traveling the world, lecturing at prestigious schools. Now William has joined the show to discuss his latest book, The Assassin's Manuscript.
Guest, William J. Carl
The Rev. Dr. William Carl III is president of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, PA.
In addition to serving as the Seminary's fifth president, the Rev. Dr. William J. Carl III is a professor of homiletics. Before coming to the Seminary, Carl served as pastor of the 1,700-member First Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas, for 22 years.
Carl graduated from the University of Tulsa with a bachelor's in religion and philosophy. He earned his master's of divinity from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary where he was a Patterson Fellow in New Testament Greek. In 1977, he received his doctorate of philosophy in rhetoric and communication from the University of Pittsburgh where he also worked as an instructor. He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in 1973.
Carl's previous teaching experience includes associate professor of homiletics and worship and instructor of New Testament Greek at Union Theological Seminary (Va.). Thirty years ago, he was an instructor at Pittsburgh Seminary and more recently served as an adjunct professor at Austin Theological Seminary.
He has lectured at Oxford, Princeton, Boston University, the Moscow Theological Academy, the Kerala United Theological Seminary in India, the Beijing Theological Seminary in China, and dozens of other divinity schools and conferences both here and abroad. Carl has published six books, including his newest one The Lord's Prayer For Today (WJK, 2006) and more than 50 scholarly articles and reviews.
Breaking the Silence
“Breaking the Silence with Dr. Gregory Williams”
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