Donald W. Garner - Carson-Newman College

Donald W. GarnerProfessor of ReligionPhone Number(865) 471-3279Email Addressdgarner@cn.eduOffice LocationHenderson Hall, Office 207Academic AreasOld Testament ProphetsOld Testament Wisdom LiteratureArchaeology of PalestineHistory of IsraelNew Testament LiteratureEducation/Degrees EarnedPh.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 1980Ph.D. Dissertation: “Forms of Communication in the Book of Ezekiel”M.Div. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 1975B.A. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1972Post-doctoral Study, Travel and Field Experience:Conference Teacher at regional Bible Study (“Book of Jeremiah”) in Vincovci,Croatia sponsored by First Baptist Church, Knoxville, TN January 2007Travel Study Seminar sponsored by Appalachian College Association, co-leaderof study group to Turkey, including the 7 churches of Book of Revelationand Cappadocia 2004Travel Study Seminar sponsored by Appalachian College Association, co-leaderof study group to Turkey, Greece, Italy with further travels to Switzerland,Austria, Germany, France 2003Archaeological excavation—Mudaybi’, Jordan (Karak Resources Project).Square supervisor and member of survey/excavation team led byDr. Gerald M. Mattingly 1995, 97, 99, 2001Travel tour of Israel. Co-leader of a group of ten pilgrims on Carson-Newman College alumni & friends Holy Land Tour June 1996Sabbatical study leave at Emory University. Dr. J. Maxwell Miller’s doctoralseminar on Palestinian Archaeology in the Candler School of Theology Spring 1991Historical Geography Travel Seminar to the Middle East (Syria, Jordan,Sinai, Israel) led by Dr. J. Maxwell Miller, Graduate Division of Religion,Emory University August 1990

Pastoral ExperiencePastor or Interim Pastor of churches in Indiana, Kentucky, and TennesseeTeaching ExperienceCarson-Newman College, Jefferson City, TNProfessor of Religion1998-presentChair, Religion Department 1990-2007Associate Professor of Religion 1987-98Assistant Professor of Religion 1982-87Faculty Member, Carson-Newman Bible School (evening) 1981-84Instructor of Religion (full-time) 1980-82OT Introduction (part-time), Religion Department Fall 1979The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KYAdjunct Professor (extension program, Carson-Newman College campus) Spring 1986Adjunct Professor (extension program, Carson-Newman College campus) Spring 1983Instructor, Evening School Spring 1980Old Testament Introduction 1978-79Garrett Fellow, Old Testament Department 1975-78Dr. Clyde T. Francisco 1976-78Dr. A. Jackson Glaze 1975-76Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MOAdjunct Professor of Old Testament, “The Book of Ezekiel” June 1985Professional Memberships:Society of Biblical LiteratureNational Association of Baptist Professors of ReligionW. H. Whitsitt Baptist Heritage Society, charter memberPublications“Introduction: Jesus and Relationships,” in Following Jesus in Relationships,a collection of essays by the faculty of the Religion Department of Carson-Newman College, foreword by James S. Netherton, (Brentwood, TN: BaptistHistory and Heritage Society, and Nashville, TN: Fields Publishing, Inc.,),pp. 10-17. 2001Discovering Ezra, Nehemiah, & Esther: The Guideposts Bible Study Program,(Carmel, NY: Guideposts Associates, Inc.,). 1989Four lessons in the Families in 3-D, series 2, Acacia Resources, groupBible study curriculum, published by Baptist Center for Ethics, Nashville, TN.“A People Without the Book: Hosea 4,” in Interpreting Hosea forTeaching and Preaching, edited by Cecil P. Staton, Jr., Macon, Ga.:Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc. 1993A variety of articles and book reviews in Baptist & Reflector 1983, 1986The Student 1988

Pulpit Digest 1988Biblical Illustrator 1995-97Mercer Dictionary of the Bible 1990Videotaped lesson instruction and teaching suggestions for Sunday Schoolteachers, broadcast by satellite over the Baptist Telecommunications Networkby the Baptist Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Conventionfrom its Nashville studio; videotaped total of 153 lessons. 1986-1990InterestsAntique automobiles (including street rods), spectator sports, gardening, travel.Life Philosophy“Trust in the Lord with all of your heart and do not rely upon your own understanding;in all of your ways acknowledge God, and God will direct your paths.” (Proverbs 3:5-6)John Claypool, Tracks of a Fellow Struggler and Mending the HeartClarence Jordan, The Cotton Patch Version of Matthew and JohnMartin Luther King, Jr., Strength To LoveLeslie Weatherhead, The Will of God