Rev. Dr. David P. Gushee
Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics
Gushee is the elected past-president of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Christian Ethics. As of 2025 he is the author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of 30 books, including the bestsellers Kingdom Ethics and Changing Our Mind. His other most notable works are Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies, After Evangelicalism, and most recently, The Moral Teachings of Jesus. He lectures and consults globally, regularly speaking to the press and on podcasts, as well as in academic and ecumenical church settings. He is widely regarded as one of his generation’s most significant Christian moral thinkers.
Prof. Gushee and his wife, Jeanie, live in Atlanta, Georgia and Chipping Campden, England. They are the parents of three adult children and grandparents of three little ones.
Education
- Ph.D., Union Theological Seminary in New York, 1993
- M.Phil., Union Theological Seminary in New York, 1990
- M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1987
- B.A., College of William and Mary, 1984