Robert Smith joined the Beeson Divinity School faculty in 1997 and teaches Christian Preaching. He is the author of
Doctrine that Dances: Bringing Doctrinal Preaching and Teaching to Life; coeditor (with Timothy George) of
A Mighty Long Journey, a
collection of sermons on racial reconciliation; and has had a study of
Christian ministry in the African American church published in
Preparing for Christian Ministry. His
research interests include the place of passion in preaching and the
literary history of African American preaching. An ordained Baptist
minister, he served as pastor of New Mission Missionary Baptist Church
in Cincinnati, Ohio, for 20 years. He and his wife, Wanda, are the
parents of four adult children.
Audio Message by Robert Smith, Jr.
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"Dinner on the Grounds" 11/21/2008