Draft:Alice Palmer Mathews
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Alice Palmer Mathews (born July 20, 1930) is an American sociologist, author, and radio host known for her scholarship on women's roles in the Christian church. She is the Lois E. Bennett Distinguished Associate Professor Emerita of Educational Ministries and Women's Ministries at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.[1] Her papers are held in the Alice Mathews Collection at Baylor University.[2]
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July 20, 1930
Alice Palmer Mathews | |
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| Born | Alice Lorraine Palmer July 20, 1930 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | University of Denver / Iliff School of Theology (Ph.D., 1996) |
| Occupations | Professor, author, radio host |
| Spouse | Randall K. Mathews (m. 1951; d. 2023) |
| Children | 4 |
Education
Mathews earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Religion and Social Change from the University of Denver jointly with the Iliff School of Theology in 1996. She holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Michigan State University (1970), a Diplôme in French language and literature from the University of Paris (1965), and a Bachelor of Arts in piano and Bible from Bob Jones University (1951). In 1982, she completed a certification at the Warren Deem Institute for Strategy Formation and Implementation at Columbia University.[2]
Career
Academic positions
Mathews served as Academic Dean at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (2007–2009) and as associate director for the Doctor of Ministry program (1997–1999). From 1999 to 2005, she was the Lois W. Bennett Distinguished Associate Professor of Educational Ministries and Women's Ministries. Earlier in her career, she was Dean of the Philadelphia Center at Seminary of the East (1994–1997).[1][2]
Radio ministry
From 1990 to 2013, Mathews co-hosted the daily radio program Discover the Word (originally Radio Bible Class) alongside Haddon Robinson and Mart DeHaan of RBC Ministries. The program aired on several hundred Christian radio stations.[3]
Missions
Mathews and her husband Randall served as missionaries in Paris, France (1963–1973), where she co-founded the Christian Women's Club of Paris. They later ministered at the International Chapel of Vienna, Austria (1973–1980).[2]
W. H. Griffith Thomas Memorial Lectures
In February 2006, Mathews delivered the W. H. Griffith Thomas Memorial Lectures at Dallas Theological Seminary, becoming the first woman to deliver these lectures since their establishment in 1927.[4]
Selected publications
Personal life
Mathews was born in New York City and raised in Detroit, Michigan. She married Randall K. Mathews in 1951; he died in 2023. They had four children.[2]