Dr. Christine Pohl
Professor of Church in Society
Expertise:
- Christian Social Ethics
- Church in Society
- Urban Ministry
- Christian Hospitality
Education:
- B.S., Syracuse University, 1972
- M.A. in Theological Studies (social ethics), Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 1986
- Ph.D., Emory University, 1993
Dr. Christine Pohl is professor of Church and Society/Christian Ethics. She has taught at Asbury Theological Seminary since 1989.
She received a B.S. in Special Education at Syracuse University, 1972; a M.A. in Theological Studies, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 1986; and a Ph.D. in Ethics and Society at Emory University, 1993.
Dr. Pohl worked in various ministries for 11 years before attending seminary. She owned a Christian bookstore for six years and later worked in advocacy and refugee resettlement. She currently serves as an occasional advisor for homeless shelters and refugee programs. She has also helped plant three churches and is currently assisting her brother in planting a church in Nicholasville, Ky.
She is a recipient of grants for research from the American Academy of Religion, Lilly Endowment and Louisville Institute. She served as a board member for the Louisville Institute for six years and presently serves on the board of the Society of Christian Ethics.
Dr. Pohl is the Kingdom Conference co-chair and is the author of several books. She is currently completing a book called Practices that Make and Break Community (forthcoming, Eedermans, 2009).
