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CURTIS L. THOMPSON, Ph.D.
Professor of Religion

B.A., 1969, Concordia College, M.Div., 1974, Luther Theological Seminary; M.A., 1979, Ph.D., 1985, University of Chicago; Pastor, St. Paul American Lutheran Church, 1974-78; Researcher, 1982-83, University of Copenhagen; Assistant, Associate, and Professor, Thiel College, 1983-present.

DEREK R. NELSON, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Religion and Co-Director of Thiel Global Institute




Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union, 2006; M.Div., Yale University, 2002; A.B., Wabash College, 1999. Teaching Fellow at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary (2002-05); Pacific School of Religion (2003); San Francisco Theological Seminary (2004-05); University of California, Berkeley (2003); Adjunct Faculty Member, San Francisco Theological Seminary (2006). 

DANIEL F. EPPLEY, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Religion

Ph.D. 2000 University of Iowa; Additional study in Religious Studies, Villanova University, (part time, 1991-3); M.S. 1990 Cornell University; B.A. 1988 Gustavus Adolphus College; Assistant/Associate Professor of Religion, McMurry University, 2000-7; Teaching Assistant: University of Iowa, 1994-7; Teaching Assistant: Cornell University, 1988-9.

BRYAN L. WAGONER, M.Div.
Adjunct, Greek/Religion

Ph.D. (anticipated 2008) Harvard University; A.M. 2005 Harvard University; S.T.M. 2003 Yale University; M.Div. 2002 Yale University; B.A. 1998 Gordon College; Teaching and Research Fellow, Harvard University, 2003-7; Research Assistant, Yale University, 2002-3; Teaching Assistant, Gordon College, 1994-7.

REVEREND ANDREA M. NG'WESHEMI, Ph.D.
Campus Pastor

Ph.D. 1999 Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago;
Th.M. 1996 Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago;
M.A. 1994 University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania;
B.D. 1990 Makumira University College, Tanzania.