PhD candidate Emily Nelms Chastain to join Perkins School of Theology as Instructor

The following is an excerpt from article “Rev. Emily Nelms Chastain to join Perkins August 1 as Instructor in the History of Christianity” featuring PhD candidate Emily Nelms Chastain, published on March 19, 2024. Click here to read the full article. 


Rev. Emily Nelms Chastain, an ordained deacon in The United Methodist Church and Ph.D. candidate at Boston University, has been named Instructor in the History of Christianity at Perkins School of Theology. The appointment is effective August 1, 2024.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and both a Master of Divinity and Master of Arts in Religion from Claremont School of Theology.


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