lee camp
college of bible - undergraduate
professor
college of bible - undergraduate
professor
lee is an alabamian by birth. he met his wife laura at lipscomb as an undergrad (ba in computer science), and then did seminary at abilene christian university (ma and mdiv). following a stint in nairobi, kenya, lee and laura moved to south bend, indiana, where he completed graduate studies in christian ethics (ma and phd). he and laura have three grown sons, and love living in nashville. along with his role at professor of theology and ethics, lee is also the creator and host of no small endeavor ("exploring what it means to live a good life"), a nationally syndicated podcast and public radio show, which also stages live events and variety shows. for more information, please visit the nse website, or follow the podcast.
scandalous witness: a little political manifesto for christians (grand rapids: eerdmans, 2020).
concluding and retrospective chapter in john mark hicks, et.al., resisting babel: allegiance to god and the problem of government (abilene, tx: acu press, 2020)
concluding and retrospective chapter in john mark hicks, et.al., resisting babel: allegiance to god and the problem of government (abilene, tx: acu press, 2020
who is my enemy? questions american christians must face about islam, and themselves (brazos press, 2011).
mere discipleship: radical christianity in a rebellious world (brazos press, december 2003; 2nd ed., 2009).
review essay in the cruciform church rev. ed. (acu press, 2016).
theological themes essays on luke 3-4 for lectionary homiletics (december 2015 – january 2016).
theological themes essays on matthew 16:13-20 and matthew 16:21-28 for lectionary homiletics xxv, no. 5 (august-september 2014).
“on muslim hospitality,” missio dei: a journal of missional theology and praxis 4, vol. 2 (august 2013).
“what about romans 13: ‘let every soul be subject’?” in eds. tripp york and justin bronson barringer, a faith not worth fighting for: addressing commonly asked questions about christian nonviolence (eugene, or: cascade books, 2012).
contributor to banned questions about jesus, ed. christian piatt (chalice press, 2011).
“keeping alive the narratives of war and peace,” in and the word became flesh: studies in history, communication, and scripture in memory of michael w. casey, eds. thomas h. olbricht and david fleer (eugene, or: pickwick publications, 2009), 269-283.
“theological ground for peaceful co-existence,” restoration quarterly 49/4 (2007).
“the practice of church,” leaven (2007).
review of john howard yoder: mennonite patience, evangelical witness, catholic convictions, by mark t. nation, mennonite quarterly review (2007).
“restoration and unity in the work of john howard yoder,” in radical ecumenicity: pursuing unity and continuity after john howard yoder, ed. john nugent (abilene christian university press, 2010).
“salt and light, salsa and tortillas,” in preaching the sermon on the mount: the world it imagines, eds. david fleer and david bland (chalice press, 2007).
“nationalism and the american church,” guest editor, leaven 13/4 (2005).
“the non-violent reign of god,” in larry chouinard, david fiensy and george pickens, eds., biblical ethics and the issues of life and death (college press, forthcoming, january 2004).
“justice and the coming of the kingdom,” and “justice and non-violence,” in gary holloway and john york, eds., unfinished reconciliation (abilene christian university press, forthcoming, 2003).
“why the christian church ought to be pacifist,” leaven 10 no. 2 (2002): 79-84.
“restoration and unity in the work of john howard yoder,” restoration quarterly 44 (january 2002): 1-14.
“the case for christian non-violence,” new wineskins (january/february 2002), 25, 27.
“the cross in christendom: constantinianism and the doctrine of the atonement,” presented to the restoration theological research fellowship, an additional meeting of the aar/sbl, november, 1996. published in restoration quarterly 40 (april 1998).
“disapproving disproportionate response,” perspectives 11, no. 9 (november 1996), and reprinted as “changing the rhetoric of war,” common sense 11, no. 3 (december 1996). co-authored with tobias winwright.
“cash on dylan, and the vocation of prophets and poets: ‘here-in is a hell of a poet,’” the rabbit room, may 2018,.
“when the world’s burning, who needs poetry,” ethics daily, 23 may 2018.
“on cultivating habits to live your life well,” ethics daily, 30 january 2018.
“lessons from thomas paine: the destruction of christianity,” ethics daily, 21 december 2017.
“lessons from thomas paine: our democratic aristocracy,” ethics daily, 20 december 2017.
op-ed on “white lives matter” gathering in nashville, published as: “commentary: a response to ‘white lives matter’,” op-ed, christian chronicle, 27 october 2017; “tragedy should not be fodder for hate, white supremacy,” op-ed, wkrn, nashville, tennessee, 25 october 2017.
“president trump in my home state of alabama: special,” huffington post, 28 september 2017.
“make the church great again,” huffington post, 28 october 2016.
“the unchristian quest for a christian america,” huffington post, 21 april 2016.
“the politics of easter,” huffington post, 29 march 2016.
“reflections from the ryman,” intersections (fall 2015): 26-27.
“you tele-conferenced me in prison: once a cold heart, always a cold heart,” huffington post, 21 may 2015.
“a biblical argument (sort of) in opposition to the bible as tennessee's state book,” huffington post, 15 april 2015.
“clint eastwood's sniper, and the american messiah,” huffington post, 27 january 2015.
“learning about authority while flying without engines,” ethics daily, 29 may 2015.
“happiness: the christian faith's ultimate goal - part 1,” ethics daily, 14 may 2015 and part 2, 15 may 2015.
more available in cv.
host and creator of no small endeavor (formerly tokens show), with 200+ executive producer and host credits, starting in 2008, with public television, public radio, podcast, and live shows.
“lee camp on how the politics of jesus disrupt partisan america,” gravity leadership podcast with matt tebbe, 13 oct 2020.
“kingdom politics,” interview with kurt willems on theology curator podcast, sept 15, 2020.
“theology on tap: scandalous witness,” st. bartholomew’s episcopal church, nashville, 1 june 2020.
“scandalous witness,” ep259, crackers and grape juice podcast with jaon micheli, may 22, 2020.
“lee camp: scandalous witness,” inverse podcast with drew hart and jarrod mckenna, may 4, 2020.
moderator for “too ill to execute: a conversation about severe mental illness and the death penalty,” tasmie nashville town hall event, 25 july 2018.
interview: jameel mcgee and andrew collins, authors of “convicted: a crooked cop, an innocent man, and an unlikely journey of forgiveness and friendship.” the gathering, 世界杯2022预选赛录像回放 , 27 march 2018.
interview: walter brueggemann, on “the import of preaching,” hazelip school of theology, 世界杯2022预选赛录像回放 , 12 february 2018.
“issues of faith: hate groups and christianity,” full episode television interview, wtvf, nashville, tennessee, aired starting 8 november 2017.
“an interview with lee camp,” world to the wise podcast
interview: “the digital side hug,” 1 march 2015.
more available in cv
contact information
lee.camp@lipscomb.edu
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