David Dockery

{{Short description|American academic administrator}} {{Infobox academic | honorific_prefix = | name = David Samuel Dockery | honorific_suffix = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = 20150930DSDbeingInterviewed01a.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = David S. Dockery, President, [[Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary]] | birth_name =  | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|10|28|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama]] | death_date =  | death_place = | death_cause = | region = | nationality = | period = | occupation = | title = | boards =  | known_for = Chancellor of [[Trinity International University]]; Former President of [[Union University]] | spouse = Lanese (nee Huckeba) | children = three sons | signature = | signature_alt = | signature_size = | era = | language = | discipline = Biblical studies | sub_discipline =  | movement =  | religion =  | denomination =  | education = [[University of Alabama-Birmingham]], [[Grace Theological Seminary]], [[Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary]], [[Texas Christian University]] | alma_mater = [[University of Texas at Arlington]] (PhD) | thesis_title = An Examination of Hermeneutical Development in Early Christian Thought and Its Contemporary Significance | thesis_url = | thesis_year = 1988 | doctoral_advisor = | doctoral_students = | notable_students =  | main_interests = | workplaces = [[Trinity International University]] | notable_works = | notable_ideas = | influences =  | influenced =  | awards =  | website = | footnotes = }}

'''David Samuel Dockery''' (born October 28, 1952, [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama]]) is the President of the International Alliance for Christian Education. He is also Distinguished Professor of Theology and on April 19, 2023 was elected the 10th President of [[Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://swbts.edu/news/o-s-hawkins-david-dockery-announced-as-joint-interim-leadership-of-southwestern-seminary/|title=O.S. Hawkins, David Dockery announced as joint interim leadership of Southwestern Seminary|date=27 September 2022 |access-date=2 October 2022}}</ref> Formerly he served as Trinity International University's 15th president.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.tiu.edu/2014/02/28/tiu-15th-president/ |title=David Dockery Named 15th President of Trinity International University | Trinity Newsroom |website=News.tiu.edu |date=2014-02-28 |access-date=2016-02-01 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043211/http://news.tiu.edu/2014/02/28/tiu-15th-president/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was elected to that presidency on February 28, 2014.

Prior to his time at Trinity he served as the 15th president of [[Union University]], which ''U.S. News & World Report'' has listed among the top tier regional institutions in the South each since 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uu.edu/news/NewsReleases-Pre01/091796.htm |title=News Release - 9/17/96 |website=Uu.edu |date=1996-09-23 |access-date=2016-02-01}}</ref> Dockery is author or editor of more than 35 books, including: ''Renewing Minds'', ''Southern Baptist Consensus and Renewal'', ''Biblical Interpretation Then and Now'', ''Theologians of the Baptist Tradition'', and the ''Holman Bible Handbook''. His articles have been published in Touchstone, Books & Culture, Christianity Today, and numerous other publications. In addition, he has contributed chapters or articles to more than 40 other publications.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uu.edu/dockery/ |title=Dr. David S. Dockery - 15th President of Union University |website=Uu.edu |date=1995-12-08 |access-date=2016-02-01}}</ref>

He was elected to Union's presidency on December 8, 1995, and the university increased in student enrollment from 1,975 in the fall of 1996 to 4,259 in the fall of 2012, representing 15 consecutive years of increased enrollment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uu.edu/news/release.cfm?ID=2014 |title=Union's fall enrollment increases for 15th straight year - News Release | Union University, a Christian College in Tennessee |website=Uu.edu |date=2012-08-31 |access-date=2016-02-01}}</ref>

Quotations from Dockery have appeared in ''The Washington Post'', ''The Boston Globe'', ''The Christian Science Monitor'', ''Christian Post'', ''The Dallas Morning News'', ''The Fort Worth Star-Telegram'', ''The Washington Times'', ''The Tennessean'', ''The Commercial Appeal'' (Memphis), ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'', ''The Birmingham News'', ''The Courier-Journal'' (Louisville), ''The Baltimore Sun'', ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', Religion News Service, Bloomberg.com, Forbes.com, Fox.com, and several denominational publications, among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uu.edu/dockery/ |title=Dr. David S. Dockery - 15th President of Union University |website=Uu.edu |date=1995-12-08 |access-date=2016-02-01}}</ref>

He has been interviewed on several national networks: CNN, NBC, ABC, MSNBC, FOX, and numerous local/regional television channels; along with national radio interviews on ABC, FOX, NPR, Moody, Salem, AFR, and others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uu.edu/dockery/ |title=Dr. David S. Dockery - 15th President of Union University |publisher=Uu.edu |date=1995-12-08 |access-date=2016-02-01}}</ref>

In addition to his leadership of the IACE, Dockery has served as Chair of the Board of Directors for the [[Council for Christian Colleges and Universities]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?id=20046|title=Dockery elected board chairman of Christian education council|website=Bpnews.net|access-date=2016-02-01|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811092226/http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?id=20046|archive-date=2014-08-11}}</ref> He also served as Chair for the [[Consortium for Global Education]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uu.edu/news/release.cfm?ID=1127 |title=Dockery named chairman of CGE board - News Release | Union University, a Christian College in Tennessee |website=Uu.edu |date=2007-01-26 |access-date=2016-02-01}}</ref> and on the boards of [[Christianity Today International]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uu.edu/news/release.cfm?ID=446 |title=Dockery appointed to Christianity Today International Board of Directors - News Release | Union University, a Christian College in Tennessee |website=Uu.edu |date=2002-10-14 |access-date=2016-02-01}}</ref> and the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association, among other local and national entities.

On January 15, 2013, Dockery announced he would begin the transition process from university president to the role of university chancellor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uu.edu/news/release.cfm?ID=2074 |title=Dockery to transition to Union University chancellor in July 2014 - News Release | Union University, a Christian College in Tennessee |website=Uu.edu |date=15 January 2013 |access-date=2016-02-01}}</ref>

Dockery was formally installed<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.tiu.edu/2014/10/27/trinity-dsd-inauguration/ |title=Trinity Celebrates the Inauguration of David S. Dockery | Trinity Newsroom |website=News.tiu.edu |date=2014-10-27 |access-date=2016-02-01 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085206/http://news.tiu.edu/2014/10/27/trinity-dsd-inauguration/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> as president of Trinity International University on October 23, 2014. In his first year at Trinity, Dockery led work on a new strategic plan called "Heritage and Hope: Trinity 2023",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.tiu.edu/2015/02/27/heritage-and-hope-trinity-2023-strategic-plan/ |title=Heritage and Hope: Trinity 2023 Strategic Plan | Trinity Newsroom |website=News.tiu.edu |date=2015-02-27 |access-date=2016-02-01 |archive-date=2015-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302034335/http://news.tiu.edu/2015/02/27/heritage-and-hope-trinity-2023-strategic-plan/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> which the Board of Regents passed unanimously on February 27, 2015.

==Education== *[[University of Alabama-Birmingham]] - Bachelor's degree *[[Grace Theological Seminary]] - Master's degree *[[Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary]] - Master's degree *[[Texas Christian University]] - Master's degree *[[University of Texas at Arlington]] - Ph.D. in Humanities

==Personal life== Dockery and his wife, Lanese, have three married sons and eight grandchildren. He and Lanese have traveled to the various regions of the United States and Canada, as well as to Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Middle East. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://iace.education/our-president |title=Our President (Biography) |website=iace.education |date=2019-11-13 |access-date=2021-08-01}}</ref> ==Works== ===Thesis=== *{{cite book|author1-last=Dockery |author1-first=David S. |title=The Problem of Indwelling Sin in Romans 7:14-25 |type=M.Div. |publisher=Grace Seminary }} *{{cite book|author1-last=Dockery |author1-first=David S. |author1-mask=3 |title=The Shape of the Pauline Approach to Life in the Spirit |type=M.A. |publisher=Texas Christian University }} *{{cite book|author1-last=Dockery |author1-first=David S. |author1-mask=3 |title=An Examination of Hermeneutical Development in Early Christian Thought and Its Contemporary Significance |type=Ph.D. |publisher=University of Texas-Arlington |date=1988 }}

===Books=== *{{cite book|author1-last=Dockery |author1-first=David S. |author1-mask=3 |title=The Doctrine of the Bible |location=Nashville, TN |publisher=Convention Press |date=1991 |oclc=24988167 }} *{{cite book|author1-last=Dockery |author1-first=David S. |author1-mask=3 |title=Biblical Interpretation Then and Now: contemporary hermeneutics in the light of the early church |location=Grand Rapids, MI |publisher=Baker |date=1992 |isbn=9780801030109 |oclc=24952889 }} *{{cite book|author1-last=Dockery |author1-first=David S. |author1-mask=3 |author2-last=Garland |author2-first=David E. |author2-link=David E. Garland |title=Seeking the Kingdom: The Sermon on the Mount Made Practical |url=https://archive.org/details/seekingkingdomse0000dock |url-access=registration |location=Wheaton, IL |publisher=Harold Shaw Publishers |date=1992 |isbn=9780877887560 |oclc=25281560 }} *{{cite book|author1-last=Dockery |author1-first=David S. |author1-mask=3 |title=Christian Scripture: An Evangelical Perspective on Inspiration, Authority, and Interpretation |location=Nashville, TN |publisher=B&H Publishing |date=1995 |isbn=9780805410402 |oclc=31132880 }} - Also translated into Romanian. *{{cite book|author1-last=Dockery |author1-first=David S. |author1-mask=3 |title=Ephesians: One Body in Christ |location=Nashville, TN |publisher=Convention Press |date=1996 |isbn=9780805494181 |oclc=35040246 }} *{{cite book |author1-last=Dockery |author1-first=David S. |author1-mask=3 |title=Our Christian Hope: Bible Answers to Questions About the Future |location=Nashville, TN |publisher=Lifeway Press |date=1998 |isbn=9780767334778 |oclc=779006246 |url=https://archive.org/details/ourchristianhope00davi }} *{{cite book|author1-last=Dockery |author1-first=David S. |author1-mask=3 |title=Basic Christian Beliefs |series=Shepherd's Notes Series |location=Nashville, TN |publisher=B&H Publishing |date=1999 |isbn=9780805493801 |oclc=42726211 }} *{{cite book|author1-last=Dockery |author1-first=David S. |author1-mask=3 |author2-last=Guthrie |author2-first=George H. |author2-link=George H. Guthrie |title=Holman Guide to Interpreting the Bible: How do you handle a sharper than sharp two-edged Sword? Very Carefully |location=Nashville, TN |publisher=B&H Publishing |date=2004 |isbn=9780805428582 |oclc=1026483860 }} *{{cite book|author1-last=Dockery |author1-first=David S. |author1-mask=3 |author2-last=George |author2-first=Timothy |author2-link=Timothy George |title=Building Bridges: perspectives on Baptist unity |location=Nashville, TN |publisher=Convention Press |date=2007 |isbn=9780979983108 |oclc=163224578 }} *{{cite book|author1-last=Dockery |author1-first=David S. |author1-mask=3 |title=Renewing Minds: Serving Church and Society Through Christian Higher Education |location=Nashville, TN |publisher=B&H Publishing |date=2007 |isbn=9780805444957 |oclc=149008139 }} *{{cite book|author1-last=Dockery |author1-first=David S. |author1-mask=3 |title=Southern Baptist Consensus and Renewal: A Biblical, Historical and Theological Proposal |location=Nashville, TN |publisher=B&H Publishing |date=2008 |isbn=9780805447408|oclc=181600407 }} *{{cite book|author1-last=Dockery |author1-first=David S. |author1-mask=3 |title=The Pursuit: Chasing Answers to Life's Questions |location=Nashville, TN |publisher=Lifeway Press |date=2011 }} - bible studies on ''Ecclesiastes'' *{{cite book|author1-last=Dockery |author1-first=David S. |author1-mask=3 |author2-last=George |author2-first=Timothy |author2-link=Timothy George |title=The Great Tradition of Christian Thinking |series=Reclaiming the Christian intellectual tradition |location=Wheaton, IL |publisher=Crossway |date=2012 |isbn=9781433525131 |oclc=752068283 }}

===Series edited=== *{{cite book|editor1-last=Dockery |editor1-first=David S. |editor1-mask=3 |title=The New American Commentary series |location=Nashville, TN |publisher=B&H Publishing |date=1991–2019 }}

===Books edited=== *{{cite book|editor1-last=Dockery |editor1-first=David S. |editor1-mask=3 |editor2-last=George |editor2-first=Timothy |editor2-link=Timothy George |title=Baptist Theologians |location=Nashville, TN |publisher=B&H Publishing |date=1990 |isbn=9780805465884 |oclc=22572792 }} *{{cite book |editor1-last=Dockery |editor1-first=David S. |editor1-mask=3 |title=Revell Bible Dictionary |location=Old Tappan, NJ |publisher=Fleming H. Revell |date=1990 |isbn=9780800715946 |oclc=988431901 |url=https://archive.org/details/revellbibledicti00flem }} *{{cite book|editor1-last=Dockery |editor1-first=David S. |editor1-mask=3 |editor2-last=Basden |editor2-first=Paul |editor2-link=Paul Basden |title=People of God: Essays on the Believers' Church |location=Nashville, TN |publisher=B&H Publishing |date=1991 |isbn=9780805460230 |oclc=21334098 }} *''New Testament Criticism and Interpretation'', co-editor and contributor with David Alan Black (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1991) chapter on "The History of New Testament Interpretation." *''Beyond the Impasse?: Scripture, Interpretation, and Theology in Baptist Life'', co-editor with Robison B. James (Nashville: Broadman, 1992) chapter on "A People of the Book: The Crisis of Biblical Authority Today." *''Holman Bible Handbook'', general editor and contributor (Nashville: Holman, 1992) sections on "Pauline Letters," "History of Biblical Interpretation," "Christian Faith and the Christian Community," and "The Lord's Supper." *''The Concise Bible Dictionary'', consulting editor (Old Tappan: Fleming H. Revell, 1992). *''Holman Book of Biblical Charts, Maps and Reconstructions'', contributing editor (Nashville: Holman, 1993). *{{cite book|editor1-last=Dockery |editor1-first=David S. |editor1-mask=3 |title=Southern Baptists and American Evangelicals: The Conversation Continues |location=Nashville, TN |publisher=B&H Publishing |date=1993 |isbn=9780805460414 |oclc=28585502 }} *''Foundations for Biblical Interpretation'', co-editor and contributor with [[Robert B. Sloan]] and Kenneth A. Mathews (Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 1994) chapter on "The Study and Interpretation of the Bible." *''The Challenge of Postmodernism: An Evangelical Engagement'', editor and contributor (Grand Rapids: Baker/BridgePoint, 1995, revised edition 2001) chapter on "The Challenge of Postmodernism." *''The Best of A. T. Robertson'', compiler (Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 1996). *''New Dimensions in Evangelical Theology: Essays in Honor of Millard J. Erickson'', editor (Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1998). Chapter on "Millard J. Erickson." *''Holman Concise Bible Commentary'', general editor (Nashville: B&H Publishing, 1998). Section on the "Pauline Epistles." Translated into Spanish. *''The Integration of Faith and Learning: A Basic Bibliography'', editor and compiler (1998). *''The Future of Christian Higher Education'', co-editor with [[David P. Gushee]] (B&H Publishing, 1999). Chapters on "The Future of Christian Higher Education: An Introduction," "The Great Commandment As a Paradigm for Christian Higher Education," "The Role of Professional Education in Christian Higher Education," and "The Grandeur of God and Real Education: A Strategy for Integrating Faith in a Post-Christian Culture." *''New Testament Interpretation'', co-edited with David Alan Black (Nashville: B&H Publishing, 2000). Chapter on the History of New Testament Interpretation. *''Theologians of the Baptist Tradition'', co-edited with [[Timothy George]] (Nashville: B&H Publishing, 2001). Chapters on [[John A. Broadus]], A.T. Robertson, and Hershel Hobbs. *''Shaping a Christian Worldview'', co-edited with [[Greg Thornbury]] (Nashville: B&H Publishing, 2002). Chapter on Shaping a Christian Worldview. *''John A. Broadus: A Living Legacy'', co-edited with [[Roger Duke]] (Nashville: B&H Publishing, 2008). Chapter on "Mighty in the Scriptures." *''Southern Baptist Identity: An Evangelical Denomination Faces the Future'' (Wheaton: Crossway, 2009). Chapter on "Southern Baptists in the 21st Century." *''Christian Leadership Essentials'', editor (Nashville: B&H Publishing, 2011) *''Southern Baptists, Evangelicals and the Future of Denominationalism'', editor (Nashville: B&H Publishing, 2011) *''Faith and Learning: A Handbook for Christian Higher Education'', editor (Nashville: B&H Publishing, 2012) *''Worship, Tradition, and Engagement: Essays in Honor of Timothy George'', co-edited with James Massey and Robert Smith, Jr. (London: Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2018)

===Chapters=== *{{cite book|author1-last=Dockery |author1-first=David S. |author1-mask=3 |chapter=Millard J. Erickson |editor1-last=Dockery |editor1-first=David S. |editor1-mask=3 |editor2-last=George |editor2-first=Timothy |editor2-link=Timothy George |title=Baptist Theologians |location=Nashville, TN |publisher=B&H Publishing |date=1990 |isbn=9780805465884 |oclc=22572792 |pages=640–659 }} *{{cite book|author1-last=Dockery |author1-first=David S. |author1-mask=3 |chapter=Baptist Theology and Theologians |editor1-last=Dockery |editor1-first=David S. |editor1-mask=3 |editor2-last=George |editor2-first=Timothy |editor2-link=Timothy George |title=Baptist Theologians |location=Nashville, TN |publisher=B&H Publishing |date=1990 |isbn=9780805465884 |oclc=22572792 |pages=685– }} *{{cite book|author1-last=Dockery |author1-first=David S. |author1-mask=3 |chapter=Introduction to Southern Baptists and American Evangelicals |editor1-last=Dockery |editor1-first=David S. |editor1-mask=3 |title=Southern Baptists and American Evangelicals: The Conversation Continues |location=Nashville, TN |publisher=B&H Publishing |date=1993 |isbn=9780805460414 |oclc=28585502 }} *{{cite book|author1-last=Dockery |author1-first=David S. |author1-mask=3 |chapter=American Evangelical Responses to Southern Baptists |editor1-last=Dockery |editor1-first=David S. |editor1-mask=3 |title=Southern Baptists and American Evangelicals: The Conversation Continues |location=Nashville, TN |publisher=B&H Publishing |date=1993 |isbn=9780805460414 |oclc=28585502 |pages=100– }}

===Journal articles=== *{{cite journal|author1-last=Dockery |author1-first=David S. |author1-mask=3 |title=Romans 7:14-25: Pauline tension in the Christian life |journal=[[Grace Theological Journal]] |volume=2 |issue=2 |date=Fall 1981 |pages=239–257 }} *{{cite journal|author1-last=Dockery |author1-first=David S. |author1-mask=3 |title=Martin Luther's christological hermeneutics |journal=Grace Theological Journal |volume=4 |issue=2 |date=Fall 1983 |pages=189–203 }}

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