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Love L. Sechrest Born (1962-10-14) October 14, 1962 (age 63) Title Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs Board member of African American Biblical Hermeneutics section in the Society of Biblical Literature, Faith & Learning International Academic background Alma mater Duke University Thesis (2006) Academic work Discipline Biblical studies Sub-discipline New Testament studies Institutions Fuller Theological Seminary, Columbia Theological Seminary Main interests Race and justice in the New Testament, African American Christianity, and womanist biblical interpretation in the New Testament

**Love L. Sechrest** (born October 14, 1962) is Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs at [Columbia Theological Seminary](/source/Columbia_Theological_Seminary)[1] and was previously an associate professor of the [New Testament](/source/New_Testament) at [Fuller Theological Seminary](/source/Fuller_Theological_Seminary), [Pasadena, California](/source/Pasadena%2C_California).[2] Her research interests include [race](/source/Race_(human_categorization)) and [justice](/source/Justice) in the New Testament, [African American](/source/African_American) Christianity, and [womanist](/source/Womanist_theology) biblical interpretation in the New Testament. She serves on the board of directors for Faith & Learning, International, a [Christian mission](/source/Christian_mission) and social entrepreneurship business incubator.[3]

## Biography

Sechrest gained her [bachelor's degrees](/source/Bachelor's_degree) in computer science and [sociology](/source/Sociology) at [Duke University](/source/Duke_University) in 1984 and her [master's](/source/Master's_degree) degree in computer science at [Villanova University](/source/Villanova_University) in 1993.[4]

Prior to changing her career as a biblical scholar, she worked as a chief information officer in the aerospace industry at [General Electric](/source/General_Electric). She received several awards from the aerospace industry including from the American Jewish Committee/Shalom Hartman Institute, the Kern Foundation, the Wabash Institute, Duke University, the Fund for Theological Education, the National Institutes of Science/Ford Foundation, the Lockheed Martin President's Award, and the GE Aerospace General Manager's Award.[3]

She completed her [Master of Divinity](/source/Master_of_Divinity) at [Trinity Evangelical Divinity School](/source/Trinity_Evangelical_Divinity_School) in 1999 and her Ph.D. at Duke University in 2006. She has taught in both schools at the graduate level. She joined Fuller Theological Seminary in 2006 where she continued her teaching and scholarship on the New Testament.[5] Since July 1, 2018, she has been the Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs of [Columbia Theological Seminary](/source/Columbia_Theological_Seminary).[6]

She has served as co-chair at the [African American](/source/African_Americans) [Biblical Hermeneutics](/source/Biblical_hermeneutics) section in the [Society of Biblical Literature](/source/Society_of_Biblical_Literature). She serves on the board of directors for Faith & Learning, International.[3]

## Works

- Sechrest, Love L. (2009). *A Former Jew: Paul and the dialectics of race*. The Library of New Testament Studies. Vol. 410. London; New York: T&T Clark. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780567462749](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780567462749). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [310401973](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/310401973).

- ——— (2018). *Can White People Be Saved?: triangulating race, theology*. Downer's Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780830851041](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780830851041). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [1032571865](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1032571865).

- ——— (2022). *Race and Rhyme: rereading the New Testament*. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780802867131](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780802867131). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [1295351711](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1295351711).

## Further reading

External videos Love Sechrest, Fuller Theological Seminary (2010)

- [Race Relations in the Church in the Age of Obama](https://fullerstudio.fuller.edu/race-relations-in-the-church-in-the-age-of-obama/)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Dr. Love Sechrest Named VP, Dean of Faculty"](https://www.ctsnet.edu/dr-love-sechrest-named-vp-dean-faculty/). *Columbia Theological Seminary*. April 9, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["From the School of Theology Dean: Farewell to Love Sechrest"](https://www.fuller.edu/posts/message-from-the-sot-dean-farewell-love-sechrest/). *Fuller Theological Seminary*. April 9, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_3-2) ["Love L. Sechrest"](https://www.fuller.edu/faculty/love-l-sechrest/). *Fuller Theological Seminary*. Retrieved April 14, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Sechrest, Love"](https://www.ctsnet.edu/faculty/sechrest-love/). *Columbia Theological Seminary*. Retrieved October 3, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Race Relations in the Church in the Age of Obama"](https://fullerstudio.fuller.edu/race-relations-in-the-church-in-the-age-of-obama/). *Fuller Studio*. September 3, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["From the School of Theology Dean: Farewell to Love Sechrest"](https://www.fuller.edu/posts/message-from-the-sot-dean-farewell-love-sechrest/). *Fuller Theological Seminary*. April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2018.

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