Henry Luce III Fellowships

The Henry Luce III Fellows in Theology program encouraged high-quality research that promised both to contribute to theological inquiry and to provide leadership in theological scholarship. Since its inception in 1994, the program funded intellectually rigorous research projects that emphasized the interdisciplinary character of theological scholarship and education, and addressed the needs of the academy, communities of faith, and the wider society. The fellowship enabled each Fellow to conduct yearlong research in one of several areas of theological inquiry. In addition, Fellows presented their findings at a yearly conference, and in both scholarly and popular journals. For more than two decades, the Henry Luce Foundation supported this program. With the selection of the 2017-18 class of Fellows and the Luce Fellows Conference in the fall of 2018, the program came to a conclusion. View lists of grant recipients and selected publications connected to fellowship projects.

With the generous support of the Henry Luce Foundation, the Council on Theological Scholarship and Research of ATS invited proposals for innovative research projects in theological studies to be conducted during the 2022–23 academic year. The council announced the grant recipients for those pilot projects.

Stephen R. Graham

412-788-6505, ext. 251

graham@ats.edu

Stephen R. Graham joined The Association of Theological Schools (ATS) staff in January 2008 as director of faculty development and initiatives in theological education and served as senior director of programs and services from 2013 to 2020. After serving on the task force to redevelop the Standards of Accreditation, he became a director of accreditation in 2020. He was named strategic director of context and continuity in 2021. Prior to joining ATS, Graham served as the dean of faculty and professor of American church history at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago. As an academic dean, he was active in the Chief Academic Officers Society of ATS and for several years provided ATS staff leadership for that group as well as guiding development of the ATS School for New Deans. He also led the Association’s work with chief executive officers for a number of years. He directed the Association’s faculty grants programs, including the Lilly Theological Research Grants program, from 2008 to 2013, and the Henry Luce III Fellows in Theology program from 2008 to 2019.

Graham has led a number of initiatives for the Association, including its work on preparation for ministry in a multifaith society, projects on the financial health and governance of theological schools, and the wide ranging study of educational models and practices in theological education. He provides a historical perspective on the Association’s identity and what it has been as an organization, works to contextualize the Association's past legacy and its present, and contributes to reflections about its future. He has published two books—Cosmos in the Chaos: Philip Schaff’s Interpretation of Nineteenth Century American Religion and Come to the Table: North Park Covenant Church, 1898–1998, A Century of Heritage and Hope—as well as numerous articles on the history of Christianity in the United States and theological education.

He holds an MA from Wheaton College and a PhD in the history of Christianity from The Divinity School of the University of Chicago.

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Stephen R. Graham