Co-Director Information

BENNIE R. CROCKETT, JR.

Co-Director
Center for Study of the Life and Work of

William Carey, D.D. (1761-1834)

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ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

• Doctor of Philosophy University of Wales, UNITED KINGDOM (philosophy)

• Master of Arts University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA (philosophy)

• Doctor of Theology New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

(New Testament and Greek major, church history minor)

• Master of Divinity New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (biblical studies major)

• Bachelor of Arts Mississippi College, Clinton, Mississippi, USA (Bible major; English minor)

PUBLICATIONS
Books and Monographs

• Editor—Addresses of the Mississippi Philosophical Association. In History and Addresses of Philosophical Societies in Value Inquiry Book Series. Vol. 102. Amsterdam/Atlanta: Editions RODOPI, 2000. Click Here for availability from Amazon.com, or go directly to the publisher's website at Editions Rodopi.

Refereed Journal Article

• "The Function of Mathetological Prayer in Mark," Irish Biblical Studies 11 (July 1988):124-39.

Philosophy

• "Empirical Implications for the Divine Command Theory of Ethics," in Addresses of the Mississippi Philosophical Association. Edited by Bennie R. Crockett, Jr. Amsterdam/Atlanta: Editions RODOPI, 2000. Pp. 236-47. Click Here for availability from Amazon.com, or go directly to the publisher's website at Editions Rodopi.

Invited Articles for Bible Dictionaries

• "Apostasy," Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible, (2000):78. Click here to view this book.

• "Conscience," Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible, (2000):276.

• "Dualism," Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible, (2000):358.

• "Thaddaeus," Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible, (2000):1295.

• "Barnabas," Mercer Dictionary of the Bible, (1990):87. Click here to view this book.

• "Deacon," Mercer Dictionary of the Bible, (1990):199-200 .

• "Demon in the New Testament," Mercer Dictionary of the Bible, (1990):208-209.

• "Logos/Word," Mercer Dictionary of the Bible, (1990):520.

Articles for Denominational Publications

• "What Were Oracles?" Biblical Illustrator, 34/4 (Summer 2008):69-72.

• "First Century Prisons," Biblical Illustrator, 31/4 (Summer 2005):46-49.

• "Tetelestai," Biblical Illustrator, 25/3 (Spring 1999):52-54.

• "Immanuel," Biblical Illustrator, 24/3 (Spring 1998):8-11.

• "My Little Children," Biblical Illustrator, 18/4 (Summer, 1993): 44-46.

• "First Century Banking," Biblical Illustrator, 18/2 (Winter 1992):68-71.

• "Snakes, Vipers, and Serpents," Biblical Illustrator, 17/1 (Fall 1990):66-69.

• "The Flowers of Palestine," Biblical Illustrator, 15/4 (Summer 1989):54-56.

University Sponsored Publications

• "How Did William Carey Respond to Slavery?" The Cobbler 47/9 (March 27, 2003): 2A.

• "A Class Always to Remember," The Carey Vision (Summer 1994):7.

• "Believe in God; Believe in Me, John 14:1b," The Carey Vision, (Spring 1993):14-15.

• "Cooper School Offers Religion, Missions, and General Studies Programs," The Carey Vision, (Spring 1992):5.

• "Letters From Carey—Honors and Academic Programs," [Commentary on 1 Peter 3:15b], The Baptist Record, (July 18, 1991).

Book Reviews

(The Theological Educator, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA)

• The Evidence for Jesus, by James D. G. Dunn, (Fall 1988):169-71,174.

• Matthew As Story, by Jack Dean Kingsbury, (Spring 1987):107-110.

• Harper’s Dictionary of the Bible, ed. Paul J. Achtemeier, (Spring 1987):91-93.

• The Christology of Mark’s Gospel, by Jack Dean Kingsbury, (Spring 1986):93-96.

• Matthew’s Story of Jesus, by Richard A. Edwards, (Spring 1986):91-93.

• Jesus the Teacher: A Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation of Mark, by Vernon K. Robbins, (Fall 1985):114-16.

• The Churches the Apostles Left Behind, by Raymond E. Brown, (Spring 1985):95-98.

• Anatomy of the Fourth Gospel: A Study in Literary Design, by R. Alan Culpepper, (Fall 1984):94-96.

• The Birth of the New Testament, by C. F. D. Moule, (Spring 1984):82-84.

• Studying the New Testament, by Morna D. Hooker, (Fall 1983):99-100.

PAPERS PRESENTED

• "West Meets East: Sati and Universal Morality." 2007 Humanities Teacher Award Lecture. Mississippi Humanities Council. November 8, 2007, William Carey University, Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

• co-author, "The Chaplains' Plot: Charter Renewal in 1813 and the Reformation of British India," Southern Conference on British Studies, November, 2004, Memphis, Tennessee

• "The Ghostbusters Failed This Time: Mortimer J. Adler on Human Nature," Mississippi Philosophical Association, Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi, 2002

• "The Words of Power: Carey's Establishment Rhetoric in the 'Enquiry'," William Carey Lectures, William Carey College, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 2001

• "Science and Religion: Seeing And/Or Believing?" Presbyterian Collegiate Fellowship, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 2000

• "Science, Philosophy, and Religion: Three Discourses, Three Perspectives," Honors Forum, William Carey College, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 1999

• "Some Epistemological Problems with Historical Claims," Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1998

• "Some Epistemological Problems with Historical Claims," Mississippi Philosophical Association, Mississippi College, Clinton, Mississippi, April 1997.

• "Epistemological Realism: What is It?" Mississippi Philosophical Association, Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi, April 1994.

• "Mortimer J. Adler: Purveyor of Absolute Truth," Presidential Address, Mississippi Philosophical Association, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi April, 1992.

• "The Possibility of Altruism as an Expression of Love," Baptist Association of Philosophy Teachers, Georgetown College, Georgetown, Kentucky, November, 1991

• "A Critique of the Divine Command Theory of Ethics," Presidential Address, Mississippi Philosophical Association, William Carey on the Coast, Gulfport, Mississippi, April, 1991.

• National Endowment for the Humanities, Summer Stipend Grant Program, 1990 (unfunded).

• "Early Christian Adaptation of Greek Metaphysics," Mississippi Philosophical Association, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, April, 1989.

• "The Logos Doctrine in Early Christianity," Honors Forum, William Carey College, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, October, 1989.

• "The Death of John the Baptist: Canonical and Non-Canonical Historiography," Honors Forum, William Carey College, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, October, 1988.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Instructional at William Carey University

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• Professor of Philosophy and Religion, 1993–present (with tenure)

• Associate Professor of Religion and Philosophy, 1989–1993

• Associate Professor of Religion, 1988–1989

• Assistant Professor of Religion, 1986–1988

• Instructor of Biblical Studies, 1985–1986

Other Instruction

• Adjunct Instructor of Greek, 1999; 2000

University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA

• Adjunct Instructor in New Testament and Greek, 1983–1985,