VITAE The Reverend Canon Dr. Frederick William Schmidt, Jr. Director of Spiritual Formation and Anglican Studies Associate Professor of Christian Spirituality Southern Methodist University Perkins School of Theology P.O. Box 750133 Dallas, TX 75275-0133 Office: (214) 768-2292 E mail: [email protected] Mobile: (214) 263-9738 Fax: (214) 768-2881 Microsite: smu.edu/schmidt Educational Background Degrees Received University of Oxford Doctor of Philosophy, 1986 University Offices Wellington Square Oxford, OX1 2JD England Asbury Theological Seminary Master of Divinity, 1978 Lexington Avenue Wilmore, Kentucky 40390 Asbury College Bachelor of Arts, 1975 Lexington Avenue Wilmore, Kentucky 40390 Other Course Work Southern Methodist University Dispute Resolution Program 5236 Tennyson Parkway Plano, TX 75024-3544 Critical Incident Stress Management Training Episcopal Diocese of Dallas 1630 N. Garrett Avenue Dallas, TX 75206 French language studies University of Kentucky South Limestone Lexington, Kentucky 40506 2 Other Course Work (continued) Undergraduate work Georgetown College Georgetown, Kentucky 40324 Undergraduate work Morehead State University Morehead, Kentucky 40351 Employment Record Current Position 2000 - Present Director of Spiritual Formation and Anglican Studies Associate Professor of Christian Spirituality Southern Methodist University Perkins School of Theology P.O. Box 750133 Dallas, TX 75275-0133 2005 – Present Division Chair, Practical Theology Southern Methodist University Perkins School of Theology P.O. Box 750133 Dallas, TX 75275-0133 Higher Education 2000 - Present Director of Spiritual Formation and Anglican Studies Associate Professor of Christian Spirituality Southern Methodist University Perkins School of Theology P.O. Box 750133 Dallas, TX 75275-0133 2005 – Present Division Chair, Practical Theology Southern Methodist University Perkins School of Theology P.O. Box 750133 Dallas, TX 75275-0133 1997-2000 Canon Educator Director, Programs in Spirituality and Religious Education Acting Program Manager Washington National Cathedral Massachusetts & Wisconsin Avenues, NW Washington, D. C. 20016-5098 3 Employment Record (continued) Higher Education 1995-1996 Special Assistant to the President and Provost La Salle University (Philadelphia, PA) Fellow, American Council on Education Center for Leadership Development Washington, D. C. 1994-1995 Dean Saint George's College P.O. Box 1248 Jerusalem 1987-1994 Associate Professor, New Testament Studies Department of Religion and Philosophy Messiah College Grantham, Pennsylvania 17027 1994 Instructor in Ethics and Biblical Studies Diocesan School of Christian Studies Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania 221 North Front Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101 1986 Tutor of New Testament Studies Keble College University of Oxford Oxford, OX1 3PG England Employment Record (continued) Higher Education: 1984-1986 Instructor in New Testament Theology Faculty University of Oxford Pusey House St. Giles Oxford, OX1 3LZ England 1978-1980 Teaching Fellow in New Testament Greek Biblical Studies Department Asbury Theological Seminary Wilmore, Kentucky 40390 4 Ordained Ministry 2004-2008 Teaching Associate Church of the Incarnation 3966 McKinney Avenue Dallas, TX 75204 2003-2004 Transition Consultant St. Luke’s Episcopal Church 5923 Royal Lane Dallas, TX 75230 1997-2000 Canon Educator Director, Programs in Spirituality and Religious Education Acting Program Manager Washington National Cathedral Massachusetts & Wisconsin Avenues, NW Washington, D. C. 20016-5098 1995-1996 Staff All Saints 310 Elm Avenue PO Box 324 Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033 1994-1995 Residentiary Canon The Cathedral Church of Saint George the Martyr P.O. Box 91190 Jerusalem 1993-1994 Staff St. Andrews P.O. Box 2953 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105 1986-1987 Senior Pastor Gageville United Methodist Church 4063 Route 193 South Kingsville, Ohio 44048 1986-1987 Assistant Coordinator Rural Cooperative Parish 4063 Route 193 South Kingsville, Ohio 44048 5 Ordained Ministry (continued) Pastor Oxfordshire Circuit The Methodist Church Oxfordshire, England 1985-1986 Other Related Work Experiences Member Governing Board and AAR Proposal Review Team Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality 2007-Present Member Board of Examining Chaplains The Episcopal Church, USA 2003-Present Member Data and Safety Monitoring Board Implant Trial Amgen-Rho Research Institute 2006-Present Member Data and Safety Monitoring Board Switch Trial National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Rho Federal Systems Division 2004-Present Member Pulmonary Data and Safety Monitoring Board National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 2000-Present Proposal Review Morehouse Publishing 4775 Linglestown Road Harrisburg, PA 17112 2002 Member Data and Safety Monitoring Board Stroke Prevention in Sickle Cell Anemia II Trial National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute New England Research Institute 2000-2004 6 Other Related Work Experiences (continued) Proposal Review Blackwell Publishers, Ltd. 108 Cowley Road Oxford OX4 1JF United Kingdom 2000 - Present Member of Class XI The Clergy Leadership Project Trinity Church Wall Street New York, NY 1999-2002 Member Institutional Review Board, NHLBI National Institutes of Health Office of Human Subjects Research 1998-2000 Member Bishop’s Mission Strategy Advisory Group The Episcopal Diocese of Washington 1999-2000 Fellow American Council on Education Center for Leadership Development Washington, D. C. 1996-1997 Member Department of Ministry in Higher Education The Diocese of Central Pennsylvania 1992-1994 Member Member Board of Trustees Christian Churches United of the Tri-County Area Harrisburg, PA 1990-1993 Awards and Honors Honorable Mention: Biblical Interpretation “Leaving Behind Left Behind” (Congregations Magazine) Associated Church Press 2008 7 Awards and Honors (continued) Service Recognition National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Division of Intramural Research National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 2000 Angus Dun Fellowship Episcopal Diocese of Washington Washington, D.C. 2000 Nomination to Class XI The Clergy Leadership Project Trinity Church Wall Street New York, NY 1999 Angus Dun Fellowship Episcopal Diocese of Washington Washington, D.C. 1999 Fellow American Council on Education Center for Leadership Development Washington, D. C. 1996-1997 Senior Fellow W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research Jerusalem 1995 Young Scholars Award The Catholic Biblical Association Awarded by Committee Catholic University Washington, D. C. 1993 Faculty Scholarship Support Grant Awarded by Committee Messiah College Grantham, Pennsylvania 1993 Who's Who in Biblical Studies and Archaeology Published by The Biblical Archaeology Society Washington, D. C. 1993 8 Awards and Honors (continued) Ecumenical Service Award Christian Churches United Awarded by the Governing Assembly Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 1993 Faculty Scholarship Grant Awarded by Committee Messiah College Grantham, Pennsylvania 1992 Excellence in Teaching Award Awarded by Committee Messiah College Grantham, Pennsylvania 1990 Faculty Scholarship Grant Awarded by Committee Faculty Scholarship Grant Grantham, Pennsylvania 1989 F. W. Dillstone Scholarship Awarded by the governing body Oriel College, Oxford 1984-85 Hall Houghton Studentship Awarded by the Theology Faculty University of Oxford 1983-84 Travel Grant Awarded by the governing body Oriel College, Oxford 1983 Overseas Research Student Award Awarded by the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals The Universities of the United Kingdom 1982-83; 1981-82; 1980-81 Professional Affiliations Examining Chaplain, General Board of Examining Chaplains The Episcopal Church USA 9 Professional Affiliations (continued) Member, The American Academy of Religion Series Editor, Conversations with Scripture The Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars Member, The Catholic Biblical Association Member, The Oxford Society Member, The Society of Biblical Literature Member, The Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Member and Governing Board The Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality Books The Gospel of Luke. Conversations with Scripture. (Harrisburg: Morehouse Publishing, scheduled Fall, 2009). What God Wants for Your Life, Finding Answers to the Deepest Questions. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 2005. Conversations with Scripture: Revelation. Morehouse-Continuum, 2005. Sofferenza, All ricerca di una riposta. Torino: Claudiana, 2004. (Italian translation of When Suffering Persists) When Suffering Persists. Morehouse Publishing, 2001. The Changing Face of God. Morehouse Publishing, 2000. A Still Small Voice: Women, Ordination and the Church. Women and Gender in North American Religions. Series editors, Amanda Porterfield and Mary Farrell Bednarowski. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1996. Contributions to Books “What is being asked of you? Canonical theism and theological education.” Canonical Theism. ed., William J. Abraham, Natalie Van Kirk and Jason Vickers. Grand Rapids: Wm B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2008: 273- 286. “Passing through the door.” Comfort Ye! Finding Light in Times of Darkness. Edited by Richard H. Schmidt Cincinnati: Forward Movement, 2007: __-__. 10 Contributions to Books (Continued) Anchor Bible Dictionary. Edited by David N. Freedman, et al. New York: Doubleday, Inc., 1992. 44 entries: "Anan," 1.223; "Ananiah," 1.223;"Athaiah," 1.511; "Azaniah," 1.532; "Balamon," 1.573; "Beninu," 1.671; "Bilgai,"