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Mount Rushmore of Theologians

April 1, 2020 by Matt Carter

Who’s on your Mount Rushmore of Theologians? Bob Turner visits with HST Alumnus and Harding University professor Mac Sandlin about Mac’s Mount Rushmore of Theologians.

This conversation flows from the most recent issue of Footnotes where Bob shares the answer to this question from a number of scholars. Footnotes is Bob Turner’s newsletter of curated resources for ministers. Subscribe to Footnotes.

Mac’s Mount Rushmore includes Athanasius, Augustine, Aquinas, and Calvin. The discussion on the video wrestles with the ideas of theologians “who have been most influential in the world” vs. “those who have been most influential in my life.”


Mac Sandlin teaches theology and philosophy at Harding University. He earned his M.Div. at HST and is currently in a Ph.D. program in theology at the University of Dayton.

Bob Turner preaches twice each month at the Church of Christ at White Station in Memphis. He has been with HST since 2009. He publishes a newsletter of curated resources for ministers called Footnotes. Subscribe here.


Harding School of Theology (HST), a seminary in Memphis, TN, has been equipping ministers since 1958. Accredited by the Association of Theological Schools, and offering degree programs at the master’s and doctoral levels, HST equips Christian leaders to higher standards of ministry scholarship and challenges them to a deeper faith in God. Combining academic rigor and interpersonal connections, HST emphasizes student engagement in ministry as they study. HST is associated with Churches of Christ, is part of the Stone-Campbell Movement, and is part of Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas.

Filed Under: Devotional Resources Tagged With: Bob Turner, Sandlin, theologian, theology, turner

Mark E Powell – Pointing to the Healer

March 24, 2020 by Matt Carter

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Dr. Mark Powell visits the Isenheim Altarpiece, painted by Matthias Grünewald between 1512 and 1516. In our time of struggle, let us point to the Wounded Healer. Thanks to HST alum Dr. Nathan Guy, president of Mars Hill Bible School in Florence, AL, for the video. This is a part of Dr. Guy’s Light in the Darkness series.


Dr. Mark E. Powell, Professor of Theology, has been at HST since 2002. He teaches courses in systematic theology, historical theology, ethics, and philosophy of religion. He is a Shepherd at the Sycamore View Church of Christ in Memphis and has over 25 years of ministry experience in preaching, urban ministry, and adult education. He is passionate about applying Christian theology to worship, ministry, and discipleship.


Harding School of Theology (HST), a seminary in Memphis, TN, has been equipping ministers since 1958. Accredited by the Association of Theological Schools, and offering degree programs at the master’s and doctoral levels, HST equips Christian leaders to higher standards of ministry scholarship and challenges them to a deeper faith in God. Combining academic rigor and interpersonal connections, HST emphasizes student engagement in ministry as they study. HST is associated with Churches of Christ, is part of the Stone-Campbell Movement, and is part of Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas.

Filed Under: Devotional Resources Tagged With: Art, Coronavirus, Powell, theology

Steve Davis: The Happiness Test

June 30, 2014 by Matt Carter

Katie, Lyne, and Steve Davis

Steve Davis earned the M.Th. degree in 1982 from what was then Harding University Graduate School of Religion. He served churches as a minister and a youth minister and taught for 20 years at Redland Christian School and Tropical Christian School in Miami, Florida. In September, 2013, Steve was killed in a car wreck which left daughter Katie seriously injured. Recently, Steve’s wife Lyne, along with Katie, dropped by HST. Lyne wanted to share her appreciation for the experience they had at HST and her appreciation for how their time here in Memphis prepared them for ministry in ways that neither she nor Steve ever expected.

She also left with us the last article that Steve wrote, and gave us permission to share it with our online community.

Filed Under: News and Events Tagged With: alumni, community, degree, faith, happiness, inspiration, religion, theology

New Website Launched

August 19, 2011 by Matt Carter

Along with the new name Harding School of Theology, the new website hst.edu was launched August 19, 2011.

Built from the ground up by T&S Web Design, the new site incorporates a structure similar to the older hugsr.edu, but the new site is built on newer technology and a fresh design.

One new feature of hst.edu is the blog, which allows the newest stories appear on the home page, but also allows easy reading (and access from search engines) on the blog page.

As a matter of fact, the blog is so useful, you are reading it now! Enjoy!

Filed Under: News and Events Tagged With: hst.edu, hugsr.edu, seminary, T&S Web Design, technology, theology



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