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Edward L. Wheeler, an ordained Baptist minister, has been President of Christian Theological Seminary since 1997. He was Dean of the Chapel and Professor of Religion and Society at Tuskegee University before coming to CTS. A highly regarded community leader and theological educator, Wheeler has served in a number of church and education-related positions. He held the position of senior pastor of Zion Baptist Church in Cincinnati from 1985 to 1991. While there, he was on the faculty at the United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. Wheeler has also served as Dean of the Morehouse School of Religion, was a denominational executive, and served on the faculty at several theological schools.
He currently serves on several civic and professional boards, including the Committee on Leadership Development of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, the Baptist World Alliance Academic and Theological Education Work Group and Baptist Heritage and Identity Commission, the Community Advisory Board of the Indiana University Center for Aging Research, the Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee (Office of the Mayor), the Indiana Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Heartland Film Festival, and 100 Black Men of Indianapolis.
Wheeler earned his B.A. from Morehouse College, and his M.Div. (magna cum laude) from Colgate-Rochester Divinity School. He holds the Ph.D. in historical theory from Emory University. Wheeler and his wife, Mary Susan, have been blessed with three daughters and three grandchildren.
Syllabi
H-655 Baptist History and Polity - Spring 2008 (PDF)
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