William McKinney

Dr. William McKinney
E-mail | wmckinney@psr.edu |
Address | 2400 Ridge Road |
| Berkeley, CA 94709 | |
Phone | 510-649-2400 |
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President and Professor of American Religion, Graduate Theological Union
President and Professor of American Religion, Pacific School of Religion
B.A., Colby College, 1968
M.A., Hartford Seminary Foundation, 1970
M.Div., Hartford Seminary Foundation, 1971
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 1979
How can we equip faith communities to play a vital role in public life? This question has driven Dr. McKinney’s research and education efforts in Protestant churches for more than two decades, and continues to inform his work as president at PSR. His focus is on leadership patterns in American Protestantism, congregational studies and issues in progressive Christianity. He is a sociologist and ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. His publications include American Mainline Religion: Its Changing Shape and Future (1987), The Responsibility People (1994), and Studying Congregations (1998).