School of Theology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5239
Fax: (626) 815-5469
Email: hclements@apu.edu
Office Location: West Campus, Duke 259
Office Hours: Fall 2008: R 11:25-12:50; TR 2:45-4:10 Appts recommended.

Heather Ann Clements, Ph.D., is professor of Systematic Theology in the Division of Religion and Philosophy in the School of Theology. She is a third-generation northern Appalachian migrant and a widely published author on the Appalachian religion, as well as church history, and culture and women in religion. In 2001, Clements wrote the book Women, Music, and Faith in Central Appalachia: Studies in Women and Religion. She is co-authoring Daughters of the Mountain South, University of West Virginia Press, 2009. Clements has also been interviewed for her expertise concerning religion and theology for print and radio.

Ph.D. - Philosophy of Religion and Theology, Claremont Graduate University, 1997
M.A. - Religion, The School of Theology at Claremont, 1991
B.A. - English and French, Mount Union College, 1988

Credentials/Certifications
Certificat, L’Institut d’Etudes Francaises a Touraine, Universite de Tours, France (1998). Certified to teach French as a foreign language at the secondary level in Europe.
Pastor, Pacific Southwest Conference, The Mennonite Church, June, 1997.

Presentations
Ackley, H. The Church, Mental Disabilities, and Adult Faith Decisions: A Wesleyan Inquiry. Wesleyan Theological Studies Annual Meeting, Seattle Pacific University, March 5, 2005.

Ackley, H. A Constructive Wesleyan Theological Proposal: Redemption and Sanctification of Human Gender and Sexuality. Wesley Tercentennial Conference: The Legacy of John Wesley for the Twenty-first Century, October 1-3, 2003.

Ackley, H. The Impact of Gender Issues on Teaching Religion in Evangelical Colleges and Universities presented at AAR/SBL Annual Meeting , Toronto, Canada, 2002.

Ackley-Bean, H. Teaching with Music: Church History, Theology, and Religious Studies. Lilly/Luce Teaching Religion in the American Southwest workshops, Cuernavaca, Mexico, 2001.

Ackley-Bean, H. Service Learning in Religious Academic Institutions: Descriptive or Normative? National Conference on Service Learning and Religious Studies, Pre-conference of the American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, Boston, 1999.

Ackley-Bean, H. Got to Find the Sky: Appalachian Migrant Women in the Urban Midwest. American Studies Association Annual Meeting, Kansas City, 1996.

Ackley-Bean, H. Appalachian Women's Ballads as a Narrative Resource for Theodicy. Arts, Literature & Religion. American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 1996.

Ackley-Bean, H. Fly Pretty Bird: An Appalachian Woman's Theodicy. Pragmatism & Empiricism in American Religious Thought, American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 1996.

Ackley, H. An Introduction to Process Thought and Creation Spirituality. National United Methodist Native American Center Annual Conference, Claremont, 1993.

Ackley, H. Lois Remembered: A Feminist Historical Reconstruction of the Origins of the Twelve Step Movement. Lewis and Clark College, Twelfth Annual Gender Studies Symposium, Portland, 1993.

Publications
Clements, H. (2008) Preacher, Shepherd, Judge: The Role of the Outlaw Prophet in American Film. Journal of Religion and Film 12.2, October.

Ackley, H. Deborah (Judges 4:1-10, 14;15:1-31). Exposition portion, Unit 1, Session 2: 1-3. WIM Resources Bible Studies. The Wynkoop Center for Women in Ministry. Kansas City, Missouri: Nazarene Theological Seminary

Ackley, H. (2006) The Redemption and Sanctification of Human Gender and Sexuality: A Constructive Wesleyan Proposal. Wesleyan Theological Journal 41.2, Fall: 200-226.

Ackley, H. (2006) The Importance of Anabaptism's Major Themes and Understanding of Pastoral Authority: A Personal Vision The Mennonite. May 2: 13-15.

Ackley, H. (2005) Systematic Theology: Theology In, For, and From the Church. Chapter in Christian Calling, Christian College: Higher Education in the Service of the Church. Steve Wilkens, Paul Shrier, Ralph P. Martin, eds. Altamira

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Academic Experience
Educational Resource Consultant, Appalachian State University, 1997

Professor, Scholars Bible College, 1997-2003

Program Assistant, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1994-95

Assistant Director, The Center for Process Studies, Claremont, California, 1991-93

Ministerial/Para-church Experience
Pastor, Peace Fellowship, Claremont, California, 1997-2001

Executive Director, Alliance Friendship Center, Alliance, Ohio, 1989

Deans' Accomplished Scholar Award, Azusa Pacific University, 2002-03
Lilly/Luce Teaching Grant, American Academy of Religion, 2000-01
Creative Educational Grant, Faculty Development Council, Azusa Pacific University, 1999-2000
Professor of the Year Award, Scholars Bible College, 1998
Full Merit Fellowship, The Claremont Graduate School, 1991-93
President’s Award for Academic Excellence, School of Theology at Claremont, 1991

Humanities Seminar V: Christian Classics (HUM 325)
Theology and the Christian Life (THEO 303)
Church History: Apostolic Era to 1517 (THEO 352)
Church History from 1517 to Present (THEO 354)
Contemporary Christian Thought (THEO 363)
Individual and Society (THEO 422)
Topics in Systematic Theology (THEO 490)
Senior Seminar: Theology and Social Issues (THEO 496)