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Mark Leeds

Associate Professor of Theology

Biography

Mark Leeds serves as Associate Professor of Theology and Associate Vice President for Academics at Cedarville University. Prior to his arrival in 2021, he served at two Southern Baptist seminaries for 21 years. Roles at those institutions included Registrar, Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness, and Accreditation Liaison. Mark has a passion for learning, teaching, and administration and enjoys filling a variety of roles. His academic background includes four degrees in three different fields of study. His particular area of interest is in the use of imagination to reflect on Christian theology.

Education

  • PhD in theology, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • MDiv, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • MFA in writing for children and young adults, Vermont College of Fine Arts
  • BS in biomedical science, Texas A&M University

Scholarly Works

  • The Lion and Lamb of Triumphera, Creative Thesis, 2023.
  • “Center of Being: A Paradigm for Thinking about Fictional Characters,” Critical Thesis, 2022.
  • “Acts 13:14-52,” And You Will Be My Witnesses: 31 Devotionals to Encourage a Spirit of Everyday Evangelism, 2019.
  • “Three Souls Find Salvation in Shadow of Southwestern's Campus,” Everyday Evangelism Stories, swbts.edu, 2018.
  • “Raising Children Beyond Adoption Day,” Everyday Parenting, 2017.
  • “The Virtue of Reading,” Southwestern Journal of Theology, Spring 2010.
  • “In Memoriam - L. Russ Bush,” Southwestern Journal of Theology, Fall 2007.
  • “Imagination as a Handmaiden to Theology: An Evangelical Appraisal of the Role of Imagination in Theological Methodology,” Dissertation, 2005.

Expert Topics

  • Theology
  • Imagination
  • Writing

Interests

  • Vegetable and fruit gardening
  • Carnivorous plant gardening
  • Fishing
  • Reading and writing amazing stories

Why Cedarville?

I get to wake up every morning and come to work at an institution where I fully believe in the mission, and I get to do that with the best colleagues and students in the world. What an answer to prayer!