Barbara Pemberton
Dr. Barbara Pemberton
Professor of Christian Missions
Director of OBU's Carl Goodson Honors Program
pembertonb@obu.edu
(870) 245-5541
Education
Ph.D. - Baylor University in World Religions
M.A. - Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Theology/Philosophy of Religion
B.A. - University of Mississippi in Comparative Religion
I have been at OBU since spring '02. I spend Christmas & summer breaks in Saudi Arabia
studying Islam. During the months of school I travel to churches and other groups
to speak on other religions, primarily Islam. I love sponsoring groups on campus,
especially our Pruet Sisterhood, which consists of all our young women at Pruet either
majoring or minoring in Christian Studies (around 100, I think!). My husband and
I are members of Second Baptist, Arkadelphia.
Professional organizations
- American Academy of Religion
- Society of Biblical Literature
- National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion
- Evangelical Theological Society
Publication
"Islam and the Bible" in the Apologetics Study Bible , Broadman-Holman Publishing, 2007
Awards
- Lavell Cole Most Inspirational Professor Award (02-03)
- Lavell Cole Most Inspirational Professor Award (07-08)