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Statement of Purpose: <\/strong>To advance and deepen historical knowledge of Christianity in all periods and places, in every aspect of its expression\u2014institutional, religious, and intellectual\u2014as well as its manifold interrelationships with nations, cultures, and other religions.<\/p>\n

Find more information in the AHA Directory of History Departments and Organizations<\/a><\/p>\n

Officers<\/strong><\/p>\n

President
\n<\/strong>Timothy Larsen
\nWheaton\u00a0Coll., Ill.
\nE-mail: timothy.larsen@wheaton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

President-elect
\n<\/strong>Elesha Coffman
\nBaylor Univ.
\nE-mail: elesha_coffman@baylor.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Past President<\/strong>
\nEsther Chung-Kim
\nClaremont McKenna Coll.
\nE-mail: Esther.Chung-Kim@ClaremontMcKenna.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Executive Secretary
\n<\/strong>David C. Fink
\nFurman\u00a0Univ.
\nE-mail: david.fink@churchhistory.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Editor, Church History<\/em><\/strong>
\nAndrea L. Sterk
\nUniv. of Minnesota, Twin Cities
\nE-mail: sterk@umn.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Updated 6\/25\/25<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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