n.ramsay@tcu.edu
817.257.7577

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Dr. Ramsay serves as Executive Vice President and Dean and also as Professor of Pastoral Theology and Pastoral Care at Brite Divinity School. She began her service at Brite in June of 2005. Prior to that time she served as the Harrison Ray Anderson Professor of Pastoral Theology at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. She holds a BA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a D.Min from Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, and a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. She is active in the Society for Pastoral Theology where she has served as Chair of the Steering Committee and Co-Editor of the Journal of Pastoral Theology. She is a member of the Association of Practical Theology and the International Association for Practical Theology. She has also served at the regional and national levels of AAPC. She holds clinical memberships in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists where she also has supervisor status. She is an ordained clergywoman in the Presbyterian Church (USA).
B.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1971
D.Min., Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, 1975
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1987.
Presbyterian Church (USA)
books and articles
Pastoral Care and Counseling: Redefining the Paradigms. Abingdon Press: 2004, edited.
Telling the Truth Telling the Truth: Preaching About Sexual and Domestic Violence, United Church Press, 1998 co-edited with John McClure
Pastoral Diagnosis: A Resource for Ministries of Care and Counseling. Fortress: 1998.
Comprehensive Bibliography
research interests
Nancy's research and publication interests include current constructive issues in Pastoral and Practical Theology, pastoral perspectives on aging and Alzheimer's Disease, gender, intimate violence, and addressing issues of race and class, and effective pedagogy in diverse classrooms. She is a Consultant for the Wabash Center and is serving for the second time on the leadership team for a Wabash Colloquy on Effective Teaching and Learning in Racially and Culturally Diverse Classrooms.
suggested reading
Cohen, Donna, and Carl Eisdorfer. The Loss of Self: a Family Resource for the Care of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders. revised and updated. New York City: W.W. Norton, 2001.

Cracknell, Kenneth. In Good and Generous Faith: Christian Responses to Religious Pluralism. Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, 2006.

Matsuoka, Fumitaka. The Color of Faith: Building Community in a Multiracial Society. Cleveland: United Church Press, 1998.