Thomas W. Synnott Professor of Christian Education
Ph.D., Emory University
richard.osmer@ptsem.edu
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Confirmation:
Presbyterian Practices in Ecumenical Perspective |
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racquetball; hiking with his
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Richard R. Osmer fills two roles at the
Seminary—he is both the Thomas W. Synnott Professor of Christian Education and the
director of the School of Christian Education. He specializes in the history of education
and the teaching ministry (and their interaction in different cultural settings), the
nature of teaching, and the nature of practical theology as a distinct discipline of
theology. An ordained Presbyterian minister, Dr. Osmer began his career as a minister to
United Methodist churches in New England and North Carolina. Since 1994, he has served as
the chair of the Special Committee to Write New Catechisms for the Presbyterian Church
(USA).
 A member of the Association of Practical Theology, where he served
as president in 1991 and on whose executive board he still sits, Dr. Osmer appreciates
that the Seminary is “solidly grounded in the Reformed tradition, but is open to
contemporary issues and ecumenical perspectives."
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