Nancy Heisey

Prof Emerita/BibStudies&ChHist

School of Theology, Humanities and Performing Arts
Seminary
Theology & Religion

LocationRoselawn Academic 302

Phone(540) 432-4050

E-Mailnancy.heisey@emu.edu

Education

BA, Messiah College (English & Secondary Education)
MDIV, Eastern Mennonite Seminary (Divinity)
MA, Temple University (Religion)
PHD, Temple University (Religion-Early ChristianStudies)

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Biography

Mission Statement

I grew up as a Brethren in Christ missionary kid among the Navajo people of New Mexico. My first job was teaching in a Mennonite high school in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Singing in Navajo and in Kipende, and studying French throughout my educational journey, have led to a life-long fascination with languages, and how they are used to transmit the accounts of divine-human interactions in the Bible. Today I teach biblical studies, continue to translate New Testament and other early Christian texts, participate in theological and Christian spiritual formation of today’s church leaders, and pray for Anabaptist-related and other witnesses to the Gospel around the world. I enjoy visiting with my grandchildren, singing, listening to birds, and walking.

Publications

	Citation	Pub. Date	Month	Day
487	“Introduction: Growing into service.” In Re-Envisioning Service: The geography of our Faith. Edited by Ray C. Gingerich and Pat Hostetter Martin. Telford, PA: Cascadia, 2016, 17-19.
488	“Walking in conflict and reconciliation: Peace Commission.” Proceedings of Mennonite World Conference Assembly 16. Mennonite World Conference, 2017: 78-93.
489	With M.J. Heisey. Relief Work as Pilgrimage: “Mademoiselle Miss Elsie” in Southern France, 1945-1948. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2015.
490	“Peace and Scripture: Mennonite Perspectives from the Global South.” In Struggles for Shalom: Peace and Violence Across the Testaments. Ed Laura L. Brenneman and Brad D. Schantz. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2014, 291-303.
491	“Remembering Dirk Willems: Memory and History in the Future of Ecumenical Relationships.” Journal of Ecumenical Studies. Vol. 47/3 (Summer 2012), 355-375.
492	“The Place of Prayer: Origen’s On Prayer as Map and Territory.” Christian Scholar’s Review (Fall 2007), 11-24.
493	“Pilgrimage, Place, and People: A History of the Locations of Mennonite World Conference Assemblies, 1925-2003. Church History 75:4 (December 2006), 849-879.
494	Origen the Egyptian: A Literary and Historical Consideration of the Egyptian Background in Origen’s Writings on Martyrdom. Nairobi: Paulines Publications Africa, 2000.
1673	Review of J. Robert Douglass and Wendy Corbin Reuschling. Celebrations and Convictions: Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Luke L. Keefer, Jr. In Brethren in Christ History and Life. December 2018 (41/3), 324-326)	2018
1674	“The Pilgrimage Story.” In The Mennonite. September, 10-12.	2018
1719	“Dirt.” Essay winner in the Frederick Buechner contest. Christian Century, October 9, 2019, 20.	2019	10	9

Scholarly Presentations and Abstracts

"The Art and Science of Translation." Living U course, Nov 19, 2020. https://livingbranches.org

"Usable history and Anabaptist identity(ies)," Presentation at Anabaptist Center for Religion and Society, April 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEjNhFDt9jY

"Origen on Justification in Paul’s Letter to the Romans,” lecture at Elder Exchange, Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community, November 8.

“Apostolicity as intersectionality: Laudatio Barnabae apostoli and the autocephaly of Cyprus.” Paper presented at North American Patristics Society. May 2017

“Children of Light.” Plenary presentation, Mennonite World Conference assembly, Harrisburg, PA. July 2015.

Church, Community and Professional Service

Book review editor, Brethren in Christ History and Life, 2016-

2021 “Of panic and love.” Seminary baccalaureate meditation, May 8

2021 “Resurrection Women,” EMU campus worship, Mar 3

2020 “Biblical images of life, death and judgement.” Teaching at Community House Church, DC, Oct 4.

2020 Meditation on Romans 8, New York Mennonite Conference, September

2020 “Biblical resources for despair and hope,” Navigating Ministry during Covid-19 webinar, June 24.

2019 “Come and see.” Sermon at Stahl Mennonite Church, January 19.

Professional Memberships

Anabaptist-Mennonite Scholars Network
North American Patristics Society
Society of Biblical Literature

Professional Conferences Attended

Prophetic Witness. Brethren in Christ Study Conference. Grantham, PA (November 2018)

Rooted and Grounded: A conference on land and Christian discipleship, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (September 2019)

Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting, Boston (November 2017)

North American Patristics Society annual meeting, Chicago (May 2017)

Society of Biblical Leadership annual meeting, Atlanta (November 2015).

EMU Service

Director, Eastern Mennonite Seminary self study for Association of Theological Schools, 2018-2020

Member, Faculty Status Committee, 2020-2021

Member, Academic Council, 2020-2021

Member, Faculty Status Committee, 2019-2020

Member, Faculty Status Committee, 2018-2019

Member, Faculty Status Committee, 2017-2018.

Search committee, Eastern Mennonite University presidency, 2015-2016

Attached CV

https://appsrv.emu.edu/personnel/personnel/cv/heiseyn/CV_2021-06-08.pdf

Updated 6/08/2021