On Tuesday, April 29, Lipscomb University announced that Russell Moore, the editor-in-chief of Christianity Today, will teach courses, deliver public lectures, and lead special programs.
Moore was appointed as Lipscomb University’s inaugural Bill and Crissy Haslam endowed distinguished visiting professor of faith and reason. Moore will serve as a part-time professor for two years, and he will continue his role at Christianity Today.
In addition to Moore’s editor-in-chief role, he serves as Christianity Today’s director of the Public Theology Project and is a minister in residence at Immanuel Church in Nashville, Tennessee. The church is led by T.J. Tims (lead pastor), Sam Allberry (associate pastor), Barnabas Piper (assistant pastor), Ray Ortlund (pastor emeritus and pastor to pastors), and Gavin Ortlund (theologian in residence).
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Moore joined Christianity Today after he left his role as the president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) of the Southern Baptist Convention. Moore had served in that role for eight years.
“I have tremendous respect for the excellence, innovation and Christian conviction exemplified by Lipscomb,” Moore said in a Lipscomb University press release. “In this time of polarization and division, the world needs as much as ever a Christian witness to truth, justice and mercy. I’m honored to be a part of what the Lord is doing at Lipscomb.”
Lipscomb University President Candice McQueen praised Moore for his “commitment to civil discourse and faithful presence in the public square,” a commitment that aligns with the mission of the university.
McQueen said, “We look forward to the way his work at Lipscomb will enrich our students’ learning while also elevating the broader conversation in Nashville and beyond about how faith and reason can shape our world for good.”
According the university, the endowment was created to “attract the nation’s top scholars and thought leaders to Lipscomb to teach and engage with students, the Nashville community and the state of Tennessee through a Christ-centered worldview.”
