Thomas H. Troeger
J. Edward and Ruth Cox Lantz Professor of Christian Communication
Professor Troeger has written twenty books in the fields of preaching, poetry, hymnody, worship, and the theology of music and is a frequent contributor to journals dedicated to these topics. His most recent books include Sermon Sparks: 156 Ideas to Ignite Your Preaching; Wonder Reborn: Creating Sermons on Hymns, Music and Poetry; and God, You Made All Things for Singing: Hymn Texts, Anthems, and Poems for a New Millennium. He is also a flutist and a poet whose work appears in the hymnals of most denominations and in SATB anthem settings by many contemporary composers. For three years Professor Troeger hosted the Season of Worship broadcast for Cokesbury, and he has led conferences and lectureships in worship and preaching throughout North America, as well as in Denmark, Holland, Australia, Japan, and Africa. Ordained in the Presbyterian Church in 1970 and in the Episcopal Church in 1999, he is dually aligned with both traditions. He is a former president of the Academy of Homiletics (the North American guild of scholars in homiletics) and of Societas Homiletica (the international guild of scholars in homiletics). He serves as the national chaplain to the American Guild of Organists. He was awarded an honorary D.D. degree from Virginia Theological Seminary. Professor Troeger is a fellow of Silliman College. B.A. Yale University; B.D. Colgate Rochester Divinity School; S.T.D. Dickinson College
Updated July 2011