Abraham Kuruvilla
Associate Professor of Pastoral Ministries
M.D., University of Kerala, 1988; Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine, 1993; Post-doctoral Research, Baylor College of Medicine, 1995; Internship in Pediatrics, Texas Children’s Hospital, 1996; Residency in Dermatology, Boston University and Tufts University Schools of Medicine, 1999; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, 2002; Ph.D., University of Aberdeen, 2007.
Captivated by the intricacies of the interpretive movement from Scripture to sermon, Dr. Kuruvilla centers his ministry around homiletics: exploring preaching through research and scholarship, explaining preaching by training the next generation of church leaders, and exemplifying preaching in regular pulpit engagements. Before joining the Seminary full-time he was an adjunct professor in Pastoral Ministries. He has also served as interim pastor of several churches, and as president of the Evangelical Homiletics Society. Dr. Kuruvilla is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology, and he maintains an active clinical schedule. His research arenas include hermeneutics as it operates in the homiletical undertaking and the theology and spirituality of preaching and pastoral leadership. Single by choice, he also has a special interest in the theology of Christ-centered singleness and celibacy.
- office:
- TODD 309
- phone:
- 214-841-3671
- email:
- website:
- http://www.homiletix.org
- PM101 - Spiritual Life
- PM103 - Expository Preaching I
- PM104 - Expository Preaching II
- PM201 - Expository Preaching III
- PM202 - Advanced Expository Preaching
- Stumbling in Discipleship - (10/16/2012)
- Fighting for God! - (09/13/2011)
- The Humility of Suffering - (09/16/2010)
- An Extravagant Sacrifice - (09/02/2009)
- Trusting the Presence of God - (03/26/2009)
- Ace The Test - (02/01/2008)
- "Review of 'The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement, Jean M. Twenge and W. Keith Campbell.'" Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 52 (2010). 877–880.
- "Review of 'Four Views on Moving Beyond the Bible to Theology, ed. Gary T. Meadors.'" Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 53 (2010). 191–194.
- "Review of 'He is Not Silent: Preaching in a Postmodern World, R. Albert Mohler, Jr.,.'" Journal of the Evangelical Homiletics Society (2010).
- "Review of 'Spiritual Formation as if the Church Mattered: Growing in Christ through Community, James C. Wilhoit.'" Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 52 (2009). 644–647.
- "Preaching as Translation via Theology." Journal of the Evangelical Homiletics Society 9 (2009). 85–97.
- "Review of 'We Preach Not Ourselves: Paul on Proclamation, Michael P. Knowles.'" Journal of the Evangelical Homiletics Society 9 (2009). 127-128.
- "Review of 'Preach the Word: Essays on Expository Preaching, eds. Leland Ryken and Todd A. Wilson.'" Journal of the Evangelical Homiletics Society 9 (2009). 123–124.
- "Review of 'Saint Paul as Spiritual Director: An Analysis of the Concept of the Imitation of Paul with Implications and Applications to the Practice of Spiritual Direction, Victor A. Copan.'" Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care (2009).
- "Review of 'Reflections on My Call to Preach: Connecting the Dots, Fred Brenning Craddock.'" Journal of the Evangelical Homiletics Society (2009).
- "Application as Improvisation." Journal of the Evangelical Homiletics Society 9 (2009). 36–52.
- "Review of 'The Nature of Biblical Criticism, John Barton.'" Bibliotheca Sacra 165 (2008). 493–494.
- "Review of 'Preaching Christ through Genesis, Sidney Greidanus.'" Journal of the Evangelical Homiletics Society 8 (2008). 137–140.
- "Review of 'The Evangelism Mandate: Recovering the Centrality of Gospel Preaching, David L. Larsen.'" Bibliotheca Sacra 161 (2004). 253–254.
- "Review of 'Commending the Faith: The Preaching of D. L. Moody, Garth Rosell.'" Journal of the Evangelical Homiletics Society 4 (2004). 76–78.
Academic Interests
- Homiletics
- Hermeneutics
- Theology of preaching
