Fearful Times; Living Faith

Robert Boak Slocum is the author, editor, or co-editor of fourteen books, including Fearful Times; Living Faith; The Anglican Imagination: Portraits and Sketches of Modern Anglican Theologians; Light in a Burning-Glass: A Systematic Presentation of Austin Farrer's Theology; Seeing & Believing: Reflections for Faith; and The Theology of William Porcher DuBose: Life, Movement, and Being. He taught theology courses at Marquette University on Christ and culture, explorations in Christian theology, and quests for God. He later served at St. Catharine College in Kentucky as Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences and taught courses in religious studies and applied ethics. He was the President of the Society of Anglican and Lutheran Theologians, and Co-Convenor of the Society for the Study of Anglicanism. He served on the board of the Anglican Theological Review. He was the clergy in charge of congregations in the dioceses of Louisiana, Milwaukee, and Lexington. He was ecumenical officer of the Diocese of Lexington. He is the Narrative Medicine program coordinator at University of Kentucky HealthCare, where he teaches an elective rotation for senior medical students on the narrative basis for patient care and resilient practice. He serves on the Hospital Ethics Committee. He lives in Danville, Kentucky, with his wife, Victoria. He has three adult children, Claire, Rebecca, and Jacob. He addresses the synthesis of living faith and theological reflection through scholarly and devotional writings.