Stanley H. Skreslet

Stanley H. Skreslet is the R. H. Royster Professor of Christian Missions at Union Presbyterian Seminary. Dr. Skreslet returned to Union Presbyterian Seminary in 1997 after ten years of service on the faculty of the Evangelical Thelogical Seminary in Cairo through the mission program of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Previously, he taught at the College of Idaho, after having been Chaplain and Director of Church Relations for the College. His scholarly interests are focused primarily on the field of missiology, but also include the history of Christianity, Islam, and Orthodox Christianity, especially as these latter topics relate to the Middle East. Dr. Skreslet is an ordained Presbyterian minister and member of the Presbytery of the James. He is a past president of the American Society of Missiology, the Association of Professors of Mission, and the Eastern Fellowship of Professors of Mission, and a former academic dean on the Richmond campus of UPSem. His most recent book, Comprehending Mission, was the first publication to receive the American Society of Missiology's annual book award.