Dr. John Blackwell is Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Mount Olive College in North Carolina. John has served as a faculty member in the areas of anthropology, religion, and literature. He is also a speaker and retreat leader with international experience. He is author of seven books, including A Whole New World: The Gospel of Matthew, A Whole New World: The Gospel of Mark, A Whole New World: The Gospel of John, Reflections (these four are published by Morgan James), Pride, Noonday Demon (both published by Crossroad in New York), and The Passion as Story (published by Fortress Press). Before coming to Mount Olive College, John served as Dean of the Chapel at Kansas Wesleyan University.

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