ABOUT DOUG ADAMS
Doug Adams, PSR professor of Christianity and the arts for 31 years, founded CARE, an affiliated center of the GTU, in 1987. Adams passed away on July 24, 2007. As a scholar and teacher, Adams played a leading role internationally in the field of religion and the arts, and was beloved by generations of students.
Doug Adams was born in DeKalb, Illinois in 1945 and received his BA from Duke University in 1967, his MA and Master of Divinity from PSR in 1970, and his Doctorate of Theology from the GTU in 1974. He was a post-doctoral Smithsonian Fellow in Art History at the American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. His teaching career at Pacific School of Religion began in 1976; he taught courses in preaching and worship before moving into the arts, and was awarded GTU’s Sarlo Excellence in Teaching Award in 2006.
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Doug Adams was born in DeKalb, Illinois in 1945 and received his BA from Duke University in 1967, his MA and Master of Divinity from PSR in 1970, and his Doctorate of Theology from the GTU in 1974. He was a post-doctoral Smithsonian Fellow in Art History at the American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. His teaching career at Pacific School of Religion began in 1976; he taught courses in preaching and worship before moving into the arts, and was awarded GTU’s Sarlo Excellence in Teaching Award in 2006.
"In an age when our single-issue mentalities threaten to destroy any possibility of broad community, ambiguity is a gift that the arts offer toward formation of healthy, inclusive communities. The ambiguity in fine arts helps us see flaws in our heroes and redeeming qualities in our enemies..."
— Professor Doug Adams
— Professor Doug Adams