Rev. Hermans-Webster is a Ph.D. candidate in Constructive Theology and Theological Ethics at Boston University School of Theology. His work weaves process, sacramental, ecological, and Wesleyan theologies as a Christian adaptive response to the interlocking crises within global climate change.
His dissertation’s working title is: “A Process Theology of the Eucharist for Planetary Dining,” where he explores how the Christian meal teaches churches how to seek justice in all of their meals because of their encounter with God’s love at the table. Prior to his Ph.D. work, he completed his M.Div. at Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University and his BA in Religion at Birmingham-Southern College. His research interests include Wesleyan and United Methodist doctrines and polities, process and relational theologies, ecclesiology and sacramental theology, ecological theologies and ethics, and Christian socialism.
Thomas is a lifelong United Methodist and is an ordained Elder in Full Connection in the North Alabama Conference. His educational journey has included significant attention to pedagogy and teaching in a variety of settings, including serving as instructor at Wesley Theological Seminary and graduate teaching fellowships at Birmingham-Southern College and Boston University.
Thomas loves to cook, watch baseball, hike in God’s creation, and sing. He is married to the Rev. Corrie Hermans-Webster, a provisional Deacon in the UMC, and they are excited to move to the Bay Area and adopt a puppy into their family.
PhD, Boston University School of Theology (Constructive Theology and Theological Ethics)
MDiv, Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University
BA, Birmingham-Southern College (Religion)
