About the Author: Paul Jones

Professor of Religion Transylvania University Paul H. Jones (Ph.D. Vanderbilt) is Professor of Religion at Transylvania University. He has authored several other books, including The Church’s Seven Deadly Secrets (2012) and The Structure of Religion: Judaism and Christianity with William J. Leffler (2005). Books The Church’s Seven Deadly Secrets, 2012, Polebridge The Structure of Religion: Judaism and Christianity with William J. Leffler, 2005 500 Illustrations: Stories from Life for Preaching and Teaching with G. Curtis Jones, 1998 Christ’s Eucharistic Presence: A History of Doctrine, 1994 Academic Credentials Ph.D., Vanderbilt University M.A., Vanderbilt University B.A., Yale University Honors and Awards Alpha Omicron Pi Award for Teaching Excellence, Transylvania University, 1998 Bingham Award for Excellence in Teaching, Transylvania University, 1997 T.A. Abbott Award for Faculty Excellence, Division of Higher Education, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 1997 John H. Smith Fellowship, Vanderbilt University Theta Phi Honor Society, Faculty Book Awards in New Testament, Hebrew Bible, Religious Education Three Christian Board of Publication Awards for scholastic excellence, Brite Divinity School

  • The Church’s Seven Deadly Secrets: Identity Theft from Within

    By Published On: April 9, 2014

    There is a strange silence in churches about biblical and theological scholarship. A huge knowledge gap exists between the pulpit and the pew. Consequently, many Christians cannot reconcile their belief system with modernity. Paul Jones explores seven secrets that jeopardize the nature and purpose of the church. These secrets, he asserts, must be exposed to restore the church to vigor and vitality.