Protecting Religious Freedom
Academic Endorsements
A number of religious scholars have reviewed Dr. Chancey's 2005 review of the NCBCPS textbook and support the conclusion that this curriculum is not appropriate for use in public schools. The current list of academic endorsements appears below.
After a careful review of this report, I affirm that it satisfies the following basic standards of research:
- The report displays appropriate engagement with the academic literature in the field of biblical studies and offers a fair representation of current scholarship in this discipline.
- References within the report to outside sources are sufficiently and appropriately noted.
- The author’s analyses are thorough and the conclusions drawn appear to be sound and appropriate.
Based on the information presented in this report, I would support Dr. Chancey’s conclusion that the curriculum titled “The Bible in History and Literature” and marketed by the National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools is not appropriate for use in public school classrooms.
| Dr. James R. Adair | Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies | Baptist University of the Americas |
| Dr. A.K.M. Adam | Professor of New Testament | Seabury-Western Theological Seminary |
| Dr. David Brakke | Professor of Religious Studies | Indiana University |
| Dr. Jouette M. Bassler | Professor of New Testament | Perkins School of Theology, SMU |
| Dr. Alicia Batten | Assistant Professor of Religion | Pacific Lutheran University |
| Dr. Richard J. Bautch | Assistant Professor of Religious Studies | St. Edward’s University |
| Dr. Timothy K. Beal | Harkness Professor of Religion | Case Western Reserve University |
| Dr. Tom Beaudoin | Assistant Professor of Religious Studies | Santa Clara University |
| Dr. Mary Ann Beavis | Associate Professor | St. Thomas More College |
| Dr. William H. Bellinger | Craig Professor of Bible | Baylor University |
| Dr. Steven Bishop | Lecturer in Old Testament | Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest |
| Dr. Thomas Bolin | Associate Professor of Religious Studies | St. Norbert College |
| Dr. David Bosworth | Assistant Professor of Theology and Old Testament | Barry University |
| Dr. Alejandro F. Botta | Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible | Perkins School of Theology, SMU |
| Dr. Barbara Bowe | Professor of Biblical Studies | Catholic Theological Union |
| Dr. Donna Bowman | Assistant Professor | University of Central Arkansas |
| Dr. Mary Boys | Professor of Practical Theology | Union Theological Seminary |
| Dr. Theodore Brelsford | Assistant Professor of Religion | Emory University |
| Rev. Dr. Christopher Bryan | Professor of New Testament | University of the South |
| Dr. Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch | Associate Professor of Religion | Greensboro College |
| Dr. Jason Byassee | Assistant Editor | Christian Century |
| Dr. Claudia Camp | Professor of Religion | Texas Christian University |
| Dr. Debra Campbell | Professor of Religious Studies | Colby College |
| Dr. Elizabeth A. Castelli | Associate Professor of Religion | Barnard College at Columbia University |
| Fr. Martinus Cawley | Scholar in Residence | Cistercian Order |
| Dr. Catherine M. Chin | Assistant Professor of Church History | Catholic University of America |
| Dr. Duane Christensen | Professor (Retired) | Graduate Theological Union |
| Rev. Dr. Jaime Clark-Soles | Assistant Professor of New Testament | Southern Methodist University |
| Dr. Kelley Coblentz Bautch | Assistant Professor of Religious Studies | St. Edward’s University |
| Dr. Stephen Cook | Associate Professor of Old Testament | Virginia Theological Seminary |
| Dr. Pamela Couture | Academic Dean | Saint Paul School of Theology |
| Rev. Dr. Russell Dalton | Associate Professor of Christian Education | Brite Divinity School, TCU |
| Dr. Mary D'Angelo | Associate Professor of Theology | University of Notre Dame |
| Dr. Nancy deClaisse-Walford | Associate Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages | McAfee School of Theology |
| Rev. Dr. Mary Therese DesCamp | Co-Founder | Center for Religion and Cognition |
| Dr. J.P. Dessel | Professor of Jewish History | University of Tennessee |
| Dr. Alexander Di Lella | Professor Emeritus | Catholic University of America |
| Rev. Dr. Susan Dolan-Henderson | Associate Professor of Christian Ethics and Moral Theology | Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest |
| Dr. Laura Donaldson | Associate Professor of Humanities | Cornell University |
| Dr. Paul Duff | Professor of Religion | George Washington University |
| Dr. Ruben Dupertuis | Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion | Centre College |
| Dr. Alice L. Eckardt | Professor Emerita of Religious Studies | Lehigh University |
| Dr. Douglas Edwards | Distinguished Professor | University of Puget Sound |
| Dr. David Efroymson | Professor Emeritus | La Salle University |
| Dr. Mark Elliott | Instructor of History, Editor of Bible and Interpretation | Laramie County Community College |
| Rev. Dr. James Findlay | Adjunct Professor of Religion | California Lutheran University |
| Dr. Steven Fine | Professor of Judaic Studies | University of Cincinnati |
| Dr. Eugene Fisher | Member | Catholic Biblical Association |
| Dr. Bruce N. Fisk | Associate Professor of New Testament | Westmont College |
| Dr. D. Zach Flanagin | Assistant Professor of Religious Studies | St. Mary's College, California |
| Dr. John Fotopoulos | Assistant Professor | St. Mary's College, Notre Dame |
| Dr. Robert M. Fowler | Chair and Professor, Department of Religion | Baldwin-Wallace College |
| Dr. Paula Fredriksen | Aurelio Professor of Scripture | Boston University |
| Dr. Georgia Frank | Chair, Core: Western Tradition | Colgate University |
| Dr. Brigid Frein | Associate Professor of Theology | University of Scranton |
| Dr. Chris Frilingos | Assistant Professor | Michigan State University |
| Dr. Serge Frolov | Levine Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies | Southern Methodist University |
| Dr. John Gager | Professor of Religion | Princeton University |
| Dr. Susanna Garfein | Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible | Baltimore Hebrew University |
| Dr. Stephen Garfinkel | Dean of Academic Affairs | Jewish Theological Seminary |
| Dr. William K. Gilders | Assistant Professor of Religion | Emory University |
| Dr. Paul Giurlanda | Professor of Religious Studies | St. Mary'sl College, California |
| Dr. Jennifer Glancy | Professor of Religious Studies | Le Moyne College |
| Dr. David Gowler | Pierce Professor of Religion | Oxford College of Emory University |
| Dr. Barbara Green | Professor of Biblical Studies | Dominican School, GTU |
| Dr. Deborah Green | Assistant PRofessor of Religious Studies | University of Oregon |
| Rev. Dr. Michael Guinan | Professor of Old Testament | Fransiscan School of Theology |
| Dr. Maxine L. Grossman | Assistant Professor of Religious Studies | University of Maryland |
| Dr. Leticia Guardiola | Assistant Professor of New Testament | Drew University |
| Dr. David M. Gunn | Bradford Professor of Religion | Texas Christian University |
| Dr. Walter Harrelson | Adjunct University Professor | Wake Forest University Divinity School |
| Dr. J. Albert Harrill | Associate Professor of Religious Studies | Indiana University |
| Dr. Richard B. Hays | Professor of New Testament | Duke Divinity School |
| Dr. Christopher Heard | Assistant Professor of Religion | Pepperdine University |
| Dr. Roy L. Heller | Assistant Professor of Old Testament | Perkins School of Theology, SMU |
| Dr. Susannah Heschel | Eli Black Associate Professor of Jewish Studies | Dartmouth College |
| Dr. Todd Hibbard | Assistant Professor of Hebrew | Lee University |
| Dr. Craig Hill | Professor of New Testament | Wesley Theological Seminary |
| Dr. Kenneth Hoglund | Professor of Religion | Wake Forest University |
| Dr. Herbert B. Huffmon | Professor of Biblical Studies | Drew University |
| Dr. Christopher R. Hutson | Associate Professor of New Testament | Hood Theological Seminary |
| Dr. Dalen Jackson | Associate Professor of Biblical Studies | Baptist Seminary of Kentucky |
| Dr. Andrew S. Jacobs | Associate Professor of Religious Studies | University of California, Riverside |
| Dr. David Jamieson-Drake | Director of Institutional Research | Duke University |
| Dr. Daryl Jefferies | Assistant Professor of Religion | Central Methodist University |
| Dr. David Jensen | Associate Professor of Theology | Austin Presbyterian Seminary |
| Dr. Joseph Jensen | Associate Professor of Scripture | Catholic University of America |
| Dr. Mark Jordan | Candler Professor of Religion | Emory University |
| Dr. Kyle Keefer | Assistant Professor of Religious Studies | Eckerd College |
| Dr. Nicole Kelley | Assistant Professor of Religion | Florida State University |
| Dr. Karen King | Professor of Ecclesiastical History | Harvard Divinity School |
| Dr. Judette M. Kolasny | Adjunct Professor of New Testament | Marquette University |
| Dr. K. Jeffrey Kuan | Associate Professor of Old Testament | Pacific School of Religion |
| Dr. Michael Kulikowski | Associate Professor of History | University of Tennessee |
| Dr. Hayim Lapin | Professor of Jewish Studies and Ancient History | University of Maryland |
| Dr. Jacqueline Lapsley | Assistant Professor of Old Testament | Princeton Theological Seminary |
| Dr. John Laughlin | Professor of Religion | Averett University |
| Dr. James Lawrence | Instructor of History of Christianity | Pacific School of Religion |
| Dr. David Levenson | Associate Professor of Religion | Florida State University |
| Dr. Amy-Jill Levine | Carpenter Professor | Vanderbilt University |
| Dr. Blake Leyerle | Associate Professor of Theology | Notre Dame University |
| Dr. Tod Linafelt | Associate Professor in Theology | Georgetown University |
| Dr. Robin W. Lovin | Maguire University Professor of Ethics | Southern Methodist University |
| Dr. David J. Lull | Associate Professor of New Testament | Wartburg Theological Seminary |
| Dr. Jodi Magness | Professor in Early Judaism | University of North Carolina |
| Dr. Elliott Maloney | Professor of New Testament Studies | Saint Vincent College |
| Rev. Dr. Linda Maloney | Academic Editor | Liturgical Press |
| Dr. Carleen Mandolfo | Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies | Colby College |
| Dr. Dale Martin | Professor of Religious Studies | Yale University |
| Dr. Kevin McCruden | Assistant Professor of Religion | Gonzaga University |
| Dr. Mark McEntire | Associate Professor of Religion | Belmont University |
| Dr. Steve McKenzie | Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament | Rhodes College |
| Dr. Peter Mehl | Professor of Philosophy and Religion | University of Central Arkansas |
| Dr. Roy F. Melugin | Research Professor of Hebrew Bible | Brite Divinity School, TCU |
| Dr. John Merkle | Professor of Theology | College of St. Benedict, St. John's University |
| Rev. Amy Merrill Willis | Instructor of Religious Studies | Gonzaga University |
| Dr. Carol Meyers | Wilson Professor in Religion | Duke University |
| Dr. Eric M. Meyers | Lerner Professor of Judaic Studies | Duke University |
| Rev. Dr. Charles Miller | Professor of Theology | St. Mary's University |
| Dr. Stuart S. Miller | Professor of Hebrew, History, and Judaic Studies | University of Connecticut at Storrs |
| Dr. Margaret Mitchell | Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Literature | University of Chicago |
| Dr. George Montague | Professor of New Testament | St. Mary's University |
| Dr. Regina Mooney | Instructor in Ethics | The Williston Northampton School |
| Dr. Milton Moreland | Assistant Professor of Religious Studies | Rhodes College |
| Dr. Susan Myers | Assistant Professor of New Testament | University of St. Thomas |
| Dr. Laura Nasrallah | Assistant Professor of New Testament | Harvard Divinity School |
| Dr. Carol Newsom | Candler Professor of Old Testament | Emory University |
| Dr. Carolyn Osiek | Professor of New Testament | Brite Divinity School, TCU |
| Dr. Alicia Ostriker | Professor of English | Rutgers University |
| Dr. John T. Pawlikowski, OSM | Professor of Social Ethics | Catholic Theological Union |
| Dr. Michael Penn | Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies | Mount Holyoke College |
| Dr. Todd Penner | Cloud Associate Professor of Religion | Austin College |
| Dr. John Petersen | Professor of Religion | Pacific Lutheran University |
| Dr. Peter C. Phan | Professor of Catholic Social Thought | Georgetown University |
| Dr. Tina Pippin | Associate Professor of Religious Studies | Agnes Scott College |
| Dr. Donald Polaski | Adjunct Instructor of Religious Studies | College of William and Mary |
| Dr. Sandra Hack Polaski | Associate Professor of New Testament | Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond |
| Dr. Adam L. Porter | Assistant Professor of Religion | Illinois College |
| Dr. Anathea Portier-Young | Assistant Professor of Old Testament | Duke Divinity School |
| Dr. Emerson Powery | Chair, Department of Theology | Lee University |
| Dr. Rebecca Raphael | Assistant Professor of Religion | Texas State University |
| Dr. Barbara Reid | Professor of New Testament Studies | Catholic Theological Union |
| Rev. Dr. Sharon H. Ringe | Professor of New Testament | Wesley Theological Seminary |
| Rev. Dr. Elaine Robinson | Assistant Professor of Theology | Brite Divinity School, TCU |
| Dr. Nicolae Roddy | Assistant Professor of Old Testament | Creighton University |
| Rev. Dr. Gilbert Romero | Professor Emeritus | Seminario San Carlos, Trujillo |
| Lucille Roussin | Adjunct Professor of Law | Cardozo Law School |
| Rev. Dr. Victoria Rue | Adjunct Professor | San Jose State University |
| Dr. E.P. Sanders | Arts and Sciences Professor of Religion Emeritus | Duke University |
| Dr. Seth Sanders | Visiting Assistant Professor | Cornell University |
| Dr. Timothy Sandoval | Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible | Chicago Theological Seminary |
| Dr. Seth Schwartz | Cohen Professor of Jewish History | Jewish Theological Seminary |
| Dr. Sandra M. Schneiders, IHM | Professor of New Testament and Christian Spirituality | Jesuit School of Theology |
| Rev. Dr. Frederick Schmidt | Associate Professor of Christian Spirituality | Perkins School of Theology, SMU |
| Dr. Brian Schmisek | Director, Institute for Religious and Pastoral Studies | University of Dallas |
| Dr. Susanne Scholz | Associate Professor in Religion and Theology | Merrimack College |
| Dr. Caroline Schroeder | Fellow in the Humanities | Stanford University |
| Dr. Carolyn J. Sharp | Assistant Professor of Old Testament | Yale Divinity School |
| Dr. Whitney Shiner | Associate Professor of New Testament | George Mason University |
| Dr. Stephen Shoemaker | Assistant Professor of Religious Studies | University of Oregon |
| Rev. Dr. Mary Hinkle Shore | Associate Professor of New Testament | Luther Seminary |
| Dr. Kenton Sparks | Associate Professor of Biblical Studies | Eastern University |
| Dr. S. David Sperling | Professor of Bible | Hebrew Union College |
| Dr. Stephen V. Sprinkle | Associate Professor of Practical Theology | Brite Divinity School, TCU |
| Dr. James Starr | Lecturer | Johannelund Theological Seminary |
| Dr. Randall Styers | Assistant Professor of Religious Studies | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Dr. Diana Swancutt | Assistant Professor of New Testament | Yale Divinity School |
| Dr. Daniel Speed Thompson | Associate Professor of Theology | St. Mary's University in San Antonio |
| Dr. Mark Toulouse | Professor of American Religious History | Brite Divinity School |
| Rev. Dr. John T. Townsend | Lecturer | Harvard Divinity School |
| Dr. Joseph B. Tyson | Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies | Southern Methodist University |
| Dr. J. Ross Wagner |
Associate Professor of New Testament | Princeton Theological Seminary |
| Dr. William O. Walker, Jr. | Professor Emeritus of Religion | Trinity University |
| Dr. Harold C. Washington | Professor of Hebrew Bible | Saint Paul School of Theology |
| Dr. Andrew Watts | Assistant Professor | Belmont University |
| Dr. James West | Adjunct Professor of Biblical Studies | Quartz Hill School of Theology |
| Dr. David S. Williams | Professor of Religion | University of Georgia |
| Dr. James G. Williams | Professor Emeritus of Religion | Syracuse University |
| Dr. Sam Williams | Professor of Religion | Colorado College |
| Dr. Kevin Wilson | Professor of Biblical Studies | Lithuania Christian College |
| Dr. Jacob Wright | Assistant Professor | University of Heidelberg |
| Dr. Charles M. Wood | Professor of Theology | Southern Methodist University |
| Dr. Fabian Udoh | Assistant Professor of Theology | University of Notre Dame |
| Dr. Eugene Ulrich | Professor of Hebrew Bible | University of Notre Dame |
| Dr. Katharina von Kellenbach | Associate Professor | St. Mary's College of Maryland |
| Dr. Gale Yee | Professor of Hebrew Bible | Episcopal Divinity School |
| Dr. Angela Zito | Associate Professor of Religious Studies | New York University |