Since 1998, Jay has served as Dean of Earlham School of Religion, Vice President of Earlham

Education: A.B., Guilford College, 1985; M. Div., Duke Divinity School, 1988; Ph.D., Duke University, 1992,

Primary teaching interests: Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, Leadership

Recent Publications:

Thanking and Blessing: The Sacred Art. Woodstock, VT: SkyLight Pathways, 2007.

Where the Wind Blows: Vitality Among Friends. Richmond, IN: ESR Publications, 2005.

Family Faults: Healing the Hurts That Threaten the Home. New Castle: Almond Rod, 1998.

The Beatitudes of Christmas. Richmond, IN: FUPress, 1996.

The Ten Commandments and Christian Community. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1996.

Hobbies: travel to new places, organic vegetable gardening

Jay offers workshops in the areas of biblical studies, congregational visioning and vitality, and Quaker leadership.

He is married to Judi Marshall, who is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church.

Jay Marshall, PhD, a gifted teacher noted for his ability to express spiritual insights with compassion and grace, is dean of Earlham School of Religion, a recorded Friends (Quaker) minister, and author of The Ten Commandments and Christian Community, The Beatitudes of Christmas, Family Faults, and Where the Wind Blows. He frequently speaks and leads workshops around the country.