NICOLE L. JOHNSON
Mount Union College
Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies
1972 Clark Avenue
Alliance, OH 44601
Office: 330-829-6808
2920 Lake Center St. NW
Uniontown, OH 44685
Home: 330-526-6380
Cell: 617-780-7617
Email: johnsoNL@muc.edu
CURRENT POSITION
Assistant Professor, Philosophy & Religious Studies: Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio
EDUCATION
Boston University School of Theology, Boston, MA
Doctor of Theology, May 2007
Major area: Practical Theology; emphasis in Christian Social Ethics
Minor area: Church History
Dissertation: Practicing Discipleship: Lived Theologies of Nonviolence in Conversation with the Doctrine
and Teachings of the United Methodist Church
Committee: Claire E. Wolfteich (First Reader); Dale P. Andrews (Second Reader); Nancy
T. Ammerman; John Hart; Glen A. Messer; Bryan P. Stone
Wheeling Jesuit University, Wheeling, WV
Master of Arts in Applied Theology, December 2001
Concentration: Religious Education
Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA
Bachelor of Arts, May 1998 Magna Cum Laude
Double Major: Political Science and Religion; Minor: Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
TEACHING INTERESTS
Practical Theology; Christian Social Ethics; Peace & Justice; Church History; Conflict Analysis and
Transformation; Service-Learning; Qualitative Research Design and Analysis in Theology
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
MOUNT UNION COLLEGE
Current Courses
Religion 100: Religion and Human Experience
Religion 232Q: Development of the Christian Tradition (Reformation to Present) (Spring)
Religion 321: Christian Social Ethics (Fall)
Religion 400W: Seminar in Religious Studies, “Theologies of Nonviolence” (Spring 2008)
Religion 299W: Religion and Film (Fall 2008)
Course development in areas of Peace Studies and Religious Conflict
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Teaching Assistant
TS800: “International Conflict Transformation”
Professors Rodney Petersen, Tom Porter, and Ray Helmick, SJ, Spring 2005 & Spring 2006
Teaching Assistant
TS812: “Principles and Practices of Restorative Justice for Church and Society”
Professors Rodney Petersen and Tom Porter, Fall 2005
Teaching Assistant
TJ976: “Church and Theology in the Contemporary World”
Professor Claire Wolfteich, Fall 2004
WHEELING JESUIT UNIVERSITY
House Mentor
Mother Jones House faith-based service learning community, 2001-2002
Teaching Practicum
Service-Learning and Theological Reflection, Spring 2001
Teaching Practicum
PHI240: “Philosophy of Peace and Justice,” Professor James O’Brien, SJ, Fall 2000
ADDITIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor
Ocean City Beach Project: Ocean City, New Jersey, Summer 2002 and Summer 2003
Topics: “Leadership and Discipleship” (2002) and “Social Justice” (2003)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
RESEARCH
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
Research Assistant
Professor Dale P. Andrews, September 2006 – April 2007
 Conducted research for seminary course, TC869: “Prophetic Preaching and Social Ethics”;
assisted in research for related book project.
Research/Administrative Assistant
Center for Practical Theology, June 2005 – April 2006
 Conducted interviews and gathered data for Professor Claire Wolfteich’s book, Lord Have
Mercy: Praying for Justice with Conviction and Humility (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2006).
Research Assistant
Sustaining Urban Pastoral Excellence Program, January – December 2004
 Compiled contextual analyses of cities, focusing on the intersection of program
participants’ central research questions with their urban contexts.
MINISTERIAL
Campus Minister, Coalition for Christian Outreach: Wheeling, WV, 1998-2002
Ecumenical Worship Coordinator, Wheeling Jesuit University: Wheeling, WV, 1998-2001
Staff, Ocean City Beach Project: Ocean City, New Jersey, Summer 2000
SCHOLARLY, PROFESSIONAL, AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES
PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS, GUEST LECTURES
 “’A More Excellent Way’: Lived Experience of Nonviolence as Resource for Reflection
and Practice within the United Methodist Church,” American Academy of Religion,
Chicago, Illinois, to be presented October 2008
 “Living Nonviolently in a Not-So-Nonviolent World: Peacemaking in the United
Methodist Church,” Faculty Research Forum, Mount Union College, November 29, 2007
 “Lived Theologies of Nonviolence: NVivo7 as a Qualitative Research Tool” for Professor
Bruce Fraser’s course, RS652: “Qualitative Research Methods,” Boston University,
November 1, 2006
 “Borrowing from the Social Sciences: Practical Theology and Qualitative Research
Methods” for Professor Dale Andrews’ course, TJ910: “Proseminar in Practical Theology,”
Boston University, October 5, 2006
 “The Logic of Nonviolence” for Professors Rodney Peterson’s and Tom Porter’s course,
TS800: “International Conflict Transformation,” Boston University, April 24, 2006
 “Boston University.” The Encyclopedia of New England: The Culture and History of an American
Region. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 2005.
 “Nonviolent Social Change?: Hugo Chavez and Venezuela,” panelist for Pax Christi
Boston event, Boston, MA, October 28, 2005
 “The Relationship between Ecclesiology and Practical Theology” for Professor Claire
Wolfteich’s course, TJ976: “Church and Theology in the Contemporary World,” Boston
University, November 10, 2004
 “Developing an Approach to Practical Theological Work” for Professor Claire Wolfteich’s
course, TJ976: “Church and Theology in the Contemporary World,” Boston University,
September 15, 2004
 “Basics of Conflict Resolution,” Wellness Program, Wheeling Jesuit University, March 20,
2000
 “Worldviews and Leadership” for EXCEL (Excellence in Christian Leadership) Retreat,
Wheeling Jesuit University, January 11, 2000
GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS
Austin-Montgomery Faculty Development Grant, Mount Union College, 2008
Wabash Center Consultations Grant for Service-Learning Workshop, 2008
Boston University School of Theology, Center for Practical Theology Research Grant, 2006
St. John’s United Methodist Church Scholarship, 2006
Boston University School of Theology, Dissertation Research Grant, 2006
United Methodist Church, General Board of Higher Education & Ministry Scholarship, 2006
Boston University, Church and Theology in the Contemporary World Fellowship, 2003
United Methodist Church, Women’s Division Scholarship, 2003
United Methodist Church, General Board of Higher Education & Ministry Scholarship, 2003
United Methodist Church, General Board of Higher Education & Ministry Scholarship, 2002
Boston University School of Theology, Full-Tuition Fellowship, 2002-2004
Sandra L. Hallberg Scholarship for Christian Studies, 2002
Theta Alpha Kappa National Theological Honor Society, Wheeling Jesuit University, 2001
Westminster College, Trustees’ Scholarship for Academic Merit, 1994-1998
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE
Faculty Development Committee (elected 3-year term), Mount Union College, 2008-2011
Travel Seminar to Mexico City (grant-funded course development), Mount Union College, 2008
Coordinator, monthly Practical Theology Colloquium, Boston University, 2005-2007
Design Team, Faith-Based Conflict Transformation model program, Boston University, 2004-2006
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Sexual Assault Responder, Mount Union College, 2008
CAUSE social justice club, Boston University School of Theology, 2002-2006
Staff-Parish Relations Committee, St. John’s United Methodist Church: Watertown, MA, 2006
Missions Committee, St. John’s United Methodist Church: Watertown, MA, 2005
Participant, Venezuela Delegation: Venezuela, August 2005
Delegate, Evangelism Leadership Institute of the Americas: Havana, Cuba, January 2004
Teacher’s Assistant, Brookline Arts Center: Brookline, MA, 2002- 2003
Staff, Laughlin Memorial Chapel Summer Day Camp, K-8th grade: Wheeling, WV, 2002
Short-term Missions and Service Project, Harvest International: Haiti, January 2001
Participant, Westminster College January-term study tour: Cuba, January 1996
LANGUAGES AND SPECIAL COMPETENCIES
French (basic reading, writing, and speaking competence)
Spanish (basic reading competence)
NVivo 7 Qualitative Research Software
Conflict Resolution Training Certification (Pittsburgh Mediation Center, 1997)
MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS
American Academy of Religion
Association of Practical Theology
Methodists United for Peace with Justice
REFERENCES
Dr. Claire E. Wolfteich
Associate Professor of Practical Theology and Spiritual Formation
Co-Director, Center for Practical Theology
Boston University School of Theology
745 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Email: cwolftei@bu.edu
Phone: (617) 353-6496
Dr. Dale P. Andrews
Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Homiletics and Pastoral Theology
Boston University School of Theology
745 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Email: andrews@bu.edu
Phone: (617) 358-4221
Dr. Rodney Petersen
Director, Boston Theological Institute
Instructor, Boston University School of Theology
Boston Theological Institute
210 Herrick Road
Newton Centre, MA 02459
Email: petersen@bostontheological.org
Phone: (617) 527-4880
Dr. David Hempton
Alonzo L. McDonald Family Professor of Evangelical Theological Studies
Harvard Divinity School
45 Francis Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-5761
Dr. John L. McLaughlin
Associate Professor of Old Testament/Hebrew Bible
Director, Advanced Degree Programs
Faculty of Theology
University of St. Michael's College
81 St. Mary Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 1J4
Email: johnl.mclaughlin@utoronto.ca
Phone: (416) 926-7267