Evangelical Professor of Biblical Interpretation
Davidson College, A.B., 1973
Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, D.Min., 1977
Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, Th.M., 1978
Duke University, Ph.D., 1985
Joined Eden faculty, 1987
Phone: 314-918-2582
Email: [email protected]
Curriculum Vitae
Clint McCann’s research and writing have focused on the book of Psalms, and he is one of the leading Psalms scholars in the USA and the world. He was instrumental in founding the Psalms Section of the Society of Biblical Literature, and he served as its Chair for ten years. His publications include The Shape and Shaping of the Psalter (1993); A Theological Introduction to the Book of Psalms: The Psalms as Torah (1993); the commentary on the Psalms in Texts for Preaching: A Lectionary Commentary Based on the NRSV – Year C (1994); the Psalms commentary in The New Interpreter’s Bible (Vol. 4; 1996); Preaching the Psalms (2001); Great Psalms of the Bible (2009); Psalms: Immersion Bible Studies (2011); introductions and annotations on the Psalms in The NRSV Access Bible (1999), The Learning Bible (2000), and The Discipleship Study Bible (2008); and Reading the Psalms Again for the First Time: A Spirituality for Justice-Seekers and Peacemakers (2024). Dr. McCann was also the Consulting Translator for the book of Psalms for The Common English Bible (CEB), and he wrote the introduction and annotations on the Psalms for The CEB Study Bible (2013). He is also the author of Judges (2002) in the series, “Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching.”
Dr. McCann frequently teaches beyond the Eden campus. Over the years, he has lectured or taught for church groups or academic gatherings in 27 states. During the summers of 2007-2010 and 2012-2023, he served as the Resident Minister of the New Piasa Chautauqua near Elsah, Illinois.
Dr. McCann is especially interested in the intersection of religion and culture. His book entitled Facing the Music: Faith and Meaning in Popular Songs (1999) is an indication of this interest, and he frequently uses songs and videos in his teaching.
Committed to the importance of multicultural education, Dr. McCann has led groups of students to Guatemala and Costa Rica in 2001, 2003, and 2005; to Nicaragua and Costa Rica in 2008 and 2015; to El Salvador in 2013, 2018, and 2024; and to Cuba in 2017; and he continues to increase his proficiency in speaking Spanish.
Dr. McCann is also committed to the attempt to practice what he teaches. He is active with CROP/Church World Service, Bread for the World, Heifer International, and IPM (International Partners in Mission); and he is an Associate Member of the Iona Community, which is based on the Isle of Iona and Glasgow, Scotland, and which is dedicated to the pursuit of justice, peace, and the flourishing of creation.
“I try to instill in my students the idea that academic inquiry is a way to deepen their faith. Questions and new ideas are always a stimulus to think; and the simplest definition of theology is ‘thinking about God,’ especially about the astounding implications that the Bible portrays God as unfailingly gracious, merciful, and loving on a world-encompassing scale.”
Dr. McCann is a Teaching Elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA). He served as a Pastor in North Carolina for ten years before coming to Eden, and he is currently a member of the Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy. His wife, Sarah, is the Pastor of Hope United Church of Christ in St. Louis; and he has three daughters – Jennifer, Sarah, and Annalise – and a son – Ian
