William Henry Willimon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

William Henry Willimon

American methodist bishop

Date of Birth: 15-May-1946

Place of Birth: South Carolina, United States

Profession: theologian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

William Henry Willimon (born May 15, 1946) is an American theologian and bishop in the United Methodist Church, retired, who for eight years served the North Alabama Conference.
He is currently Professor of the Practice of Christian Ministry and Director of the Doctor of Ministry program at Duke Divinity School.
He is former Dean of the Chapel at Duke University and is considered by many as one of America's best-known and most influential preachers.
A Pulpit & Pew Research on Pastoral Leadership survey determined that he was one of the two most frequently read writers by pastors in mainline Protestantism alongside Henri Nouwen.
His books have sold over a million copies.
He is also Editor-At-Large of The Christian Century.
His 2019 memoir Accidental Preacher was released to wide acclaim, described by Justo L.
Gonzalez as "An exceptional example of theology at its best."