Urban T. Holmes III


Urban Tigner Holmes III was an Episcopal priest, theologian, and academic during the twentieth century. He was the son of Urban T. Holmes Jr. and Margaret Allan Gemmell Holmes. Following studies at the University of North Carolina, he studied for the priesthood at the former Philadelphia Divinity School. He served as dean of the School of Theology of the University of the South from 1973 until his death. His biggest accomplishment while in Sewanee was the establishment of the Education for Ministry program.

Selected publications

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  • ', Seabury Press, 1974
  • ' To Be a Priest: Perspectives on Vocation and Ordination, HarperCollins Publishers, 1975 Male and Female: Christian Approaches to Sexuality, Seabury Press, 1976 The Priest in Community: Exploring the Roots of Ministry, Seabury Press, 1978
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  • ' Ministry and Imagination HarperCollins, 1981
  • ', Seabury Press, 1981A History of Christian Spirituality: An Analytical Introduction, HarperCollins Publishers, 1981, "The Anglican Studies Series", Morehouse Publishing, 1982Christian Believing, "The Church's Teaching Series", HarperCollins Publishers, 1984