In Memoriam | Rev. Dr. Mark G. Toulouse, Former Principal of Emmanuel College

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TST was saddened to learn that Rev. Dr. Mark G. Toulouse, former Principal of TST's member college, Emmanuel College, and a beloved professor, preacher, and author, passed away on March 2, 2025. A retired professor, ordained Disciples minister, and a PhD graduate of the University of Chicago Divinity School, he is the author of the well-known text, Joined in Discipleship: The Shaping of Contemporary Disciples Identity.

Dr. Toulouse retired in 2017 as Principal of Emmanuel College and Professor of the History of Christianity at Emmanuel College and the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto. He joined the faculty of Emmanuel College, the University of Toronto’s seminary, in 2009, after serving twenty-three years at Brite Divinity School of Texas Christian University as a historian of religion and culture. Dr. Toulouse taught at Brite Divinity School from 1986 to 2008 and served as Dean from 1999-2002. He began his work in theological education in 1984, when he joined the faculty of Phillips Theological Seminary in Enid, Oklahoma.

He is the author of numerous articles and books. His books include The Transformation of John Foster Dulles: From Prophet of Realism to Priest of Nationalism (1985); Makers of Christian Theology in America (1997), Sources of Christian Theology in America (1999), Walter Scott: A Nineteenth-Century Evangelical (1999), and God in Public (2006), and The Altars Where We Worship: The Religious Significance of Popular Culture (2016).

Services will be held Sunday afternoon (time TBD) March 9, 2025 at South Hill Christian Church, located at 3200 Bilglade Road, Fort Worth, Texas 76133.

TST extends our sincere condolences to Mark's family and friends.