John W. Cook
Professor Emeritus and lecturer in religion and the arts
Professor Cook served as director of the Institute from 1984 to 1992. His publications have centered on the Christian tradition in its artistic history and development from the catacombs in the second century to the most modern expression of the faith in the contemporary world. He did part of his graduate study at the Friedreich Wilhelm Universität in Bonn. He has also served the Church as a minister in Texas and Connecticut.
In l992 he was appointed president of The Henry Luce Foundation in New York City where he retired as of January 2003. At present he is working on a documentary to be produced and broadcast by PBS on the aesthetic creations of the three Abrahamic religions: Judasiam, Christianity, and Islam. He has an honorary PH.D. from Valparaiso University and serves on the boards of Union Theological Seminary, New York City, MOBIA, the Museum of Biblical Art, the Southwestern University Board of Advisors, the St. Paul's Cathedral of London in America Board, The Yale Divinity School board of advisors, and the board of the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library of Minnesota. B.A., Baylor University; M.Div., Yale; PH.D., Yale.