Parrish Jones

Parrish Jones, Ph.D. is a graduate of Carson Newman College, Southern Baptist Seminary, and Florida State University having received a BA in Religion and Philosophy, a M.Div. in theology and biblical studies, and a MA and Ph.D. in philosophy. He is a retired minister of the Presbyterian Church USA, and an active adjunct philosophy professor.

He is a father and grandfather living in St Augustine FL with his life woman partner.

He has written three books: Suffering and God's Redemptive Love, Presbyterians on the Frontier, and A Rose Garden. A longer novel about a migrant family is in the works.

Parrish has traveled widely in the U.S. via motorcycle mostly with his partner, Sherry. For Presbyterians on the Frontier he researched and traveled the U.S. Mexico Border and interviewed over one hundred persons engaged in that Presbyterian Ministry. He is presently still active in Presbyterian Ministries in St Augustine and with Presbyterian Border Region Outreach.

Besides motorcycling, Parrish enjoys photography, dancing, hiking, traveling, and spending time with family.