Dr. W. Loyd Allen holds the Sylvan Hills Chair of Baptist Heritage and is Professor of Church History and Spiritual Formation at McAfee. He received his B.S. (1974) with a double-major in psychology and sociology from the University of Montevallo in Alabama. His training for Christian ministry took place at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, where he was awarded the M.Div. (1978) and Ph.D. (1984). Dr. Allen's personal life revolves around his family and church. His wife, Libby, works in the admissions office at McAfee, and he has one daughter, Clare.