Larry Burton, Th.D.

Though he is now (mostly) retired, Larry Burton still enjoys teaching for the Department of Medical Humanities in both ethics and religion and medicine.  He is also an adjunct faculty member of the Department of Philosophy and Liberal Studies at UALR.

Dr. Burton earned his doctorate at Boston University and taught at the BU School of Theology and at the BU Medical Center.  After a stint at Harvard Divinity School, he was recruited to Rush University to  be the Bishop Anderson Professor of Religion and Medicine, and Chair of the Department of Religion, Health, and Human Values.  Larry held appointments in the College of Medicine, the College of Health Sciences, and the College of Nursing.  A frequent speaker at professional and academic meetings, Larry has given presentations both nationally and internationally.  He was a part of the faculty for a series of Harvard sponsored continuing medical education events called "Spirituality and Medicine" led by Dr. Herbert Benson.

Having edited or authored eight books, Larry is also the author of more than eighty book chapters or articles.  He is a former President of the Association of Professional Chaplains, and former Chair of the Board of COMISS, the umbrella organization for most pastoral care and counseling organizations in the US. 

In retirement, in addition to teaching, Dr. Burton serves on the Institutional Review Board of the Central Arkansas Veterans Medical Center, volunteers at the Clinton Presidential Library, and works with homeless folks in Little Rock.