Holly Catterton Allen (PhD, Talbot School of Theology) served as professor of Christian ministries and family science at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. She had previously taught at John Brown University, Biola University, and Abilene Christian University.
Allen's areas of scholarly interest are children's spirituality and intergenerational issues, and she led two national, ecumenical conferences: InterGenerate and the Children's Spirituality Summit from 2015 to 2021. Allen is the author of Forming Resilient Children (2021) and co-author of Intergenerational Christian Formation (2023).