Chris Seeman is an American professor of theology and role-playing game author. He is a professor of theology at Walsh University.
Seeman was born and raised in California. He has a B.A. from the University of San Francisco, and an M.A. from Graduate Theological Union. Seeman holds a Ph.D. in Near Eastern religions from the University of California, Berkeley.
Seeman is chair of the Division of Humanities and a professor of theology at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio.
Seeman began publishing the Middle-earth Role Playing fanzine Other Hands in 1993.: 138 Jessica Ney-Grimm of Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE) contributed MERP content to Other Hands, and Seeman later became an assistant line editor on the game for ICE.: 138 Seeman worked on The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game for Decipher, Inc.: 142
In 1992 he established Other Hands Magazine: The International Journal of Middle-earth Gaming, which he published on a quarterly basis until 2001. He has also been co-editor and author for The Guild Companion eZine. He created and manages a website called The Tolkien Music List.
