Ph.D., University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland
2002 to 2006
Thesis title: "Homo incurvatus in se: A relational understanding of sin and its systematic implications in Augustine, Luther and Barth"
Supervisors: Prof. Trevor Hart, Dr. Mark Elliott
Examiners: Prof. Jeremy Begbie, Dr. Alistair McFadyen
Completed 2/3 of the course requirements for the M.Litt. in Theology; Supervised by Prof. Trevor Hart
B.A., Wheaton College
1995 to 1998, Magna Cum Laude
Major in Literature and Philosophy
Recipient, William F. (Billy) Graham Award
Chairman of World Christian Fellowship
Work Experience
Assistant Professor of Theology, Torrey Honors Institute, Biola University, 2006-Present
"Real Presence: Contemporaneity in Bonhoeffer's Christology," Scottish Journal of Theology 58:2 (2005): 143-160
Biographies and summaries of the following: W. R. Inge (The Philosophy of Plotinus), Werner Jaeger (The Theology of the Early Greek Philosophers), Henry Chadwick (Authority in the Early Church and Authority in Christian Theology), www.giffordlectures.org.uk
Review: Bonhoeffer as Martyr: Social Responsibility and Modern Christian Commitment, by Craig J. Slane. Scottish Journal of Theology (forthcoming)
Review: From Nature to Experience: The American Search for Cultural Authority, by Roger Lundin. Cultural Encounters: A Journal for the Theology of Culture 3:1 (Winter 2006): 79-81
Review: Augustine's Commentary on Galatians: Introduction, Text, Translation, and Notes, trans. Eric Antone Plumer. European Journal of Theology 15:1 (2006): 82-84
Review: Karl Barth's Christological Ecclesiology, by Kimlyn J. Bender. Zeitschrift fŸr Dialektische Theologie 21:3 (2005): 295
Review: Christ Present in Faith: Luther's View of Justification, by Tuomo Mannermaa. International Journal of Systematic Theology 7:4 (2005): 482-485
Review: The Fall and Sin: What We Have Become as Sinners, by Marguerite Shuster. Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology 23:1 (2005): 98-99
(with Ron Jenson), Fathers and Sons: 10 Life Principles to Make Your Relationship Stronger (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman, 1998); translation into Indonesian (2003)
Papers Presented
"Sin and the City: Augustine, sin and life together," American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 2005
"Homo incurvatus in se: Luther's Relational Account of Sin," Evangelical Theological Society National Meeting, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, November 2005
"The Manner of the Mercenary: Luther on Humanity Curved in on Itself," Scottish Universities' Staff/Student Church History Conference, Perth, Scotland, February 2005
"Rethinking Soli Deo Gloria: How the City of God Trumps the Earthly City," Evangelical Theological Society National Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, November 2004
Invited to present a paper and lead discussion in a class on "Augustine and Aquinas in History and Effect," St. Mary's College, University of St. Andrews, March 2004
"Sin's Irony: Missing the Point on Missing the Mark," Systematic Theology Research Seminar, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland, March 2004
"Looking for God in All the Wrong Places? Augustine's Ambiguous Introspection," Research Seminar for the Institute for Theology, Imagination and the Arts, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland, December 2003
Professional Service
Contributing Editor, Cultural Encounters: A Journal for the Theology of Culture, 2006-Present
