I teach introductory courses in theology, advanced electives in Christian ethics, upper-level seminars on major theological doctrines and figures, and integrative seminars on subjects ranging from death to sustainability.

In 2022 I received Wheaton’s Senior Teaching Achievement Award.

Introductory

BITH 111 · Gospel, Church, and Culture

An introduction to the Christian faith and the evangelical Protestant heritage, attending to the church’s engagement with culture and to the integration of faith and learning.

BITH 315 · Christian Thought

An investigation into the basic beliefs of the Christian faith.

Advanced Electives

BITH 374 · Systematic Theology

A critical investigation of Christian doctrine. Open to Biblical and Theological Studies and Philosophy majors.

BITH 375 · Christian Ethics

An investigation into the Christian ethical traditions: their biblical and theological dimensions, the formation of Christian character, and the work of bringing Christian conviction to bear on war, race, sex, wealth and poverty, medical care, and immigration.

On teaching Willie James Jennings’s The Christian Imagination in this course: a teaching outline.

BITH 377 · Contemporary Theology

An in-depth treatment of a theological category, or of Christian thought applied to a contemporary issue.

BITH 385 · The Doctrine of the Triune God

The doctrine of God, with particular attention to the Trinity, in both traditional and contemporary formulations.

BITH 391 · Doctrine of Salvation

Election, incarnation, atonement, justification, and sanctification, held together toward a dogmatic account of forgiveness, justice, and hope.

BITH 392 · Doctrine of Scripture

A discussion of the doctrine of Scripture, including inspiration, canon, and interpretation, and the place of the Bible in the life of the church.

BITH 398 · Eastern Orthodox Theology

An introduction to Eastern Orthodox theology and practice, attending to points of similarity and difference with the Protestant tradition.

BITH 399 · Readings in Eastern Orthodox Theology

An in-depth treatment of a particular author, doctrine, or issue within the Eastern Orthodox tradition.

Seminars on Major Figures

Critical analyses of each theologian’s work in historical context.

BITH 484 · The Theology of Thomas Aquinas

BITH 486 · Theology of John Calvin

BITH 488 · Theology of Karl Barth

Integrative Seminars

CORE 101 · First Year Seminar: How Do We Face Death?

Any answer to the question “What is the good life?” is bound up with how we face the end of that life. A good life should lead to a good death. So how should we face death? What spiritual, emotional, and physical preparations should we make for it? And what is the proper Christian approach to death, given its relationship to sin and its defeat by Jesus Christ?

ENVR 332 · Principles of Environmental Sustainability

Co-taught with science faculty at Wheaton’s Black Hills campus, in partnership with members of the Lakota Sioux tribe. An introduction to environmental sustainability and its natural scientific, cultural, and economic foundations, with emphasis on practical application in social, legal, historical, and political contexts.

Graduate

BITH 565 · Christian Theology

The methods of systematic theology and the major doctrinal topics, with attention to their rationale, their systematic interconnections, their development, and their contemporary challenges.

BITH 656 · Modern Theology

Theological developments from the Enlightenment to the present: nineteenth-century German liberalism, neo-orthodoxy, post-Vatican II Catholicism, liberation, and postmodern theology.

BITH 675 · Advanced Systematic Theology: Nature and Grace

Debates within Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, and the Protestant tradition on the relationship between nature and grace, historical and contemporary.