Curriculum Vitae

Brian Larsen, PhD

Department of English 2211 College View Drive Redding CA 96003 (530) 226-4948 [email protected] ______

EDUCATION

University of St. Andrews, Scotland: Institute for , Imagination, and the Arts

Ph.D. in Literature and Theology 2001 Dissertation Title: An Interaction of Theology and Literature by Means of Archetypal Criticism with Reference to the Characters of , Pilate, Thomas, The Jews, and Peter in the Gospel of John Supervisors: Trevor Hart and Richard Bauckham Examiners: David Jasper and Jeremy Begbie

Accepted for publication by Sheffield Phoenix Press: currently under revision

Trinity Evangelical Divinity School M. Div., Emphasis 1998

Whitworth College B. A. in English 1984 ______

ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Associate Professor of English, Simpson University 2002–present Writing Center Director, Simpson University 2002–2005 Tutor, University of St. Andrews 2000-2001 ______

TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

Theological approaches to literature; the interaction of theology, Biblical studies, and literature; theology, imagination, and the arts; archetypal criticism; art as a response to post-modernism; narrative writing ______Brian Larsen—Curriculum Vitae, page 2

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I. Associate Professor of English, Simpson University 2002–present

Courses Taught College Writing I (SU ENGL 1210) College Writing II (SU ENGL 1220) Introduction to Literature (SU ENGL 2100) English Seminar (SU ENGL 2130) Fine Arts in Western Culture (SU HUMA 2440) Advanced Composition (SU ENGL 3200) Western Literature (SU ENGL 3210) World Literature (SU ENGL 3220) Fiction Writing (SU ENGL 3362) British Novels (SU ENGL 4930) Senior Seminar (SU 4950) American and World Literature (Simpson ASPIRE program) Jane Austen (Simpson for Seniors program) Fine Arts in Western Culture (Simpson for Seniors program) Apologetics (Simpson for Seniors program) ______

SCHOLARSHIP

I. Select Conference Papers

“Leland Ryken, Archetypal Criticism, and Christian Literary Imagination,” Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, November 2014

“Literary and Theological Aspects of Surprise in the Bible,” Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, November 2013

“Irony as Worldview in Art and Aesthetics,” Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, November 2013

“The Rainbow and Stained Glass: Creation as Bearer of Theological Meaning,” Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, November 2012

“Evangelicals and Art: Art and Symbolism as a Response to Postmodernism,” Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, November 2011

“Poetry and Prose in Jonah: Conflict or Concurrence?” Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, November 2011.

“On the Value of Background Information: John as a Test Case,” Evangelical Theological Society Far West Regional Meeting, Biola University, April 2010; Faculty Colloquy, Simpson University, February, 2011; Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, November 2012 Brian Larsen—Curriculum Vitae, page 3

“The Shack as Literature: Its Theological Implications,” Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, November 2009; Faculty Colloquy, Simpson University, November 2009.

“Classifying Irony: John as a Test Case,” Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, November 2007

“Waiting for Godot and the Healing at the Pool (John 5:1-15): Literature, the Bible, and Theology in the Public Square,” Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, November 2006

“A Tedious Brief Scene of Comedy, Humor, and the Christian Faith,” Faculty Colloquy, Simpson University, March 2004; Art and Soul Conference, Baylor University, April 2005; Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, November 2005.

“What is Truth: Pilate as Tragic in the Gospel of John,” Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, November 2004.

“Doubting Thomas Interpretation: The Ironization of Irony in the Fourth Gospel,” Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, November, 2003

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SERVICE TO UNIVERSITY, PROFESSION, AND COMMUNITY

I. Service to the University

Faculty President 2014-2015

Faculty Development Committee Chair 2012-2014 2015-present

Faculty Development Committee 2002-2005 2009–present

Learning Resources Committee 2008–09

Provost Search Committee 2005-2006

Mission Statement Revision Committee 2004

Faculty Administration

English Department Chair 2003-2006 2014-present

Humanities and Fine Arts Division Chair 2006-2009

English Proficiency Exam Developer and Administrator 2003-2008 Brian Larsen—Curriculum Vitae, page 4

II. Service to the Profession

Theological Aesthetics Steering Committee member, Evangelical Theological Society 2009-present

Literature of the Bible Steering Committee member, 2011-present Evangelical Theological Society

III. Service of Ministry

Musician, First Presbyterian Church Worship Team 2009-present

Minister, Church of Scotland Summers of 1999-2001

Guest speaker, Scottish Baptist Churches 1999-2001 ______

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Evangelical Theological Society 2002-present ______