Randal Rauser www.randalrauser.com
C/O Taylor Seminary 11525 23 Ave Edmonton, AB, Canada T6J 4T3 1-780-431-4428 (work) [email protected] [email protected]
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
TAYLOR SEMINARY:
(2014-present) Full Professor of Historical Theology (2007-2014) Associate Professor of Historical Theology (2003-2007) Assistant Professor of Historical Theology
BRIERCREST COLLEGE:
(2002-2003) Assistant Professor of Philosophy (1 Year Sabbatical Replacement Position)
ACADEMIC HISTORY
EDUCATION
1999-2003 PhD, King’s College, London Dissertation: “Trinity, Mind and World: A Theological Epistemology of Mediation” Supervisor: Prof. Colin Gunton
1996-1999 MCS, Regent College, Vancouver, GPA 3.824 Major: Interdisciplinary Christian Studies Thesis: “Contraception and the Catholic Church: An Enquiry” Supervisor: Prof. Edwin Hui
1993-1996 BA, Trinity Western University, GPA 3.52 Double Major: English and Intercultural Religious Studies Graduated with Distinction
AREAS OF SPECIALITY
Trinitarian Theology Theological Epistemology and Theological Method Christian Worldview Apologetics
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PUBLICATIONS
MONOGRAPHS
2015: Is the Atheist My Neighbor? Rethinking Christian Attitudes toward Atheism (Cascade)
2013: What on Earth do we Know about Heaven? (Baker)
2013: God or Godless? One Atheist, One Christian, and twenty irreverent, interesting, and somewhat informative debates , coauthor John Loftus (Baker)
2012: The Swedish Atheist, the Scuba Diver, and Other Apologetics Rabbit Trails (InterVarsity Press)
2011: You’re Not as Crazy as I Think: Dialogue in a world of loud voices and hardened opinions (Biblica)
2009: Theology in Search of Foundations (Oxford University Press)
2009: Finding God in The Shack: Conversations on an Unforgettable Weekend (Paternoster)
Translations: Portuguese
2008: Faith Lacking Understanding: Theology Through a Glass Darkly, Faith in an Emerging Culture Series (Paternoster)
2006: Christian Philosophy A to Z, coauthor with Daniel Hill (Edinburgh University Press)
Reviews: Ars Disputandi, The Lord God Exists Blog
2001: Let Reason Be Your Guide? A Brief Introduction to Reformed Epistemology, RTSF Monographs (Religious and Theological Studies Fellowship)
PUBLISHED TEACHING CURRICULUM
2003: Introduction to Theology: Part I (Briercrest Distance Learning)
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
2013: “The Antitheist meets the Shepherd: A response to Yoram Hazony’s The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture.” Journal of Analytic Theology (online)
2009: “Let Nothing Live That Has Breath: On the Problem of Divinely Commanded Genocide,” Philosophia Christi
2009: “Learning in War Time? Indoctrination in Focus on the Family’s ‘The Truth Project™,” Christian Scholar’s Review
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2008: “Worshipping a Flying Teapot? What to Do When Christianity Looks Ridiculous,” The Other Journal (online journal) URL: http://www.theotherjournal.com/article.php?id=294
2006: “Ecumenism, Eucharist, and an Antirealism We Can Live With,” Canadian Evangelical Review, 23-41.
2005: “Rahner’s Rule: An Emperor Without Clothes?” International Journal of Systematic Theology 1 : 79-92.
2003: “Logos and logoi Ensarkos: Christology and a Problem of Perception,” International Journal of Systematic Theology 5 : 133-46.
2003: “Can there be Theology without Necessity?” Heythrop Journal, 44 : 131-46.
2002: “Is the Trinity a True Contradiction?” Quodlibet, 4, no. 4 (online journal) URL: http://www.quodlibet.net/rauser-trinity.shtml
BOOK CHAPTERS
2012: “The Prayer that Prayed Me,” in David Marshall, Faith Seeking Understanding: Essays in Memory of Ralph Winter and Paul Brand, William Carey Library
2009: “Theology as a Bull Session,” in Oliver Crisp and Michael Rea, ed., Analytic Theology, Oxford University Press
ANTHOLOGIZED ARTICLES
2010: “Worshipping a Flying Teapot? What to Do When Christianity Looks Ridiculous,” in Andrew David, Christopher J. Keller, and Jon Stanley, eds., ‘God Is Dead’ and I Don’t Feel So Good Myself: Theological Engagements with the New Atheism (Wipf and Stock)
POPULAR ARTICLES
2013: “Facing Evil: Why Christians and atheists need each other.” Belief Net (May) at http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Facing-Evil.aspx
2009: “Does the world need another revision of the NIV?” Christian Post (Sept) at http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090910/does-the-world-need-another- revision-of-the-niv/index.html
2009: “Is there asbestos in The Shack?” Christian Post (Sept) at http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090903/is-there-asbestos-in-the- shack/index.html
2009: “Did Jesus die for little green men?” Christian Post (Aug) at http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090827/did-jesus-die-for-little-green- men/index.html
2009: “Is faith the product of an irrational mind?” Christian Post (Aug) at http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090826/is-faith-the-product-of-an-irrational- mind/index.html
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2009: “How intelligent design is misrepresented by its friends,” Christian Post (Aug) at http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090821/how-intelligent-design-is- misrepresented-by-its-friends/index.html
2009: “Does the Trinity make sense (and does it matter)?” Christian Post (Aug) at http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090819/does-the-trinity-make-sense-and- does-it-matter/index.html
2009: “Was Jesus Christ Free to Sin?” Christian Post (July) at http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090727/was-jesus-christ-free-to- sin/index.html
2009: “Why Jesus was Not Tempted (and Why it Matters)”, Christian Post (July) at http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090723/why-jesus-was-not-tempted-and- why-it-matters-by-randal-rauser/index.html
2008: “The ‘New Atheism’ as ‘Good News’” Faith Weblog (Jan.), at http://www.christianity.ca/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=5307
2008: Ask a Theologian Column: “How Could I Be Happy in Heaven with a Loved One in Hell?” Faith Today (Jan.-Feb), 38.
2006: “Sponsor an African child and save the arctic narwhal, and why I choose to do both” Faith Today (Jan-Feb).
2005: “Ecumenical discussion probes Catholic encounter with evangelicals,” Christian Week, (March 18, 2005), 5.
DICTIONARY ENTRIES
2008: “Soul, origin of,” in New Dictionary of Theology. (InterVarsity Press)
BOOK REVIEWS
2013: Matthew Levering, Predestination: Biblical and Theological Paths in Scottish Journal of Theology
2013: Bruce G. Epperly, Process Theology: A Guide for the Perplexed in Scottish Journal of Theology
2013: Gerald O’Collins, Rethinking Fundamental Theology in Scottish Journal of Theology
2008: Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, The Trinity: Global Perspectives in International Journal of Systematic Theology, 10, no. 2
2007: James Beilby, Epistemology as Theology in Ars Disputandi (May 31, 2007) [online] URL: http://www.arsdisputandi.org/publish/articles/000281/article.pdf
2007: Stanley Grenz, Rediscovering the Triune God: The Trinity in Contemporary Theology in International Journal of Systematic Theology, 9, no. 1.
2004: William Alston, A Sensible Metaphysical Realism in Philosophia Christi, 6, no. 1
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2004: George Lindbeck, The Church in a Postliberal Age in Canadian Evangelical Review, no. 28
2004: Andrew Moore, Realism and Christian Faith: God, Grammar, and Meaning, in Religious Studies, 40, no. 4
2003: William Lane Craig and J.P. Moreland, eds., Naturalism: A Critical Analysis, in International Journal of Systematic Theology, 5, no. 3
2003: Stanley Grenz, The Social God and the Relational Self in Themelios 28, no. 3
2002: Willem J. van Asselt and Eef Dekker, eds., Reformation and Scholasticism: An Ecumenical Enterprise in Canadian Evangelical Review, no. 23
2002: Gabriel Fackre, The Doctrine of Revelation in International Journal of Systematic Theology 4, no. 2
2002: Stanley Grenz, Renewing the Center: Evangelical Theology in a Post-Theological Era in Studies in Religion, 31, no. 3-4
2002: Clark Pinnock, Most Moved Mover in Canadian Evangelical Review, no. 24
BLOGGING
I regularly blog at my website: http://randalrauser.com/blog/
I also blogged at the Christian Post from March 2009-October 2011: http://www.christianpost.com/blogs/tentativeapologist
COURSES TAUGHT
TAYLOR SEMINARY (Graduate)
Christian Apologetics Christian Worldview Church History to 1500 Church History since 1500 Contemporary Theology Systematic Theology I (Prolegomena to Anthropology) Systematic Theology II (Christology to Eschatology) Trinity and Life The Person and Work of Christ Christian Ethics
Calvin’s Institutes (1 credit directed study) The Doctrine of Hell (1 credit directed study)
BRIERCREST COLLEGE (Undergraduate)
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Introduction to Theology I Introduction to Philosophy I (Logic, Metaphysics, Epistemology) Introduction to Philosophy II (Philosophy of Religion, Ethics, Social Philosophy) Philosophy of Religion
ACADEMIC PAPER PRESENTATIONS
Date Topic Location
2013 Nov “The Antitheist meets the Shepherd” Evangelical Philosophical Society, Baltimore, MD
2011 Oct “The Philosopher and the Seminary” Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ
2011 Mar “Nonsense! In the Realm of Theology.” Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ
2011 Mar Roundtable Discussion with Philosophy of Rutgers University, New Religion and Metaphysics Group Brunswick, NJ
2010 Nov “‘I want to give the baby to God,’ Three Theses EPS/SBL Conference, on God and devotional child-killing.” Atlanta, GA
2008 Nov “Theology as a Bull Session.” ETS Conference, Providence, RI
2007 Nov “Can Evangelicals Handle the Truth? ETS Conference, San Diego, Indoctrination in Focus on the Family’s CA The Truth Project.”
2004 Nov “If Trinitarianism Were False, Would Monism ETS Conference, San Be True?” Antonio, TX
2004 May “Supervenience of the Mind or Resurrection of AAR, PNW Regional the Soul: A Critical Appraisal of Non-Reductive Conference, Vancouver, BC Physicalism”
2003 Jan “Conceiving the Heuristic Trinity: Is the Rhetoric Briercrest Theologue of Relation without Substance?” Caronport, SK
2002 Mar “Healing a Creation Torn Asunder: A Speculative ETS, NW Regional Trinitarian Proposal” Conference, Portland, OR
2001 June “The Resurrection of the Soul, or, On Taking the Systematic Theology Seminar Soul of Christian History Seriously” King’s College, London, UK
2001 Feb “Epistemic Justification by Faith: A Critique of Systematic Theology Seminar Bruce Marshall” King’s College, London
2000 Nov “Plantinga on Scripture Scholarship, or How I Philosophy of Religion learned to Quit Worrying and Love the Bible” Seminar, King’s College,
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London
2000 Oct “On the History and Possibility of Divine Systematic Theology Seminar Illumination” King’s College, London
2000 June “Spirit, Consciousness and Concurrence” Systematic Theology Seminar King’s College, London
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS, LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS
Date Topic Location
2015 Mar The Wrath of God was Satisfied Lendrum Church (Edmonton, AB)
2015 Mar Belief and Doubt in the 21st Century: A Dialogue Taylor Seminary (with Justin Schieber) (Edmonton, AB)
2015 Mar Does God Exist? A Debate University of Alberta (Edmonton, AB)
2015 Mar An Introduction to Apologetics Mt Carmel Bible School (Edmonton, AB)
2015 Feb How Long O Lord? Theology and the Problem Christian Medical Dental Of Suffering Society at the University of Alberta (Edmonton, AB)
2015 Feb God Said What? Thinking About the Difficult CBWC Retreat Scriptures (Gull Lake, AB)
2014 Dec What happens after we die? St Albert Alliance (St. Albert, AB)
2014 Nov The Bible and Divine Violence (2 sessions) Greenfield Community Church (Edmonton, AB)
2014 Oct Heaven is Our Greatest hope ACSI Convention (Calgary, AB)
2014 Oct Joshua and Genocide: Readings in the Divine ACSI Convention Violence of Scripture (Calgary, AB)
2014 Oct Do we need a historical Adam? First Baptist (Edmonton, AB)
2014 Sept Trinity and Creation (presentation to class) King’s University College (Edmonton, AB)
2014 Aug The Fall and Atonement (6 sessions) Christian Medical Dental Society Camp (Meadow Lake, SK)
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2014 May God and Motherhood (sermon) Greenfield Community Church (Edmonton, AB)
2014 Apr The Bible and God’s Violence Mountainside Community Church (Fernie, BC)
2014 Apr An Introduction to Apologetics Mt Carmel Bible School (Edmonton, AB)
2013 Nov What on Earth do we Know About Heaven? Sherwood Park Alliance Church (Sherwood Park, AB)
2013 Oct/ You’re Not as Crazy as I Think First Baptist Church Nov (4 sessions, adult Sunday school) (Edmonton, AB)
2013 Oct Panel speaker on screening of film “Hellbound?” University of Alberta, Augustana campus, (Camrose, AB)
2013 Sept What on Earth do we Know About Heaven? OnWord Conference (Edmonton, AB)
2013 Aug Introduction to Apologetics Sunset Point Christian Camp Speaker at youth retreat (2 sessions) (Alberta Beach, AB)
2013 Aug Sermon on Acts 17 Edmonton Central Korean Presbyterian Church (Edmonton, AB)
2013 July Heaven, Hell and Everything After That Camp Oshkidee Speaker at family camp (6 sessions) (Meadow Lake Provincial Park, SK)
2013 June Three debates on the existence of God (Calgary, AB) (with John Loftus) (Red Deer, AB) (Edmonton, AB)
2013 May Sermon/speaking series (3 weeks) Urban Bridge Church (Edmonton, AB)
2013 Apr Talk to youth group on faith and doubt Inglewood Christian Reformed Church (Edmonton, AB)
2013 Mar Adult Sunday school series Greenfield Baptist Church (Edmonton, AB)
2012 Dec Recorded debate on the nativity of Jesus for the Reasonable Doubts Podcast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT2ZFTvBmX4
2012 Nov Adult Sunday school series Greenfield Baptist Church (Edmonton, AB)
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2012 Aug Sermon Greenfield Baptist Church (Edmonton, AB)
2012 Jan “Homosexuality, The Bible and the Christian Strathcona Christian School.” Academy (Sherwood Park, AB)
2012 Jan “What on Earth Happened to Colton Burpo? Greenfield Baptist Church A critical look at Heaven is for Real.” (3 sessions) (Edmonton, AB)
2011 Nov “What hath God to do with the Flying Spaghetti Society of Edmonton Atheists Monster?” Edmonton, AB
2011 Nov “What on Earth Happened to Colton Burpo? McKernan Baptist Church A critical look at Heaven is for Real.” (Edmonton, AB)
2011 Oct “Do the Right Thing: An Introduction to Ethics” ACSI BC Convention (Vancouver, BC)
2011 Oct “Is the homosexual my neighbor?” ACSI BC Convention (Vancouver, BC)
2011 Oct “Do the Right Thing: An Introduction to Ethics” ACSI Alberta Convention (Calgary, AB)
2011 Oct “Is the homosexual my neighbor?” ACSI Alberta Convention (Calgary, AB)
2011 Oct “Sold out to Stuff? Consumerism and the North Edmonton Alliance Christian Life.” Church (Edmonton, AB)
2011 Sept “Do the Right Thing: An Introduction to Ethics Greenfield Baptist Church (Three sessions) (Edmonton, AB)
2011 June “Two Roads to Happiness?” NGO Fundraiser, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2011 June “Can Atheists be trusted?” Society of Edmonton Atheists Edmonton, AB
2011 May “A Theological Conversation” Edmonton Institution for Women, Edmonton, AB
2011 May “Does Christian belief have a place for doubt?” Fort Saskatchewan Fellowship Baptist Church (Fort Saskatchewan, AB)
2011 May “Tribute to the Grads” West Meadows Church (Edmonton, AB)
2011 Mar “The Problem of Hell” Philosophy on Tap, New Brunswick, NJ
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2011 Feb “Be Perfect: Jesus, Ethics and the Sermon on the McKernan Baptist Church Mount” (Edmonton, AB)
2011 Feb “Do the Right Thing: An Introduction to Ethics” McKernan Baptist Church (Edmonton, AB)
2011 Feb “Mission meets Pluralism, Inclusivism and Ellerslie Road Baptist Universalism” Church (Edmonton, AB)
2011 Feb A Theological Conversation Edmonton Institution for Women (Edmonton, AB)
2011 Jan “An Introduction to Intelligent Design Theory” North Edmonton Alliance Church (Edmonton, AB)
2010 Oct “Does Christian belief have a place for doubt?” ACSI Alberta Convention (keynote address) (Calgary, AB)
2010 Oct “The Problem of Violence in the Bible” (2 sessions) ACSI Alberta Convention “Helping students read the imprecatory Psalms” (Calgary, AB) “Helping students read Israel’s holy wars”
2010 Oct “Does Christian belief have a place for doubt?” ACSI BC Convention (keynote address) (Surrey, BC)
2010 Oct “The Problem of Violence in the Bible” (2 sessions) ACSI BC Convention “Helping students read the imprecatory Psalms” (Surrey, BC) “Helping students read Israel’s holy wars”
2010 Sept “Born to Buy? How consumer culture is selling Alberta Teachers Association out our kids” Regional Convention (Vermilion, AB)
2010 Feb/ “The End of the World … and everything after Renaissance Baptist Church Mar that” (4 sessions) (Edmonton, AB)
2010 Feb “Born to Buy? How consumer culture is selling Alberta North Central out our kids” Teacher’s Convention (Edmonton, AB)
2010 Feb “Is the Atheist my Neighbor?” Alberta ACSI Educator “Indoctrination in the New Atheism” Convention (Sherwood Park, AB)
2009 Oct “The End of the World … and everything after Greenfield Baptist Church that” (5 sessions) (Edmonton, AB)
2009 Oct “Why Did Missy Die? God and Evil in The Shack” The King’s University College (Edmonton, AB)
2009 Jul Theology, Doubt and Belief Bell Tower Books (Kelowna,
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BC)
2009-Feb- Christian Apologetics Renaissance Baptist Church Mar (4 sessions) (Edmonton, AB)
2009-Feb- Christian Apologetics Greenfield Baptist Church Mar (4 sessions) (Edmonton, AB)
2009 Feb “Brainwashed? On the Challenge of Christian Alberta ACSI Educator Education” (Feature Address) Convention (Calgary, AB)
2009 Feb “Finding God in The Shack” (3 sessions) Alberta ACSI Educator (1) “God as Mother?” (2) “God as Triune?” Convention (Calgary, AB) (3) “Why did Missy Die?”
2009 Jan “The Apostles’ Creed: The Convergence of an Parkview Alliance Church Ancient Creed, Timeless Truth, and Vermillion, AB Contemporary Life” (1 day seminar)
2008 Nov “Finding God in The Shack” Greenfield Baptist Church, Edmonton, AB
2008 Sept “Finding God in The Shack” McKernan Baptist Church, Edmonton, AB
2008 Mar “Christianity in a World of Religions” McKernan Baptist Church Saturday seminar Edmonton, AB
2008 Feb “Is Faith Rational or are Religious People Just Mount Allison University Nuts?” Sackville, NB
2008 Feb “Disciples of Consumption: How the Church Sold Alberta ACSI Educator Out to Consumerism (and How We Can Buy it Convention (Sherwood Park, Back)” AB) “Arguing Against Atheism in the Twenty-First Century”
2007 Dec “Advent and Consumerism” McKernan Baptist Church Edmonton, AB
2007 Oct “Sold Out to Stuff: Consumerism as False Taylor University College Religion” Public Lecture Series on Religion and Culture, Edmonton, AB
2007 Oct “From Head to Heart to Hands” McKernan Baptist Church, Edmonton, AB
2007 Oct “Disciples of Consumption: How the Church Sold BC ACSI Educator Out to Consumerism (and How We Can Buy it Convention (Kelowna, BC) Back)” “What is Truth? Absolute Truth in a Pilate Culture” “Atheism: A Worldview in Crisis”
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2007 Feb- “Exploring the Passion of the Christ” McKernan Baptist Church Mar (6 sessions)
2007 Feb “The Greatest Scandal Ever Told” Plenary Address Manitoba ACSI Educator Convention (Winnipeg, MB)
2007 Feb “What is Truth? Absolute Truth in a Pilate Culture” Manitoba ACSI Educator Convention (Winnipeg, MB)
2007 Feb “The Greatest Scandal Ever Told” Alberta ACSI Educator “What is Truth? Absolute Truth in a Pilate Culture” Convention (Calgary, AB)
2007 Jan “What Would Jesus Care About? An Introduction Jubileers January Meeting to Environmental Stewardship” (Edmonton, AB)
2006 Nov “Defending Christian Truth in a (Post)Modern Ontario ACSI Educator World” (3 Sessions): (1) Christianity, Science, Convention (Toronto, ON) and Intelligent Design; (2) The Intolerance of Religious Pluralism; (3) Exploring the Problem of Evil; “Education as Vocation” “The Greatest Scandal Ever Told” “Defending the Resurrection”
2006 Oct “The Greatest Scandal Ever Told” Keynote BC ACSI Educator Address Convention (Abbotsford, BC)
2006 Oct “Defending Christian Truth in a (Post)Modern BC ACSI Educator World” (3 Sessions) Convention (Abbotsford, BC)
2006 Sept/ “Introduction to Christian Worldview” McKernan Baptist Church Oct (6 Sessions) (Edmonton, AB)
2006 Sept “The End of Education” (Convocation Address) Taylor University College and Seminary (Edmonton, AB) 2006 May/ “Debunking the Da Vinci Code” Seminar at Leduc Fellowship (Leduc, June Alberta area churches AB); Community of Hope, Steele Heights Baptist, McKernan Baptist (Edmonton, AB); Faith Community Baptist (Airdrie, AB)
2006 Apr “Live the Scandal” (Tribute to the Grads) Taylor Seminary Graduation (Edmonton, AB)
2006 Mar “Does Petitionary Prayer Change God’s Mind?” “Growing in Prayer” Annual Conference Park Meadows Baptist Church, Lethbridge, AB
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2006 Mar “Heaven, Hell, and the Everyday” (Retreat Alberta Baptist Association Speaker-3 Sessions) Men’s Retreat, Caroline, AB
2006 Feb “Defending Christian Truth in a (Post)Modern Alberta ASCI Educator World” (3 Sessions): Convention, Edmonton, AB
2005 Nov “What about those who have never heard?” Refresh Group at McKernan Baptist Church, Edmonton, AB
2005 Oct “Will we be Bored in Heaven?” Refresh Group at McKernan Baptist Church, Edmonton, AB
2005 Oct “How can a Loving God send People to Hell?” Refresh Group at McKernan Baptist Church, Edmonton, AB
2005 Oct “Debunking the Da Vinci Code: What Christian BC ACSI Educator Skeptics Don’t Want You to Know” (3 Sessions) Convention, Surrey, BC
2005 Sept “Does God Exist?” Refresh Group at McKernan Baptist Church, Edmonton, AB
2005 Jan/ “Issues in Baptism” Presentation and Discussion McKernan and Central Mar Baptist Church Boards, Edmonton, AB
2005 Feb “Debunking the Da Vinci Code: What Christian Alberta ASCI Educator Skeptics Don’t Want You to Know” (3 Sessions) Convention, Calgary, AB
2005 Feb “The Resurrection and History” West Meadows Baptist Church, Edmonton, AB
2004 Dec “Ten Reasons to be a Substance Dualist” Taylor University College, (Guest Lecture) Science and Religion Class
2004 Nov “God and ET: Christian Reflections on UFOs and Taylor University College Little Green Men” Public Lecture Series on Religion and Culture, Edmonton, AB
2004 Mar/ “Unforgettable Stories from Church History” (3 McKernan Baptist Church Oct Sessions) Edmonton, AB
2004 July “Mapping the Christian City: An Introduction to Campus Crusade for Christ Christian Diversity” Edmonton, AB
2003 Feb “Digging for the Roots of Atheism: A Critique of Goodenough College Epistemological and Metaphysical Naturalism” London, UK
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2001 Sept “Materialism as a Contrary Worldview” BC ACSI Educator Convention in Surrey, BC
RADIO AND INTERNET INTERVIEWS
2015 Mar Skype interview with Canadian television program
2015 Feb Interview with Bold Cup of Coffee on dialogue
2015 Jan Interview with Bold Cup of Coffee on apologetics
2014 Dec Interview with Bold Cup of Coffee on heaven
2014 July Interview with Theologues (two parts)
2014 Mar Interview with Brock Tozer (99.1 CHRI FM, Ottawa, ON)
2013 Dec Interview with Bob Dutko Show (Detroit, MI)
2013 Dec Interview with Debbie Chavez Show (Bellingham, WA)
2013 Nov Interview with Storymen Podcast
2013 Oct Interview with Brock Tozer (99.1 CHRI FM, Ottawa, ON)
2013 Oct Interview with Father Ron (Amplify, Pittsburgh, PA)
2013 Sept Interview with Bob Dutko Show (Detroit, MI)
2013 June Interview with The Drew Marshall Show (Toronto)
2013 June Interview with CounterApologist (online; Youtube)
2013 June Interview with “Unbelievable” (Premier Christian Radio, London, UK)
2013 May Interview with The Drew Marshall Show (Toronto)
2013 May Interview on Faith Radio Mornings (Minneapolis)
2013 May Interview with Shaun Tabatt Podcast
2013 May Interview with Apologetics 315 Podcast
2013 April Interview with Bill Maier Live
2013 March Interview with “Unbelievable” (Premier Christian Radio, London, UK)
2012 Oct Interview with The Drew Marshall Show (Toronto)
2012 Oct Interview with on WMUZ, 103.5 FM (Detroit, MI)
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2012 Aug Interview with Michelle and Ted on Faith Radio Mornings (Minneapolis, MN)
2012 Jun Interview with Craig Roberts on Lifeline on KFAX 1100 AM (San Francisco, CA)
2011 Aug Interview with Dana Pittman of The True Vine Online Radio Show
2011 Mar Interview with Bob Dutko on WMUZ, 103.5 FM (Detroit, MI)
2011 Mar Interview with Melissa Flores AM Cafe on “He’s Alive” Radio, WAIJ (Grantsville MD)
2011 Mar Interview with “The Drew Marshall Show” on Joy 1250 AM (Toronto, ON)
2011 Feb Interview with Tommy Briggs on “Morning Mayhem” on Yes FM 89.3 (Toledo, OH)
2009 Aug Radio interview on Finding God in the Shack with “Trans World Radio Network” (London, UK)
2009 June Radio interview on Finding God in the Shack with “Woman to Woman” on KGMS 940 AM (Tucson, AZ)
2009 Apr Radio interview on Finding God in the Shack with “The Groove House Extravaganza” on WYSZ 89.3 FM/WYSA 88.5 FM (Toledo, OH)
2009 Mar Radio interview on Finding God in the Shack with “John Hall in the Afternoons” on WORD 101.5 FM (Pittsburgh, PA)
2009 Mar Radio interview on Finding God in the Shack with WKTO 88.7 FM (Daytona Beach, FL)
2009 Mar Radio interview on Finding God in the Shack with “Homeward Bound” on KLGO 89.5 FM/99.3 FM (Austin, TX)
2009 Mar Radio interview on Finding God in the Shack with “Tron Talk” on KCBR 1040 AM/KCMN 1530 AM (Colorado Springs, CO)
2009 Mar Radio interview on Finding God in the Shack with “The Eric Hogue Show” on KFIA 710 AM (Sacramento and San Francisco, CA)
2009 Mar Radio interview on Finding God in the Shack with “On the Book Shelf” on WTBF 970 AM/94.7 FM (Troy and Montgomery AL/FL)
2009 Mar Radio interview on Finding God in the Shack with “I Thought She Said” on KJSL 630 AM (St. Louis, MO)
2009 Mar Radio interview on Finding God in the Shack with “The God Show” on KTAR 620 AM (Phoenix, AZ)
2009 Feb Radio interview on Finding God in the Shack with “The Morning Show with John Ramer,” on CJCA 930 AM (Edmonton, AB)
2009 Feb Interview on Finding God in the Shack with Christian Cinema: Read online:
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2009 Feb Radio interview on Finding God in the Shack with “Morning Show with Dan and Deda” on KFLQ 91.5 FM (Albuquerque, NM)
2009 Feb Radio interview on Finding God in the Shack with “Drive Time” on the Premier Radio Network (London, UK)
2009 Feb Radio interview on Finding God in the Shack with ‘USA Radio Daily News” on USA Radio
2009 Feb Radio interview on Finding God in the Shack with “Northland Notebook” on WWJC 850 AM (Duluth, MN) Listen online: http://www.wwjc.com/northlandnotebook.html
2009 Feb Radio interview on Finding God in the Shack with “The Afternoon Show” on KFUO 850 AM (St. Louis, MO)
2009 Feb Radio interview on Finding God in the Shack with “AM Café” on WAIJ 90.3 FM (Grantsville, MD; Pittsburgh and Johnstontown, PA; Morgantown, WV)
2009 Feb Radio interview on Finding God in the Shack with “Dr. Alvin Jones” on WCBQ 1340 AM / WHNC 890 AM (Oxford, NC)
2009 Feb Radio interview on Finding God in the Shack with “The Paul Edwards Program” on WLQV 1500 AM (Detroit, MI)
2009 Feb Radio interview on Finding God in the Shack with “The Bob Dutko Show” on WMUZ 103.5 FM (Detroit, MI)
2009 Jan Radio interview on Finding God in the Shack with “John Young and Friends” on WNIV 970 AM/WLTA 1400 AM (Atlanta, GA)
2008 Mar Christian Educator Podcast Two-part interview on Christian education and consumerism; URL: www.thechristianeducator.org
TELEVISION AND MEDIA APPEARANCES
2009 May Television interview on Finding God in the Shack with “Celebration” on the Daystar Television Network (Dallas, TX)
2009 Mar Book signing and seminar for Finding God in the Shack at the Christian Book Expo (Dallas, TX)
2009 Feb Book signing for Finding God in the Shack at Blessings Christian Marketplace (Edmonton, AB)
SPECIAL AWARDS AND POSITIONS
2013 Referee for John Templeton Foundation
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2011-12 Sabbatical awarded by Taylor Seminary
2010 Referee for International Journal of Systematic Theology
2009- 2010 Columnist for the Christian Post (education section)
2006-2008: Canadian Evangelical Theological Association Member at Large
2006-2007: Alberta Baptist Association Credentialing Committee
2006: Referee for Canadian Evangelical Review
2005: Faculty Award for Outstanding Contribution to Students (Taylor University College & Seminary)
1999-2001: Graduate Resident at Goodenough College, London, UK
1998-1999: Research Assistant in Bioethics for Dr. Edwin Hui (Regent College) During this time I conducted research for Dr. Hui’s book At the Beginning of Life (IVP)
COMMITTEE WORK
2009-present: Faculty liaison to the Taylor Seminary Student Association 2013-14 Accreditation taskforce 2008-2011: Faculty Handbook Committee 2008-2011: Academic Committee 2008: Taylor University College and Seminary Presidential Search Committee 2005-2008: Chair-Taylor Seminary Student Life Committee 2003-2005: Member, Taylor Seminary Student Life Committee 2003-2004: Registrar and Admissions Director Search Committee
ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIPS
2002-2010, 2012-present: American Academy of Religion 2002-2010, 2012-present: Evangelical Theological Society 2003-present: Evangelical Philosophical Society 2003-2004: Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences 2004-2009: Canadian Evangelical Theological Association
References
Dr. David Williams President Taylor Seminary, Edmonton, AB 780-431-5207
Dr. Oliver Crisp Professor of Systematic Theology Fuller Theological Seminary 626-584-5232 [email protected]
Dr. Kelly M. Kapic Professor of Theological Studies Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, GA 706-419-1607 [email protected]
Beyond the Ivory Tower
CHURCH AFFILIATION
Church Membership: Greenfield Community Church (North American Baptist) 3712 114 Street Northwest Edmonton, AB T6J 1M1
CHURCH ACTIVITIES
Adult Sunday school at Greenfield Baptist Church Pastoral search committee at Greenfield Baptist Church Seminars and Adult Sunday school at McKernan Baptist Church Seminars at Alberta churches Pulpit Supply in Alberta churches Leading Alpha Groups at McKernan Baptist Church and Goodenough College (London, UK) Adult Sunday School Teaching at Walnut Grove Baptist Church (Langley, BC)
FAMILY
Wife: Jasper; Daughter: Jamie Jasper+Jamie+Randal=one happy family!
Citizenship: Canadian
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