Curriculum Vitae Brian Larsen, PhD Department of English Simpson University 2211 College View Drive Redding CA 96003 (530) 226-4948 [email protected] ____________________________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION University of St. Andrews, Scotland: Institute for Theology, 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 Jesus, 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., Apologetics 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 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ .