Biography
I grew up on a farm outside Bloomdale, Ohio, a town of 700. I am married to Amy Black (Treier), who teaches Political Science at Wheaton, and we have a daughter named Anna. My church background prepared me for Wheaton by including Methodist, Grace Brethren, Baptist, Evangelical Free, briefly Anglican, and now Presbyterian churches. My scholarship focuses generally on evangelical systematic theology and theological interpretation of the Bible, more specifically on Christology and cultural engagement. A unifying theme is pursuit of biblical wisdom. Hobbies include reading, watching baseball, reading, golfing, and reading.
Education
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Ph.D., Systematic Theology, 2002
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Books
- Lord Jesus Christ
- Introducing Evangelical Theology
- Evangelical Dictionary of Theology
- Theology and the Mirror of Scripture: A Mere Evangelical Account (Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture)
- Proverbs & Ecclesiastes (Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible)
- Introducing Theological Interpretation of Scripture: Recovering a Christian Practice
- Virtue and the Voice of God: Toward Theology as Wisdom
Research
- Co-editor with Kevin J. Vanhoozer, Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture series (IVP Academic)
Courses Taught
- Over twenty different undergraduate and graduate courses
- Current electives focus on Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Oliver O'Donovan, Christology, and ecclesiology
- The first-year PhD seminar on hermeneutics
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Professional Affiliations
- American Academy of Religion
- Evangelical Theological Society
- Institute for Biblical Research
- International Bonhoeffer Society
- International Jacques Ellul Society
- Karl Barth Society of North America
- Society of Biblical Literature