J. Todd Billings, Gordon H. Girod Research Professor of Reformed Theology, Western Theological Seminary, Holland, MI Why do you love teaching and researching about Christian theology? I find teaching and researching theology to be a joyful act of worship. I’m constantly astonished by how scripture and the wide and deep Christian tradition is so much more peculiar, compelling, and wondrous than anything I could have come up with on my own! Indeed, the God who meets us through scripture,… Read more

Julie Canlis, adjunct, Whitworth University Graduate Studies in Theology   Why do you love teaching and researching about Christian theology? Because I love the church! My “normal” job is with our local church, where I have the privilege of leading worship and being the “liturgical director” (which basically translates into explaining the liturgy and helping our congregation enter into its breadth and depth). I find that the best litmus test for my theological hunches is whether or not they somehow… Read more

Oliver Crisp, Professor of Analytic Theology and Director of the Logos Institute, School of Divinity, University of St Andrews Why do you love teaching and researching about Christian theology? I have always been drawn to the big existential questions in life. Why is there something rather than nothing? Where did the world come from? Is there any meaning to life? Is there life after death? Is there a god? Christian theology addresses the big questions. I didn’t know about philosophy… Read more

On December 14, 2020, Northern Seminary announced two new faculty appointments. One of them is Dr. Beth Felker Jones. We are delighted to have her leadership, thoughtful pedagogy, and academic expertise in theology. Get to know her better below.              Beth Felker Jones, Professor of Theology, Wheaton College (soon to be Professor of Theology, Northern Seminary) Why do you love teaching and researching about Christian theology?             Some people worry that studying theology will lead them… Read more

Kristen Deede Johnson, Professor of Theology and Christian Formation, Dean and Vice President of Academic Affairs, Western Theological Seminary Why do you love teaching and researching about Christian theology?  Discovering the beauty of Trinitarian theology while pursuing my PhD transformed my own faith. I was invited deeper into communion with God through my growing understanding of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Through my studies and readings, as well as active wrestling with fellow graduate students about what… Read more