Associate Professor of Systematic Theology

Education, degrees

• 2003: Dr. theol., systematic theology, Faculté Universitaire de Théologie Protestante de Bruxelles, Belgium.
• 2000: D.E.S. (diplôme d'études supérieures), systematic theology, Faculté Universitaire de Théologie Protestante de Bruxelles, Belgium.
• 1987: M.A., exegetical theology, Western Seminary, Portland, OR (USA). Thesis title: "The Relation of Faith and Reason in Paul's Defense of the Gospel in Acts 17:16-34."
• 1983: B.A., Christian thought, philosophy emphasis. Judson Baptist College, The Dalles, OR (USA)
• 1981: A.S., general studies/humanities, Judson Baptist College, Portland, OR (USA)

Academic positions and teaching experience

• 2007-: Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, ETF 
• 2000-2006: Lecturer, Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology, ETF
• 2000-: Adjunct faculty, systematic theology, Tyndale Theological Seminary, Badhoevedorp (NL)
• 2001: Invited guest professor, theology, missions, Imago Dei Institute-Cascade, Redmond, WA (USA)
• 1986-1989: Adjunct Instructor, Teaching Fellow, introductory philosophy, (dept. of systematic theology). Western Seminary, Portland, OR (USA)

Academic memberships

• Society for Biblical Literature (SBL)
• Evangelical Theological Society (ETS)

Selected Bibliography (since 1995)

Books

• With Patrick Nullens. The Matrix of Christian Ethics: Integrating Philosophy and Moral Theology in a Postmodern Context. Carlisle: Paternoster Publishing, 2010, 288 pp.
• Engaging Deconstructive Theology. Ashgate New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies. Aldershot, U.K.: Ashgate Publishing Ltd, 2007, 264 pp.
• Opening the Doors for Dialogue: Apologetic Reflections in View of Postmodern Deconstructive Theology. Dr. theol. dissertation, Faculté Universitaire de Théologie Protestante de Bruxelles, 2003.

Journal Articles and Book Chapters

• “Face-to-face with Levinas: (Ev)angelical hospitality and (De)constructive ethics?” European Journal of Theology 19 (2010), 153-162.
• “The Kingdom of God and Postmodern Ecclesiologies: A Compatibility Assessment.” Evangelical Review of Theology 34 (2010), 119-130.
• “Kingdom of God and Postmodern Theology: Friends or Foes.” In: T. J. Marinello and H. H. Drake Williams (ed.). My Brother’s Keeper: Essays in Honor of Ellis R. Brotzman. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2010, 140-156. Previously published in Perichoresis 6.2 (2008), 219-239.
• “Truth, Theories of”. In: Ed Hindson and Ergun Caner (ed.). The Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics. Surveying the Evidence for the Truth of Christianity. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 2008.
• “Missionary 'Teaching' in a Postmodern Context: Mentoring by Learning and Teaching with Imagination.” Evangelical Missions Quarterly 41 (2005), 482-487.

Review Articles

• Review of: Christopher J. H. Wright, The God I Don't Unverstand: Reflections on Tough Questions of Faith, Zondervan 2009. Currents in Theology and Mission, October 1, 2009.
• Review of Douglas Groothuis, Truth Decay: Defending Christianity against the Challenges of Postmodernism. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 48 (2005), 659-661.
• Review of: R. Douglas Geivett and Gary R. Habermas, eds., Defense of Miracles: A Comprehensive Case for God's Action in History. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, (Dec. 2000): 738-740.