Ordained into the ministry of the Presbyterian Church of Wales, Eryl was appointed to a pastorate in the historical Llynfi Valley, Maesteg, South Wales. In 1975 he was called as the first pastor of a bilingual, evangelical church plant in Bangor, North Wales. During his ministry there, he served as chaplain in Bangor University and helped establish other Welsh-language churches in the area.
From 1979-1998, he was editor of the theological journal Foundations. For 21 years (1985-2006), as Principal and lecturer, he taught Systematic and Contemporary theology in WEST, and successfully supervised many research students for the PhD degree .
Married with a son and daughter,and one grandaughter, Welsh is their first language as a family. An elder in Heath Evangelical Church, Cardiff, Eryl serves as an Evangelical Movement of Wales Board member. Current affairs, reading theology/biblical theology (Welsh/English), biographies and intelligence history, are his favourite activities. He is interested in football, rugby and cricket.

Qualifications

DipTheol, United Theological College, Aberystwyth / University of Wales; BA (Hons) University College of Wales, Aberystwyth; BD, MA, University of London; PhD, University of Wales, Cardiff

Supervision

He majors in WEST on supervising PhD and DMin students as Director of Studies on a personal, one-to-one basis.

Research interests

Historical / Systematic Theology: 19th and 20th centuries
Theology and History of Revival
Pastoral Theology, including Spirituality
Evangelicalism in the UK, especially Wales: 1900-2010
New Religious Movements

Select publications

Christianity and Education in mid-nineteenth-century Wales (Bryntirion Press, 1978)
An Angry God? Wrath, Final Judgement and Hell ( Bryntirion Press, 1991)
Ultimate Rescue: The Saving Work of Christ (Evangelical Press,1995)
Heaven is a Far Better Place (Evangelical Press,1999)
Human Cloning (Evangelical Press, 2003)
The Beddgelert Revival: 1817-1821 (Bryntirion Press, 2004)
Truth Under Attack: Volume 1: Deviations from Biblical Christianity in Trinitarian Churches / Movements (Evangelical Press, 2004)
Volume 2: Cults and Sects (2005)
Congregational Studies: The Ministry of Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones in Sandfields, 1927-1938 ( December, 2011)
‘Bite-size’ Biography of Dr. D.Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Evangelical Press, June, 2011
‘Introduction: The Theology and Priorities of the Rev J.Elwyn Davies:1925-2007” in　 A　 Father　 In The Faith:　 J.Elwyn Davies, 1925-2007, John Emyr (Ed), Bryntirion Press, 2012)

Cymraeg

‘Sancteiddrwydd a’r Diwygiad’, Nefol Dân: Agweddau ar Ddiwygiad 1904-05, Noel Gibbard (Gol), Gwasg Bryntirion, 2005
Diwinyddiaeth J.Elwyn Davies: 1949-2007, Gwasg Bryntirion, Rhagfyr, 2010.
Hanes Y Gynhadledd Gweinidogion Efengylaidd y Bala: 1955-2008, a hefyd
Gynhadledd Gweinidogion y Bala a Dylanwad Dr D.M.Lloyd-Jones: 1955-1982 (Awst, 2011).
Diwinydda Ddoe a Heddiw ( Golygyddion : Iwan a Julie Rhys Jones), Gwasg Bryntirion/WEST, 2012.

Many articles in magazines, journals, dictionaries and chapters in books.

Prior to her doctoral research in soteriology and contemporary reformed spirituality, Natalie focused on Islamics in her earlier theological degrees.
Now, in supervising in historical/systematic doctrine and in her teaching, Natalie is concerned to see female scholars within the Reformed tradition.
She is married to Tom, the pastor of Binfield Heath Congregational Church, and they have a daughter.

Qualifications

MA, PhD

Research interests

Historical/Systematic Theology: Reformation and Modern
Feminist Hermeneutics
Christian and Reformed Spirituality
Woman’s Spirituality

Publications

Paper delivered to University of London Poetry and Prayer conference 2012.

Michael is the minister of the Presbyterian congregations of Lislooney & Knappagh in County Armagh. He is a Fellow of the Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale University and an Editorial Board Member for Jonathan Edwards Studies. He teaches theology for the Cornhill Training Course in Belfast and is the Senior Editor of the BibleMesh Biblical Languages project. He was educated at the University of Oxford. He is married to Judith and they have seven children.

Qualifications

MA (Hons) Oxon, MA (Hons) Oxon, MSt (Oxon), DPhil (Oxon)

Select Publications

Jonathan Edwards and Justification By Faith (Ashgate, 2012)

Research Interests

Jonathan Edwards
Divine immutability
Solomon Stoddard and the application of grace
Theodicy

Contact Details

michaelmcclenahan@west.org.uk

Garry Williams read theology at Oxford and worked as a school teacher before returning again to Oxford to complete a Masters on the theology of the Reformation and a Doctorate on the theology of the cross. From 1999 to 2009 he taught Church History and Doctrine at Oak Hill College where he was latterly Academic Dean. Since 2009 he has served as Director of the John Owen Centre for Theological Study at London Theological Seminary. He is Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, and an elder at ChristChurch, Harpenden. Garry is married to Fiona and they have four children.

Qualifications

BA; MA; PhD

Research interests

The doctrine of the atonement in Scripture, history, and systematic theology
Covenant theology
Historical theology of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries

Select publications

‘Penal Substitutionary Atonement in the Church Fathers’, Evangelical Quarterly 83.3 (2011), 195-216
‘Gabbatha and Golgotha: Penal Substitutionary Atonement and the Public Square’, in A Higher Throne: Evangelicals and Public Theology (Leicester: Apollos, 2008), pp. 121-180
‘Karl Barth and the Doctrine of the Atonement’, in Engaging with Barth: Contemporary Evangelical critiques, ed. David Gibson and Daniel Strange (Leicester: Apollos; New York: T&T Clark, 2008), pp. 232-272
‘Penal Substitution: A Reply to Recent Criticisms’, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 50.1 (2007), 71-86

Dr. Lamport has been a professor at Christian universities and seminaries in the United States since 1985.  In addition, he has taught at theological schools in Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe since 1990.  Mark is currently on the teaching faculty of the following institutions: Liberty University (USA), Grand Canyon University (USA), Colorado Christian University (USA), Indiana Wesleyan University (USA), Instituto Biblico Portuges (Portugal), and Evangelische Theologische Faculteit. His area of academic expertise is Practical Theology and he has published over 150 articles, chapters, essays, and reviews in over 35 journals for 30 consecutive years.  He has four grown up children and five grandchildren.

Qualifications

Ph.D., Michigan State University; Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary; M.Div., Evangelical Theological Seminary; M.A., Wheaton Graduate School; B.A., Huntington University

Modules Taught

The Educational Mission of the Church
Teaching Ministry of Jesus
Teaching in Christian Higher Education
Theology of Youth Ministry
Sociology of Adolescence

Research interests

The integration of education and Christianity
Effective teaching and learning practices in educating Christians
Application of research to Christian education

Select publications

Co-editor and Contributor: “Adolescent Spirituality”, “Belief”, “Challenges of Civil Religion”, “Challenges to Christian Education”, “Christian Education”, “Community”, “Fundamental Questions of Christian Education”, “Love”, “Ineffective Teaching”, “John Stott”, “Ted Ward”, “Youth Ministry”, Encyclopedia of Christian Education, 2 volumes, Scarecrow Press, 2014.
Article: “Modeling Spiritual Formation from a Distance: Implications of Paul’s Formation Transactions with the Romans for Online Education”, Benjamin Forrest & Mark Lamport, Christian Education Journal, Spring 2013.
Dictionary Articles: “Greater Europe Mission”, “Child Evangelism Fellowship”, “Youth For Christ”, “Church of the United Brethren in Christ”, “The Missionary Church” (with Bill Hossler), “Evangelical Covenant Church” (with Philip Bustrum), “Africa Evangelical Fellowship” (with Philip Bustrum), “United States Center for World Mission” (with Philip Bustrum), “African Inland Mission International” (with Elena Goga), “Operation Mobilization” (with James Burnett), “Reformed Church of America” (with Christian Shearer), Baker Handbook of Denominations and Ministries, Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 2011.
Dictionary Articles: “Christian Education”, “Youth Ministry”, “Intercession” (with Philip Bust-rum), and “Last Rites” (with Therese Lamport), Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization (4 vols.), Oxford: Blackwell Press, 2011.

Contact

Email address: starcarmelsun@yahoo.com

After studying Physics and Electronics at university, Paul spent over ten years in industry, working for such companies as ICI and BNFL. He trained for the ministry with the Evangelical Movement of Wales, and, for over five years, served as a pastor. In 2010, he completed his PhD, on the New Exodus in John’s Gospel, through WEST/University of Wales.
Paul is married to Sue, and they have five children, all of whom they have educated at home. Josh, the eldest, has now gone on to study medicine at the University of Manchester, and Daniel, at just 16, is studying Chemistry at Warwick University. For recreation, Paul enjoys fly-fishing, cricket, and football.

Qualifications

MSc, Cranfield University; PhD, University of Wales

Research Interests

Paul’s interests include the Johannine literature, the New Exodus, the New Testament’s use of the Old Testament, the life and letters of Paul, and the presentation of the Gospel in Acts. He has a general interest in all aspects of Biblical studies and his wider interests include historical and systematic theology, and church history.

Publications

Exploring the New Exodus in John: A Biblical Theological Investigation of John Chapters 5–10 (forthcoming).

Richard graduated from WEST and the University of Wales, Lampeter with a Master of Theology in 2008 and a PhD in Biblical and Theological Studies in 2011. In 1982 he received a Master of Theology in Bible Exposition from Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Professional Counseling at Liberty University in Lynchburg.

Dr. Cozart is a PhD supervisor with WEST in partnership with the University of Chester. He is also a professor at the College of Biblical Studies Houston,Texas, where he has taught Bible, Theology, and Biblical Counseling since 2005. In addition he is an adjunct professor at The Bible Seminary, Katy, Texas, where he has been teaching Bible and Practical Theology since 2012. Dr. Cozart has served in several roles in the church over the past thirty years including senior and associate pastor positions. He is currently an associate pastor at Cypress Bible Church, Cypress, Texas.

Qualifications

BA, WEST/University of Wales; PhD, WEST/University of Chester

Research Interests

Pauline studies, specifically Biblical Theology and the use of the Old Testament in the New.

His PhD thesis pertained to the New Exodus motif in the letter to the Ephesians.

Publications

This Present Triumph, Wiph and Stock (forthcoming) due in 2013.

Contact

Email address:

Following a number of years in Pastoral Ministry in Churches in Northern Ireland from 1968-1990, Hamilton was appointed as Principal of the Irish Baptist College, located now in Moira, County Down. He also continued to serve as part-time Pastor in Castlereagh Baptist Church in Belfast from 1990-2004. During the past 8 years he has been involved as Adjunct Professor of New Testament in Emanuel Baptist University in Oradea, Romania, spending various teaching weeks on the campus. Hamilton is married to Shirley. He has three grown-up children, two of them married, and three grandchildren.

Qualifications

BD (Hons), Queen’s University, Belfast; MTh Queen’s University, Belfast; PhD, Queen’s University, Belfast.

Modules taught

He has been teaching over the past 22 years at various times all New Testament Modules, Hermeneutics, Apologetics and Hellenistic Greek. His present responsibilities include NT Theology, Hermeneutics and Apologetics at both Undergraduate and Master’s level, in Emanuel, Romania, and the Master’s modules for the University of Chesterin Romans, Pastoral Epistles, Pastoral Care and Counselling in the Irish Baptist College. He has supervised and also examined a wide range of subjects in New Testament Studies at PhD level.

Research interests

Certain NT books, Epistle to the Romans, the Pastoral Epistles, Johannine Theology, including the Book of the Revelation.

Select publications

Dr. Bob Rodgers’ Festschrift published in January 2001. Article on ‘Recent Study in the Book of the Revelation’.
Two articles on ‘Domitian’, published in Irish Biblical Studies,   Nov. 2003, Mar. 2004.
‘A Survey of Recent Discussion regarding the Christian Nature of the Book of the Revelation’, Perichoresis, Theological Journal of Emanuel University, Oradea, Romania, 2006.
‘The Book of the Revelation – The Last Letter in the New Testament? ‘Be Faithful’’. Lecture delivered in Emanuel April, 2011 now published in Perichoresis, Theological Journal of Emanuel University, Oradea, Romania,
‘‘Transformed into the same image’ (2 Cor. 3v18) Paul and the Ministry of the Holy Spirit in Progressive Sanctification’. Lecture delivered at Conference, May 2012 in Emanuel now being published.
Presently finishing book on the Pastoral Epistles.

Contact

Email address: hamiltonmoore@talktalk.net

Roger has spent 30 years in pastoral ministry, for the most part in the UK, East Midlands. During that time he also was a member of the steering groups of the former Alliance Commission for Unity and Truth among Evangelicals (ACUTE) and the Human Aspects Group (HAG) of the Emergency Planning Society. He gained his doctorate, exploring a practical theology of major incident response for the evangelical Church in the UK, in 2011, and is currently Research Associate for Natural Disasters at the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion, Cambridge where he is researching the religious beliefs of groups of Christians in Haiti who have been affected by the 2010 earthquake, to see how those beliefs impacted on their response to and recovery from the event. Roger is a member of the British & Irish Association of Practical Theology (BAIPT). He is married and they have five children and four grandchildren to keep them permanently young.

Qualifications

BA (CNAA, Hons); PhD, University of Wales Trinity St David

Modules taught

TH7809/TH8806 Pastoral Response to Trauma

Research Interests

The nature of trauma and its effect on the human being
The impact of Christian beliefs on survivors in their response to and recovery from natural hazards
Christian ecumenical and interfaith friendship in the public sphere

Select Publications

Sit On Our Hands, or Stand On Our Feet? (Wipf & Stock, forthcoming)
 “Trauma, Compassion and Community: Reconciling Opposites in the Interests of Post-traumatic Growth,” Practical Theology Vol. 5 No. 1 (2012): 3
“Frustrated Reform: Puritanism under Elizabeth I,” in Perfecting the Church Below. Paper read at the Westminster Conference, London, 1990.
“John Owen and the Basis of Christian Unity,” in Out of Bondage. Paper read at the Westminster Conference, London, 1983.

Contact

Email address: roger.a@ntlworld.com

After studying Geology at Aberystwyth, Mark journeyed to South Asia, where for twenty years he was involved in evangelism, Bible teaching, leadership training, research, writing, and publishing principally in Nepal and India. Nepal’s Tribhuvan University awarded him the PhD for his study of the Newar people of the Kathmandu Valley. Married to Becky from the USA, Mark enjoys playing with his five children, climbing mountains and listening to music, and misses buffalo curry.

Role

Director of Undergraduate Studies, Lecturer in Missiology

Qualifications

BSc (Hons), University of Wales; MA, Wheaton College, Illinois; PhD, Tribhuvan University

Modules taught

TH4807 Religion and Culture
TH5822 Intercultural Communication
TH5830 Issues and Trends in Mission
TH6810 Church and Context
TH7816 Ministry in an Urban World
TH8805 Contemporary Missiology

Research interests

Nepalese culture and history
Hinduism
History of mission in South Asia
The globalization of mission
Contextualization

Select publications

Caste and Kingship in a City of Nepal (Orchid Press, forthcoming)
Various articles and books in English and Nepalese languages under multiple pen names!

Contact

Email: markpickett@west.org.uk

Follow Mark on Twitter: @drmarkpickett

Tom’s early career as an engineer explains his interest in inventions and his attempts to solve problems. His birthplace, Liverpool, explains his support for the football club of the same name.
Leaving his employment as a scientific instrument maker in his early twenties to train for Christian service, Tom moved to Glasgow to study at the Bible Training Institute in Glasgow (now the International Christian College). He then went to London Bible College (now London School of Theology) to study for a London University BD. After graduation, Tom was called to be the founding pastor of a church in Hertfordshire, where he ministered for 18 years. At the conclusion of this ministry he began to teach at WEST, commuting between Hertfordshire and Bridgend for a further 18 years. During this time, he led a church plant in another Hertfordshire town – both churches continue to witness to the gospel. With his wife, Barbara, he left Hertfordshire to live in Bridgend in 2007.
Tom’s academic interests were sparked when, early in his first pastorate, he began preaching through Romans. He noted problems acknowledged by the main commentators were, to his own mind, unsatisfactorily resolved. This intrigued him and led him to delve into them. A long period of research followed, culminating in a doctoral thesis on Paul’s OT background. Tom believes this context resolves the difficulties that he and others have encountered, not only in Paul’s letters but also in the rest of the New Testament.
His PhD was awarded by the University of Wales and he has gone on to publish several books: Contours of Pauline Theology and Romans The Divine Marriage, and a shorter practical book on prayer called Talking It Over. He has written reviews for Christian newspapers and theological journals, and has had articles published in a range of journals. He is presently writing a book on New Testament Christology.
Tom has been a guest lecturer in many institutions around the world and is an internationally recognised authority on Pauline Studies.
His research interests are Pauline Studies and the Four Gospels, and he is particularly interested to hear from potential PhD students who want to study in the area of the New Exodus promises of the Old Testament and their influence on New Testament theology.

Role

Director of Biblical Studies, MTh Programme Leader, Senior Lecturer in New Testament

Qualifications

DipTheol, University of Cambridge; BD, University of London; PhD, University of Wales

Modules taught

TH6802 Pauline Studies
TH7803 The Practice of Modern Hermeneutics
TH7805 Scriptural Studies in Christology and Soteriology.

Research supervision

Research Director of Studies, University of Wales, Trinity-St David’s.
Successful supervision of numerous MTh, MPhil and PhD (14) students.

Education

BD, London University, 1971.
PhD in Pauline Studies, University of Wales, 1996. Thesis title: The Paschal-New Exodus Motif in Paul’s letter to the Romans with Special Reference to its Christological Significance.

Employment

1993-present. Full time lecturer in New Testament studies, Wales Evangelical School of Theology, Bridgend, Wales
1997-2006. Part time Founding Pastor-teaching elder, Christchurch Baldock
1991-1993. Part time lecturer in New Testament studies, Wales Evangelical School of Theology, Bridgend, Wales
1991-1993. Part time teacher of religious education/maths/ IT, Samuel Whitbread Community College, Shefford, Bedfordshire, England
1971-1973. Part time and 1973-1990 Full time: Founding Pastor, Grange Baptist Church, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England
1971-1973. Full time teacher of religious education/maths/ technical studies/ general studies/ IT at Sir Fredric Osborn Comprehensive School, Welwyn Garden City,Hertfordshire, England. 1972: awarded teacher status by the department of education
1959-1964. Apprentice Scientific Maker, Elliotts (Liverpool) Ltd, Liverpool.

Miscellaneous
Papers delivered to the Tyndale Fellowship Conference Cambridge 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008 and the guest lecturer of the Tyndale lecture in biblical theology 2009.
Visiting lecturer to various conferences colleges and universities in South Korea, Nepal, Russia, Poland, New Zealand, Singapore & USA
Internal examiner for the University of Wales.
External examiner for PhD Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Publications

“Firstborn and the Passover” Foundations, 10, (1983) 21-44.
“The servant of the Lord: a study in its New Testament significance”, Foundations, 19 (1987) 1-11
Contours of Pauline Theology, Christian Focus, Fearn, Scotland, 2004 (http://www.tomholland.org.uk)
“Firstborn and the Colossian Hymn” THJ (Singapore) Vol 12 (2004) 22-53
“Individualism and the People of God”, Evangel 23:3 (2005)
“A Case of Mistaken Identity: The Harlot and the Church (1 Corinthians 5-6)”, ATI 1:1 (2008) 56-69
“Romans: The Divine Marriage, A Biblical Theological Commentary”, Wipf & Stock, 2011. (www.romansthedivinemarriage.com)
In preparation: “Paul, Law and Spirit”.

Contact

Email address: tomholland@west.org.uk

Donald John is an Actuary by profession and is currently Head of Actuarial for a UK insurance company. He also has a longstanding interest in Reformed theology, which culminated in his doctoral studies entitled “Reformed Thought and the Free Offer of the Gospel, With Special Reference to the Westminster Confession of Faith and James Durham (1622-1658)”. Passionately committed to the value of historical research for the church today, he believes that a thorough understanding of the richness and breadth of the Reformed tradition will enable the church to proclaim the gospel to the modern world with greater clarity and depth.

Qualifications

PhD (UW Trinity St David) BSc Hons (Heriot Watt University) Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries

Research Interests

Reformed Theology in the 16^th and 17^th centuries
Scottish Theology
The Westminster Assembly
The Free Offer of the Gospel

Recent Publications

The Free Offer of the Gospel in Reformed Thought (Reformed Historical Theology; Grottingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, forthcoming)

“Knox versus the Knoxians? Predestination in the Teaching of John Knox and the Seventeenth-Century Federal Theologians,” in Reformed Orthodoxy in Scotland: Essays on Scottish Theology c.1560-c.1775 (ed Aaron C. Denlinger; Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 2014)

“Missing, Presumed Misclassified – Hugh Binning (1627-53) the ‘Lost’ Federal Theologian”, Westminster Theological Journal, 75:2 (Fall 2013)

Corneliu is Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at Emanuel University of Oradea (where he currently acts as Rector in charge of academic affairs) and Associate Research Fellow in Dogmatic Theology at the University of Pretoria. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of Perichoresis, the theological journal of Emanuel University, published by Emanuel University Press in conjunction with De Gruyter Open.

Qualifications

Dr Habil (Debrecen Reformed Theological University, Hungary) ThD (University of Tilburg, Netherlands) PhD (Aberdeen) BA (University of Bucharest, Romania)

Research Interests

Reformation Studies (16^th and 17^th centuries)

Systematic Theology (soteriology, anthropology, christology, and ecclesiology)

Contemporary Theology (Hans Kueng, Edward Schillebeeckx, Vito Mancuso)

Religious Philosophy (Jakob Boehme, Hegel, F. C. Baur)

Recent Publications

Books:

A Critical Study of Hans Küng’s Ecclesiology. From Traditionalism to Modernism (New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008)

Critical Essays on Edward Schillebeeckx’s Theology. From Theological Radicalism to Philosophical Non-Realism (Eugene, OR: Resource Publications/Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2010)

Traditionalism and Radicalism in the History of Christian Thought (New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010)

Essentials of Catholic Radicalism. An Introduction to the Lay Theology of Vito Mancuso (Frankfurt am Main/Vienna: Peter Lang Verlagsgruppe, 2011)

Secularization in Contemporary Religious Radicalism. An Introduction (Blandford Forum: Deo Publishing, 2013)

God and Man in History. The Influence of Jakob Böhme and G. W. F. Hegel on Ferdinand Christian Baur’s Philosophical Understanding of Religion as Gnosis (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2013)

Articles:

“Orders of Ministry”, in W. J. Torrance-Kirby (ed.),  A Companion to Richard Hooker, with a Foreword by Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury (Leiden: Brill, 2008). Pages 403-34.

“The Theology of Creation in Vito Mancuso’s Radical Theology”, in Acta Theologica 31.1 (2011): 138-55. [Acta Theologica is indexed in the Arts and Humanities Citation Index at Thompson Reuters]

“The Logos between Psychology, Ontology, and Divinity. Fundamental Aspects of the Concept of Logos in the Early Thought of Slavoj Žižek”, in HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 70.1 (2014): forthcoming in January 2014. [HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies is indexed in the Arts and Humanities Citation Index at Thompson Reuters]

Cor is an Evangelical Christian and has a passion to train and motivate Christians to think biblically, critically and contextually in order to prepare them for service in the church and society. He has taught New Testament courses at BA, MA/MDiv, MTh and DMin levels, supervised research at MTh and PhD levels and published research internationally. He has been actively involved in various churches in diverse cultural environments in The Netherlands, the UK and India. Before coming to WEST, he taught at a theological seminary in India for 11 years. For his academic profile, see further http://west.academia.edu/CornelisBennema

Qualifications

PhD BA Hons (Brunel)

Research Interests

The Gospel of John

Character and Characterization in the New Testament

New Testament Pneumatology

The Gospel of Mark

New Testament Ethics

Salvation in the New Testament

Recent Publications

Authored Books:

Encountering Jesus: Character Studies in the Gospel of John (2d ed.; Minneapolis: Fortress Press, forthcoming 2014)

A Theory of Character in New Testament Narrative (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, forthcoming 2014).

Encountering Jesus: Character Studies in the Gospel of John (Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2009)

Edited Books:

I. Howard Marshall, Volker Rabens and Cornelis Bennema (eds), The Spirit and Christ in the New Testament and Christian Theology: Essays in Honor of Max Turner (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2012)

Cornelis Bennema and Paul Joshua Bhakiaraj (eds), Indian and Christian: Changing Identities in Modern India (Bangalore: SAIACS Press/Oxford: Oxford House, 2011)

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles and Quality-Assured Essays in Books:

‘Mimesis in John 13: Cloning or Creative Articulation?’, Novum Testamentum (forthcoming)

‘Figurenanalyse und Wundererzählungen im Markusevangelium’ in B. Kollmann and R. Zimmermann (eds), Hermeneutik der frühchristlichen Wundererzählungen (WUNT; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, forthcoming 2014)

‘Gentile Characters and the Motif of Proclamation in the Gospel of Mark’ in C. Skinner and M. Hauge (eds), Character Studies and the Gospel of Mark (LNTS; New York: T&T Clark, forthcoming 2014)

‘The Ethnic Conflict in Early Christianity: An Appraisal of Bauckham’s Proposal on the Antioch Crisis and the Jerusalem Council’, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (forthcoming 2013)

‘The Johannine Crowd: A Faceless, Divided Mass’ in S.A. Hunt, D.F. Tolmie and R. Zimmermann (eds), Character Studies in the Fourth Gospel: Narrative Approaches to Seventy Figures in John (WUNT; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2013), 347-55

2013c    ‘Judas the Betrayer: The Black Sheep of the Family’ in S.A. Hunt, D.F. Tolmie and R. Zimmermann (eds), Character Studies in the Fourth Gospel: Narrative Approaches to Seventy Figures in John (WUNT; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2013), 360-72

‘The Chief Priests: Masterminds of Jesus’ Death’ in S.A. Hunt, D.F. Tolmie and R. Zimmermann (eds), Character Studies in the Fourth Gospel: Narrative Approaches to Seventy Figures in John (WUNT; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2013), 382-7

2013e   ‘Virtue Ethics in the Gospel of John: The Johannine Characters as Moral Agents’ in L.D. Chrupcała (ed.), Rediscovering John: Essays on the Fourth Gospel in Honour of Frédéric Manns (Studium Biblicum Franciscanum 80; Milan: Edizioni Terra Santa, 2013), 167-181

‘A Comprehensive Approach to Understanding Character in the Gospel of John’ in C.W. Skinner (ed.), Characters and Characterization in the Gospel of John (LNTS 461; New York: T&T Clark, 2013), 36-58

‘The Character of Pilate in the Gospel of John’ in C.W. Skinner (ed.), Characters and Characterization in the Gospel of John (LNTS 461; New York: T&T Clark, 2013), 240-53

‘The Giving of the Spirit in John 19–20: Another Round’ in I.H. Marshall, V. Rabens and C. Bennema (eds), The Spirit and Christ in the New Testament and Christian Theology: Essays in Honor of Max Turner (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2012), 86-104

‘Spirit and Mission in the Bible: Toward a Dialogue between Biblical Studies and Missiology’, Trinity Journal 32 (2011): 237-58

‘Early Christian Identity Formation and Its Relevance for Modern India’ in C. Bennema and P. Joshua Bhakiaraj (eds), Indian and Christian: Changing Identities in Modern India (Bangalore: SAIACS Press/Oxford: Oxford House, 2011), 59-76.

‘Spirit and Mission in the Bible: The Spirit as the Agent of Life-Giving Communion’ in F.F. Fox (ed.), Edinburgh 1910 Revisited—‘Give Us Friends’ (Bangalore: ATC/CMS, 2010), 9-37

‘Religious Violence in the Gospel of John: A Response to the Hindutva Culture in Modern India’ in F.F. Fox (ed.), Violence and Peace: Creating a Culture of Peace in the Contemporary Context of Violence (Bangalore: ATC/CMS, 2010), 129-61

‘The Identity and Composition of οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι in the Gospel of John’, Tyndale Bulletin 60 (2009): 239-63

‘A Theory of Character in the Fourth Gospel with Reference to Ancient and Modern Literature’, Biblical Interpretation 17 (2009): 375-421

‘The Character of John in the Fourth Gospel’, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 52 (2009): 271-84

Tom is a Baptist minister who has planted two independent evangelical churches in North Hertfordshire. He has been a visiting lecturer in Poland, USA, New Zealand, Singapore, Nepal and Korea.

Qualifications

PhD (University of Wales) BD (London) DipTheol (Cantab)

Research Interests

Pauline Studies

The Four Gospels

The New Exodus promises of the Old Testament and their influence on New Testament theology

Supervision Experience

Successful supervision of numerous MTh, MPhil and PhD (14) students.

Recent Publications

“A Case of Mistaken Identity: The Harlot and the Church (1 Corinthians 5-6)”, ATI 1:1 (2008) 56-69.

Romans: The Divine Marriage, A Biblical Theological Commentary, Wipf & Stock, 2011. (www.romansthedivinemarriage.com)

In preparation: Paul, Law and Spirit

Before coming to WEST Mark spent most of his adult life in South Asia, where he was involved in evangelism, Bible teaching, leadership training, research, writing, and publishing. Nepal’s Tribhuvan University awarded him the PhD for his study of the Newar people of the Kathmandu Valley. Mark and his wife Becky from the USA, have five children, two of whom are now at university.

Qualifications

PhD MA BSc

Research Interests

Nepalese culture and history
Hinduism
History of mission in South Asia
The globalization of mission
Contextualization of the gospel to Hindus and Buddhists

Recent Publications

Caste and Kinship in a Modern Hindu Society: The Newar City of Lalitpur, Nepal. Bangkok: Orchid, forthcoming.

“The Changing Architecture of Global Mission.” Foundations 65 (Autumn 2013): 40-52. http://www.affinity.org.uk/foundations-issues/issue-65-article-3-the-changing-architecture-of-global-mission

“Review Article: Constructing Theological Vision.” Foundations 64 (Spring 2013): 98-111. Online: http://www.affinity.org.uk/foundations-issues/issue-64-article-5—review-article-constructing-theological-vision

PhD (Cambridge) ThM (Westminster, Philadelphia) BA (Oak Hill) BA (Oxford)

Lee is the Director of Church Society and Editor of Theologian: the internet journal for integrated theology. He is Review Editor of the international theology journal Churchman and on the Editorial Board of Themelios. He read Modern History at Oxford before training for Anglican ministry at Oak Hill Theological College in London. He has served in churches in Oxford, Kettering, and London, including as Associate Minister of St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate. He writes a weekly Bible commentary for The Church of England Newspaper and also tutors undergraduates in Cambridge. He is married to Kerry and they have three children.

Research Interests

16th-20th century church history

Anglicanism

Puritanism

Reformed theology

Recent Publications

Books

The True Profession of the Gospel: Augustus Toplady and Reclaiming our Reformed Foundations. Latimer Trust, 2010

For Us and For Our Salvation: ‘Limited Atonement’ in the Bible, Doctrine, History, and Ministry. Latimer Trust, 2012

Edmund Grindal — The Preacher’s Archbishop. Latimer Trust, 2013

Reformed Foundations, Reforming Future: A Vision for 21st Century Anglicans with Peter Adam. Lost Coin, 2013

Edited:

The Sermons of George Whitefield. Church Society, 2010// Crossway, 2012

Pilgrims, Warriors, and Servants: Puritan Wisdom for Today’s Church. Latimer Trust, 2010

Preachers, Pastors, and Ambassadors: Puritan Wisdom for Today’s Church. Latimer Trust, 2011

The NIV Proclamation Bible. Hodder & Stoughton, 2013

Confident and Equipped: Facing Today’s Challenges in the Church of England. Lost Coin, 2014

Distinctive Principles for Anglican Evangelicals: Church Association Tracts by JC Ryle. Lost Coin, 2014

Articles:

“The Inexhaustible Fountain of All Good Things: Union with Christ in Calvin on Ephesians” in Themelios 34.2 (2009)

“The Manifesto of the Reformation: Luther vs. Erasmus on Free Will” in Churchman 123/3 (2009)

“Shades of Opinion: Particular Redemption at the Westminster Assembly” in Reformed Theological Review 69.2 (2010)

“Deceptive Clarity? Particular Redemption in the Westminster Standards” in Reformed Theological Review 69.3 (2010)

“The Unerring Word of God” in The Gospel Magazine (Sept-Oct 2010)

“The Puritans as Missionaries” in Modern Reformation 20.2 (March-April 2011)

“The Lessons of History: A Review Article” in Churchman 125/3 (2011)

“Grace Tasted Death for All: Thomas Aquinas on Hebrews 2:9” in Tyndale Bulletin 63.2 (2012)

“The Anglican Doctrine of Baptism” in Foundations 63 (2012)

“The Book of Common Prayer” and “The Book of Common Prayer Timeline” in Modern Reformation 22.4 (July-August 2013)

“George Whitefield — Anglican Evangelist” in Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 18.2 (Summer 2014)

Nine articles in the Encyclopedia of Christian Education edited by George Thomas Kurian and Mark A. Lamport, including “Teaching in Hebrews”, “Protestant Catechisms”, “Reformed Scholasticism”, “Church History”, “Puritan Education”, “Oak Hill Theological College, London”, “Princeton Theological Seminary”, “Westminster Theological Seminary”, and “Tyndale House, Cambridge”. (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015)

Chapters:

“To Satisfy the People’s Hunger for the Word: St. Antholin’s as the Prototype Puritan Lectureship” in Gatiss (ed.), Pilgrims, Warriors, and Servants: Puritan Wisdom for Today’s Church. Latimer Trust, 2010

“The Grand Nursery of Puritanism: St. Antholin’s as a Strategic Centre for Gospel Ministry” in Gatiss (ed.), Preachers, Pastors, and Ambassadors: Puritan Wisdom for Today’s Church. Latimer Trust, 2011

“From Life’s First Cry: John Owen on Infant Baptism and Infant Salvation” in Gatiss (ed.), Preachers, Pastors, and Ambassadors: Puritan Wisdom for Today’s Church. Latimer Trust, 2011

“From Life’s First Cry: John Owen on Infant Baptism and Infant Salvation” in Kelly Kapic & Mark Jones (eds.), The Ashgate Research Companion to John Owen’s Theology. Ashgate, 2012

“1662 and All That” in Truth at Any Cost: Papers read at the 2012 Westminster Conference. Tentmaker, 2013

“The Synod of Dort and Definite Atonement” in Gibson & Gibson (eds.), From Heaven He Came and Sought Her: Definite Atonement in Biblical, Historical, Theological & Pastoral Perspective. Crossway, 2013

 PhD (King’s College, London) MA (Cambridge) BA Hons (Oak Hill/Middlesex University)

Until recently, Mike was Head of Theology for UCCF, providing theological fuel for student mission and supporting undergraduates studying theology. Before that he was an associate minister at All Souls Church, Langham Place, in London. He is married to Bethan, and together they have two daughters, Lucy and Mia.

Research Interests

Systematic Theology, especially in the areas of doctrine of God, Christology, Anthropology and Soteriology

Historical Theology, especially Patristic and Reformation-Puritan studies

Recent Publications

The Unquenchable Flame: Introducing the Reformation. IVP UK, 2009

The Breeze of the Centuries: Introducing Great Theologians. From the Apostolic Fathers to Aquinas. IVP UK, 2010

On Giants’ Shoulders: Introducing Great Theologians. From Luther to Barth. IVP UK, 2011

Adam, the Fall and Original Sin, co-edited with Dr Hans Madueme. Baker, 2014

PhD (Durham) MA (Honorary) (Oxford) BA (Durham) BA (Reading)

Richard spent over eight years as a Chartered Accountant. He was ordained into the ministry of the Church of England in 1994 and served on the General Synod. He was in the pastoral ministry for over 10 years before being appointed Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, where he served until becoming the Director of the Centre for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics in 2012.

Research Interests

Reformation Studies

History of Evangelicalism

Evangelical Revival

16^th-19^th century Church History

Evangelicals and social reform

Anglicanism

Economic and social thought and theology

Recent Publications

Books

Reviving the Heart. Oxford: Lion Hudson, 2012.

A Passionate Faith.  Oxford: Monarch, 2012.

Shaftesbury, the great reformer. Oxford: Lion Hudson, 2010.

Anglican and Evangelical? London: Continuum,2010 (reprinted), 2007 (first published)

Books (joint authored)

Heaven on Earth? London: Bloomsbury/T&T Clark, forthcoming 2015 (with Professor Simon Lee)

Edited volumes

‘Evangelicals and Poverty’ in From Poverty to Shalom: a biblical perspective on caring for the poor. forthcoming, USA