Calvin, Participation, and the Gift: The Activity of Believers in Union With Christs The Word of God for the People of God: An Entryway to the Theological Interpretation of Scripture Union with Christ: Reframing Theology and Ministry for the Church
He graduated from Wheaton College with a B.A. in 1995, majoring in philosophy and English. In order to be a pastor, he studied in Fuller Theological Seminary, graduating with an M.Div. in 1999. He obtained a Doctor of Divinity (Th.D.) degree from Harvard University Divinity School in 2005. At Fuller Theological Seminary, he was particularly influenced by professors Miroslav Volf and John L. Thompson. Volf was his first theological mentor, and while studying under Thompson, he came to love historical theology, biblical hermeneutics, and Reformed theology. At Harvard Divinity School, he was taught by Sarah Anne Coakley, a distinguished scholar in historical and systematic theology, and received a Th.D for Calvin, Participation, and the Gift: The Activity of Believers in Union with Christ.
He is interested in Reformed theology, sacraments, salvation, and theological hermeneutics, and has been teaching Reformed Theology at Western Theological Seminary since 2005. In 2007, he became an ordained minister in the Reformed Church in America. In 2009, he and his wife served as missionaries to Ethiopia with the Reformed church.[6][7]
He has been active in local church ministry, homeless care ministries, and community development in Uganda. He was also involved in various activities, including theological education in Ethiopia.
He is married to Rachel M. Billings, who holds a Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament from Harvard University.
Calvin, Participation, and the Gift: The Activity of Believers in Union with Christ (Oxford, 2007)[9]
The Word of God for the People of God: An Entryway to the Theological Interpretation of Scripture (Eerdmans, 2010)
Union with Christ: Reframing Theology and Ministry for the Church (Baker Academic, 2011),
Rejoicing in Lament: Wrestling with Cancer and Life in Christ (Brazos 2015).
Remembrance, Communion, and Hope: Rediscovering the Gospel at the Lord’s Table (Eerdmans, 2018)
Calvin’s Theology and Its Reception: Disputes, Developments, and New Possibilities, coedited with I. John Hesselink (Westminster John Knox Press, 2012)
The End of the Christian Life: How Embracing Our Mortality Frees Us to Truly Live (Brazos Press, 2020)[10]
