Highlights
Why I teach at Covenant Theological Seminary
A seminary does not embody every human calling, so what students learn here is, to some extent, exemplary—a kind of modeling that is to be extended into the other domains of life. As a faculty, we not only teach a vision of the Kingdom of God that is as broad as life itself, but we also seek to set out examples of worship and spiritual devotion, friendship and hospitality, and collegiality and respect among one another and students that demonstrates something of the reach of the gospel and the claims of the coming Kingdom.
Department
Theology, Tradition, and Mission Faculty Member Since
1996Contact Information
To reach me, please call or e-mail Gerry Reimer, our Faculty Secretary, at 314.434.4044, ext. 4201, or gerry.reimer@covenantseminary.edu.Educational Background
- Diploma (Bible and theology), Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, IL
- BA (theology with Greek minor), Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI
- MTS (systematic and historical theology), Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, MA
- PhD, St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- MDiv, Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary, Grand Rapids, MI
Expertise
- Aspects of God’s Covenant with his people and their implications throughout the Bible.
- Integration of biblical studies, hermeneutics, critical thinking skills, historical awareness, and cultural engagement as necessary introduction to theological study.
Classes I Teach
- Biblical Theology
- Advanced Biblical Theology (ThM)
- Covenant Theology
- God and Humanity
- God and His Word
- Culture, Word and Calling
- Spirit, Church, and Last Things
Current Projects/Research
- Research on heaven and its relationship to Christian eschatology and doctrinal formation.
- Working on article on “Romans 5:12-21 as Reflection Upon the Drama of Redemption.”
- Working on article on “Leviticus 18:5 and Its Use in the New Testament: Does the Law Teach Justification by Human Merit?”