Career & Selected Publications

Research support contribution for this book project (“Blood Entanglements: Evangelicals and Gangs in El Salvador (research support)”), assisting the primary authors with background research, synthesis, and documentation.

Though Asbury Seminary has had many histories written about it, this article was the first to focus on the topic of integrating Black students. When the first Black students did attend, they were shot at within their first month on campus. Partly as a result of this article, a chapel series was begun named after the first Black graduate of the school, and discussions around improvements for Black students and faculty today have continued.

This article advances an argument and/or historical analysis centered on the topic indicated by the title (“A Model of Mission by and for the Marginalized: CEZMS Missions to the Deaf”), clarifying implications for missiology and theological reflection.

This article advances an argument and/or historical analysis centered on the topic indicated by the title (“Secularization of Healthcare: A Žižekian Model”), clarifying implications for missiology and theological reflection.

I've been disappointed by the lack of historical connections and philosophical knowledge in current AI development. This paper compares contemporary AI architecture with the philosophical work of Alfred North Whitehead and Catherine Malabou to show one option of reconciling creativity and theological potential in the interactions of complex systems like today's AI architectures.

This review summarizes the book’s central argument and evaluates its significance for contemporary scholarship and practice in the area suggested by the title (“Anti-Asian Racism: Myths, Stereotypes, and Catholic Social Teaching (review)”).

This review summarizes the book’s central argument and evaluates its significance for contemporary scholarship and practice in the area suggested by the title (“A Church for the World: The Church’s Role in Fostering Democracy and Sustainable Development (review)”).

This review summarizes the book’s central argument and evaluates its significance for contemporary scholarship and practice in the area suggested by the title (“Shrewd Samaritan: Faith, Economics, and the Road to Loving Our Global Neighbor (review)”).

This review summarizes the book’s central argument and evaluates its significance for contemporary scholarship and practice in the area suggested by the title (“Conversionary Sites: Transforming Medical Aid and Global Christianity from Madagascar to Minnesota (review)”).

This review summarizes the book’s central argument and evaluates its significance for contemporary scholarship and practice in the area suggested by the title (“Crossing Boundaries: Sharing God’s Good News through Mission (review)”).

This review summarizes the book’s central argument and evaluates its significance for contemporary scholarship and practice in the area suggested by the title (“Evangelism after Pluralism: The Ethics of Christian Witness (review)”).

This review summarizes the book’s central argument and evaluates its significance for contemporary scholarship and practice in the area suggested by the title (“Welcoming Justice: God’s Movement Toward Beloved Community (review)”).

This review summarizes the book’s central argument and evaluates its significance for contemporary scholarship and practice in the area suggested by the title (“Karl Barth and the Study of the Religious Enlightenment: Encountering the Task of History (review)”).