For Phase 2, twelve authors were selected to write books on the themes identified in Phase 1. A brief biography with selected published works on each author can be found below. Authors are currently discerning the themes for their books; when these are finalized, they will be updated here. The working title for this series is “For the Facing of These Days”.
Sammy Alfaro
Senior Pastor of Nuevo Dia Church and Professor of Christian Studies at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. (Church of God)
Latino/a Theology of the Bible: Ethnic-Racial Reflection on Interpretation
Divino Companero: Toward a Hispanic Pentecostal Christianity
Gerald Hiestand
Senior Pastor of Calvary Memorial Church in Oak Park, IL and co-founder of Center for Pastor Theologians. (Evangelical)
The Pastor Theologian: Resurrecting an Ancient Vision
Reconstructing Evangelicalism: Challenges and Opportunities
Willie Jennings
Professor of Systematic Theology and Africana Studies, Yale Divinity School. (Baptist)
The Christian Imagination: Theology and the Origins of Race
After Whiteness (TEBT): An Education in Belonging
John Kartje
Rector/President of St Mary of the Lake and Mundelein Seminary. (Roman Catholic)
Wisdom Epistemology in the Psalter
David Kim
Formerly on the pastoral staff of Redeemer Church in NYC leading their Faith & Work initiative; now Director of Goldenwood. (PCA)
NIV Faith and Work Bible, editor
Hidden Hope: Discovering God’s Presence and Purpose in Your Work
Amy Peeler
Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College, Assoc Priest at St. Mark’s Church. (Anglican)
Hebrews: Commentaries for Christian Formation
Women and the Gender of God
Kara Slade
Associate Rector at Trinity Episcopal Church in Princeton, NJ. (Episcopalian)
The Fullness of Time: Jesus Christ, Science, and Modernity
Betsy Swetenburg
Senior Pastor of Northridge Presbyterian Church in Dallas, TX, Associate Editor for the Journal of Preachers. (PCUSA)
Jonathan Tran
Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke Divinity School
Asian Americans and the Spirit of Racial Capitalism
Foucault and Theology
Andrea White
Associate Theology Professor at Union Seminary, NY, and Theologian in Residence at The Riverside Church. (American Baptist)
Scandal of Flesh: Black Women’s Bodies, God and Politics, forthcoming
Fissures of Hope, forthcoming
Andrew Ray Williams
Senior Pastor of The Church on the Hill, Fishersville, VA. (Foursquare Church)
Washed in the Spirit: Toward a Pentecostal Theology of Baptism
Reconstructing Prayer: Beyond Deconstructing Your Faith
Will Willimon
Professor of the Practice of Christian Ministry at Duke Divinity School, former Dean of Duke Chapel, retired UMC Bishop. (UMC)
Pastor: The Theology and Practice of Ordained Leadership
Changing My Mind: The Overlooked Virtue for Faithful Ministry
The Project Director will write a Forward to the twelve books, introducing the vision of the Theologies for Pastoral Ministry project as it pertains to each book.