Faculty Scholarship

November 2, 2021

Andrew E. Arterbury, PhD

Publications

Engaging the Christian Scriptures, Issue 2nd edition, 2021, with co-authors Dr. William H. Bellinger, Professor, and Dr. Derek S. Dodson, Senior Lecturer.

Dustin Benac, ThD

Publications

“When the World is Changing: A Roundtable Review of Church Planting in Post-Christian Soil by Christopher James, How Change Comes to Your Church by Patrick Keifert and Wesley Granberg-Michaelson, and First Expressions by Steve Taylor” (book review) in Ecclesial Futures, Vol. 1, Issue 2, p. 117-123, December 2020.
“Review of The Rise of Network Christianity: How Independent Leaders are Changing the Religious Landscape by Brad Christerson and Richard Flory” (book review) in International Bulletin of Mission Research, April 2021.
Crisis and Care: Meditations on Faith and Philanthropy, July 2021, with co-author Erin Weber-Johnson.
“A Time of Rustling: Ecclesial Ecologies on the Edge of Uncertainty” (chapter) in Crisis and Care: Meditations on Faith and Philanthropy, p. 132-138, July 2021.
“Philanthropic Imagination: The Space Between Crisis and Care” (essay) in Insights, July 2021, with co-author Erin Weber-Johnson.

Presentations

“The Evolution of Pastoral and Ecclesial Imagination: Ecclesial Ecology as Place and Prism for Adaptive Work” at American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, held November 21-24, 2020 in Boston, MA.
“What Do These Stones Mean?” co-authored and co-presented by Erin Weber-Johnson, at Villanova University, Center for Church Management, held July 7, 2021 online.
“Crisis and Care: Meditations on Faith and Philanthropy Book Launch,” co-authored by Erin Weber-Johnson and co-presented with Erin Weber-Johnson, Kevin Wright, Emily Hull McGee and Sunia Gibbs, at Church of Heavenly Rest, held July 12, 2021 online.
“Crisis and Care: Meditations on Faith and Philanthropy Webinar,” co-authored and co-presented by Erin Weber-Johnson at The CEEP Network, held July 13, 2021 online.
“Crisis and Connection: Ecclesial-Organizational Adaptation on the Periphery of Christendom” at International Academy of Practical Theology Annual Conference, held July 8-10, 2021 in Leuven, Belgium and online.
“Institutions and Social Transformation: Studying Religious Organizations in a Time of Crisis” at International Society for the Sociology of Religion Conference, held July 12-15, 2021 online.
“Crisis, Community, and Creativity: Ecclesial Entrepreneurship in a Shifting Ecclesial Ecology” at British and Irish Association of Practical Theology, held July 12-15, 2021 online.

Kimlyn J. Bender, PhD

Publications

Reflections on Reformational Theology: Studies in the Theology of the Reformation, Karl Barth, and the Evangelical Tradition, 2021.

Presentations

“Christ’s Body and the Body of Christ: Reflections on Identity, Difference, and Ordered Relations” at Evangelical Theological Society National Meeting, held November 18, 2020 in Providence, RI and online.
“Panel Discussion on Theology and Economic Engagement” at Karam Forum/Oikonomia Network Conference, held January 5, 2021 online.
“Swimming Against the Theological and Pedagogical Stream: Lessons from Karl Barth on Teaching within the Theological Disciplines” at North American Baptist Professors of Religion Annual Meeting, held May 19, 2021 in Waco, Texas.

Brian C. Brewer, PhD

Presentations

“Justification and Faith: A North American Baptist’s Response to Uwe Swarat and the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification” at Baptist World Alliance Commission on Baptist Doctrine and Christian Unity, held March 23, 2021 online.

R. Robert Creech, PhD

Publications

Pastoral Theology in the Baptist Tradition: Distinctives and Directions for the Contemporary Church, October 2021.

David E. Garland, PhD

Publications

2 Corinthians: Christian Standard Bible Commentary Series. Nashville: Holman Reference, 2021.

Scott M. Gibson, ThD

Publications

Preaching Hope in Darkness: Help for Pastors in Addressing Suicide from the Pulpit, 2020, with co-author Dr. Karen Mason, Gordon-
Conwell Theological Seminary.
With Radiant Hope: Timely and Timeless Reflections from George W. Truett, 2020, with co-author Dr. Todd D. Still.
“The Priority of Discipleship” (chapter) in The Priority of Making Disciples: The Messiah and Our Mission in Matthew 28:16-20, p. 135-140, 2020.
“Preaching to a Politically Divided Congregation” in PreachingToday.com, January 25, 2021.
“Golf Goof-Ups—Penalties When Your Preaching Isn’t Masterful” in PreachingToday.com, April 5, 2021, with co-authors Dr. Jared E. Alcantara and Dr. Joel C. Gregory.
“Preaching Today” in The Journal of the Evangelical Homiletics Society, Vol. 21, Issue 1, p. 2-3, March 2021.
“Preaching that Addresses Suicide from the Pulpit” in PreachingToday.com, April 2021, with co-author Dr. Karen Mason, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
“6 Times to Stop and Pray: Reminders for Preparing Prayer-Filled Sermons” in PreachingToday.com, June 11, 2021.
“Preaching on Philippians” in PreachingToday.com, August 9, 2021.
“Preach Like an Olympian” in PreachingToday.com, August 16, 2021.
“The Good of Our Work” (sermon) in PreachingToday.com, 30 August 2021.
The Big Idea Companion for Preaching and Teaching, 2021, with co-author Dr. Matthew D. Kim, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

Presentations

“Preaching Proverbs” as SAMS Visiting Professor of Preaching, held Spring 2021 at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

Angela Gorrell, PhD

Publications

“The Quest to Become More Human: Christian Witness & the Transhumanist Movement “ (a chapter) in Techno-Sapiens in a Networked Era: Becoming Digital Neighbors, November 9, 2020.
The Gravity of Joy: A Story of Being Lost and Found, March 9, 2021.

Joel C. Gregory, PhD

Publications

“Amos, 1 Corinthians, 1 John, James” (chapter) in The Big Idea Companion for Preaching and Teaching, 2021.
“Living Legend Sermon: The Eyes of the Heart” (chapter) in Let the Legends Preach, 2021.

Jenny Howell, PhD

Publications

“Wendell Berry’s ‘Difficult Hope’” in Perspectives in Religious Studies, Vol. 48, Issue 1, p. 31-38, Spring 2021.

Presentations

“The Joy of the LORD is our Strength” at Truett Chapel, held October 6, 2020 at George W. Truett Theological Seminary.
“Poetry and Place: How Reading Poetry Can Help Us Hope Well” at Food Justice, Theology, and Literature Conference, held March 5, 2021 in Waco, Texas.
“Holy Dirt: How Theology, Ecology, and Justice Belong Together” at Truett Church Network Podcast, held April 28, 2021 online.
“Lectures on Dante’s Inferno and Paradiso” for Baylor University’s Institute for the Studies of Religion 100 Days of Dante Project, held August 2, 2021 in Waco, Texas.

Rebecca W. Poe Hays, PhD

Publications

“Review of: Robert L. Foster, We Have Heard, O Lord: An Introduction to the Theology of the Psalter (Lexington/Fortress Academic, 2019)” (book review) in Journal of Theological Studies, Vol. 71, p. 825–27, 2020.
The Function of Story in the Hebrew Psalter, 2021.
“A Rhetorical Solution to a Text-critical Problem in Psalm 69” in Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, Vol. 133, p. 231–40, 2021.
“Psalms are ancient resource for a novel time (2 parts)” in Baptist Standard, 2021.

Presentations

“They Just Keep Telling the Story: A Rhetorical Solution to a Text-critical Problem in Psalm 69” at Society of Biblical Literature National Conference, held November 30, 2020 online.
“Loss and Lament: Psalm 13” at Baylor University Parent Engagement Devotional, held November 2020 in online.
“Preaching the Psalms” at National Preaching Conference, held November 17-19 2020 online.
“Psalms 136–139 and Trauma Healing: A Proposal,” co-authored by John Garland, Doctor of Ministry student. at Baylor University-Universität Münster Research Colloquium on the Book of Psalms, held February 25, 2021 online.
“Women and the Society of Biblical Literature (panel)” with Dr. Nicole Tilford, Society of Biblical Literature Press, Dr. Beverly Roberts Gaventa, Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Dr. Kimberly Bauser McBrien, Trinity University, and Dr. Stephen B. Reid, Professor of Christian Scriptures, at Southwest Commission on Religious Studies Regional SBL Conference , held 6 March 2021 in online.
“Reflect and Refocus: Using the Psalms to Cope” at Baylor University’s EdD in Learning and Organizational Change Virtual Immersion, held March 19, 2021 online.
“Ancient Prayers for Novel Times: How the Psalms Can Help Us Survive the 2020s” at Baylor Women’s Council Lunch and Learn, held March 31, 2021 online.
“A Balanced Life in an Upside-Down World” at Texas Baptist Women in Ministry Annual Conference, held April 9, 2021 online.
“A Delayed Harvest: Isaiah 61 as the Reversal of the Song of the Vineyard (Isa 5:1–7)” at National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion Annual Meeting, held May 17, 2021 online.
“In the Image and Likeness of God: Genesis 1” at Baylor University Chapel Worship, held August 31 and September 2, 2021 in Waco, Texas.
“Trauma and the Psalms,” co-authored and co-presented by John Garland, Doctor of Ministry student, at “Theology in the Raw” podcast, held August 10, 2021 (recorded) online.

Todd D. Still, PhD

Publications

With Radiant Hope: Timely and Timeless Reflections from George W. Truett, 2020, with co-author Dr. Scott M. Gibson.

Preben Vang, PhD

Publications

Studies in James: The Making of Authentic Faith, Fall 2021.

John Bentley White, PhD

Publications

“Book Review of Brian Edgar. The God Who Plays: A Playful Approach to Theology and Spirituality” in Christian Scholars Review, Vol. L: 4, Issue Summer 2021, p. 443-445, July 15, 2021.
“Fathers Beget Fathers” (a chapter) in When The Walls Speak: Fathers Restoring Generational Confidence, p. 45-51, 2021.
“Made for Greatness: Magnanimity in Sports” (blog) in Faith & Sports Blog, Faith & Sports Institute at Baylor University, August 26, 2021.

David E. Wilhite, PhD

Publications

“Is Jesus YHWH?: Two De-Judaizing Trajectories of Marcion and Justin” in Forum, Vol. 9, Issue 1, p. 29-56, 2020.
“Tertullian on the Afterlife: ‘Only Martyrs are in Heaven’ and Other Misunderstandings” in Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum, Vol. 24, Issue 3, p. 490–508, 2020.

Presentations

“TERTULLIAN ON THE MONARCHIANS: PERSONS AND IMPERSONATIONS” at North American Patristics Society, held September 24, 2021 online.

Terry W. York, PhD

Publications

“For Those Who Shepherd Us” (anthem) in Octavo by Hal Leonard Publishing Company, 2020, with co-author David Schwoebel, composer.
Let Our Words Become Flesh: Words for Worship, MorningStar Music Publishers, 2021.
“The Plight of the Craftsman: A Reading of Charles H. Gabriel’s ‘The Slighted Stranger and Other Poems’ 1915” (a chapter) in The Gift of Music: Essays on Church Music and Hymnology, MorningStar Music Publishers, 2021.
“What Voice Do We Hear?” (anthem) in Octavo by Hal Leonard Publishing Company, 2021, with co-author David Schwoebel, composer.