I'm an author and assistant professor of the history of Christianity and religious studies and director of the Master of Arts (Theological Studies) program at Winebrenner Theological Seminary. I teach graduate seminary students and undergraduates in the Bachelor of Arts, Religious Studies program, a shared program with the University of Findlay. 

My most recent book is Becoming Divine: Jonathan Edwards's Incarnational Spirituality within the Christian Tradition (Cascade, 2011). I'm also the author of Katherine Parr: A Guided Tour of the Life and Thought of a Reformation Queen (2009). I co-authored, with my wife, Mindy Withrow, a YA, creative non-fiction series on the history of Christianity. 

While my professional interests are in religious studies (particularly in religious history), my other writing interest extend beyond that context (e.g. I'm working on a middle-grade novel). I blog for The Huffington Post and I am the Non-Fiction Reviews Editor at the book blog, The Discarded Image (discardedimage.com). 

I enjoy tackling my ever-growing TBR pile, cycling, gardening, sci-fi, and good beer----all fertile grounds for creativity.

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