CURRICULUM VITAE CHRISTIAN D. KETTLER FRIENDS UNIVERSITY 2100 UNIVERSITY WICHITA, KS 67213 316-295-5562 or 316-265-2925 kettler@friends.edu EDUCATION: B.A. Friends University (Religion and Philosophy) May, 1977 M.A. Fuller Theological Seminary (Theology) June, 1981 M.Div. Fuller Theological Seminary (Theology and Ministry) June, 1986 Ph.D. Fuller Theological Seminary (Systematic Theology) June, 1986 Dissertation: "The Vicarious Humanity of Christ and the Reality of Salvation Other educational experiences: Princeton Theological Seminary Wichita State University Newman University Regent College New College, University of Edinburgh, Scotland TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Friends University, Wichita, KS. Assistant Professor, Theology and Philosophy, 1987-1992 Associate Professor, Theology and Philosophy, 1992-1999 Professor, Theology and Philosophy, 1999-2015 Professor, Theology and Religion, 2015- present Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA. Graduate Teaching Fellow, 1982 Teaching Assistant, 1981-1986 for: Thomas F. Torrance James B. Torrance Anthony Thiselton William L. Lane Timothy L. Smith Ray S. Anderson Cecil M. Robeck Richard A. Muller Gervais Angel Donald A. Hagner ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:
2 Friends University, Wichita, KS Director, Master of Arts in Christian Ministry, 2002-2015 PUBLICATIONS: Books and Chapters in Books: The Breadth and Depth of the Atonement: The Vicarious Humanity of Christ in the Church, the World, and the Self Essays, 1990-2015, Pickwick Publications, 2017 The Problem with Preferential Love : Should Love Depend upon My Initiative? A Challenge for Reformed Theology An Answer from the Vicarious Humanity of Christ in Evangelical Calvinism Vol. 2: Dogmatics and Devotion, edited by Myk Habets and Bobby Grow, Pickwick Publications, 2017. Four Interviews, The Importance of Jesus Humanity, The Actuality of Salvation, The Three-Fold Word of God, and The Ministry of Ray S. Anderson in Trinitarian Conversations, Volume 1: Interviews with Ten Theologians, Grace Communion International, 2013 The Vicarious Humanity of Christ and the Reality of Salvation, (reprinted) Wipf and Stock, 2011 Reading Ray S. Anderson: Theology as Ministry, Ministry as Theology, Pickwick Publications, 2010 The God Who Rejoices: Joy, Despair, and the Vicarious Humanity of Christ, Cascade Books, 2010 The God Who Believes: Faith, Doubt, and the Vicarious Humanity of Christ, Cascade Books, 2005 For I Do Not Do the Good I Want... and I m Tired of Trying : Weakness and and the Vicarious Humanity of Christ in On Being Christian... and Human: Essays in Celebration of Ray S. Anderson, eds. Todd H. Speidell, Wipf and Stock, 2002 The Vicarious Humanity of Christ and the Reality of Salvation, University Press of America, 1991. Editor, with Todd H. Speidell, Incarnational Ministry: The Presence of Christ in Church, Society, and Family; Essays in Honor of Ray S. Anderson, Helmers and Howard, 1990. "The Atonement as the Life of God in the Ministry of the Church in Incarnational Ministry. Articles:
3 Where Are the Fruits of Love? T. F. Torrance, the Vicarious Humanity of Christ, and Ecclesiology, Participatio: Journal of the Thomas F. Torrance Theological Fellowship Vol. 6, 2016, 73-88. He Has Seen the Stars for... for Us: The Vicarious Humanity of Christ, the Priest of Creation, Participatio: Journal of the Thomas F. Torrance Theological Fellowship Vol. 5, 2015, 1-17. A Chalcedonian Response to Paul Molnar, Cultural Encounters: A Journal for the Theology of Culture 8, Number 2, 2012, 71-75. Ray S. Anderson (1925-2009), Participatio: Journal of the Thomas F. Torrance Theological Fellowship Supp. Vol. 1, 2011, 1-13. Advocate and Judge: The Vicarious Humanity of Christ and the Ideal Self, Edification: Journal of the Society for Christian Psychology 1, Issue 2, 2007, 49-55. The Vicarious Beauty of Christ: The Aesthetics of the Atonement, Theology Today 64, 2007, 14-24. He Takes Back the Ticket For Us: Providence, Evil, Suffering, and the Vicarious Humanity of Christ, Journal for Christian Theological Research 8, 2003, pp. 35-55. "Joy and Logic in a Glad Embrace: The Theology of Narnia, in C.S. Lewis The Chronicles of Narnia: A Study Guide and Workbook for Groups and Individuals, edited by Frank S. Kastor. St. Mark s Press, 1998. "The Vicarious Repentance of Christ in the Theology of John McLeod Campbell and R.C. Moberly, Scottish Journal of Theology 38, 1986, pp. 529-543. Book Reviews: TSF Bulletin Reality and Evangelical Theology by T.F. Torrance, January-February, 1983 Yesterday and Today: A Study of Continuities in Christology by Colin E. Gunton, March-April, 1984 God as the Mystery of the World by Eberhard Jüngel, September-October, 1985 Jesus, the Compassion of the World by Monika K. Hellwig, November-December, 1986
4 Religion and Liberty The Technological Bluff by Jacques Ellul, May-June, 1992 Birth of the Modern: World Society 1815-1830 by Paul Johnson, January-February, 1993 Theology Today A Critical Study of T.F. Torrance s Theology of Incarnation by Man Kei Ho, October, 2010 Theosis in the Theology of Thomas F. Torrance by Myk Habets, July, 2011 International Journal of Systematic Theology Divine Revelation and Human Practice: Responsive and Imaginative Participation by Tony Clark, Volume 13, Number 2, April, 2011 Incarnation: The Person and Life of Christ. by Thomas F. Torrance, Volume 13, Number 4, September, 2011 Edification: The Transdisciplinary Journal of Christian Psychology God s Many-Splendored Image: Theological Anthropology for Christian Formation by Nonna Verna Harrison, Volume 6, Number 2, 2012 Participatio: The Journal of the Thomas F. Torrance Theological Fellowship Trinity and Transformation: J. B. Torrance s Vision of Worship, Mission, and Society edited by Todd H. Speidell, Volume 6, 2016 Surviving the Unthinkable Choosing to Live After Someone You Love Chooses to Die by Don Payne, Volume 6, 2016 ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS: The Vicarious Repentance of Christ in the Theology of John McLeod Campbell and R.C. Moberly, American Academy of Religion, western regional meeting, 1985 He Takes Back the Ticket For Us: Providence, Evil, Suffering, and the Vicarious Humanity of Christ, Christian Theological Research Fellowship, annual meeting, 2001 Humor in the Atonement? Joy, Despair, and the Vicarious Humanity of Christ, Art and Soul: Faith and the Creative Arts conference, Baylor University, 2005 The Vicarious Humanity of Christ and Cultured Identity: Joy and Despair in an Age
of Globalization, Global Christianity conference, Baylor University, 2005 5 The Vicarious Beauty of Christ and the Aesthetics of the Atonement, Christian Systematic Theology section, American Academy of Religion annual meeting, 2005 Image and Substitute: The Vicarious Humanity of Christ in an Age of Genetic Engineering, Reformed Theology and History section, American Academy of Religion annual meeting, 2005 He Has Seen the Stars for Us: The Vicarious Humanity of Christ, the Priest of Creation, American Academy of Religion southwest regional meeting, 2006 Molnar on Torrance: The Future of Torrance s Theology, Thomas F. Torrance Theological Fellowship/Karl Barth Society of North America session at the American Academy of Religion annual meeting in San Francisco, November, 2011. Communion with the Faith of Jesus: Toward a Trinitarian Spiritual Life at Apprentis Conference, September, 2011 Grace is a Person at Apprentis Conference, September, 2012 Preaching and a Theology of Ministry at Proclaim: A Preaching Conference, McPherson College, April 7, 2014 What Does Edinburgh Have To Do with Constantinople? Reformed and Orthodox Theology, Divine and Human Agency, and the Theology of T. F. Torrance at Florovsky Week, Newman University, July, 2018 EXTERNAL EXAMINER, PHD DISSERTATION: External examiner for the PhD dissertation of Stanley Stephen Mac Lean, The Eschatological Orientation in the Early Theology of Thomas F. Torrance, 1939-1963, McGill University, 2008 EXTERNAL EXAMINER, DMIN DISSERTATION: External examiner for the DMin dissertation of Neil E. Trainer, Building a Reformed Life: Recovering John Calvin s Theology of the Christian Life for the Church Today, George Fox University, 2007 INTERNET INTERVIEWS: On the web site of Grace Communion International (www.gci.org), May, 2009 With the Pre-Seminary Club of Appalachian State University on the book, The God Who Believes: Faith, Doubt, and the Vicarious Humanity of Christ,
September 5 and December 6, 2013 6 CHURCH EXPERIENCE: Theologian in Residence, Church of the Savior, Wichita, KS, 2010 - present Preaching Team Member, Church of the Savior, Wichita, KS, 2003 - present Ordained Minister, Presbyterian Church (USA), 1990 - present Member, Presbytery of Southern Kansas, 1990 present Member, Covenant Presbyterian Church, Wichita, KS, 1987-1990. Pastoral Intern, Irvine Presbyterian Church, Irvine, CA, 1985-1986. Member, La Canada Presbyterian Church, La Canada Flintridge, CA, 1980-1986. Elder, Church of the Savior, Wichita, KS, 1975-1977. Elder, Faith Presbyterian Church, Wichita, KS, 1972-1975. CHURCH PRESENTATIONS: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Ethics: Christ, God, and the World, Eighth Day Institute conference, St. George Orthodox Christian Cathedral, Wichita, January 13, 2017 The Soul of Bob Dylan, Hall of Men, Christian men s group, February 11, 2016 Thomas F. Torrance, Scientific and Trinitarian Theologian, Hall of Men Christian men s group, April 23, 2015 Ray S. Anderson, Hall of Men, Christian men s group The Family and the Cross, Bibleway Community of Faith, Wichita, KS, July, 2011 Theology of Ministry, Bibleway Community of Faith, Wichita, KS, August, 2009 COURSES TAUGHT at Friends University: Graduate: Christian Theology Theology of Ministry Church History Christian Ethics Theology of the Family Foundations of Spirituality: Biblical, Historical, and Theological Faith and Aesthetics
Readings in Karl Barth: Ethics Dimensions of Worship 7 Adult Undergraduate: Varieties of Religious Experience Basic Christian Beliefs Issues in Ancient/Medieval Western Civilization Introduction to Ethics Introduction to Philosophy The Search for Meaning in a Changing World (The Renaissance) Moral Dimensions of Management Traditional Undergraduate: Varieties of Religious Experience Basic Christian Beliefs Forgiveness and Atonement History of Great Ideas Introduction to Philosophy Introduction to Ethics Introduction to Logic Religion and Philosophy Capstone Seminar Faith and Reason Kierkegaard History of Western Civilization I History of Western Civilization II Theology of C.S. Lewis Narnia Does God Care? Jesus Christ in Contemporary Thought What Does It Means To Be Human? Christ and Culture God, Beauty, and Art Christology: Who Is Jesus Christ for Us Today? Christian Heritage MEMBER: American Academy of Religion Thomas F. Torrance Theological Fellowship (Co-vice president, 2007 10) (President, 2010-13) (Treasurer, 2014- present) Karl Barth Society of North America PRESIDENT: Thomas F. Torrance Theological Fellowship, term of 2010-2013 AWARDS: W.A. Young Award for Excellence in Teaching, Friends University, 1999 CONTRIBUTING EDITOR: Edification: Journal of the Society for Christian Psychology, 2010 -
CHRISTIAN D. KETTLER is Professor of Theology and Religion at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas. He has been on the faculty since 1987. A native of Wichita, Dr. Kettler received his B.A. from Friends University and the degrees M.A., M.Div., and Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary. He is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), on the preaching team at the Church of Savior in Wichita, Kansas, the author of The Vicarious Humanity and the Reality of Salvation (University Press of America, 1991), The God Who Believes: Faith, Doubt, and the Vicarious Humanity of Christ (Cascade Books, 2005), The God Who Rejoices: Joy, Despair, and the Vicarious Humanity of Christ (Cascade Books, 2010), Reading Ray S. Anderson: Theology as Ministry, Ministry as Theology (Pickwick Publications, 2010), and co-editor (with Todd H. Speidell) of Incarnational Ministry: The Presence of Christ in Church, Society, and Family: Essays in Honor of Ray S. Anderson (Helmers and Howard, 1990). Dr. Kettler was awarded the W.A. Young Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1999. He is past president of the Thomas F. Torrance Theological Fellowship. 8