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6Kierkegaard on the Christian Response to the God who Establishes Kinship with Us in TimeModern Theology 32 (1): 60-83. 2015.
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5Critical insights into Kierkegaard's influence on Barth's theology. Karl Barth was often critical of Søren Kierkegaard's ideas as he understood them. But close reading of the two corpora reveals that Barth owes a lot to the melancholy Dane. Both conceive of God as infinitely qualitatively different from humans, and both emphasize the shocking nearness of God in the incarnation. As public intellectuals, they used this theological vision to protect Christocentric faith from political manipulation …Read more
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1The Kierkegaardian account of becoming a Christian has come to be perceived in radically egocentric terms. Torrance challenges this perception by demonstrating that Kierkegaard was devoted to the idea of Christian conversion as a transformative process of becoming. This process is grounded in an active relationship initiated by the eternal God who has established kinship with us in time. Torrance focuses on 'becoming a Christian' as a particular theological theme that deserves further attention …Read more
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6Accountability to GodOxford University Press. 2023.The word 'accountability' is often used without much thought being given to what precisely it means. It is especially common in Christian circles, where there is frequent talk about being accountable to God, yet, still, without a clear grasp of this word. Accountability to God proposes, develops, and analyses two concepts of accountability as both a condition and a virtue. It also engineers these concepts to make them particularly apt for thinking about (1) accountability to God and (2) other re…Read more
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67Can a person prepare to become a Christian? A Kierkegaardian responseReligious Studies 53 (2): 199-215. 2017.Is it possible to prepare oneself to become a Christian? For Kierkegaard, there is no straightforward answer to this question, especially since such a transition depends upon a divine activity that is outside the realm of human control. Despite the challenge that this question poses, Kierkegaard's writings do provide us with a way to respond, and this response will be the subject matter of this article. Following an analysis of his position, this article will conclude that, although Kierkegaard …Read more
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8Edwin Chr. van Driel. Rethinking Paul: Protestant Theology and Pauline Exegesis (review)Journal of Analytic Theology 11 746-749. 2023.
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11Guest Editorial: The Challenge of Flourishing TogetherStudies in Christian Ethics 36 (4): 759-761. 2023.
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17Accountability as the Ground of Human FlourishingStudies in Christian Ethics 36 (4): 814-826. 2023.This article argues that human flourishing is grounded in relationships of mutual judgement according to which we live and grow as characters in the stories of others. More specifically, it will make a theological case that true human flourishing emerges in a world governed by the judgement of the triune God who creates us to find fulfilment in Jesus Christ, by the Spirit, according to the will of the Father. In so doing, it contends that human flourishing is both grounded in and brought about b…Read more
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21Accountability as a VirtueStudies in Christian Ethics 34 (3): 307-315. 2021.This opening article will offer a brief introduction to what it means to understand accountability as a virtue. To do so, I first propose a definition of the condition of accountability, which I go on to distinguish from responsibility. Based on this definition, I then present an account of the corresponding virtue of accountability.
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6A Baptismal Theology of AccountabilityStudies in Christian Ethics 34 (3): 336-346. 2021.This article addresses the question of what it means to be accountable to God based on a baptismal theology that we find in the New Testament. It argues that various passages in the New Testament lead us to the view that we are accountable to God in Christ. Such a view is not straightforward, and so much of this article will be spent unpacking what this could mean. To do so, I elaborate on what it means for God to create humanity to find fulfilment in and through Christ. This leads me to argue t…Read more
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19Incorporating Ethically Relevant Empirical Data From Systematic Review of Reasons: A Case Study of Sudden Unexpected Death in EpilepsyAJOB Empirical Bioethics 11 (2): 91-103. 2020.There are a number of ethical issues that may arise in the care of patients with epilepsy. One approach, when attempting to summarize such information, may be to first carry out a systematic review...
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26The Possibility of a Scientific Approach to Analytic TheologyJournal of Analytic Theology 7 (1): 178-198. 2019.A question that is often asked of analytic theologians is: what, if anything, distinguishes analytic theology from philosophy of religion? In this essay, I consider two approaches to what is called “analytic theology.” I argue that the first approach, which I associate with the common practice of analytic theology in the university, is very difficult to distinguish consistently from philosophy of religion. I also argue, however, that there is another approach that can be more clearly distinguish…Read more
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33The Possibility of a Theology‐Engaged Science: A Response to Perry and RitchieZygon 53 (4): 1094-1105. 2018.This article provides a response to John Perry and Sarah Lane Ritchie's article, “Magnets Magic, and Other Anomalies: In Defense of Methodological Naturalism.” In so doing, it provides a defense of some of the arguments I made in my article, “Should a Christian Adopt Methodological Naturalism?” I begin by addressing some of the confusion about my position. However, it is not simply my intention to address confusions. There remain some fundamental differences between my position and Perry and Rit…Read more
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27Climacus and Kierkegaard on the Outward Relationship with GodKierkegaard Studies Yearbook 19 (1): 167-186. 2014.Name der Zeitschrift: Kierkegaard Studies Yearbook Jahrgang: 19 Heft: 1 Seiten: 167-186
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61Should a Christian adopt methodological naturalism?Zygon 52 (3): 691-725. 2017.It has become standard practice for scientists to avoid the possibility of references to God by adopting methodological naturalism, a method that assumes that the reality of the universe, as it can be accessed by empirical enquiry, is to be explained solely with recourse to natural phenomena. In this essay, I critique the Christian practice of this method, arguing that a Christian's practices should always reflect her belief that the universe is created and sustained by the triune God. This lead…Read more
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54Do You Have the Heart to Come to Faith? A Look at Anti‐Climacus' Reading of Matthew 11.6Heythrop Journal 55 (5): 860-870. 2014.In Practice in Christianity, Søren Kierkegaard's pseudonym, Anti-Climacus enters into an extended engagement with Matthew 11.6, ‘Blessed is he who takes no offense at me’. In so doing, he comes to an understanding that ‘the possibility of offense’ characterises the ‘crossroad’ at which one either comes to faith in Christ's revelation or rejects it. Such a choice, as he is well aware, cannot be made from a neutral standpoint, and so he is led to propose that it is ‘the thoughts of the heart’ (i.e…Read more
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22Attending to the Theology of the Story of Adam and EveJournal of Analytic Theology 5 601-612. 2017.In response to Hud Hudson's The Fall and Hypertime, I raise the question as to whether it is constructive to to use the story of Adam, Eve, and the Fall to make a specific apologetic point that draws attention to a reading of the story that we would not otherwise want to affirm?
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8Self, Value & Narrative: a Kierkegaardian Approach. By Anthony Rudd. Pp. vii, 268, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2012, £40.00 (review)Heythrop Journal 55 (5): 973-974. 2014.
University of Otago
PhD, 2013
Areas of Specialization
Philosophical Traditions |
Religious Studies |
Areas of Interest
Philosophy of Religion |
Religious Studies |
Philosophical Traditions |