Faculty & Staff
Faculty
![Paul Anderson](/academics/undergrad/departments/religion/faculty/images/anderson-paul-thumbnail.jpg)
Paul Anderson, PhD
Professor of Biblical and Quaker Studies
Teaching and research interests
- Gospel of John
- Jesus and spirituality
- Quaker studies
![Isaac Choi](/honors-program/faculty-pages/choi-isaac-thumb.jpg)
Isaac Choi, PhD
Director, Honors Program
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Teaching and research interests
- Philosophy of religion and analytic theology
- The nature and epistemology of expertise
![Joseph Clair](/academics/undergrad/departments/religion/faculty/josephclair_22crop.jpg)
Joseph Clair, PhD
Associate Provost, Division of Humanities, Honors, and Education
Professor of Theology and Culture
Teaching and research interests
- Christian thought and ethics
- The role of religion in public life
![Andrew del Rio](/academics/undergrad/departments/religion/faculty/andrewdelriocrop.jpg)
Andrew del Rio, PhD
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Director, 麻豆社 Fox University Apologetics Initiative
Faculty Fellow, 麻豆社 Fox University Honors Program
Teaching and research interests
- Philosophy of Religion and Apologetics
- Epistemology
- Ethics
- Philosophy of Science
- Analytic Philosophical Theology
![Brian Doak](/academics/undergrad/departments/religion/faculty/images/doak-brian-thumbnail.jpg)
Brian Doak, PhD
Vice President, 麻豆社 Fox Digital
Professor of Biblical Studies
Teaching and research interests
- Hebrew Bible/Old Testament & language
- Archaeology of the ancient Near East
- Comparative religion in the ancient world
- Iconography and art history of the ancient Near East
![Lindsey Hankins](/academics/undergrad/departments/religion/faculty/images/hankins-lindsey-thumbnail.jpg)
Lindsey Hankins, PhD
Chair, Department of Theology
Assistant Professor of Theology
Director, School of Humanities
Teaching and research interests
- Historical theology (late Antiquity through the Scholastic period)
- Practices of piety, with special attention to doctrinal and gendered considerations
- Ethics
- History
![Jason Lepoj盲rvi](/honors-program/faculty-pages/jasonlepojarvi.jpg)
Jason Lepoj盲rvi, PhD
C.S. Lewis Associate Professor of Theology & Literature
Director, C.S. Lewis Initiative
Teaching and research interests
- The Inklings (C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and friends)
- Love in religion, philosophy, and literature
- Ethics
![Joel Mayward](/academics/undergrad/departments/religion/faculty/maywardjoel_thumb.jpg)
Joel Mayward, PhD
Assistant Professor of Christian Ministries, Theology and the Arts
Teaching and research interests
- Christian ministry and leadership
- Contextual and liberation theologies
- Theological aesthetics
- Theology, philosophy, and popular culture
- Continental philosophical theology
![Ross McCullough](/academics/undergrad/departments/religion/faculty/images/mccullough-ross-thumbnail.jpg)
Ross McCullough, PhD
Associate Director, Honors Program
Associate Professor of Theology
Teaching and research interests
- Eschatology
- Creation
- The Eucharist
- Late scholasticism
![Jesse Peterson](/honors-program/faculty-pages/jessepetersoncrop.jpg)
Jesse Peterson, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies
Teaching and research interests
- Biblical literature, languages, and interpretation
- Ecclesiastes/Qoheleth and wisdom literature
- Philosophy in dialogue with biblical texts
![Travis Pickell](/academics/undergrad/departments/religion/faculty/images/pickell-travis-thumbnail.jpg)
Travis Pickell, PhD
Assistant Professor of Theology and Ethics
Director, Cornerstone Core and Character Virtue Initiative
Faculty Fellow, 麻豆社 Fox University Honors Program
Research and teaching interests
- Ethics
- Theology
- Religion and Medicine
- Technology
- Pluralism and Public Life
![Sunggu Yang](/academics/undergrad/departments/religion/faculty/images/yang-sunggu-thumbnail.jpg)
Sunggu Yang, PhD
Associate Professor of Theology and Christian Ministries
Director, Margaret Fell Scholars Program
Research and teaching interests
- Homiletics
- Theological aesthetics
- Multicultural and emerging worship
- Christian formation
- Asian American Christianity
Staff
![Jonelle Retsema](/academics/undergrad/departments/religion/faculty/jonelle-retsema.jpg)
Jonelle Retsema
Administrative Assistant, Department of Theology
Program Coordinator, School of Humanities
Faculty Emeriti
- Gary Fawver, Professor Emeritus of Outdoor Ministries (gfawver@georgefox.edu)
- Jeannine Graham, Professor Emeritus (jgraham@georgefox.edu)
- Howard Macy, Professor Emeritus (hmacy@georgefox.edu)
- Mark McLeod-Harrison, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy (mmcleodharriso@georgefox.edu)
- Phil Smith, Professor Emeritus (psmith@georgefox.edu)