Faculty & Staff
Faculty
Phil Smith, PhD
Interim Director, School of Theology
Professor of Philosophy
Research and teaching interests
- Ethical theory, especially theories of virtue, including intellectual virtues
- Philosophy of religion, including apologetics
- Logic
- History of philosophy
- Questions of war and peace
Paul Anderson, PhD
Professor of Biblical and Quaker Studies
Teaching and research interests
- Gospel of John
- Jesus and spirituality
- Quaker studies
Isaac Choi, PhD
Interim Director, Honors Program
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Teaching and research interests
- Philosophy of religion and analytic theology
- The nature and epistemology of expertise
Joseph Clair, PhD
Executive Dean, Cultural Enterprise
Associate Professor, Theology and Culture
Teaching and research interests
- Christian thought and ethics
- The role of religion in public life
Lisa Cleath, PhD
Associate Professor of Biblical Studies
Teaching and research interests
- Ancient Hebrew
- Literature and religion of the Bible
- Second Temple Judaism
Brian Doak, PhD
Vice President, George Fox Digital
Professor of Biblical Studies
Teaching and research interests
- Hebrew Bible/Old Testament & language
- History of interpretation
- Archaeology of the ancient Near East
- Comparative religion in the ancient world
- Iconography and art history of the ancient Near East
Lindsey Hankins, PhD
Assistant Professor of Theology
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
Joel Mayward, PhD
Assistant Professor of Christian Ministries, Theology and the Arts
Teaching and research interests
- Theological aesthetics
- Theology and philosophy in film
- Christian ethics
- Liberation theologies
- Continental philosophical theology
Ross McCullough, PhD
Interim Associate Director, Honors Program
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Research and teaching interests
- Eschatology
- Creation
- The Eucharist
- Late scholasticism
Leah Payne, PhD
Associate Professor of Theology
Research and teaching interests
- American religious innovation
- Religion and popular culture
- Gender, race and class construction
- Hermeneutics
- Performance theory
Travis Pickell, PhD
Assistant Professor of Theology and Ethics
Director, Character Virtue Initiative
Research and teaching interests
- Ethics
- Theology
- Spirituality
- Economics
- Technology
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
