Faculty & Staff
Faculty
Paul Anderson, PhD
Professor of Biblical and Quaker Studies
Teaching and research interests
- Gospel of John
- Jesus and spirituality
- Quaker studies
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, PhD
Associate Provost, Division of Humanities, Honors & Education
Professor of Theology and Culture
Teaching and research interests
- Christian thought and ethics
- The role of religion in public life
Andrew del Rio, PhD
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Director, George Fox University Apologetics Initiative
Faculty Fellow, George Fox University Honors Program
Teaching and research interests
- Philosophy of Religion and Apologetics
- Epistemology
- Ethics
- Philosophy of Science
- Analytic Philosophical Theology
Brian Doak, PhD
Vice President, George 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, 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 Lepojärvi, 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, 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, PhD
Associate Director, Honors Program
Associate Professor of Theology
Teaching and research interests
- Eschatology
- Creation
- The Eucharist
- Late scholasticism
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, PhD
Assistant Professor of Theology and Ethics
Director, Cornerstone Core
Co-Director, Program for Leadership & Formation
Faculty Fellow, George Fox University Honors Program
Research and teaching interests
- Ethics
- Theology
- Religion and Medicine
- Technology
- Pluralism and Public Life
Sunggu Yang, PhD
Associate Professor of Theology and Christian Ministries
Chair, Cornerstone Core
Director, Margaret Fell Scholars Program
Research and teaching interests
- Homiletics
- Theological aesthetics
- Multicultural and emerging worship
- Christian formation
- Asian American Christianity
Staff
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)