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
Executive Dean, Cultural Enterprise
Associate Professor, 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
Director, School of Theology
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
- 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
Leah Payne, PhD
Associate Professor of American Religious History
Research and teaching interests
- American religious innovation
- Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianties
- Religion, politics, and popular culture
- Gender, race and class construction
- Ritual and performance theory
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 and Character Virtue Initiative
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
Director, Margaret Fell Scholars Program
Research and teaching interests
- Homiletics
- Theological aesthetics
- Multicultural and emerging worship
- Christian formation
- Asian American Christianity
