• the doctrines of Theosis and Sanctification and their affects on Evangelical life and practice
• defining the core of late-nineteenth century Evangelical theology
• the nature and role of Baptism in local church practice

I specialise in the development, content, and comparison of various Evangelical theologies. This includes not only an investigation of the roots of the various Evangelical theologies but also how they historically and currently intersect with one another and with other theologies, Christian and non-Christian. Of particular interest is the birth and development of those theologies associated with the Holiness Movement, especially that of The Christian and Missionary Alliance.

My earliest training was missiological. Early in my professional life, it was my intent to serve with the C&MA as a foreign missionary. This calling still sounds in my heart and definitely shapes my research, writing, and teaching. My PhD, in Theological and Religious Studies from Drew University, focussed on comparative studies of the various streams of contemporary Evangelical theology. My dissertation was also comparative in nature. It showed how A. B. Simpson's Fourfold Gospel was not something invented by or distinctive to Simpson and the C&MA but was a conglomeration of the key themes of contemporary Evangelicalism-the Evangelicalism of D. L. Moody, A. T. Pierson, and A. J. Gordon. It was nothing other than popular late-nineteenth century Evangelicalism.

My current interests continue in this same vein. Recently, however, I have been quite interested exploring the nature and extent of historic Evangelicalism's understanding of salvation, especially as it relates to the extent and scope of the work of sanctification. That is, how far does the saving work of God expect to take humanity? Is it simply a renewing work? Or, is it more? Is it transforming? I have also been an invited guest to a couple of related consultations. First, I have been invited to participate in a project that seeks to investigate early Pentecostalism and New York City. I will most likely contribute a chapter on A. B. Simpson, the Gospel Tabernacle, Early Pentecostalism, and their impact on one another. Second, I am an invited guest to the Wesleyan Holiness Studies Project whose goal is to unite people and denominations with a Holiness background in pursuit of a great holiness revival.

Awards and Recognitions

• Graduated Highest Honours, Canadian Theological Seminary
• Honours Society, Canadian Theological Seminary
• Merit Scholarship, Casperson School of Graduate Studies, Drew University
• Distinction, Comprehensive Exams, Casperson School of Graduate Studies, Drew University
• Who's Who In American Universities and Colleges, 1999-2000; 2000-2001

• Elected as vice-president, Christian Theological Research Fellowship 2004-present
• Appointed to the editorial board, Journal for Christian Theological Research 2004-present
• Invited participant at a consultation on Pentecostalism in New York--New York City, January 06
• Invited participant at the Wesleyan Holiness Study Project in Los Angeles, February 06
• Prepared and presented a document called Heart Cry . . . for Holiness to the 2006 General Assembly of The Christian and Missionary Alliance, July 06 (with Ric Gilbertson)
• Review of Reforming the Morality of Usury: A Study of Differences that Separated the Protestant Reformers by David W. Jones (Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2004), in The Sixteenth Century Journal, vol. XXXVII.1 (2006).
• Presented paper for Evangelical Theological Society, November 2006, Washington, DC "How High of a Christian Life?: Late-Nineteenth Century Evangelical Doctrines of Sanctification and the Classic Doctrine of Theosis"