My Research

Publications

Monograph

Jazz and Christian Freedom: Improvising Against the Grain of the West. Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2018. Link.

Book Essays

“Freedom and Fidelity: Improvisation in the Ainulindalë.” In Theology and Tolkien [tentative title], ed. Douglas Estes. Lanham, MD: Lexington. Forthcoming.

“The Role of Theory in the Theodrama: Jazz Theory and Theology.” In The Arts and the Bible, ed. Wendy J. Porter and Stanley E. Porter. Eugene, OR: Pickwick. Forthcoming.

“Introduction: Globalization, Christendom, Theology, Ministry, and Mission” (with Steven M. Studebaker). In The Globalization of Christianity: Implications for Christian Ministry and Theology, ed. Gordon L. Heath and Steven M. Studebaker. Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2014, 1–14.

Refereed Articles

“Jazz and Mission: Reforming Ecclesiology to Meet the Needs of the Disenfranchised” (with Jonathan Numada). McMaster Journal of Theology and Ministry 17 (2015–2016): 101–125. Link.

“The Triune Triad: A Musical Analogy Concerning the Trinity and Humanity.” Imaginatio et Ratio 3 (2014): 23–33.

“An Overview and Analysis of the Present Discussion between Theology and Music.” McMaster Journal of Theology and Ministry 14 (2012–2013): 148–70. Link.

Reviews

Review of Handling Dissonance: A Musical Theological Aesthetic of Unity, by Chelle L. Stearns. McMaster Journal of Theology and Ministry (2019-2020): R62–R65. Link.

Review of God in Sound and Silence: Music as Theology, by Danielle Anne Lynch. McMaster Journal of Theology and Ministry 20 (2018–2019): R1–R4. Link.

Review of Redeeming Transcendence in the Arts, by Jeremy Begbie. McMaster Journal of Theology and Ministry 20 (2018–2019): R38–R42. Link.

Review of Systematic Theology, by Anthony C. Thiselton. Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism 13 (2017): R28–R32. Link.

Review of Four Views on Christianity and Philosophy, ed. Paul M. Gould and Richard Brian Davis. McMaster Journal of Theology and Ministry 17 (2015–2016): No pages. Link.

Review of The Analogy of Faith: The Quest for God’s Speakability, by Archie J. Spencer. McMaster Journal of Theology and Ministry 17 (2015–2016): No pages. Link.

Review of Two Views on the Doctrine of the Trinity, ed. Jason S. Sexton. McMaster Journal of Theology and Ministry 16 (2014–2015): No pages. Link.

Review of Theology as Improvisation: A Study in the Musical Nature of Theological Thinking, by Nathan Crawford. McMaster Journal of Theology and Ministry 15 (2013–2014): No pages. Link.

Review of Pilgrim Theology: Core Doctrines for Christian Disciples, by Michael Horton. McMaster Journal of Theology and Ministry 15 (2013–2014): No pages. Link.

Review of Chaos and Grace: Discovering the Liberating Work of the Holy Spirit, by Mark Galli. McMaster Journal of Theology and Ministry 13 (2011–2012): No pages. Link.

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the editor, Oyen Echo, September 17, 2020 (on behalf of the Oyen Minsterial).

Papers and Presentations

“The Role of Theory in the Theodrama: Jazz Theory and Theology.” Paper presented at the Bingham Colloquium on Arts and the Bible at McMaster Divinity College (Hamilton, ON), May 26, 2017.

“The Neglected Role of Analogy in Linking Intra-Trinitarian Relations with Human Relations.” Paper presented at the ETS Ontario/Quebec Region (Cambridge, ON), October 1, 2016.

“A Jazz-Shaped Approach to the Problem of Freedom in the Contemporary West.” Paper presented at the Participation in God’s Mission Conference at Northeastern Seminary (Rochester, NY), March 19, 2016.

“Walking Through the Valley of the Shadow of the West: The Problem of Freedom.” Paper presented at the McMaster Divinity Theological Research Seminar (Hamilton, ON), October 20, 2015.

“Express Yourself! Jazz and the Church’s Mission” (with Jonathan Numada). Paper presented at the Canadian Evangelical Theological Association Annual Meeting (St. Catharines, ON), May 25, 2014.

“Corporation or Jazz Jam? A Scriptural Evaluation of Two Contemporary Models of Ecclesiology.” Paper presented at the inaugural meeting of the ETS Ontario/Quebec Region, (Cambridge, ON), September 14, 2013.

“Jazz Improvisation and the Constraints of Christian Freedom.” Paper presented at the McMaster Divinity College Theological Research Seminar (Hamilton, ON), January 15, 2013.

“Jazz Theory as a Model for Systematic Theology.” Paper presented at the McMaster Divinity College Theological Research Seminar (Hamilton, ON), March 13, 2012.

Editorial and Research Experience

Proofreading

Porter, Stanley E. and Steven M. Studebaker, eds., Evangelical Theological Method: Five Views. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2018.

Heath, Gordon L. and Steven M. Studebaker, eds., The Globalization of Christianity: Implications for Christian Ministry and Theology. Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2014.

Porter, Stanley E. and Matthew R. Malcolm, eds., Horizons in Hermeneutics: A Festschrift in Honor of Anthony C. Thiselton. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2013.

Research

Engaging Science in Seminaries Project for the Association of Theological Schools. October 2016.