About
I work on the development of theology and biblical exegesis in the patristic period, with special interests in christology and trinitarian theology. I also have interests in New Testament studies (especially Paul and the Gospel of John) and contemporary systematics. Education
PhD student, Duke University; MDiv, Duke Divinity School; BA in Philosophy, University of Utah Publications
Refereed Publications
“A Newly Identified Letter of Valentinus: Ps.-Basil of Caesarea’s ep. 366,” forthcoming in Vigiliae Christianae.
“‘Holier than the All-Holy God’: Divine Humility in Cyril of Alexandria’s Interpretation of Hosea,” Journal of Early Christian Studies 31, no. 2 (June 2023), forthcoming.
“Between the Cherubim: The ‘Mercy Seat’ as Site of Divine Revelation in Romans 3.25,” Journal for the Study of the New Testament 44, no. 2 (2021): 284-309.
Under review:
“Neither an End nor a Beginning: The Council of Constantinople (381) and the Transformation of Pro-Nicene Exegesis,” in Vigiliae Christianae.
Reference works
“Lord,” forthcoming in The Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity.
Review Essays
“An Augustinian Response to Bruce McCormack: An Essay Review of The Humility of the Eternal Son,” forthcoming in Anglican Theological Review.
Book Reviews
Richard Price (trans.) and Thomas Graumann (ed.), The Council of Ephesus of 431: Documents and Proceedings (Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2020), for Vigiliae Christianae.
Rowan Williams, Christ the Heart of Creation (New York: Bloomsbury, 2018), Vigiliae Christianae 75, no. 2 (2021): 223–229.
Richard Cross, Communicatio Idiomatum: Reformation Christological Debates (Oxford: OUP, 2019), in Irish Theological Quarterly 87, no. 3 (2022): 250-253.
Johannes Zachhuber, The Rise of Christian Theology and the End of Ancient Metaphysics (Oxford: OUP, 2020), in Vigiliae Christianae 75, no. 4 (2021): 455-59.
Ian A. McFarland, The Word Made Flesh: A Theology of the Incarnation (Louisville: WJK Press, 2019), forthcoming in Irish Theological Quarterly.
Oliver D. Crisp, God, Creation, and Salvation: Studies in Reformed Theology (New York: Bloomsbury, 2020), for Irish Theological Quarterly.
Mark R. Lindsay, God Has Chosen: The Doctrine of Election Through Christian History (Downers Grove: IVP, 2020), for Augustinian Studies.
In progress:
Thomas Graumann, The Acts of the Early Church Councils, Oxford Early Christian Studies (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021), for Vigiliae Christianae.
Mark DelCogliano (ed.), The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings: Volume 3, Christ: Through the Nestorian Controversy (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022), for Vigiliae Christianae.
Upcoming Talks and Conferences
Conference Presentations
“Nicholas of Cusa on the Logos Asarkos,” Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO (June 2023).
“One is Holy, One is Lord: Apostolic Pseudepigraphy and the Origins of the Byzantine Communion Acclamation,” Scripture in the Christian Life, Boston College, MA (March 2023).
“Trinitarian Theology on the Road to Chalcedon: Rival Exegetical Practices in Cyril of Alexandria and Theodoret of Cyrus,” North American Patristics Society Annual Meeting (May 2022).
“A Newly Discovered Letter of Valentinus,” Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Nag Hammadi and Gnosticism unit, San Antonio, TX (Dec. 2021).
“Jesus as the God of the Old Testament: Patristic Christology and the Integrity of the Old Testament,” Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, History of Interpretation unit, San Antonio, TX (Dec. 2021).
“The Lost Letter of Valentinus on Jesus’ Digestive System: Ps.-Basil ep. 366,” Christianity in Antiquity reading group, Duke University and UNC Chapel Hill (Sept. 2021).
“Christology in the Hermeneutics of Cyril of Alexandria,” North American Patristics Society Annual Meeting (May 2021).
“Philo Goes to Philippi: the Moses Christology of Philippians 2,” Society of Biblical Literature Southeastern Regional Meeting, Judaism unit (Mar. 2021).
“Patristic Christology and the Integrity of the Old Testament,” Conference on Early Christian Studies, St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto (Mar. 2021).
“Cyrus the Great as the God of Israel in Isaiah 45: Intertextual Christology in Philippians 2,” Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Intertextuality unit (Dec. 2020).
“Cyrus the Great as the God of Israel in Isaiah 45: Intertextual Christology in Philippians 2,” Society of Biblical Literature International Meeting (July 2020, cancelled due to COVID-19).
“Spinoza’s Theodicy and the Problem of Imperfection”, The Dutch Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy, Utrecht University (July 2018).
“John Stuart Mill and the Power of Poetry,” The Intermountain West Philosophy Conference, Brigham Young University (Nov. 2017).
Memberships
North American Patristics Society
Society of Biblical Literature
Charles Wesley Society
Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars
