Dr. Karin Spiecker Stetina is passionate about teaching theology that is aimed at loving the Lord our God with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength (Matt. 22:37). She aims to relate theology to following Christ in daily life. She taught theology and church history for nearly 20 years at Wheaton College before coming to Biola University where she serves as an Associate Professor of Theology. She has been a consultant and an editor for Luther Digest and is currently on the committee for Church History Since 1700 for the Evangelical Theological Society and a co-editor of Theology for Christian Scholar Review. She has her ministry license with the Evangelical Free Church and has served on the Women Ministry Team at Grace Ev. Free in La Mirada, CA. Dr. Stetina research interests include Reformation Theology and the theology of John Calvin, Martin Luther, and Jonathan Edwards. She is the author of The Fatherhood of God in John Calvin Thought (Paternoster, 2016), Jonathan Edwardsâ Early Understanding of Religious Experience (Mellen Press, 2011), and How to Read Theology for All Its Worth (Zondervan, 2020). She is blessed with four wonderful children.
Books
- How to Read Theology for All Its Worth. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, forthcoming 2020.
- The Fatherhood of God in John Calvin Thought. Milton Keynes, UK: Paternoster, 2016.
- Jonathan Edwardsâ Early Understanding of Religious Experience: The New York Sermons, 1720-1723. New York, Mellen Press, 2011.
- âWhat is Christianity?â in The Popular Handbook of World Religions ed. by Daniel J. McCoy. Eugene, Oregon: Harvest House, forthcoming 2020.
- âCalvin Geneva: Missions as a Light to the World '' in Sixteenth Century Mission. ed. by Edward Smither and Robert Gallagher. Bellingham, Washington: Lexham Press, forthcoming 2020.
- ââAbba Fatherâ: Calvin biblical understanding of the fatherhood of Godâ in Since we are Justified by Faith. Justification in the Theologies of the Reformation. Ed. Mike Parsons. Milton Keynes, UK: Paternoster, 2012.
- âLuther in the Margins: What we can learn about Luther from marginalia in The Wheaton Copy of Operationes de Psalmos (1519-1521)â in Luther Digest Sonderfest. Milwaukee, WI: Lutherdigest, 2012.
- âJohn Calvin on Revelation and the use of feminine imagery for God.â in Aspects of Reformation. Reforming Theology and Practice. Ed. Mike Parsons. Milton Keynes, UK: Paternoster, 2013
Professional Articles:
- âThe Biblical-Experimental Foundations of Jonathan Edwardsâ Theology of Religious Experience, 1720-1723.â Puritan Reformed Journal, June 2009, Vol. 1, No. 2, 170-186.
- âThe âSense of the Heartâ: Jonathan Edwardsâ Public Expression of his Pietistic Understanding of Religious Experience.â Puritan Reformed Journal, February 2010, Vol. 2, No. 1, 197-212.
- âThe Culture of Complaint: Moving from complaining to gratitude.â Biola Magazine, Fall 2016.
- âGround the Character of Fatherhood in God Self-Revelation.â Talbot Magazine, Fall 2017.
Book Reviews/Endorsements
- Book Review of D.G. Hart Still Protesting: Why the Reformation Still Matters in Themelios, April 2019, Vol. 44 No.1.
- Book Review of Ruth Tucker Katie Luther, First Lady of the Reformation in Evangelical Quarterly, Jan 2019, Vol. XC, No. 1.
- Book Review of Josh Moody Jonathan Edwards and Justification in Trinity Journal, Fall 2013, Vol. 34, No. 2.
- Endorsement for Kenneth Minkema & Adrian C. Neele âSermons by Jonathan Edwards on the Matthean Parables, Volume IIIâ, July 2012.
Lectures and Professional Presentations
- âSpirit & Story: Isaiah 6:1-13, Here I am, send me" Biola Undergraduate Chapel Speaker, February 4, 2019.
- âReflecting God Holiness: Being Set Apart as Brides of Christâ Armenian Christian Fellowship of Orange County, April 21, 2017.
- âIt Complicated: The Reformation and Women Place in the Church and in the Worldâ Paper presented at The Evangelical Theological Society, Rhode Island 2017.
- âSet Apart: Discovering the Holiness of Godâ Women Conference Speaker, Laguna Hill Ev. Free Church, Jan. 19-21, 2018.
- âHere I Stand, I Can Do No Other: Luther Rediscovering of the Authority of Scripture and Justification by Faith Alone.â Grace Ev. Free Church, Oct. 29, 2017.
- âPracticing Lectio Divinaâ Rosemead Graduate School Chapel Speaker, October 17, 2017
- âDeeply Rooted: Further Equipping to Know and Love God Wordâ Women Conference Speaker, Grace Ev. Free La Mirada, March 10-11, 2017
- âGod Glory and the Purpose of Life, Exodus 33:18.â Graduate Chapel Speaker February, 21, 2017.
- âBut Who Do You Say that I Am?â Christology lecture for Torrey GC Morgen Conferences, 2015-present.
- âLłÜłÙłó±đ°ù Operationes de Psalmos (1519-1521) through the Eyes of Sigismundusâ Paper to be presented at The Evangelical Theological Society, San Diego, November 2014.
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