Benjamin Phillips
Dean of the College of Christian Studies
Department(s)
College of Christian Studies, Academic DeansCredentials
Doctor of Philosophy, Systematic Theology December, 2003 Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas Dissertation: The Crisis of Creation: A Critical Analysis of J眉rgen Moltmann鈥檚 Panentheism
Master of Divinity with Biblical Languages 1993 - 1997 Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas
Bachelor of Arts, History 1990 - 1993 University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
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Awards
Presidential Appreciation Award (Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) - 2014
Kern Fellow, Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty - 2012
Fellow, Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation - 2009- 2014
Honors in Ancient History (University of Maryland) - 1993
Signature Experiences
Evangelical Theological Society: 2000 - Present
Evangelical Philosophical Society: 2003 - Present
Evangelical Homiletics Society: 2008 - Present
Recent Scholarly Work & Publications
BOOKS
Idiot鈥檚 Guides: The Bible, (Alpha Books: New York, NY), 2014. 352pp
CHAPTERS IN EDITED WORKS
鈥淧reaching and Teaching Our Ancient Text to a Modern Student鈥�
in, Ancient Text, Modern World: Building a God-Centered Worldview in a Me-Centered World, (Randall House Academic: Nashville, TN, 2022).
鈥淲e Speak for God: The Reformer鈥檚 Theology of Preaching鈥�
in, Celebrating the Legacy of the Reformation, (B&H Academic: Nashville, TN, 2019).
鈥淭he Scholarship of James Leo Garrett: A Bibliography鈥�
in, Theology in Conversation, Ed. William H. Brackney, Perspectives in Religious Studies, Spring 2006. Vol. 33, No.1
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES
鈥淭he Spirit Of Prophecy In The Pulpit: Reconsidering Preaching As A Form Of Prophecy鈥�
Journal For Baptist Theology & Ministry Vol.16, No.1 (Spring 2019), 12-26.
鈥淔ellowship Of The Triune God: The Divine Context For A Theology Of Preaching鈥�
Journal of the Evangelical Homiletics Society vol.16, no.2 (September 2016), 16-26.
鈥淎 Creature Among Creatures or Lords of Creation?: The Vocation of Dominion
in Christian Theology鈥�
Journal of Markets & Morality, Vol.14, No.1 (Spring 2011): 133-146.
鈥淕etting Into Hot Water: Evangelicals And Global Warming鈥�
Journal Of Markets & Morality, Vol.12, No.2 (Fall 2009): 315-335.
鈥淔iat Lux: The Doctrine Of Creation As The 鈥極rigin鈥� For A High Theology Of Preaching鈥�
Journal Of The Evangelical Homiletics Society Vol.9, No.1 (March 2009), 98-116.
鈥淭he Attraction Of Beauty In An Ugly World: On The Relationship Of
Discipling And Evangelism鈥�
Southwestern Journal Of Theology Vol.50, No.2 (Spring 08), 170-182.
鈥淭ongues In The (Prayer) Closet鈥�
Theology for Ministry, vol. 3, no.1 (May 2008), 93-104.
鈥淢ethod Mistake: An Analysis Of The Charge Of Arianism In Complementarian
Discussions Of Trinity鈥�
Journal Of Biblical Manhood And Womanhood, Vol.13, No.1 (Spring 2008), 42-47.