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DepartmentsDivision of Biblical and Theological Studies
Talbot School of Theology
Biola AffiliationsFaculty
Phone(562) 903-4814 (Talbot School of Theology)

Documents

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Marquette University
  • M.A., Wheaton College Graduate School
  • B.A., Westmont College

Biography

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 黑料历史 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鈥檚 Review. She has her ministry license with the Evangelical Free Church and has served on the Women鈥檚 Ministry Team at Grace Ev. Free in La Mirada, CA. Dr. Stetina鈥檚 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鈥檚 Thought (Paternoster, 2016), Jonathan Edwards鈥 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.

Affiliations

  • Evangelical Theological Society
  • Ev. Free Church

Awards

  • PhD with Summa Cum Laude, 2003
  • M.A. with Summa Cum Laude, 1995
  • Kenneth A. Kantzer Award outstanding student in theology at Wheaton College, May 1994.
  • B.A. with Magna Cum Laude, 1992

Volunteer Work

  • Women鈥檚 Ministry Team, Grace Ev. Free La Mirada, 2016-present
  • Moms in Prayer International, 2010-present
  • Awana Leader, 2008-2010, 2012-2014, 2015-present
  • Cardia Counseling Board Member, 2007-2010 Foundations Course Instructor, College Church 2007
  • STARS Disability Ministry at College 2005-2006 Sonlife High School Youth Group Staff at Winnetka Bible Church, 1996-2000.

Publications

Books

  • How to Read Theology for All Its Worth. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, forthcoming 2020.
  • The Fatherhood of God in John Calvin鈥檚 Thought. Milton Keynes, UK: Paternoster, 2016.
  • Jonathan Edwards鈥 Early Understanding of Religious Experience: The New York Sermons, 1720-1723. New York, Mellen Press, 2011.
  • 鈥淲hat is Christianity?鈥 in The Popular Handbook of World Religions ed. by Daniel J. McCoy. Eugene, Oregon: Harvest House, forthcoming 2020.
  • 鈥淐alvin鈥檚 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.
  • 鈥溾楢bba Father鈥: Calvin鈥檚 biblical understanding of the fatherhood of God鈥 in Since we are Justified by Faith. Justification in the Theologies of the Reformation. Ed. Mike Parsons. Milton Keynes, UK: Paternoster, 2012.
  • 鈥淟uther in the Margins: What we can learn about Luther from marginalia in The Wheaton Copy of Operationes de Psalmos (1519-1521)鈥 in Luther Digest Sonderfest. Milwaukee, WI: Lutherdigest, 2012.
  • 鈥淛ohn Calvin on Revelation and the use of feminine imagery for God.鈥 in Aspects of Reformation. Reforming Theology and Practice. Ed. Mike Parsons. Milton Keynes, UK: Paternoster, 2013

    Professional Articles:

    • 鈥淭he Biblical-Experimental Foundations of Jonathan Edwards鈥 Theology of Religious Experience, 1720-1723.鈥 Puritan Reformed Journal, June 2009, Vol. 1, No. 2, 170-186.
    • 鈥淭he 鈥楽ense of the Heart鈥: Jonathan Edwards鈥 Public Expression of his Pietistic Understanding of Religious Experience.鈥 Puritan Reformed Journal, February 2010, Vol. 2, No. 1, 197-212.
    • 鈥淭he Culture of Complaint: Moving from complaining to gratitude.鈥 Biola Magazine, Fall 2016.
    • 鈥淕round the Character of Fatherhood in God鈥檚 Self-Revelation.鈥 Talbot Magazine, Fall 2017.

    Book Reviews/Endorsements

    • Book Review of D.G. Hart鈥檚 Still Protesting: Why the Reformation Still Matters in Themelios, April 2019, Vol. 44 No.1.
    • Book Review of Ruth Tucker鈥檚 Katie Luther, First Lady of the Reformation in Evangelical Quarterly, Jan 2019, Vol. XC, No. 1.
    • Book Review of Josh Moody鈥檚 Jonathan Edwards and Justification in Trinity Journal, Fall 2013, Vol. 34, No. 2.
    • Endorsement for Kenneth Minkema & Adrian C. Neele鈥檚 鈥楽ermons by Jonathan Edwards on the Matthean Parables, Volume III鈥, July 2012.

    Presentations

    Lectures and Professional Presentations

    • 鈥淪pirit & Story: Isaiah 6:1-13, Here I am, send me" Biola Undergraduate Chapel Speaker, February 4, 2019.
    • 鈥淩eflecting God鈥檚 Holiness: Being Set Apart as Brides of Christ鈥 Armenian Christian Fellowship of Orange County, April 21, 2017.
    • 鈥淚t鈥檚 Complicated: The Reformation and Women鈥檚 Place in the Church and in the World鈥 Paper presented at The Evangelical Theological Society, Rhode Island 2017.
    • 鈥淪et Apart: Discovering the Holiness of God鈥 Women鈥檚 Conference Speaker, Laguna Hill Ev. Free Church, Jan. 19-21, 2018.
    • 鈥淗ere I Stand, I Can Do No Other: Luther鈥檚 Rediscovering of the Authority of Scripture and Justification by Faith Alone.鈥 Grace Ev. Free Church, Oct. 29, 2017.
    • 鈥淧racticing Lectio Divina鈥 Rosemead Graduate School Chapel Speaker, October 17, 2017
    • 鈥淒eeply Rooted: Further Equipping to Know and Love God鈥檚 Word鈥 Women鈥檚 Conference Speaker, Grace Ev. Free La Mirada, March 10-11, 2017
    • 鈥淕od鈥檚 Glory and the Purpose of Life, Exodus 33:18.鈥 Graduate Chapel Speaker February, 21, 2017.
    • 鈥淏ut Who Do You Say that I Am?鈥 Christology lecture for Torrey GC Morgen Conferences, 2015-present.
    • 鈥淟耻迟丑别谤鈥檚 Operationes de Psalmos (1519-1521) through the Eyes of Sigismundus鈥 Paper to be presented at The Evangelical Theological Society, San Diego, November 2014.

    Books

    Sixteenth-Century Mission: Explorations in Protestant and Roman Catholic Theology and Practice
    How to Read Theology for All Its Worth: A Guide for Students
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