Regional Board of Visitors
The Jonathan Edwards Center at Trinity is overseen by a board of leading scholars in the Midwest region.
Catherine A. Brekus, University of Chicago
Candy Gunther Brown, Indiana University
Patrick W. Carey, Marquette University
Charles L. Cohen, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Timothy Larsen, Wheaton College
George M. Marsden, University of Notre Dame (Emeritus)
Michael J. McClymond, St. Louis University
Josh Moody, College Church, Wheaton, IL
Richard A. Muller, Calvin Theological Seminary
Mark A. Noll, University of Notre Dame
Kurt W. Peterson, North Park University
Peter J. Thuesen, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Rachel Wheeler, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Fellows
David Barshinger, Senior Fellow & Book Review Editor
David Barshinger is a PhD student at Trinity and is studying for a degree in Theological Studies with a focus on Jonathan Edwards and American church history. David published an article titled, “‘The Only Rule of Our Faith and Practice’: Jonathan Edwards’ Interpretation of the Book of Isaiah as a Case Study of His Exegetical Boundaries,” in the December 2009 edition of The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society; he had presented an abbreviated version of the article at the biennial Conference on Faith and History in Bluffton, Ohio, in October 2008. In addition, he presented a paper titled, “Moderating Edwardsean Views on Slavery in the Early Republic,” at the 61st Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society in New Orleans, Louisiana, in November 2009. David has also written book reviews for Fides et Historia and Themelios, and he served as a Department Fellow for the Department of Church History and the History of Christian Thought for two years (2007–2009).
Nathan Chang
Nathan Chang is a PhD student in the Church History program at TEDS. His research interest is in the life, theology, and works of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, founder of American deaf education. All too often scholarly works on Gallaudet have been primarily focused on his pedagogical approach to deaf education, his administrative work to get the first deaf school up and running, and his promotion for the use of American Sign Language. Chang argues that one cannot fully understand the man unless one also grasps his theology, since as one influenced by the New Divinity, he clearly saw his work as a missionary endeavor in bringing the gospel to deaf people to come closer in realizing the postmillennial kingdom of God.
Daniel Cooley
Daniel is a PhD student in the church history department and came to TEDS in order to continue his study of American church history and Jonathan Edwards that he began at Dallas Theological Seminary. He is working on Jonathan Edwards’s “History of the Work of Redemption.” He hopes to show in his dissertation that this “History” provides an important framework for understanding Edwards’s eschatological vision of history and the world and for understanding his life and ministry. Daniel has also presented papers on Jonathan Edwards at the Evangelical Theological Society meetings and completed a masters thesis on Edwards at Dallas Seminary. After finishing his course of study at TEDS, he intends to teach in Christian higher education.
When Daniel is not reading about Edwards or church history, he spends time with his wife Gloria and their 18-month old daughter.
Mark Draper
Mark Draper is a department fellow in the Church History Department at TEDS. Mark does research on the impact of the Edwardsean tradition on antebellum social reform. Currently he is studying Philadelphia clergyman and the author of the text Barnes’ Notes on the Bible, Albert Barnes and his influence on the Benevolent Empire. When not studying nineteenth century evangelicalism, Mark teaches religion at Elmhurst College and works as a Librarian at the Elmhurst Public Library.
Dongsoo Han
Dongsoo Han did his M.Div. at Chongshin Theological Seminary in Korea after earning a degree of BLL at Younsei University in Seoul. He was ordained by Korean Presbyterian Church. He completed a Th. M. at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, focusing on New Testament, and also completed the course work of M.A.R. there, concentrating on American Church History. He is now a PhD (HT) student at TEDS working on twentieth century Pentecostalism with a special focus on the Pentecostal impact on the Korean Presbyterian church. He is the Korean translator of George Marsden’s Jonathan Edwards: A Life which was translated and published in 2006 in Korea. He is also working on a project to present Edwards’ theology in a Korean context by working with a Korean publisher that is publishing translated versions of Yale’s Works of Jonathan Edwards. He has a wife, two daughters and a son.
Yongnam Kim
Yongnam majored with a B.A. in Philosophy at Kon-Kuk University and an M.Div. at Chongshin Theological Seminary in Korea. He completed a Th.M. at Calvin Theological Seminary, under Dr. Richard Muller, focusing on Post-Reformation Calvin studies. He is now a PhD (HT) student at TEDS working on the theology of Jonathan Edwards; his research interest is in Edwards’ Christology and his doctrine of the Trinity. He is deeply interested in introducing Edwards to Korean readers with plans to translate Owen Strachan and Douglas Sweeney’s The Essential Edwards Collections in 2011. When Yongnam is not reading about Edwards or church history, he loves to be home with his wife, Eunha, and two kids, Jinmyung and Jinsuh. He enjoys playing tennis as well.
Brandon O’Brien
With a B.A. from Ouachita Baptist University and an M.A. from Wheaton College, Brandon is a student of Historical Theology at TEDS. He is currently researching the influence of the work of Jonathan Edwards on the theology of Isaac Backus and, secondarily, how Backus’ theology informs his argument for religious disestablishment. He is also interested in the relationship of American religion and literature.
Mark Rogers
Mark Rogers is a PhD candidate in Theological Studies with a concentration in historical theology at Trinity. His dissertation explores the Edwardsian nature of the Second Great Awakening in New England, by focusing on one of its most prominent leaders, Edward Dorr Griffin. Mark won the award for best graduate student paper at the biennial meeting of the Conference on Faith and History in 2008, for his paper, “A Missional Eschatology: Jonathan Edwards, Future Prophecy, and the Spread of the Gospel.” It was subsequently published in Fides et Historia. Mark has also published articles in Westminster Theological Journal, Themelios, Trinity Journal, and Christian History & Biography, and serves as the editor of Glimpses of Christian History. He is serving as a pastoral resident at Crossway Community Church in Kenosha while he writes his dissertation. Mark and his wife, Stephanie, have been blessed with three daughters.
John Van Wyk
Having a B.A. from Wofford College and an M.A. in Theological Studies from Erskine Theological Seminary, John Van Wyk is pursuing a PhD in Historical Theology with a Church History concentration. He serves as a teaching assistant in a U.S. history class at Trinity College. His research interest is Edwards as a missionary to Native Americans and his impact on subsequent missions endeavors.