He holds the Ph.D. in Philosophy of Religion and Theology from Claremont Graduate University, the M. Div. from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and the Bachelor of Music from West Virginia University. His research interests include liberal theology in the twentieth century and Christian approaches to peace and nonviolence. He’s the author of several journal articles and review articles including his most recent, “Toward a Realistic, Public, Christian Pacifism” published in the American Journal of Theology and Philosophy.