Book Reviews
Craig Keener, Acts: An Exegetical Commentary, in Stone-Campbell Journal 16.1 (2013)
Ministry Involvement
Bible Class Teacher and Fill-in Preacher, Cloverdale Church of Christ, Searcy, AR (2014–present)
Foster Parent, Searcy Children’s Homes/Sparrow’s Promise, Searcy, AR (full-care, assisting: 2014–2017, 2022–present)
Steve Cloer, assistant professor of ministry, teaches courses in congregational ministry, mission, and leadership. He also directs the Doctor of Ministry program. His research and writing interests include missional theology, church leadership, ministry in urban contexts, and racial reconciliation. Steve has served in youth ministry, campus ministry, and preaching ministry. Most recently, Steve was the preacher for Southside Church of Christ in Fort Worth, TX for 15 years. This historic congregation was located two miles south of downtown. For most of his time there, Steve and his family lived in an urban neighborhood near the Southside church building. Steve and his wife, Lindsay, have three children, Joshua, Lydia, and Bethany. Steve enjoys sports, outdoor adventures, spending time with family, and cheering for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
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Research Interests
Hebrew Bible, Wisdom Literature, Poetry
Ministry Involvement
Shepherd, Sycamore View Church of Christ, Memphis, TN.
Past ministry involvement includes mission work in Wisconsin.
Presentations
Ministry Involvement
Preaching Minister, Beebe Church of Christ, Beebe, AR, 2015–Present
Youth Minister, Beebe Church of Christ, Beebe, AR, 2010–2015
Keith Stanglin, Professor of Historical Theology, teaches courses in the history of Christianity and theology. He specializes in Reformation and post-Reformation theology, the history of biblical interpretation, moral theology, and Arminianism. A prolific author, Keith has written or edited eleven books and numerous articles for both scholarly and popular audiences.
Keith is the Executive Director of the Center for Christian Studies in Austin, Texas and the editor of the Journal of Christian Studies. He has served churches in a number of ministry roles, most recently as an interim preaching minister.
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The Catholic Arminius: Theological Influences and Contexts in Early Modern Protestantism.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, under contract.
Super-Abundant Grace: Reflections on Romans. Eugene: Cascade, 2022.
Ethics beyond Rules: How Christ’s Call to Love Informs Our Moral Choices. Grand Rapids:
Zondervan Reflective, 2021.
After Arminius: A Historical Introduction to Arminian Theology. Oxford: Oxford University Press,
2021. (Co-authored with Tom McCall.)
The Letter and Spirit of Biblical Interpretation: From the Early Church to Modern Practice.
Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2018.
The Reformation to the Modern Church: A Reader in Christian Theology. Minneapolis: Fortress
Press, 2014.
Jacob Arminius: Theologian of Grace. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. (Co-authored with
Tom McCall.)
The Missing Public Disputations of Jacobus Arminius: Introduction, Text, and Notes. Brill’s Series
in Church History, vol. 47. Leiden: Brill, 2010.
Arminius, Arminianism, and Europe: Jacobus Arminius (1559/60–1609). Brill’s Series in Church
History, vol. 39. Leiden: Brill, 2009. (Co-edited with Th. Marius van Leeuwen and Marijke
Tolsma.)
Arminius on the Assurance of Salvation: The Context, Roots, and Shape of the Leiden Debate,
1603–1609. Brill’s Series in Church History, vol. 27. Leiden: Brill, 2007.
Research Interests
Reformation and post-Reformation theology, the history of biblical interpretation, moral theology,
Arminianism
Ministry Involvement
Executive Director of the Center for Christian Studies in Austin, Texas and the editor of the
Journal of Christian Studies. Has served churches in a number of ministry roles, most recently as
an interim preaching minister.
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