Professor Bennett

Byard J. Bennett, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Historical & Philosophical Theology

Degrees: B. A., Duke University; M. Div., Duke Divinity School; Ph.D. University of Toronto.

Career Path: Alpha Ministries, 1997-1999; Adjunct Faculty, Tyndale College & Seminary, 1999-2002; Faculty, Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, 2002–present.

Research Interests: Early Christian understandings of evil and suffering; the psychology of temptation; the role played by the emotions in the Christian life.

Personal: Dr. Bennett and his wife Shalini have three school-aged children.

Quotable: “GRTS’ offerings in historical theology have a depth and academic quality that can be matched by few evangelical seminaries. Our M.A. program explores the connections between the history of doctrine and the history of spirituality, examining how various understandings of doctrine and spirituality have combined to shape the Church’s pastoral practice.”

E-mail: Byard_Bennett@cornerstone.edu