Biographical Details

  • For a full CV, please email me: rneal@andersonuniversity.edu

    • Qualifications

    Appointments

    Scholarship

    Publications

    1. Theology as Hope: On the Ground and the Implications of Jürgen Moltmann’s Doctrine of Hope. Princeton Theological Monograph Series, No. 99. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2009.
    2. "Jürgen Moltmann," in The Blackwell Companion to the Theologians, 2 vols. edited by Ian Markham. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009, vol. 2, pp. 367-384.
    3. "John Knox"; "Jürgen Moltmann"; "Wolfhart Pannenberg" in Encyclopedia of Christian Literature, edited by George T. Kurian and James D. Smith. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press, 2010.
    4. "Dietrich Bonhoeffer"; "N.T. Wright" (with Brett C. Patterson) in Encyclopedia of Christian Literature, edited by George T. Kurian and James D. Smith. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press, 2010.
    5. "Evangelical Church, The" in The Baker Handbook on Denominations and Ministries, edited by George T. Kurian and Mark E. Roberts. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, forthcoming 2011.
    6. "Minority Report: Reconsidering Moltmann's Turn to a Theology of the Cross," in the International Journal of Systematic Theology, forthcoming 2011.
    7. "Devil"; "Good Friday"; "Monophysitism" in Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization, 4 vols., edited by George T. Kurian. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, forthcoming 2011.

    Presentations

    1. "Culture is the Context: Recent Artistic Depictions of Jesus Christ" delivered at the 2009 Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA
    2. "Future Grace: Jürgen Moltmann's New Creation Soteriology" delivered at the 2009 College Theology Society-National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion (at-large) Annual Meeting, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN
    3. "Separate, but Equal? Ordination, Theology, and Hermeneutics," delivered at the 2008 Society of Biblical Literature International Annual Congress, Auckland, New Zealand
    4. "The Priesthood of Every Believer, but the Ordination a Few: Issues in Ecclesiology and Identity," delivered at the 2008 College Theology Society-National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion (at-large) Annual Meeting, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI
    5. "Finding Nemo, Finding Relevance: Teaching Parables to Millennials," delivered at the 2007 Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
    6. "Piety and Polity: Political Theology and Voting Patterns in Recent Presidential Elections," delivered at the 2007 American Academy of Religion / Society of Biblical Theology (AAR/SBL) Southeastern Regional Meeting, Nashville, TN
    7. "Hope Become Wise: Moltmann's Developing Doctrine of Hope," delivered at the 2004 Scottish Universities' Theology and Religious Studies Annual Conference, University of Glasgow, Scotland
    8. "Moltmann and the Bible: Issues in Eschatology and Exegesis," delivered at the 2004 Society for the Study of Theology Annual Conference, St. Luke's College, University of Exeter, England
    9. "Exegesis and ελπις: Theologically Interpreting the Bible," delivered in 2004 at the New College Systematic Theology Forum, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
    10. "Resourcing Hope: Reassessing Moltmann's Methodology in the Early Trilogy," delivered at the 2003 Scottish Universities' Theology and Religious Studies Annual Conference, King's College, University of Aberdeen, Scotland
    11. "Moltmann's Turn to a Theology of the Cross: Reconsidering the Consensus Judgment," delivered at the 2003 Society for the Study of Theology Annual Conference, University of Newcastle, England

    Book Reviews