Faculty Profiles
Dr. Christopher Hall
(610) 341-5880
chall@eastern.edu
Education
- Ph.D., Drew University: Systematic and Historical Theology
- Th.M., Regent College, Vancouver, B.C.
- M.Phil., Drew University
- M.A., Fuller Theological Seminary: Biblical Studies
- B.A., University of California, Los Angeles: History
Dr. Christopher A. Hall is Provost of Eastern University and Dean of the Templeton Honors College.
He has served in the pastorate overseas (France, 5 years) and in Canada (British Columbia, 2 years). He also served as Director of Pastoral Care at New Jersey's only state gero-psychiatric hospital. He has ministered in Asia, Africa, South America, Europe, the Middle-East, Canada, and the United States.
Dr. Hall is an editor-at-large for Christianity Today, is associate editor of the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture series (IVP), and has published articles and reviews in Christianity Today, Catalyst, Christian History, inMinistry, Books and Culture, Christian Scholars Review, Modern Theology, and Crux. Dr. Hall is a member of the Episcopal Church (Anglican), and is married. He and his wife Debbie have three children, Nathan, Nathalie, and Joshua.
Will I get a chance to meet Dr. Hall when I visit campus?
All prospective THC students will have an interview with Dr. Hall before they may be admitted. The interview lasts about 40 minutes and touches on a wide range of topics.
Dr. Hall is author and editor of a number of books including Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: The Gospel of Mark, with Thomas C. Oden, (InterVarsity Press, June, 1998), Reading the Scripture with the Fathers (InterVarsity Press, September, 1998), Realized Religion: Research on Religion and Health, with Theodore Chamberlain (Templeton Foundation Press, Fall 2000), Ancient and Postmodern Christianity, with Kenneth Tanner (IVP, 2002), Studying Theology with the Church Fathers (InterVarsity Press, 2002), The Trinity, with Roger Olson (Eerdmans, 2002), Worshiping with the Church Fathers (InterVarsity Press, forthcoming), and Does God Have a Future: A Debate on Divine Providence, with John Sanders (Baker Academic, 2003). He has also authored Making Room for God: Spiritual Formation for Christian Leaders with Dr. David Fraser (The Center for Organizational Excellence, Eastern College, 1997), a modularized audio and print curriculum recently adopted by the Christian College Coalition.
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