Dr. Jeffrey S. Siker
Professor  & Chair, Department of Theological Studies	(310) 338-4556 (office & message)
Office:  University Hall 3761	(310) 338-1947 (fax)
E-mail: jsiker@lmu.edu

Education

Ph.D. Princeton Theological Seminary (New Testament Studies, 1989)

M.Div. Yale University Divinity School (1981)

M.A. Indiana University (Religious Studies, 1978)

B.A. Indiana University (double major: Music & Religious Studies, 1976)

Professional Experience
 
 

• Professor and Chair of Theological Studies, Loyola Marymount University (2002- present)
• Professor and Graduate Director of Theological Studies (New Testament Studies) Loyola Marymount University (1999 – 2002)
• Associate Professor of Theological Studies (New Testament Studies) Loyola Marymount University (1993 - 1999)
• Assistant Professor of Theological Studies (New Testament Studies) Loyola Marymount University (1987 - 1993; tenured, 1993)

Courses Taught

• Introduction to the New Testament
• The Synoptic Gospels
• The Gospel of John
• The Four Gospels
• The Pauline Epistles
• New Testament Greek
• New Testament Portraits of Jesus
• Feminist Interpretation of the Bible
• Jesus in Gospel and in Film
• Scripture and Ethics
• Foundations of New Testament Theology
• Jesus in History and in Fiction
• The Bible in American Cultures
• Paul's Letter to the Romans in History and Theology
• The Historical Jesus and Contemporary Interpretation

Publications

Books

• Scripture and Ethics: 20th Century Portraits (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997)
• editor, Homosexuality in the Church: Both Sides of the Debate (Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1994)
• Disinheriting the Jews: Abraham in Early Christian Controversy (Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1991)
• co-editor (with J.H. Charlesworth), Jews and Christians: Exploring the Past Present and Future (New York: Crossroad, 1990)
• Jesus the Perfect Sinner: The Sinlessness of Jesus in Earliest Christianity (in preparation)

Articles and Chapters in Books

• "The Resurrection of Jesus in Second and Third Century Christianity," in The Resurrection of Jesus in Early Christianity, ed., J. Carroll (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, forthcoming)
• "Theologizing the Death of Jesus, Gibson’s The Passion, and Jewish/Christian Relations," in After The Passion is Gone: American Religious Consequences, eds., J. Shawn Landres & Michael Berenbaum (Lanham, MD: AltaMira Press, 2004) pp. 137-147
• "Homosexuality," Encyclopedia of Protestantism, ed., H. Hillerbrand (New York: Routledge, 2003) pp. 882-885
• "President Bush, Biblical Faith, and the Politics of Religion," Religious Studies News (May, 2003) http://www.sbl-site.org/Article.aspx?ArticleId=151
• "Christianity in the Second and Third Centuries," in The Early Christian World, ed., P. Esler (London & New York: Routledge, 2000), pp. 231-257
• "The Parousia of Jesus in Second and Third Century Christianity," in The Return of Jesus in Early Christianity, ed., J. Carroll (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2000), pp. 147-167
• "The Bible in Presidential Politics from Carter to Clinton," Biblicon 3 (May 1998) 63-72
•  "Uses of the Bible in the Theology of Gustavo Gutiérrez: Liberating Scriptures of the Poor," Biblical Interpretation 4:1(1996) 40-71
•  "Gentile Wheat and Homosexual Christians: New Testament Directions for the Heterosexual Church," in R.L. Brawley, ed., Biblical Ethics & Homosexuality (Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1996) 137-151
•  "How to Decide? Homosexual Christians, the Bible, and Gentile Inclusion," Theology Today 51:2 (July, 1994) 219-234
•  "The Daughter of Stephanas: A Review Essay of A.C. Wire's The Corinthian Women Prophets: A Reconstruction through Paul's Rhetoric (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1990)," Religious Studies Review 19:4 (1993) 305-308.
•  "The New Testament," chapter 4 in The College Student's Introduction to Theology, ed., T. Rausch, S.J. (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1993) 45-68
•  "'First to the Gentiles:' A Literary Analysis of Luke 4:16-30," Journal of Biblical Literature 111 (1992) 69-86
•  "Gnostic Views on Jews and Christians in the Gospel of Philip, " Novum Testamentum 31 (1989) 275-288
•  "From Gentile Inclusion to Jewish Exclusion: Abraham in Early Christian Controversy with Jews," Biblical Theology Bulletin 19 (1989) 30-36
•  "Abraham in Graeco-Roman Paganism," The Journal for the Study of Judaism 18 (1988) 188-208
•  "The Canonical Status of the Catholic Epistles in the Syriac New Testament," The Journal of Theological Studies 38 (1987) 311-340
•  "The Bible and Public Policy," The Christian Century 103:6 (1986) 171-173
• Review Essay: J.G. Gager, The Origins of Anti-Semitism: Attitudes Toward Judaism in Pagan and Christian Antiquity (New York: Oxford University Press, 1983) Union Seminary Quarterly Review 41 (1986) 60-65
• "The Theology of the Sabbath in the Old Testament," Studia Biblica et Theologica 11(1981) 5-20
• "Disciples and Discipleship in the Fourth Gospel," Studia Biblica et Theologica 10 (1980)199-227

Book Reviews

• H. Attridge & G. Hata, eds., Eusebius, Christianity, and Judaism (Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1992) in Ioudaios Review (an electronic journal) 3.016; May, 1993; 1-4
• T. Baarda, et al., eds., Text and Testimony Essays in Honour of A.F.J. Klijn (Kampen: KOK, 1988) in Biblical Theology Bulletin 20 (1990) 38
• W.S. Babcock, ed., Paul and the Legacies of Paul (Dallas: SMU Press, 1990) in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly 54 (1992) 815-817
• D.R. Bauer, The Structure of Matthew's Gospel: A Study in Literary Design (JSNT Sup 31.Sheffield: Almond, 1988) in Journal of Biblical Literature 109 (1990) 536-538
• D. Birnbaum, God and Evil: A Jewish Perspective (Hoboken, NJ: KTAV, 1989) in Holocaust and Genocide Studies 6 (1991) no 3:317-319
• R.L. Brawley, Luke-Acts and the Jews: Conflict, Apology, and Conciliation (SBLMS 33. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1987) in Journal of Biblical Literature 108 (1989) 348-350
• R.E. Brown, Recent Discoveries and the Biblical World (Wilmington, DE: Michael Glazier Inc.,1983) in Princeton Seminary Bulletin 5 (1984) 252-253
• H.J. Cargas, Reflections of a Post-Auschwitz Christian (Detroit: Wayne State University Press,1989) in The Christian Centurv 107:11 (1990) 346-347
• A.D. Clarke, Secular and Christian Leadership in Corinth: A Socio-Historical and Exegetical Study of I Corinthians 1-6 (Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1993) in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly 57 (1995) 384-386
• R. Cleaver, Know My Name: A Gay Liberation Theology (Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1995) in Interpretation 51:2 (1997) 222
• H. Conzelmann, Gentiles Jews Christians: Polemics and Apologetics in the Greco-Roman Era(Minneapolis: Fortress, 1992) in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly 55 (1993) 802-804
• C. Cosgrove, Appealing to Scripture in Moral Debate (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002) forthcoming in Princeton Theological Seminary Bulletin
• A.A. Das, Paul and the Jews (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2003) forthcoming in The Princeton Seminary Bulletin
• J. Delober, H.J. de Jonge, M. Menken, & H. van de Sandt, eds., Vroegchristelijke gemeenten tussen werkelijkheid en ideaal: Opstellen van leden van de Studiosorum Novi Testamenti Conventus (Kampen: Kok, 2001) in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly 65 (2003) 152-153
• J.D.G. Dunn, The Partings of the Ways Between Christianity and Judaism and Their Significance for the Character of Christianity (London/Philadelphia: SCM/Trinity Press International, 1991) in Critical Review of Books in Religion 1993; Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1994, 226-228
• Bart Ehrman, Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium (Oxford University Press, 1999) in Princeton Seminary Bulletin 22:3 (2001) 386-388
• G. Fee, God's Empowering Presence: The Holy Spirit in the Letters of Paul (Peabody, MA: Hendricksen, 1994) in Christian Spirituality Bulletin 4:1(1996) 32-33
• J. Fitzmyer, Luke the Theologian: Aspects of His Teaching (New York: Paulist Press, 1989) in Biblical Theology Bulletin 21 (1991) 121-122
• S.E. Fowl & L.G. Jones, Reading in Communion: Scripture & Ethics in Christian Life (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1991) in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly 55 (1993)150-152
• C. Glaser, Uncommon Calling: A Gay Christian's Struggle to Serve the Church (Louisville:Westminster/John Knox Press, 1996) in Interpretation 51:2 (1997) 222
• S.G. Hall, Christian Anti-Semitism and Paul's Theology (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1993) in Critical Review of Books in Religion 1994, ed., E.J. Epp, Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1996; 194-196
• G.W. Hansen, Abraham in Galatians: Epistolary and Rhetorical Contexts (JSNTS 29; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1989) in Journal of Biblical Literature 110 (1991) 353-355
• H. Hendrickx, The Third Gospel for the Third World Vol. Two-A: Ministry in Galilee (Luke 3:1-6:49) (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1997) in Journal of Hispanic/Latino Theology, forthcoming
• W. Henn, One Faith: Biblical and Patristic Contributions Toward Understanding Unity in Faith (New York: Paulist Press, 1995) in Interpretation 51 (1997) 103-104
• M. Hilton & G. Marshall, The Gospels and Rabbinic Judaism (Hoboken, NJ: KTAV, 1988) in Horizons 16:2 (1989) 375-376
• H.C. Kee, Who are the People of God? Early Christian Models of Community (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1995) in Theology Today 53:4 (1996) 411-412
• K. -J. Kuschel, Abraham: Sign of Hope for Jews Christians and Muslims (New York: Continuum, 1995) in Horizons in Biblical Theology, forthcoming
• H. Lohmann, Drohung und Verheissung: Exegetische Untersuchungen zur Eschatologie bei denApostolischen Vätern (Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1989) in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly 54 (1992) 161-162
• D.R. MacDonald, The Legend and the Apostle: The Battle for Paul in Story and Canon (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1983) in Princeton Seminary Bulletin 5 (1984) 256-257
• S. Mason, Josephus and the New Testament (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1992) in Catholic Biblical Quarterly 56 (1994) 607
• F.J. Matera, New Testament Ethics (Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1996) in Theology Today 54:3 (1997) 446
• L.M. McDonald, The Formation of the Christian Biblical Canon (Nashville: Abingdon, 1988) in Interpretation 44 (1990) 300-301
• W. Meeks, The Origins of Christian Morality The First Two Centuries (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993) in Journal of the American Academy of Religion 63:4 (1996) 907-910
• W. Mills, et al., eds., Mercer Dictionary of the Bible (Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1990) in Interpretation 45 (1991) 426-428
• H. Moxnes. The Economy of the Kingdom: Social Conflict and Economic Relations in Luke's Gospel (Philadelphia: Fortress, 1988) in Horizons 17 (1990) 150-151
• J. Murphy-O'Connor, St. Paul's Corinth: Texts and Archaeology (Wilmington, DE: Michael Glazier, Inc., 1983) in Princeton Seminary Bulletin 5 (1984) 255-256
• J. Neusner, Judaism and Christianity in the Age of Constantine (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987) in Horizons 15 (1988) 388-389
• J. Neusner, Jews and Christians: The Myth of a Common Tradition (London/Philadelphia: SCM Press/Trinity Press International, 1991) in Journal of Church and State 33 (1991) 819-820
• J. Neusner, ed., Sacred Texts & Authority (Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, 1998) in Interpretation, forthcoming
• M. Nissinen, Homoeroticism in the Biblical World: A Historical Perspective (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1998) in Theological Studies, forthcoming
• D. Novak, Jewish-Christian Dialogue: A Jewish Justification (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989) in Horizons 18 (1991) 169-171
• J. Pawlikowski, Jesus and the Theology of Israel (Wilmington, DE: Michael Glazier, Inc., 1989) in Horizons 18 (1991) 167-168
• H.G. Perelmuter, Siblings: Rabbinic Judaism and Early Christianity at Their Beginnings (NewYork: Paulist Press, 1989) in Horizons 18 (1991) 316-317
• A. Reinhartz, Befriending the Beloved Disciple: A Jewish Reading of the Gospel of John (New York: Continuum, 2002) forthcoming in Review of Biblical Literature
• W. Schweitzer, Der Jude Jesus und die Völker der Welt: Im Gespräch mit Paul M. van Buren (Berlin: Institut Kirche und Judentum, 1993) in Critical Review of Books in Religion 9; 165-168
• 0. Skarsaune, The Proof from Prophecy: A Study in Justin Martyr's Proof-Text Tradition (Leiden: Brill, 1987) in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly 52 (1990) 365-366
• T. Söding, Das Liebesgebot bei Paulus: Die Mahnung zur Agape im Rahmen der paulinischen Ethik NTAbh N.G. 26. Münster: Aschendorff, 1995) in Critical Review of Books in Religion 9; 275-277
• C.K. Stockhausen, Moses' Veil and the Glory of the New Covenant (Analecta Biblica 116; Rome: Pontifical Biblical Institute, 1989) in Journal of Biblical Literature 110 (1991) 543-545
• D. Trakatellis, Authority and Passion: Christological Aspects of the Gospel according to Mark (Brookline, MA: Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 1987) in Journal of Biblical Literature 109 (1990) 542-544
• M.L. Turner, The Gospel according to Philip: The Sources and Coherence of an Early Christian Collection (Leiden: Brill, 1996) in Journal of Biblical Literature 118 (1999) 376-378
• D.O. Via & R.A.J. Gagnon, Homosexuality and the Bible: Two Views (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2003) in Interpretation (forthcoming)
• W.H. Wagner, After the Apostles: Christianity in the Second Century (Minneapolis: Fortress,1994) in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly 58 (1996) 355-356
• U.C. von Wahlde, The Earliest Version of John's Gospel (Wilmington, DE: Michael Glazier, Inc., 1989) in Biblical Theology Bulletin 21(1991) 130-131
• P.W. Walaskay, "And So We Came to Rome:" The Political Perspective of St. Luke (SNTS Monograph Series 49; New York & Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983) in Princeton Seminary Bulletin 6 (1985) 45-46
• A.J.M. Weddeburn, The Reasons for Romans (Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1988) in Biblical Theologv Bulletin 21(1991) 131-132
• L. Wehr, Petrus und Paulus - Kontrahenten und Partner: Die beiden Apostel im Spiegel des Neuen Testaments der Apostolischen Vätern und früher Zeugnisse ihrer Verehrung (NTA 30; Münster: Aschendorff, 1996) in Catholic Biblical Quarterly 60 (1998) 780-782
• R.E.O. White, Christian Ethics (Macon: Mercer University Press, 1994) in Religious Studies Review 23:3; 270
• M.R. Wilson, Our Father Abraham: Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1989) in Horizons 18 (1991) 169

Selected Papers Delivered

• "Sexuality, Gender, and the Dignity of the Human Person: A Foundational Perspective," LEAD Institute, NCEA (Los Angeles: July, 2004)
• "Becoming Sin: Paul and the Perfecting of Jesus," Society of Biblical Literature, Pacific Coast Region (Whittier, CA: March 2004)
• "Case Studies in Feminist Biblical Interpretation," Biblical Archaeology Society (Riverside: March 2004)
• "Case Studies in Early Christian Use of Jewish Scriptures," Biblical Archaeology Society (Riverside: March 2004)
• "Historicizing a Racialized Jesus: The `Black Christ' and the`Mestizo Christ' as Case Studies," Society of Biblical Literature (Ideological Criticism Section; Atlanta: November, 2003)
• "Hope in the Desert: The New Testament and Gay/Lesbian Ministry," National Association of Catholic Diocesan Lesbian and Gay Ministries (Palm Springs: September, 2003)
• "The Bible and Heterotextuality: Putting the Texts in Context," National Association of Catholic Diocesan Lesbian and Gay Ministries (Palm Springs: September, 2003)
• "Perfecting Jesus: Resignifying the Death of Jesus," Catholic Biblical Association (San Francisco: August, 2003)
• "Johannine Redefinitions of Sin," Society of Biblical Literature (Toronto: November, 2002)
• "Protestant Perspectives on Homosexuality," The 2002 Swig Lecture (San Francisco: April, 2002)
• "A Social History of Jewish/Christian Relations in the Society of Biblical Literature," Southeastern Regional Society of Biblical Literature (Charlotte: March 2001)
• "A Taxonomy of Sin in Early Christianity," Western Regional Society of Biblical Literature (Claremont: March 2001)
• "The Bible in the News: Coverage of the Bible in American Popular Media," Catholic Biblical Association (Los Angeles: August, 2000)
• "Conflicting Views on the Parousia in Second & Third Century Christianity," Western Regional Society of Biblical Literature (Claremont: March, 1998)
• "The Bible in Presidential Politics from Carter to Clinton," Society of Biblical Literature (New Orleans: November, 1996)
• "Jesus the Perfect Sinner: The Sinlessness of Jesus in Early Christianity," Western Regional Society of Biblical Literature (San Diego: March, 1996)
• "Wheat, Tares, and Gentile Inclusion: New Testament Directions for Homosexual Christians and the Church," Consultation on Biblical Ethics and Human Sexuality, McCormick Theological Seminary (Chicago: August, 1995)
• "Scripture and Ethics: The State of the Question. A Reponse, "Colloquium on Scripture and Ethics, Duke University (Durham: March, 1995)
• "From Bartolome de las Casas to Gustavo Gutiérrez: Exegetical Shifts in Interpreting Scripture for 'el no-persona'," Society of Biblical Literature (Chicago: November, 1994)
• "The Scripture of Ethics: Uses of the Bible in 20th Century Christian Ethics," Catholic Biblical Association (San Diego: August, 1994)
• "Uses of the Bible in the Theology of James Cone," Society of Biblical Literature (Washington, D.C.: November, 1993)
• "Rosemary Radford Ruether and the Use of Scripture in Feminist Theological Ethics," International Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting (Münster, Germany: July, 1993)
• "Paul Ramsey as Interpreter: Scripture and Ethics in the History of Exegesis, " Society of Biblical Literature (Kansas City: November, 1991)
• "Bernard Häring and the Use of Scripture in Moral Theology," Catholic Biblical Association (Los Angeles: August, 1991)
• "H. Richard Niebuhr and the Use of Scripture in Ethics," American Academy of Religion Pacific Coast Regional Meeting (Los Angeles: March, 1991)
• "Reinhold Niebuhr and the Use of Scripture in Ethics," International Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting (Vienna, Austria: August, 1990)
• "First to the Gentiles: A Literary Analysis of Luke 4:16-30," Society of Biblical Literature (Anaheim: November, 1989)
• "John 7:14-24 and Circumcision: A Law Observant Johannine Community?," International Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting (Copenhagen, Denmark: August, 1989)
• "John 8:31-59 and the History of the Johannine Community," Society of Biblical Literature Pacific Coast Regional Meeting (Claremont: March, 1989)
• "The Making of Orphans: The Use of Abraham in Early Christian Controversy with Judaism from Paul through Justin Martyr," International Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting (Sheffield, England: August, 1988)
• "From Gentile Inclusion to Jewish Exclusion: Trajectories in Early Christian Anti-Semitism," College Theology Society Annual Meeting (Los Angeles: May 1988)
• "Gnostic Perspectives on Jews and Christians in the Gospel of Philip," Society of Biblical Literature (Boston: December, 1987)
• "The Use of Abraham in Justin Martyr's Dialogue with Trypho," Society of Biblical Literature (Atlanta: November, 1986)
• "Response to John Gager, The Origins of Anti-Semitism," Yale-Union-Princeton Colloquium (New York: November, 1985)
• "Death with Christ to Sin: An Exegesis of Romans 6:5-11," Society of Biblical Literature (Chicago: December, 1984)
• "Disciples and Discipleship in the Fourth Gospel," Society of Biblical Literature New England Regional Meeting (Boston: April, 1982)

Grants/Awards Received for Research/Teaching

• 2005 LMU Summer Course Development Grant (Faith & Justice grant)
• 2004 LMU Summer Research Grant ("Historicizing a Racialized Jesus: Case Studies in the "Black Christ," the "Mestizo Christ," and White Critique")
• 2001 LMU Summer Research Grant ("The Bible and Popular Culture")
• 1999 Center for Excellence in Teaching Development Grant ("Integrating the Web in Teaching Core Classes")
• 1999 American Cultures Course Development Grant ("The Bible in American Cultures")
• 1999 College Fellowship, Spring ‘99 (two course remissions for work on Catholic & Pastoral Epistles Commentary)
• 1998 Lilly Foundation Grant for "Colloquium on Teaching the Bible in the 21st Century" (Wabash Institute of Religion, Wabash College, 1998, 1999, 2000; one week each summer)
• 1998 LMU Summer Research Grant ("Christian Origins and Development: The Second and Third Centuries")
• 1996 LMU Summer Research Grant ("Jesus the Perfect Sinner: The Sinlessness of Jesus in Earliest Christianity")
• 1995 LMU Summer Research Grant ("Jesus the Perfect Sinner: The Sinlessness of Jesus in Earliest Christianity")
• 1993-94 Catholic Biblical Association Young Scholars Fellowship ("The Scriptures of Ethics," sabbatical project)
• 1993 T. Marie Chilton Chair of the Humanities: Summer 1993 ("Scripture in Christian Ethics:Critical Introduction and Conclusion")
• 1992 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Research Grant ("Uses of Scripture in Christian Ethics: 20th Century Reflections")
• 1992 LMU Summer Research Grant (granted, but declined for NEH) ("Uses of Scripture in the Theological Ethics of James Cone: African American Perspectives")
• 1992 College Fellowship, Spring ’92 (two course remissions for work on Scripture & Ethics)
• 1991 LMU Summer Research Grant ("Scripture & Ethics in the Work of Bernard Häring")
• 1989 LMU Summer Research Grant ("First to the Gentiles: A Literary Analysis of Luke 4:16-30")
• 1988 LMU Summer Research Grant (revision of Ph.D. dissertation, "Disinheriting the Jews," for publication)

Ecclesial Affiliations

Miscellaneous Information

• Chair, Early Jewish/Christian Relations Section, Society of Biblical Literature (1988-1997)
• Consultant to Academic Presses
• Over the past few years I have acted as a consultant/referee for various monographs submitted for publication to Westminster/John Knox Press, Oxford University Press, Fortress Press, and Scholars Press.
• Professional Memberships
• Society of Biblical Literature
• Catholic Biblical Association

Selected Church/Popular Presentations

• "Luke-Acts," six-week series at St. Peter's by the Sea Presbyterian Church (February-March, 2005)
• "Anti-Judaism in Christian Scripture and Tradition," four-week series at Grace Presbyterian Church, Long Beach (April-May, 2004)
• "The Apostle Paul: Life and Letters," six-week series at St. Peter's by the Sea Presbyterian Church (February-March, 2004)
  
• "The Deutero-Pauline Epistles," Catholic Bible Institute, Los Angeles (September, 2003)
  
• "The Gospel of John," six-week series at Brentwood Presbyterian Church (September-October, 2003)
  
• Elderhostel on "Everything you always wanted to know about the Bible, but were afraid to ask," Silver Penny Farm (Petaluma: July 2003)
  
• Elderhostel on "The Bible in History & Theology," Silver Penny Farm (Petaluma: July, 2000)
• "Christian Education and Teaching the New Testament," Kaleidescope '98, Presbytery of the Pacific (Los Angeles: October, 1998)
• Elderhostel on "Jewish/Christian Relations," Silver Penny Farm (Petaluma: July/September, 1998)
• "Introduction to the Gospel of Luke," American Martyrs Church (Los Angeles: November, 1997)
• "Jewish/Christian Relations: A Dialogue with a Rabbi," Brentwood Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles: October, 1997)
• "Remembering the Spirit," Spiritual Life Retreat, Brentwood Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles: June, 1987)
• "Understanding the Jesus Traditions" (Oregon State University: February, 1996)
• "Homosexuality and the Bible" (San Diego: San Diego Presbytery, March, 1996)
• "The Church's Struggle with Homosexual Christians" (Burlingame: April, 1996)
• "What Does the Bible Say about Homosexuality?" (Long Beach: St. Matthews Catholic Church, July. 1996)
• "The Apostle Paul" (Los Angeles: Brentwood Presbyterian Church, September-October, 1996)
• "The Mission of the Church. New Testament Perspectives," Presbytery of the Pacific, Kaleidoscope (Los Angeles: October, 1996)
• "The Presbyterian Church and Human Sexuality," St. Peter's Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles, November/December, 1996)
• "What Word to Share? From Jesus, to the Gospels, to Paul, to Us," Kaleidoscope '95, Presbytery of the Pacific (Los Angeles: October, 1995)
• "The Bible, Human Sexuality, and Homosexuality," Presbytery of North Carolina (Raleigh, NC: October, 1995)
• "The Gospel of John," Institute for Ministry Formation, Diocese of Sacramento (Sacramento: September, 1995)
• "The Bible and Homosexuality: A Debate," Presbytery of Los Ranchos (Anaheim: May, 1995)
• "The Bible and Homosexual Christians," Presbytery of Santa Barbara (San Louis Obispo. May, 1995)
• "Christology: From the New Testament to Today," five-week series at St. Peter's Presbyterian Church (Palos Verdes: April-May, 1995)
• "Baptists, Presbyterians, and Catholics," five-week series at Brentwood Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles: March, 1995)
• "Issues in Inclusive Language. Bible and Liturgy," three-week series at Covenant Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles: February, 1995)
• "Evangelism Across the New Testament," Kaleidoscope '94, Presbytery of the Pacific (Los Angeles: October, 1994)
• "Evangelizing the Church: Paul as Case Study," Kaleidoscope '94, Presbytery of the Pacific (Los Angeles: October, 1994)
• "Biblical Interpretation and Authority," Kaleidoscope '93, Presbytery of the Pacific (Los Angeles: October, 1993)
• "Feminist Interpretation of the Bible," Kaleidoscope '93, Presbytery of the Pacific (Los Angeles: October, 1993)
• "The Birth of Jesus in Biblical Perspective; Matthew, Luke, and Christian Identity," three-week series at St. Peter's Presbyterian Church (Palos Verdes: November-December, 1992)
• "Scripture and Christian Ethics: Use and Abuse," three day Workshop for the Presbytery of the Pacific Annual Pastors Retreat (Los Angeles: November, 1992)
• "Jesus and His Adversaries: Pharisees, Sadducees, Disciples," four-week series at St. John's Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles: October, 1992)
• "Complexities in Using the Bible for Sexual Ethics: Some Considerations," Workshop for the Presbytery of the Pacific, Presbyterian Church U.S.A (Los Angeles: February, 1992)
• "The Gospel of Luke," three-week series at St Luke's Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles: January-February, 1992)
• "The Presbyterian Sexuality Report," three-week workshop for the Presbytery of the Pacific (Los Angeles: October, 1991)
• "How Jewish is Christianity?," an LMU Speakers Bureau presentation to Bnai Tikvah Synagogue (Los Angeles: July, 1991)
• "Problems in Corinth. Paul's Letters to the Corinthians," four-week series at St John's Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles: October, 1991)
• "Presbyterian Understanding and Use of Holy Scripture: Theological Reflections," Workshop for the Presbytery of San Fernando (April, 1991)
• "Health and Healing: New Testament Perspectives," two-week series at St. Peter's Presbyterian Church (Palos Verdes: March, 1990)
• "What Does the Bible Say About Homosexuality?," Workshop for the Committee on Preparation for Ministry, Presbyterian Church U.S.A. (Los Angeles: February, 1989)
• I have presented this same workshop many other times, e.g.,: 1) as a Faculty Seminar at Loyola Marymount University (March, 1990), 2) as a three week series for Covenant Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles (September, 1990) 3) for the Association of Gay and Lesbian Students at LMU (May, 1991), 4) for UCLA Campus Ministry (May, 1992), and 5) as a three week series at Kirk O The Valley Presbyterian Church, Reseda, CA (September, 1993).
• "The Picture of Jesus in John," four-week Series at St Luke's Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles: October 1988)

Selected University & Departmental Committees and Responsibilities

• University Rank and Tenure Committee (2003-2004)
  
• Coordinator, Ad Hoc Committee on "Color of God" Project, College of Liberal Arts (1998 -2000)
• Core Curriculum Committee (1998-2001)
• Hiring Committee, Bio-Ethics Chair (1997-98; 1998-99)
• Hiring Committee, Irvine Grant Faculty Search (1998-99)
• Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Scholarship and Merit (1992-1993)
•  Mediator, Sexual Harassment Committee (1989-1993)
•  Library Committee (1991-1993)
•  Casassa Conference Committee (199l-l992)
•  Faculty Senate (1989-1991)
•  Freshman Adviser (1988-1990)
• Director of Graduate Programs in Theology (1998 - present)
•  Sub-Committee on Theological Consortium in Los Angeles (1997- present)
•  Director of MA in Theology (1994-95)
•  Sub-Committee on Merger of Pastoral Studies and Theology Dept. (1991-1992)
•  Moderator, Theology Society (1987-1992)
•  Sub-Committee on University Evaluation of the Theology Dept. (1991)
•  Departmental Library Coordinator (1990-1998)