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Stephen Vantassel

Stephen M. Vantassel, Ph.D. theology (Trinity Theological Seminary), M.A.T.S. Old Testament (Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary), B.S. Biblical Studies (Gordon College), is a Tutor of Theology at King’s Evangelical Divinity School in Broadstairs, U.K. and Assistant Editor for the Evangelical Review of Theology and Politics. His dissertation was published in expanded form in Dominion over Wildlife? An Environmental-Theology of Human-Wildlife Relations (Wipf and Stock, 2009), explains how biblical teaching on the use of animals provides a rubric for how God wants humanity to use the earth. He lives in Montana with his wife Donna. He regularly posts articles at kingsdivinity.academia.edu/StephenMVantassel.

Recent Posts

David Grumett: The Bible and Farm Animal Welfare

Matthew King: I Will Abolish The Bow

God, Nimrod, and the World: Exploring Christian Perspectives on Sport Hunting

Veli-Matti Karkkainen: Hope and Community

Veli-Matti Karkkainen: Spirit and Salvation

Sarah Withrow King: Animals Are Not Ours (No, Really, They’re Not)

by Stephen Vantassel October 27, 2017 0

Sarah Withrow King, Animals Are Not Ours (No, Really, They’re Not): An Evangelical Animal Liberation Theology (Cambridge: The Lutterworth Press, 2016), v + 184... Read more.

Living the Faith, Spring 2017

Tripp York: The End of Captivity?

by Stephen Vantassel April 13, 2017 0

Tripp York, The End of Captivity?: A Primate’s Reflections on Zoos, Conservation, and Christian Ethics (Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2015), ix + 135 pages. Tripp... Read more.

Biblical Studies, Spring 2017

Vern Poythress: Did Adam Exist?

by Stephen Vantassel April 2, 2017 0

Vern S. Poythress, Did Adam Exist?, Christian Answers to Hard Questions series (Westminster Seminary Press/P & R Publishing, 2014), 39 pages. Today, Christians... Read more.

In Depth, Summer 2016

Animals as Religious Subjects, reviewed by Stephen Vantassel

by Stephen Vantassel July 28, 2016 0

Celia Deane-Drummond, Rebecca Artinian-Kaiser, and David L. Clough, eds., Animals as Religious Subjects: Transdisciplinary Perspectives (Oxford: Bloomsbury T &... Read more.

Biblical Studies, Summer 2016

Leland Ryken: A Complete Handbook of Literary Forms in the Bible

by Stephen Vantassel July 12, 2016 0

Leland Ryken, A Complete Handbook of Literary Forms in the Bible (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2014), 220 pages. Leland Ryken, past professor of English at Wheaton College... Read more.

In Depth, Winter 2016

Veli-Matti Karkkainen: Christ and Reconciliation

by Stephen Vantassel January 13, 2016 0

Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, Christ and Reconciliation, A Constructive Christian Theology for the Pluralistic World series, Volume 1 (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans... Read more.

Living the Faith, Summer 2015

A Faith Encompassing All Creation, reviewed by Stephen Vantassel

by Stephen Vantassel July 25, 2015 0

Tripp York and Andy Alexis-Baker, eds., A Faith Encompassing All Creation: Addressing Commonly Asked Questions About Christian Care for the Environment, The Peaceable... Read more.

Biblical Studies, Winter 2015

The Bible and Christian Ethics, reviewed by Stephen Vantassel

by Stephen Vantassel January 29, 2015 1

David Emanuel Singh and Bernard C. Farr, eds., The Bible and Christian Ethics (Oxford: Regnum Books International, 2013), 217 pages, ISBN 9781625643513. This text... Read more.

Biblical Studies, Spring 2014

Peter Enns: The Evolution of Adam

by Stephen Vantassel May 25, 2014 0

Peter Enns, The Evolution of Adam: What the Bible Does and Doesn’t Say About Human Origins (Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2012), 170 pages, ISBN 9781587433153.... Read more.

Fall 2013, Living the Faith

A Faith Embracing All Creatures, reviewed by Stephen Vantassel

by Stephen Vantassel December 17, 2013 0

From Pneuma Review Fall 2013. Tripp York and Andy Alexis-Baker, eds., A Faith Embracing All Creatures: Addressing Commonly Asked Questions about Christian Care for... Read more.