Stackhouse, John G., Jr. 1960–

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Stackhouse, John G., Jr. 1960–

(John Gordon Stackhouse, Jr.)

PERSONAL: Born January 8, 1960, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada; son of John Gordon (a surgeon) and A. Yvonne (a teacher) Stackhouse; married, wife's name Kari (a physiotherapist), August 16, 1980; children: Trevor, Joshua, Devon. Ethnicity: "Caucasian (AngloCanadian)." Education: Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, B.A. (with first class honors), 1980; Wheaton College, M.A. (with highest honors), 1982; University of Chicago, Ph.D., 1987. Religion: Christian.

ADDRESSES: Office—Regent College, 5800 University Blvd., Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2E4, Canada. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: Northwestern College, Orange City, IA, assistant professor of history, 1987–90; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, professor of religion, 1990–98; Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Sangwoo Youtong Chee Professor of Theology and Culture, 1998–.

WRITINGS:

Canadian Evangelicalism in the Twentieth Century: An Introduction to Its Character, University of Toronto Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1993.

Can God Be Trusted?: Faith and the Challenge of Evil, Oxford University Press (New York, NY), 1998.

(Editor) Evangelical Futures: A Conversation on Theological Method, Baker Academic (Grand Rapids, MI), 2000.

(Editor) No Other Gods Before Me?: Evangelicals Encounter the World's Religions, Baker Academic (Grand Rapids, MI), 2001.

(Editor) What Does It Mean to Be Saved?: Broadening Evangelical Horizons of Salvation, Baker Academic (Grand Rapids, MI), 2002.

Evangelical Landscapes: Facing Critical Issues of the Day, Baker Academic (Grand Rapids, MI), 2002.

Humble Apologetics: Defending the Faith Today, Oxford University Press (New York, NY), 2002.

Church: An Insider's Look at How We Do It, Baker Academic (Grand Rapids, MI), 2003.

(Editor) Evangelical Ecclesiology: Reality or Illusion, Baker Academic (Grand Rapids, MI), 2003.

Finally Feminist: A Pragmatic Christian Understanding of Gender, Baker Academic (Grand Rapids, MI), 2005.

Columnist, ChristianWeek, 1991–96, Winnipeg Free Press, 1996–98, and Faith Today, 1996–2003.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Cultivating God's Garden, Building the New Jerusalem: A Theology of Cultural Persistence.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Books and Culture, May, 2001, Harriet A. Harris, "How Should Evangelicals Do Theology?," p. 20; JulyAugust, 2003, Douglas Groothuis, review of Humble Apologetics: Defending the Faith Today, p. 12.

Canadian Book Review Annual, 1998, review of Can God Be Trusted?: Faith and the Challenge of Evil, p. 113.

Canadian Historical Review, June, 1995, Paul H. Friesen, review of Canadian Evangelicalism in the Twentieth Century: An Introduction to Its Character, p. 261.

Choice, April, 2003, P.K. Moser, review of Humble Apologetics, p. 1382.

Christian Century, March 16, 1994, Stanley J. Grenz, review of Canadian Evangelicalism in the Twentieth Century, p. 288; November 18, 1998, Stephen H. Webb, review of Can God Be Trusted?, p. 1091; October 18, 2003, review of Humble Apologetics, p. 24.

Christianity Today, July 13, 1998, Elizabeth FoxGenovese, review of Can God Be Trusted?, p. 66.

Church History, September, 1994, Ron Sawatsky, review of Canadian Evangelicalism in the Twentieth Century, p. 485.

First Things: Evangelicals and the Challenge of World Religions, May, 2002, review of No Other Gods before Me?: Evangelicals and the Challenge of World Religions, p. 58.

Globe and Mail (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), May 3, 2003, Charles Wilkins, "The Road Not-Enough Travelled," p. D17.

International Bulletin of Missionary Research, January, 2004, Viggo Mortensen, "Encountering Religious Pluralism: The Challenge to Christian Faith and Mission," p. 41.

Journal of Church and State, winter, 2003, James Lee Bartlett, review of Evangelical Futures: A Conversation on Theological Method, p. 173.

Journal of Religion, October, 2003, Philip L. Quinn, review of Humble Apologetics, p. 653.

Library Journal, November 1, 2002, Richard S. Watts, review of Humble Apologetics, p. 96.

Presbyterian Record, April, 1999, review of Can God Be Trusted?, p. 45; September, 2004, Alex MacLeod, review of Humble Apologetics, p. 45.

Publishers Weekly, December 23, 2002, review of Church: An Insider's Look at How We Do It, p. 64.

Quill and Quire, December, 1998, review of Can God Be Trusted?, p. 18.

Reference and Research Book News, March, 1994, review of Canadian Evangelicalism in the Twentieth Century, p. 5.

Religious Studies Review, July, 2002, review of No Other Gods before Me? p. 243; October, 2003, review of Evangelical Landscapes: Facing Critical Issues of the Day and What Does It Mean to Be Saved?: Broadening Evangelical Horizons of Salvation, p. 361.

Theological Studies, June, 2000, Peter Slater, review of Can God Be Trusted?, p. 394.

Theology, January-February, 2002, Michael Sadgrove, review of Evangelical Futures, p. 73; March-April, 2004, David Atkinson, review of Humble Apologetics, pp. 135-136.

Theology Today, October, 2003, Gabriel Fackre, review of Evangelical Landscapes, p. 470.

Times Literary Supplement, February 7, 2003, David Martin, review of Humble Apologetics, pp. 3-4.