Jeffrey McPherson

Professor of Christian Theology; Director of the Honors Program

All truth is God’s truth.

Arthur F. Holmes

Profile

Dr. Jeffrey McPherson joined the faculty at Roberts Wesleyan University in 2011 and has served as Chair of the Department of Religion and Philosophy since 2015. He earned his Ph.D. from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, where his dissertation offered a theological and philosophical study of the worldviews of Jonathan Edwards and Alfred North Whitehead. Dr. McPherson’s academic work reflects a deep commitment to exploring the intersection of historic Christian thought and contemporary philosophical inquiry.

His current research interests include Christology, the doctrine of atonement, the theological implications of dementia, just war theory and pacifism, and the relationship between Platonism and Christianity. His teaching and scholarship invite students to wrestle thoughtfully with enduring questions about faith, ethics, and the human condition.

Theology is faith seeking understanding.

Anselm of Canterbury

Courses Taught

  • THEO 2750 Introduction to Christian Theology
  • BIBL 1010 Encountering the Old Testament
  • PHIL 2010 Philosophical and Ethical Issues
  • THEO 3000 Topics in Theological Studies
  • THEO 3750 Theological Issues in Historical Perspective
  • PHIL 3030 Recent and Contemporary Philosophy
  • PHIL 3040 Philosophy of Religion
  • THEO 3050 World Religions

Education

  • Ph.D. in Department of Religious Studies | McMaster University
  • M.A. in Religious Thought | McMaster University
  • B.A. | York University

Sample Publications

  • July 2018 “Violence and the Cross: the Affinity between Theories of Atonement and Christian Attitudes Towards War and Peace” Sacred Texts and Human Contexts Conference, Hickey Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue at Nazareth College, Rochester NY.

  • October 2017 “Evangelical Panentheism: Contradiction or Possibility?” Special Meeting of the Canadian American Theological Association, Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester NY

  • March 2017 “Social Holiness: The Problem of Dementia for the Doctrine of Christian Perfection” Annual Meeting of the Wesleyan Theological Society, Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore KY

  • September 2016 “Religious Reform in Western New York: B.T. Roberts and Walter Rauschenbusch on Revival and Social Change” Earnest Christian Conference, Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester NY