The Rev. Dr. Joel Scandrett

Associate Professor of Historical Theology

The Rev. Dr. Joel Scandrett

BA, (Philosophy) Wheaton College (IL), 1984
MA, (Theological Studies) Wheaton College Graduate School, 1988
MDiv, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 1993
PhD, Drew University, 2005

I’ve been a lifelong lover of Christian history, theology, and doctrine — not for their own sake, but for the sake of the fidelity, maturity, and unity of the Body of Christ (Eph. 4:11-16). The church in our day is in dire need of sound and faithful instruction in Christian belief and practice. So, I’m profoundly grateful and delighted to be at Trinity, teaching and training future pastors and teachers of the church.

Associate Professor of Historical Theology

The Rev. Dr. Joel Scandrett

BA, (Philosophy) Wheaton College (IL), 1984
MA, (Theological Studies) Wheaton College Graduate School, 1988
MDiv, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 1993
PhD, Drew University, 2005

Research Interests

Patristic theology, Trinitarian theology, theology of creation, theology of suffering, ecclesiology, sanctification, and the theology of TF Torrance.

Chair, Board of Examining Chaplains, Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh
Chair, Society of Anglican Theologians, Anglican Church in North America

Workshops, Lectures, & Retreats

Publications & Research

“Reclaiming Eucharistic Piety: A Postmodern Possibility for American Evangelicals?” in Ancient & Postmodern Christianity: Paleo-Orthodoxy in the 21st Century, 2002
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (Research Director & Translations Coordinator, 1995-2002)
Salvation Means Creation Healed: The Ecology of Grace, with Howard Snyder, 2011
“’Christ Clothed with His Gospel’: Apostolicity and the Deposit of Faith in the Thought of T. F. Torrance,” in Marking the Church: Essays in Ecclesiology, 2016
“JI Packer and the Renewal of Evangelical Catechesis” CRUX Journal, 2016
To Be a Christian: An Anglican Catechism (Writer and Executive Editor), 2020
“Thomas F. Torrance and Ecumenism” in the T&T Clark Companion to Thomas F. Torrance, 2020
Mapping Atonement: The Doctrine of Reconciliation in Christian History and Theology, with William Witt, 2022

General Editor, Foundations for Christian Ministry (Trinity Anglican Seminary)

Ray Smith and John Rodgers, Confessing the Faith: Anglican Doctrine, 2016
Leslie & Lynn Fairfield and Peter Walker, Discovering the New Testament, 2017
Steven Noll and Erika Moore, Discovering the Old Testament, 2018
Leslie Fairfield, Learning the Anglican Story, 2020
Praying the Faith: Anglican Worship, Rosalind Brown, Mimi Farra, and Darrell Critch (forthcoming)
Learning the Christian Story, Leslie Fairfield (forthcoming)