The Rev. Dr. Joel Scandrett

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

Associate Professor Historical Theology

Director, Catechesis and Christian Formation Program

Chair, Society of Anglican Theologians

Rev. Dr. Joel Scandrett has been a lifelong lover of Christian history, theology, and doctrine—for the fidelity, maturity, and unity of the Body of Christ. With a PhD from Drew University, an MDiv from Gordon-Conwell, and degrees from Wheaton College, he serves as Associate Professor of Historical Theology and Director of the Catechesis and Christian Formation Program. As an ordained ACNA presbyter, he sees his academic work as a direct expression of his calling to pastor and teach the Church.

Rev. Dr. Scandrett serves as Trinity's "chief catechist," training future pastors in Christian faith and Anglican tradition. His goal is to form students in sound teaching, equip them to discern truth from error, and cultivate wisdom and maturity. He approaches his role as teacher, pastor, mentor, and fellow brother in Christ.

He loves Trinity's chapel worship—Daily Office and Wednesday Eucharist—calling it a gift to worship together daily. Community meals and international students connecting Trinity to global Anglicanism are close seconds. His hope is that students enter ministry spiritually mature and theologically sound, faithfully shepherding Christ's Church. As a missionary kid, he loves diverse cultures and travel. He's also a devoted Tolkien fan.

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Research Interests

Dr. Scandrett's research interests include Patristic theology, Trinitarian theology, theology of creation, theology of suffering, ecclesiology, sanctification, and the theology of TF Torrance.

Academic and Ecclesial Service

Current
  • Chair, Anglican Theology Group, Evangelical Theological Society 
  • Treasurer, Society of Anglican Theologians
  • Custodian of the Catechism, Anglican Church in North America
  • Catechesis Task Force, Anglican Church in North America
  • Intellectual Property Committee, Anglican Church in North America
  • Board Member, Anglican House Publishing
  • Chair, Board of Examining Chaplains, Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh

Workshops, Lectures, & Retreats

Available
  • "Dealing with Dementia: Medical and Theological Responses" (With Karen Glasser Scandrett, MD)
  • "On Dying Well: Medical and Theological Reflections" (with Karen Glasser Scandrett, MD)
  • "Finding Faith, Hope and Love in Middle-Earth"

Resources by

Joel

Books & Journal Articles
  • “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
  • "A Catholic Spirit: John Wesley and TF Torrance in Ecumenical Perspective" Participatio: (2018): 112-143.
  • 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)
  • Confessing the Faith: Anglican Doctrine, Ray Smith and John Rodgers
  • Discovering the New Testament, Leslie & Lynn Fairfield and Peter Walker
  • Discovering the Old Testament, Steven Noll and Erika Moore
  • Learning the Anglican Story, Leslie Fairfield
  • Praying the Faith: Anglican Worship, Rosalind Brown, Mimi Farra, and Darrell Critch
  • Learning the Christian Story, Leslie Fairfield
Editor (InterVarsity Press)
  • Defending Constantine, Peter Leithart
  • Dictionary of Major Biblical Interpreters, Donald McKim
  • From Achilles to Christ, Louis Markos
  • Jesus Made in America, Stephen Nichols
  • Jesus Through Middle-Eastern Eyes, Kenneth Bailey
  • Light from the Christian East, James Payton
  • Liturgical Theology, Simon Chan
  • The New Shape of World Christianity, Mark Noll
  • Reformation Commentary on Scripture, Timothy George & Scott Manetsch
  • We Become What We Worship, G. K. Beale
Presentations
  • “TheNicene Ground of Anglican Doctrine – Evangelical Theological Society, AnglicanTheology Group; Denver, CO; November 2025
  • "Our Bodies Matter: Physicality and the Image of God" — Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh Convention, November 2025
  • "Tolkien's Typology: Recapitulation and Participation in Middle-Earth" — Holy Moot Conference, Charleston, SC, September 2025
  • "Anglican Catechesis and Catechism: New Developments and Global Resources" — Trinity Anglican Seminary Dean's Hour; September 2024
  • "An Evangelical Encounters an Anglican on the Road to Canterbury: Friends Meeting or Strangers Passing?" — Trinity Anglican Seminary Dean's Hour; November 2023
  • “JIPacker and the Renewal of Evangelical Catechesis” — Evangelical Theology Conference; Fort Worth, TX; November 2021
  • “ModernChristians Seeking Ancient Faith: A Forty-Year Movement” — Ancient Evangelical Future Conference; Trinity Anglican Seminary; June 2019
  •  "Facing Loss and Grief in Jesus Christ — Anglican Church of the Ascension Men's Ministry; April 2018
  • In Search of Ancient Roots: AssessingRecent Evangelical Developments” — book review session, Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting; Providence, RI; November 2017
  •  “’ChristClothed with His Gospel’: Apostolicity and the Deposit of Faith in the Thought of TF Torrance” — Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting; San Diego,CA; November 2014.
  •  “‘A Peculiar Love’: Ecumenical Reflections on John Wesley’s ‘Catholic Spirit’” — Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting; Baton Rouge, LA; November 2009.
  •  "Catholic, Evangelical and Charismatic: A New Witness to the Ancient Way" — Alexander Men Conference; Nyack College, New York, NY; August 2009.
  •  “In the Name of Jesus: Gender, Ministry and the Mediation of Christ” — Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting; Providence, MA; November 2008.
  •  Response to Eric Flett’s “Culture as a Social Coefficient: Toward a Trinitarian Theology of Culture” — T. F. Torrance Theological Fellowship, San Diego, California; November 2007.
  •  "The Trouble with Tradition: Caveats to Evangelical Ressourcement" — Wheaton Theology Conference, Wheaton, Illinois; April 2007.
  •  Response to Brian Shelton's “Hippolytus as Apostolic True Breed” — Patristic Studies Session, Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas; November2004.
  •  “The Project of the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture” (with Thomas C. Oden) — Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting; Orlando, FL; November 1998.
  •  “Tolkien as Roman Catholic: The Vocation and Vision of Middle-Earth” — The Inklings: Third Annual Graduate Student Conference in the Humanities, Drew University; Madison, NJ;October 1998.
  •  "Reclaiming Eucharistic Piety: A Postmodern Possibility for Holiness and Pentecostal Traditions?" — Pentecostal Studies and Wesleyan Theological Society; Cleveland, TN; March, 1998.

Other Faculty

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Dr. Matthew Barrett

Research Professor of Theology

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The Very Rev. Cn. Bryan C. Hollon, Ph.D

Dean President