About David

I have a PhD in Theological Studies/Church History from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS), and I specialize in American church history, Jonathan Edwards, and the history of biblical interpretation. I currently serve as an editor at Crossway, a nonprofit Christian publish that exists to publish gospel-centered content. I have taught as an adjunct professor for Trinity International University, Trinity Christian College, Wheaton College, and Arrowhead Bible College. I currently live in the suburbs of Chicago with my wife, Allison, and our five children.

In this Substack, I seek to reflect on Christian history, theology, culture, and the world in which we live. The views expressed here are mine, not those of any institution.

Books

David P. Barshinger and Douglas A. Sweeney, eds., Jonathan Edwards and Scripture: Biblical Exegesis in British North America (New York: Oxford University Press, 2018).

David P. Barshinger, Jonathan Edwards and the Psalms: A Redemptive-Historical Vision of Scripture (New York: Oxford University Press, 2014).

Articles

• “Spite or Spirit? Jonathan Edwards on the Imprecatory Language in the Psalms,” Westminster Theological Journal 77, no. 1 (2015).

• “Making the Psalter One’s ‘Own Language’: Jonathan Edwards Engages the Psalms,” Jonathan Edwards Studies 2, no. 1 (2012): 3–29.

• “‘The Only Rule of Our Faith and Practice’: Jonathan Edwards’ Interpretation of the Book of Isaiah as a Case Study of His Exegetical Boundaries,” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 52, no. 4 (2009): 811–829.

Lectures and Presentations

• “Jonathan Edwards’ Redemptive-Historical Reading of the Psalms,” at the 59th Midwest Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Grand Rapids, MI, March 28–29, 2014.

• “Jonathan Edwards’ Defense of the Bible from the Psalms,” at the 65th annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Baltimore, MD, November 19–21, 2013.

• “Jonathan Edwards on Preaching the Gospel from the Psalms,” at the 64th annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Milwaukee, WI, November 14–16, 2012.

• “Spite v. Prophecy: Jonathan Edwards on the Imprecatory Language in the Psalms,” at the 57th Midwest Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, IL, March 30–31, 2012.

• “Making the Psalter One’s ‘Own Language’: Jonathan Edwards Engages the Psalms,” lecture for the “New Directions in Edwards Studies” series, Jonathan Edwards Center at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, February 23, 2011.

• “Moderating Edwardsean Views on Slavery in the Early Republic,” in a session titled, “The Edwardsean Tradition and Antislavery Reform,” at the 61st annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, New Orleans, LA, November 18–20, 2009.

• “‘The Only Rule of Our Faith and Practice’: Jonathan Edwards’ Interpretation of Isaiah as a Case Study of His Exegetical Boundaries,” at the biennial meeting of the Conference on Faith and History, Bluffton University, Bluffton, OH, September 18–20, 2008.

Encyclopedia Entries

• “Hermeneutics,” in A Jonathan Edwards Encyclopedia, ed. Harry S. Stout, Kenneth P. Minkema, and Adriaan Neele (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2017).

• “Inspiration,” in A Jonathan Edwards Encyclopedia, ed. Harry S. Stout, Kenneth P. Minkema, and Adriaan Neele (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2017).

• “Scripture,” in A Jonathan Edwards Encyclopedia, ed. Harry S. Stout, Kenneth P. Minkema, and Adriaan Neele (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2017).

• “Biblical Inerrancy,” in Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States, ed. George Thomas Kurian and Mark Lamport (Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2016).

• “Ebenezer Pemberton (1705–1777),” in Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States, ed. George Thomas Kurian and Mark Lamport (Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2016).

• “Historical Criticism,” in Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States, ed. George Thomas Kurian and Mark Lamport (Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2016).

• “Joseph Willard (1738–1804),” in Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States, ed. George Thomas Kurian and Mark Lamport (Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2016).

• “Samuel Willard (1640–1707), in Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States, ed. George Thomas Kurian and Mark Lamport (Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2016).

• “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” in Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States, ed. George Thomas Kurian and Mark Lamport (Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2016).

• “Edwards, Jonathan,” co-author with Douglas A. Sweeney, in Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception, vol. 7, ed. Hans-Josef Klauck, Bernard McGinn, Choon-Leong Seow, Hermann Spieckermann, Barry Dov Walfish, and Eric Ziolkowski (Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2013). Also available in Encyclopedia of the Bible Online.

Popular Articles

I have written popular-level essays for publications including Boundless and Kindred Spirit. A list of my Boundless articles is available at http://www.boundless.org/about/authors/B/barshinger-david#P=0.

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