Director of the Vita Scholars Program
Interim Associate Dean
Associate Professor of Theology
Dr. Keith Starkenburg came to WTS in the summer of 2022 from Trinity Christian College. At Trinity, he served as a faculty member for 14 years, including 3 years as Director of New Faculty Formation. He is a graduate of Northwestern College (Iowa), Western Theological Seminary, and the University of Virginia. He has three children and is married to Becky Starkenburg, who is the Dean of Students at Hope College.
Dr. Starkenburg doctoral work focused on glory and the church in Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics, and his more recent research interests include explorations of land, place, resurrection, new creation and belonging. He is ordained in the Reformed Church in America, serves as book review editor of Reformed Journal, enjoys teaching in multiple contexts (including high school catechism), and is involved in NAAITS An Indigenous Learning Community (formerly the North American Institute for Indigenous Theological Studies).
Dr. Starkenburg doctoral work focused on glory and the church in Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics, and his more recent research interests include explorations of land, place, resurrection, new creation and belonging.
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