Professor of Theological Studies
On faculty since 2001

706.419.1607
Kelly.Kapic@covenant.edu

Education

Ph.D. (Systematic and Historical Theology), King's College, University of London, London, UK (2001)

M.Div., Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando, FL (1998)

B.A., Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL (1995)

Professional Interests

My long term professional goals include both teaching and writing. Through teaching I aim to enthusiastically equip future Church leaders, missionaries, professionals, and other lay-people to serve Christ in the church and world. Through research and writing I hope to provide accessible scholarship which is theologically rich, textured with the past, relevant to the present and helpful for the future. This includes writing in the areas of systematic, historical, and practical theology.

As background, I have poured many years of my life into studying the theology of the Puritan John Owen, believing that time spent working through his thought would provide not just important historical background, but also a theological grounding from one of the greatest theologians Britain ever produced. I have not been disappointed.

While most of my early publications have focused on Owen's theology, most of my planned future writings are more constructively theological in orientation. I have a great interest in contemporary theology, an ongoing interest in the connection between Christology, the Trinity, and anthropology, and a growing desire to produce other writings aimed more directly at the laity.

Theology is not simply for academics, but for all of God's people. It is meant to be a liberating joy, not a deadening burden. In my opinion, theology matters to all Christians because it is ultimately about worship. We engage in theological reflection because we are concerned that our worship would faithfully be directed to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has given us his Spirit.

Covenant Activities

• Member, advisor, and previous Chairperson of the Chapel Committee (2001-2006)
• Member of the Curriculum Committee (2006-)
• Faculty Sponsor and Advisor of student-led Augustine's Forum (2001-2005)
• Biblical and Theological Studies Department Secretary (2003-)

Selected Publications

Books

• Kelly M. Kapic and Randall Gleason, ed., The Devoted Life: An Invitation to the Puritan Classics (IVP: Downers Grove, 2004, and IVP: UK, Nottingham).
• Kelly M. Kapic and Justin Taylor, ed. Overcoming Sin and Temptation: Three Classic Works by John Owen (Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2006).
• Kelly M. Kapic, Communion with God: The Divine and the Human in John Owen's Theology (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2007).
• Kelly M. Kapic and Justin Taylor, ed. Communion with the Triune God: A Classic work by John Owen (Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2007).
• Kelly M. Kapic and Randall C. Gleason, ed. 청교도 고전으로의 초대: 캘리 카픽&랜들 글리슨 저  김귀탁 (Seoul, Korea: Revival and Reformation Press, 2008). Korean Translation of The Devoted Life (see above).
• Kelly M. Kapic with Justin Borger, God So Loved He Gave: Entering the Movement of Divine Generosity (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, forthcoming in fall 2010).
• Kelly M. Kapic and Bruce McCormack, ed., Mapping Modern Theology: A Thematic History of Recent Theological Reflection [working title] (Grand Rapids, Baker Academic, in progress, forthcoming in fall of 2011).
• Kelly M. Kapic and Randal Rauser, Everyday Saints: Voices From the Past: 100-1500 AD [working title] (Grand Rapids, Zondervan, in progress, forthcoming).
• Kelly M. Kapic and Randal Rauser, Everyday Saints: Voices From the Past: 1500-Today [working title] (Grand Rapids, Zondervan, in progress, forthcoming).

• Kelly M. Kapic, "A Theological Reading of the Book of Hebrews in the Seventeenth Century: John Owen," in Jon Laansma and Daniel Treier (eds.), Christology and Hermeneutics: Hebrews as an Interdisciplinary Case Study (London: T&T Clark, chapter due Jan. 2011).
• ________, "My God, My God, Why have you Forsaken Me? Psalm 22 and Matt. 27:46//Mk. 15:34," in Michael Allen and Geoff M. Ziegler (eds.), Theological Commentary (London: T & T Clark, chapter due Sept. 1, 2010).
• ________, "‘Evangelical Holiness’: Assumptions in John Owen’s Theology of Christian Spirituality," in Jeffrey P. Greenman and George Kalantzis (eds.), Life in the Spirit: Spiritual Formation in Theological Perspective (Downers Grove: IVP, 2010), 97-114.
• ________, "Symposium Review # 3. Knowing the Triune Creator: Reflections on Dallas Willard’s Knowing Christ Today" in Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care (2009), Vol. 2, No. 2, 245–285, my essay is pp. 256-264. Willard’s response to my essay is primarily found on pp. 275-277. Other three reviewers were John Ortberg, J. P. Moreland, and Aaron Preston.
• Tim Cooper, with Kelly M. Kapic, Brian Kay, Alan Spence, and Carl R. Trueman, "State of the Field: ‘John Owen Unleashed: Almost,'" Conversations in Religion and Theology, 6:2 (2008), 226-257, my response is on 250-257.
• Kelly M. Kapic, "Worshiping the Triune God: The Shape of John Owen's Trinitarian Spirituality," in Communion with the Triune God: A Classic work by John Owen, ed. Kelly M. Kapic and Justin Taylor (Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2007). 17-46.
• Kelly M. Kapic and Wesley Vander Lugt, "The Ascension of Jesus and the Descent of the Holy Spirit in Patristic Perspective: A Theological Reading," Evangelical Quarterly (LXXIX, 1 Jan. 2007), 23-33.
• Kelly M. Kapic, "Life in the Midst of Battle: John Owen's Approach to Sin, Temptation, and the Christian Life," in Overcoming Sin and Temptation: Three Classic Works by John Owen, ed. Kelly M. Kapic and Justin Taylor, ed. (Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2006), 23-35.
• Kelly M. Kapic and Randall C. Gleason, "A Brief History of English Puritanism," in Meet the Puritans: With a Guide to Modern Puritan Reprints, Joel R. Beeke and Randall J. Pederson (Reformation Heritage Books: Grand Rapids, 2006), 3-9.
• Kelly M. Kapic, "Are We There Yet: An Exploration of Romans 8," Modern Reformation, Vol. 15, Num. 4, (July/Aug 2006), 22-27.
• ________, "Receiving Christ's Priestly Benediction: A Biblical, Historical, and Theological Exploration of Luke 24:50-53," Westminster Theological Journal, 67:2 (Fall 2005), 247-60.
• ________, "Trajectories of a Trinitarian Eschatology," in Trinitarian Soundings in Systematic Theology, ed. Paul Metzger (Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 2005), pp. 189-202.
• Kelly M. Kapic and Randall Gleason, "Who were the Puritans?" in The Devoted Life: An Invitation to the Puritan Classics, Kelly M. Kapic and Randall Gleason, ed., (IVP: Downers Grove, 2004), pp. 15-37.
• Kelly M. Kapic, "Communion with God by John Owen (1616-1683)" in An Invitation to the Puritan Classics, Kelly M. Kapic and Randall Gleason, ed., (IVP: Downers Grove, 2004), pp. 167-182.
• ________, "The Son's Assumption of a Human Nature: A Call for Clarity." International Journal of Systematic Theology, 3:2 (July, 2001): 154-166.
• ________, "The Humanity of Christ: Looking at Jesus, Ourselves, and Pastoral Ministry." Foundations, (45, Autumn 2000): 28-36.

Other contributions to various theological dictionaries and other publications.