STEPHEN ALAN STREHLE - Christopher Newport University

EDUCATION
STEPHEN ALAN STREHLE
Philosophy and Religion Department
1 University Place
Newport News, VA 23606
(757) 594-7349 (Fax)
(757) 594-7272 (Phone)
sstrehle@cnu.edu
D.Theol. (Historical Theology), Universität Basel (1982 - 1988)—Dissertation: "Calvinism, Federalism,
and Scholasticism: A Study of the Reformed Doctrine of Covenant"
S.T.M, Th.D. (Systematic Theology), Dallas Theological Seminary (1976 - 1980)─Dissertation: "The
Extent of the Atonement within the Theological Systems of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries"
M.Div., Columbia Graduate School (1974 - 1976)
B.S. (Chemical Engineering), Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1970 - 1974)
Current Position
Associate Professor, Christopher Newport University (a public university)
(2002-)
COURSES TAUGHT
Undergraduate Graduate
Theology and Politics Theological Systems
Theological Survey (Honors) Advanced Christology
Revelation, Authority and Reason Theology of Ante-Nicene and
Introduction to the OT Post-Nicene Fathers
Introduction to the NT Medieval and Reformation
Synoptic Gospels Theology
Introduction to Religion Theology of the Reformation
Philosophy of Religion Modern Theology
Religion and Personal Experience Theology of Calvin
Religions of the World I and II Anabaptism
Introduction to Philosophy NT Greek (first year)
History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
History of Modern Philosophy
Contemporary Social Issues
Ethics
Church and State
BOOK PUBLICATIONS
Transaction Publishers─The Egalitarian Spirit of Christianity: The Sacred Roots of American and
British Government (New Brunswick and London, 2009)
Huntington House Publishers─The Separation of Church and State: Has America Lost Its Moral
Compass? (Lafayette, 2001)
E. J. Brill─The Catholic Roots of the Protestant Gospel: Encounter between the Middle Ages and the
Reformation, in Studies in the History of Christian Thought, H. A. Oberman (ed.) (Leiden, New York,
and Köln, 1995)

Peter Lang─Calvinism, Federalism, and Scholasticism: A Study of the Reformed Doctrine of Covenant
(Bern, Frankfurt am Main, New York, and Paris, 1988)
OTHER ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS
Peter Lang–―Erecting the Wall: The French Enlightenment, the National Liberal League,
the ACLU, and the United States Supreme Court‖ (TBA)
Peter Lang─”Jefferson’s Opposition to the Judeo-Christian Tradition‖ (2011)
Theologische Zeitschrift─‖The Sacred Roots of Capitalism: A Theological Analysis of
Weber’s Famous Thesis‖ (2009)
Mellen Press─Preface to Scottish Hermeneutic Method from John Knox to the Early
Twentieth Century: From Christian to Secular (2005)
Political Theology─”Dead Hookers and Las Vegas: A response to the critics of my article
and the war in Iraq‖ (July, 2004)
Political Theology─”Saddam, Hussein, Islam, and Just War Theory: The Case for a Preemptive
Strike‖ (Jan., 2003)
Theologische Zeitschrift─"Imputatio Iustitiae: Its Origin in Melanchthon, Its Opposition in
Osiander" (Fall, 1994)
Sixteenth Century Journal─"Fides aut Foedus: Zurich and Wittenberg in Collision over the
Gospel" (Spring, 1992)
Theologische Zeitschrift─"Calvinism, Augustinianism, and the Will of God" (1992)
Westminster Theological Journal─"Universal Grace and Amyraldianism" (Fall, 1989)
Westminster Theological Journal─"The Extent of the Atonement and the Synod of Dort"
(Spring, 1989)
PUBLICATIONS UPON THE NEW VIRGINA STATUTE FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Religious Herald─‖Jefferson: Friend or Foe‖ (TBA)
Roanoke Times─Op-ed. Piece (May 31, 2009)
The Virginian Pilot─Op-ed. Piece (May 24, 2009)
Washington Times─Op-ed. Piece (March 12, 2009)
Daily Press─Letter to Editor (March 2, 2009)
Richmond Times─Op-ed. Piece (Jan. 24, 2009)
Religious Herald─‖The Need for a New Religious Freedom Statute‖ (Dec. 18, 2008)
Daily Press─Op-ed. Piece (Dec. 13, 2008)
Religious Herald─‖A New Virginia Statute‖ (Oct. 30, 2008)

Radio Interviews on the Statute
Tony Macrini Show, WNIS (Aug. 27, 2009, 9 a.m.-10:00 a.m.)
Tony Macrini Show, WNIS (June 17, 2009, 9 a.m.-10:00 a.m.)
Tony Macrini Show, WNIS (April 15, 2009, 9 a.m.-10:00 a.m.)
Tony Macrini Show, WNIS (Dec. 15, 2009, 9 a.m.-10:00 a.m.)
Tony Macrini Show, WNIS (Jan. 20, 2010, 9 a.m.-10:00 a.m.)
YouTube Interview
Separation of Church and State (March 30, 2011)
Church Membership
St Mark Lutheran Church (ELCA, a mainline denomination)