James R. Payton Jr. (born 1947) is Professor of Patristics and Historical Theology at McMaster Divinity College. He is Emeritus Professor of History at Redeemer University.[1]
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| Born | 1947 (age 76–77) |
| Region | Eastern Christianity |
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Payton received his B.A. (Religion) and M.A. (Theology) from Bob Jones University. At Westminster Theological Seminary he completed a Masters in Theology in Church History, along with his Masters of Divinity. He went on to receive his Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo.[1]
Professional life edit
Payton joined the McMaster Divinity College faculty in 2021. He taught at Redeemer University College for 30 years, retiring in 2015.[1]
Payton has written six books. "Light from the Christian East: An Introduction to the Orthodox Tradition" was published by InterVarsity Press in 2007. This won the Word Guild's First Place awards in the Leadership and the Biblical categories.[2] He followed that up with "Getting the Reformation Wrong: Correcting Some Misunderstandings" in 2010 (also from InterVarsity Press). In 2011 his "Irenaeus on the Christian Faith: A Condensation of 'Against Heresies'" was published by Pickwick Publications. His decades-long studies of the church fathers led to the publication of "A Patristic Treasury: Early Church Wisdom for Today" (Ancient Faith Publishing, 2013). This won the Word Guild's First Place award in the Devotional category in 2014.[3][4]
Payton has been recognized in the Catholic Historical Review for his work in fostering intellectual dialogue between the Evangelical and Eastern Orthodox Christians.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c "James R. Payton, Jr. - Redeemer University College". Archived from the original on 2009-11-17. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
- ^ a b McGuckin, John, "Review: Light from the Christian East: An Introduction to the Orthodox Tradition by James R Payton, Jr." The Catholic Historical Review, vol. 95, no. 2, 2009, pp. 320–321, www.jstor.org/stable/27745528.
- ^ Dam-VandeKuyt, Krista (19 December 2014). "Redeemer Professor Wins Top Prize at Annual Word Guild Awards". The Banner. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Surprise, Joy and Honour at The Word Awards |". thewordguild.com. Retrieved 2017-04-25.