John S. Feinberg, PhD
John S. Feinberg is chair of the Department of Biblical and Systematic Theology and professor of biblical and systematic theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He has been at Trinity since 1983. He also spent seven years as chair of that department.
Prior to coming to Trinity, Dr. Feinberg taught at Western Conservative Baptist Seminary in Portland, Oregon, and Liberty Baptist Seminary and College in Lynchburg, Virginia. He has also taught as a visiting professor at Bethel Theological Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota; Freie Theological Academy in Giessen, West Germany; Italian Bible Institute in Finnochio, Italy; and Tyndale Theological Seminary in Badhoevedorp, Netherlands.
Dr. Feinberg earned the Doctor of Philosophy and the Master of Arts in philosophy from the University of Chicago; and the Master of Theology in systematic theology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. His thesis in systematic theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School won the Professor C.B. Bjuge Award in 1972. Dr. Feinberg received the Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of California at Los Angeles.
Dr. Feinberg's areas of expertise include evil and suffering, ethics, divorce and remarriage, biblical prophecy, contemporary theology and philosophy, salvation, and apologetics. He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, the American Academy of Religion, and the Society of Biblical Literature.
Dr. Feinberg has written numerous articles and books. His articles have appeared in publications such as Fundamentalist Journal, Eternity, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, and Trinity Journal. He has written chapters in Predestination and Free Will, Hermeneutics, Inerrancy, & the Bible, and Evangelical Dictionary of Theology. His books include The Many Faces of Evil (Zondervan, 1994), Ethics for a Brave New World (Crossway, 1993), Tradition and Testament: Essays in Honor of Charles L. Feinberg (Moody, 1981), Continuity and Discontinuity (Crossway, 1988), Deceived by God: A Journey Through the Experience of Suffering (Crossway, 1997), and No One Like Him: The Doctrine of God (Crossway, 2001). Since 1985 Dr. Feinberg has served as a consultant for academic books with Crossway Books.
Dr. Feinberg and his wife, Patricia, reside in Vernon Hills, Illinois. They have three children. In his spare time, Dr. Feinberg is an avid sports fan who also enjoys photography, music, and travel.