Harold A. Netland, PhD
Harold A. Netland is professor of philosophy of religion and intercultural studies and the Naomi A. Fausch chair of missions at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He began teaching at Trinity in 1993.
Prior to coming to Trinity, Dr. Netland was a missionary in Japan with the Evangelical Free Church of America. He was in Kyoto for one year and in Tokyo for eight years. Dr. Netland taught at Tokyo Christian University for four years prior to coming to Trinity.
Dr. Netland received the Bachelor of Arts in biblical studies and history from Biola College, and then earned the Master of Arts and the Doctor of Philosophy in philosophy from Claremont Graduate School, where he studied under Professor John Hick. He has done postdoctorate work at the International Christian University (Tokyo), where he studied Japanese language and culture, and at Fuller Theological Seminary, where he studied theology and missions. Dr. Netland's areas of expertise include religious pluralism, epistemology of religion, apologetics, and missions in East Asia.
Dr. Netland's published works include Dissonant Voices: Religious Pluralism and the Question of Truth, Encountering Religious Pluralism: The Challenge to Christian Faith and Mission, and Globalizing Theology: Belief and Practice in an Era of World Christianity (coedited with Craig Ott, 2006), as well as numerous articles in such journals as Religious Studies, Faith and Philosophy, and Missiology. He also coedited Christianity and the Religions (William Carey Library, 1996).
Dr. Netland and his wife, Ruth, reside in Vernon Hills, Illinois.