Bradley J. Gundlach

Affiliate Professor of Church History and the History of Christian Thought

Dr. Gundlach specializes in American intellectual, cultural, and religious history and also enjoys teaching broadly in world civilization, the philosophy and methods of history, and church history. Recently he took Trinity College students abroad for the May term class, “Exploring Europe: Arts and Culture.” He has also taught Reformation History and Theology for the Ambex program in Germany. He served for many years on the board of the Conference on Faith and History and as book review editor for its journal, Fides et Historia. Dr. Gundlach is the author of Process and Providence: The Evolution Question at Princeton, 1845-1929, and was a member of The Creation Project at TEDS. He is currently working on a biography of Princeton theologian B.B. Warfield and is serving on the planning committee for the Evangelical Theological Society’s section on Christian History and Thought since 1700.

Education

Publications

“B. B. Warfield (1851-1921): Evolution, Human Origins, and the Development of Theology,” in Science and the Doctrine of Creation, eds. Geoffrey Fulkerson and Joel Chopp, IVP Academic, 2021

“The Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy,” in The Oxford Handbook of Presbyterianism, Oxford, 2019.

“Foundations of Christian Higher Education: Learning from Church History,” in Christian Higher Education: Faith, Teaching, and Learning in the Evangelical Tradition, ed. David S. Dockery, Crossway, 2018.

“Protestant Evangelicals,” in The Warfare between Science and Religion: The Idea that Wouldn’t Die, eds. Jeff Hardin, et al., Johns Hopkins, 2018.

Process and Providence: The Evolution Question at Princeton, 1845-1929, Eerdmans, 2013.

B. B. Warfield: Essays on His Life and Thought, ed. Gary Johnson, P&R, 2007.

Books by Dr. Gundlach

Study with Dr. Gundlach


24 CR.

ThMMaster of Theology

ABOUT

The Master of Theology (ThM) program is designed to equip students with advanced knowledge and skills in theological research, critical analysis, and ministry practice. Students focus on a particular discipline as well as taking a variety of courses across the curriculum to encourage integrative thinking and preparation for further ministry or academic study.

COURSEWORK

  • Concentration Core: 20 hours
  • Capstone: 4 hours
50 CR.

Doctor of Philosophy Theological Studies

ABOUT

The PhD (Theological Studies) at TEDS offers an exciting, academically robust program that prepares graduates for a wide range of career opportunities. Alumni from the PhD (Theological Studies) have gone on to a diverse set of vocations that include academic teaching and writing and various forms of church, parachurch, and denominational leadership.

COURSEWORK

REQUIRED COURSES

  • ST 9110: The Theological Scholar – 2 hrs.
  • ST 9120: Reading Scripture Theologically Past and Present – 3hrs.
  • ID 9200: Integration Seminar – 3hrs.
    • ID 8210: Theological Research Methods 1a (OT/NT) – 1hr.
      -OR-
    • ID 8215: Theological Research Methods 1b (HT/ST) – 1hr.
  • ID 8220: Theological Research Methods 2 – 1hr.
  • ID 9110: Proposal Study 1 (Independent) – 3hrs.
  • ID 9120: Proposal Study 2 (Independent) – 3hrs.
  • ID 9130: Proposal Study 3 (Independent) – 3hrs.
  • ID 9140: Proposal Study 4 (Independent) – 3hrs.

Electives

  • Concentration – 12 hrs.
  • Elective – 3hrs.
  • EDS (ES) – 2hrs.
  • ICS (ME) – 2hrs.

Research

  • Comprehensive Exams Prep – 3hrs.
  • Dissertation – 6hrs.

TOTAL: 50hrs.