Tim Perry, Ph.D.

University of Durham

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
1996

Tyndale Seminary

Master of Divinity (M.Div.)
1993

Bethany Bible College

Bachelor’s Degree (B.A.)
1990

Present

• Providence University College and Theological Seminary, Dean of the Seminary (since 2021)
• Saint Paul University (Ottawa, ON), Adjunct Professor of Theology (since 2017)
• Trinity School for Ministry (Ambridge, PA), Adjunct Professor of Theology (since 2016)

Past

• New Hope Christian Fellowship (Shawville, QC), Pastor (2017-2019)
• The Church of the Epiphany (Sudbury, ON), Rector (2011-2016)
• Thorneloe University/Laurentian University, Joint Department of Religious Studies (Sudbury, ON), Sessional Lecturer (2012-2016)
• Thorneloe University, Thorneloe College of Theology (Sudbury, ON), Instructor (2011-2016)
• Providence Theological Seminary (Otterburne, MB), Adjunct Professor of Theology and Ethics (2011-2013)
• Providence Theological Seminary (Otterburne, MB), Associate Professor of Theology and Ethics (2010-2011)
• St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (ELCIC) (Steinbach, MB), Interim Pastor (2010-2011)
• St. Margaret’s Anglican Church (Winnipeg, MB), Honorary Assistant (2010-2011)
• St. Margaret’s Anglican Church (Winnipeg, MB), Scholar in Residence (2010-2011)
• Providence College (Otterburne, MB), Associate Professor of Theology (1998-2009)
• Providence College (Otterburne, MB), Interim Vice President for College Academics (2006)
• Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, Researcher (1999-2003)
• Tyndale Seminary (Toronto, ON), Academic Assistant to the Dean (1998)
• Tyndale Seminary (Toronto, ON), Co-ordinator, Master of Theological Studies (Academic Track) (1997-1998)
• Tyndale Seminary (Toronto, ON), Adjunct Lecturer in Theology (1997-1998)

Professional Associations

• American Academy of Religion (2005-present)
• Christian Theological Research Fellowship (2005-present)
• Diocesan Representative (Algoma), Ontario Provincial Council on Theological Education (OPCOTE) (2013-present)
• President, The Canadian Evangelical Theological Association (2008-2009)
• Steering Committee, Christianity in Academia, a Consultation of the American Academy of Religion (2005-2009)

Awards

• The Word Guild award for best book in biblical studies for Mary for Evangelicals (2007)
• Publication Grant from the Humanities and Social Sciences Federation of Canada, using funds provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2000)

Books

• 2021, Funerals: For The Care of Souls. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.
• 2019, Edited, The Theology of Benedict XVI: A Protestant Appreciation. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.
• 2013, With Daniel Kendall, SJ, The Blessed Virgin Mary. Guides to Theology. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans. (2015, A Santíssima Virgem Maria. Sao Paolo: Edições Loyola.)
• 2007, Edited, The Legacy of John Paul II: An Evangelical Assessment. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press.
• 2006, Mary for Evangelicals: Toward an Understanding of the Mother of Our Lord. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press.
• 2001, Radical Difference: A Defense of Hendrik Kraemer’s Theology of Religions. Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier University Press.

Academic Publications – Articles and Essays

• Forthcoming, “Evangelicals and Vatican II,” in Catherine Clifford and Massimo Faggioli, eds., The Oxford Handbook to Vatican II. New York and London: Oxford University Press.
• 2019, “‘Behold the Handmaid of the Lord’: Joseph Ratzinger on Mary,” in Tim Perry, ed., The Theology of Benedict XVI: A Protestant Appreciation. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.
• 2012, “Mary the Virgin,” in Michael J. Gilmour and Mary Ann Beavis, eds., The Dictionary of the Bible and Western Culture. Sheffield, UK: Sheffield Phoenix: 307-308.
• 2011, “Mary,” in Glen G. Scorgie, ed., The Dictionary of Christian Spirituality. Grand Rapids: Zondervan: 602-604.
• 2011, “Marian Devotion,” in Glen G. Scorgie, ed., The Dictionary of Christian Spirituality. Grand Rapids: Zondervan: 597-599.
• 2010, “Forbid Them Not: The Place of Children in the Theology of Marriage,” in Roy R. Jeal, ed., Human Sexuality and the Nuptial Mystery. Eugene, OR: Cascade/Wipf and Stock, 148-164.
• 2010, “What is Little Mary Here For? Mary in the Church Dogmatics,” in Pro Ecclesia, 19:1, 46-68.
• 2008, “Evangelicals and Mary: A Theological Reflection,” in Theology Today, 65:2: 226-238.
• 2008, “Mary, Mariology,” in William A. Dyrness and Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, eds., Global Dictionary of Theology. Downer’s Grove: InterVarsity Press: 522-524.
• 2007, “Redemptoris mater, A Bridge Too Far?” in Tim Perry, ed., The Legacy of John Paul II: An Evangelical Assessment. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press: 95-117.
• 2005, “Learning to Fly: Graham Ward, Radical Orthodoxy and the Renewal of Anglican Theology” in Canadian Evangelical Review, 22: 15-31.
• 2005, “Mutants that are all too Human: the X-Men, Magneto, and Original Sin,” in B. J. Oropeza, ed., The Gospel According to Superheroes. New York and Frankfurt: Peter Lang: 171-86.
• 2002, “Is Barth the Bad Guy After All?” in Didaskalia 13: 25-50.
• 1999, “Anti-Judaism, the Historical Jesus and the Christology of Hebrews: A Theological Reflection,” in Didaskalia, 10: 69-78.
• 1998, “The Significance of Hendrik Kraemer’s Theology of Religions,” in Didaskalia, 9: 37-59.
• 1997, “Beyond the Threefold Typology,” in Canadian Evangelical Review, 14: 1-8.
• 1996, “Are Harold Netland’s Principles Universal and Neutral?” in Calvin Theological Journal, 31: 487-94.

Popular Publications

• January 2015, “Do You See? Praying with the Virgin of the Sign,” The Anglican Planet. Available at https://anglicanplanet.net/frontline-ministry/2015/1/13/taking-a-closer-look.html.
• November 2013, “Francis: A Pope of Our Own Making,” in The Anglican Planet. Available at https://anglicanplanet.net/edible-thoughts/2013/11/15/francis-a-pope-of-our-own-making.html.
• 2010, With Aaron Perry, He Ascended Into Heaven: Learn to Live An Ascension Shaped Life, Orleans, MA.
• February 2009, “What is a Seminary,” in Christian Week, 9-10.
• September 24, 2008, “Sin and Cinema,” in First Things online. Available at https://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/?p=1179.
• 2008, June 15, “Doing Right,” in The Free Lance-Star.
• 2007, December 25, “The Virgin Mary: A religious figure all faiths can ‘ponder’,” in The Free Lance-Star.
• 2007, “Unpacking the Great Tradition,” in The Minstrel, 8: 3-4.
• 2006, Blessed is She: Living Lent with Mary. New York: Morehouse.
• 2004, Spring/Summer, “Slagworm’s Therapy for Errant Students (with apologies to C. S. Lewis),” in Options: Choices in Christian Education: 4-5, 39.
• 2001-2006, “Ask a Theologian” a bi-monthly column in Faith Today.