Douglas A. Sweeney is Professor of Church History and the History of Christian Thought and Director of the Carl F. H. Henry Center for Theological Understanding at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
Dr. Sweeney is also the Director of the Jonathan Edwards Center at TEDS. He came to Trinity in 1997 from Yale University, where he edited The Works of Jonathan Edwards and served as a lecturer in church history and historical theology. Sweeney has also served as an adjunct professor at Aquinas College in Nashville, Tennessee, and a visiting professor for Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina. Sweeney received the Doctor of Philosophy and the Master of Arts in Religion from Vanderbilt University, the Master of Arts in the History of Christian Thought from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and the Bachelor of Arts in History from Wheaton College. His areas of expertise include the history of theology, history of Christianity, and American church history. He belongs to numerous professional organizations, including the American Society of Church History, which he serves as a member of the Committee on Research. He is a past President of the Conference on Faith and History. He is also the recipient of numerous awards, including the Jonathan Edwards Research Fellowship, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Dr. Sweeney has written numerous books and articles about religious history and the American theologian, Jonathan Edwards. He is the coeditor of The Sermons of Jonathan Edwards: A Reader (Yale University Press); the author of Nathaniel Taylor, New Haven Theology, and the Legacy of Jonathan Edwards (Oxford University Press); the editor of Jonathan Edwards’s “Miscellanies” Nos. 1153-1360, The Works of Jonathan Edwards, vol. 23 (Yale University Press); the co-editor of Jonathan Edwards at Home and Abroad: Historical Memories, Cultural Movements, Global Horizons (University of South Carolina Press); the author of The American Evangelical Story: A History of the Movement (Baker Academic); the co-editor of The New England Theology: From Jonathan Edwards to Edwards Amasa Park (Baker Academic); and the author of Jonathan Edwards and the Ministry of the Word (InterVarsity Press). Sweeney has also co-written a five-volume series entitled The Essential Edwards Collection (Moody, February 2010) to introduce Edwards to a broader audience.
Dr. Sweeney resides with his wife, Wilma, and their son, David, in Lindenhurst, Illinois.| contact
Hans Madueme is the Managing Director of the Carl F. H. Henry Center for Theological Understanding at TEDS.
Dr. Madueme is also the Associate Director of the Jonathan Edwards Center at TEDS. He was born in Sweden and grew up in Nigeria, Austria, and England. Madueme is a PhD candidate in theological studies at TEDS, working under Kevin Vanhoozer. His research interests are primarily in systematic theology, science and theology, and bioethics. His dissertation explores the doctrine of sin and recent attempts to revise it in light of theistic evolution and modern biological sensibilities. He received the Master of Divinity at TEDS and the Master of Arts in Bioethics at Trinity Graduate School in Deerfield, Illinois. Prior to pursuing theological studies, Madueme completed a three-year residency in Internal Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He received the Doctor of Medicine from Howard University in Washington, D.C. and the Bachelor of Science in anatomy at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec.
Dr. Madueme serves as an adjunct professor at Trinity Graduate School and has also taught at North Park University in Chicago, Illinois. Some of his recent articles have been published in the Journal of Theological Interpretation, Theological Education, American Journal of Bioethics, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and the American Medical Association’s online journal Virtual Mentor. Madueme is presently on the editorial board of Trinity Journal and is a book review editor for the journal Themelios. He has been a Hansen Fellow for the Henry Center and works as a Research Analyst for the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity. He is also a member of the Evangelical Theological Society. He preaches regularly and serves once a month at an assisted care facility.
Dr. Madueme resides with his wife, Shelley, in Libertyville, Illinois.| contact
