The Team

Conversations that Matter for the Church

The scholars and guests on Thinking Christian share a commitment to careful exegesis, theological seriousness, and the conviction that scholarship is not the property of the academy. They are here to do the slow work of translation that mature faith requires.

Resident Scholar

The resident scholar role is structurally rare on the platform. Each appointment marks a sustained, multi-year intellectual partnership with Thinking Christian.

Ashish Varma, PhD

Co-host of Thinking Christian.

Dr. Ashish Varma earned his PhD in Systematic Theology from Wheaton College, as well as MA's in the History of Christianity and Theological Studies.

A former professor and program director, Ashish is an adjunct faculty member at Wheaton College. He is also a member of the American Academy of Religion and the American Philosophical Association.

Ashish has written for the Center for Barth Studies at Princeton Theological Seminary, Ex Auditu, and the Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology. He also contributed to 'In Christ' in Paul: Explorations in Paul's Theology of Union and Participation and co-edited A Praying People: Essays Inspired by Dwight L. Moody.

  • PhD in Systematic Theology, Wheaton College
  • Adjunct Faculty, Wheaton College
  • Member, American Academy of Religion & the American Philosophical Association
  • Co-editor, A Praying People

Featured Guests

Contributors & Guests

The guests of Thinking Christian appear on specific series arcs and on Asked and Answered. Each is introduced when their work is featured, and each contributes from a distinct field of expertise.

Amy Peeler, PhD

Wheaton College

Beth Felker Jones, PhD

Northern Seminary

Tanita Maddox, DMin

Young Life

Erin Moniz, DMin

Baylor University

Gary Edward Schnittger, PhD

Cairn University

Kevin Chen, PhD

Gateway Seminary

Rebekah Josberger, PhD

The Bible Unbranded

David Koyzis, PhD

Global Scholars Canada