Jeffrey A. Stivason

About

Dr. Stivason is an experienced pastor and church plant er who loves the study of theology and its applications for ministry. He has reviews, essays, and articles in sev eral different journals, including the Journal of the Evan gelical Theological Society, Westminster Theological Journal, Presbyterian, The Gospel Coalition, and The Confessional Presbyterian. He has contributed articles to The Jonathan Edwards Encyclopedia being published by Eerdmans. In addition, he is also the Executive Editor of Place for Truth, a website of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. He has also written From Inscrutability to Concursus: Benjamin B. Warfield’s Theological Construction of Revelation’s Mode from 1880-1915 published by P&R Publishing.

Publications

Academic Papers

• The Evangelical Theological Society (Denver, CO), “Warfield on Theological Method, the Nature of Scripture, and Progressive Orthodoxy” – Nov. 2022
• The Evangelical Theological Society (San Diego, CA), “Lessons from the Pilgrim’s Progress” – Nov. 2019
• The Evangelical Theological Society (Denver, CO), “The Sermon on the Mount Through Matthew’s Filial Lens” – Nov. 2018
• The Evangelical Theological Society (Boston, MA), “Is Warfield's Claim True that Calvin is Better Than Westminster on Inspiration?” – Nov. 2017
• The Westminster Conference (Pittsburgh, PA), “Living in an Abiding Relationship with Christ” – September 2015
• The Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary (Pittsburgh, PA), “Theological Hermeneutics: Who is Melchizedek?” – March 2015
• The Evangelical Theological Society (San Diego, CA), “Benjamin B. Warfield and True Church Unity” – 2014
• Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals Conference (Pittsburgh, PA), “Solus Christus” – 2013
• Westminster into the 21st Century Conference (Pittsburgh, PA), “The Logic of Relationships: Ramus and the Fifth Commandment” – 2013
• University of Pittsburgh, “An Argument for God’s Existence,” Seminar paper – 2009
• Westminster Theological Seminary, “Aquinas and Evil,” Seminar paper – 2008
• Westminster Theological Seminary, “The Theology of John of Damascus,” Seminar paper – 2005

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Books

• From Inscrutability to Concursus: Benjamin B. Warfield’s Theological Construction of Revelation’s Mode from 1880-1915, Presbyterian & Reformed Publishing, 2017
• On Pilgrimage: A Devotional Study of the Pilgrim’s Progress, Alliance Publishing, Forthcoming 2024

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Contributed Works

• B. B. Warfield and the Nature of Scripture, Theological Method, and Progressive Orthodoxy, Forthcoming chapter in A New Perspective on Old Princeton edited by Kevin DeYoung, Paul K. Helseth, and David Smith. Routledge Publishing, projected 2023
• B. B. Warfield and the Autographa, Festschrift for John White, Falls City Press, Beaver Falls, PA, 2019
• Theology on the Go: Apologetics, Jeffrey Stivason, editor, The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, 2019
• Theology on the Go: The Inerrancy of Scripture, Jeffrey Stivason, editor, The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, 2018
• Theology on the Go: Authority of Scripture, Jeffrey Stivason, editor, The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, 2018
• Theology on the Go: Grace, Jeffrey Stivason, editor, The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, 2018
• Theology on the Go: Evangelism, Jeffrey Stivason, editor, The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, 2018
• “Union With Christ,” A Jonathan Edwards Encyclopedia, Eerdmans, 2017
• “Imputation,” A Jonathan Edwards Encyclopedia, Eerdmans, 2017
• Theology on the Go: The Sufficiency of Scripture, Jeffrey Stivason, editor, The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, 2017
• Theology On the Go: The Fall, Jeffrey Stivason, editor, The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, 2017
• Theology On the Go: Antinomianism, Jeffrey Stivason, editor, The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, 2015
• “The Psalms” in Reading the Bible for Life, Geneva College, 2003
• “Acts” in Reading the Bible for Life, Geneva College, 2003

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Journal Articles

• “The Efficacy of Baptism,” The Reformed Presbyterian Theological Journal, vol. 9 (Fall 2022)
• “Proclaiming the Word of the Triune God,” The Reformed Presbyterian Theological Journal, vol. 8 (Fall 2021)
• “Warfield on Sanctification and Eschatology,” The Reformed Presbyterian Theological Journal, vol. 7 (Fall 2020)
• “Melchizedek, Who Art Thou?,” The Reformed Presbyterian Theological Journal, vol. 6.2 (Spring 2020)
• “Is Warfield's Claim True that Calvin is Better Than Westminster on Inspiration?” The Westminster Theological Journal, Fall 2019
• “N. T. Wright and John Calvin on the Doctrine of Imputation in II Corinthians 5:21,” The Reformed Presbyterian Theological Journal, Spring 2018
• "Benjamin B. Warfield and True Church Unity," The Westminster Theological Journal, Fall 2017
• "Living in an Abiding Relationship with Christ," The Reformed Presbyterian Theological Journal, Fall 2015
• “McLeod Campbell, Edwards, and Atonement,” The Confessional Presbyterian, 2014
• Review article: “Wright on Evil: N. T. Wright and Evil and the Justice of God,” The Confessional Presbyterian, 2014
• “Bucer and the Keys of the Kingdom,” Semper Reformanda, 2003

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Book Reviews

• Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology, The Presbyterion, forthcoming
• Joel Beeke, Debated Issues in Sovereign Predestination, Vandenhoek & Ruprecht, The Presbyterion, forthcoming
• Andrew B. Torrance and Thomas H. McCall, editors, Knowing Creation, Zondervan, 2018. The Presbyterion, Spring 2019
• Andrew B. Torrance and Thomas H. McCall, editors, Christ and the Created Order, Zondervan, 2018. The Presbyterion, Spring 2019
• Jeffrey S. McDonald, John Gerstner and the Renewal of Presbyterian and Reformed Evangelicalism in Modern America, Pickwick Publications, 2017. Historia Fides, Fall 2019
• Alan D. Strange, The Doctrine of the Spirituality of the Church in the Ecclesiology of Charles Hodge, Presbyterian & Reformed Publishing, 2017. The Confessional Presbyterian, Fall 2018
• Peter Sanlon, Simply God: Recovering the Classical Trinity, Inter-varsity, 2014. The Westminster Theological Journal, Spring 2018
• Cornelis van der Kooi and Gijsbert van den Brink, Christian Dogmatics, Eerdmans, 2017. The Presbyterion, Spring 2018
• Robert J. Cara, Cracking the Foundation of the New Perspective on Paul, Christian Focus, 2017. The Presbyterion, Spring 2018
• Brandon D. Crowe, The Last Adam: A Theology of the Obedient Life of Jesus in the Gospels, Baker Academic, 2017. Forthcoming on Books at a Glance
• Ingolf U. Dalferth, Crucified and Resurrected: Restructuring the Grammar of Christology, Baker Academic Books, 2015. The Westminster Theological Journal, 2016
• N. T. Wright, Surprised By Scripture: Engaging Contemporary Issues, HarperOne, 2014. The Confessional Presbyterian, 2015
• Gerald Bray, God is Love: A Biblical and Systematic Theology, Crossway, 2012. The Presbyterion, Fall 2014
• A. E. Harvey, Is Scripture Still Holy? Coming of Age with the New Testament, Eerdmans, 2012. The Westminster Theological Journal, Spring 2014
• Lyle D. Bierma, The Theology of the Heidelberg Catechism: A Reformation Synthesis, Westminster John Knox, 2013. The Westminster Theological Journal, Fall 2014
• Adam Hamilton, Making Sense of the Bible: Rediscovering the Power of Scripture Today, HarperOne, 2014. Published on The Gospel Coalition, 2014
• Michael F. Bird, Evangelical Theology: A Biblical and Systematic Introduction, Zondervan, 2014. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, vol. 57, No. 4, Dec. 2014
• Sinclair Ferguson, From the Mouth of God: Trusting, Reading, and Applying the Bible, Banner of Truth Trust, 2014. The Confessional Presbyterian, 2014

Pastoral & Teaching Experiences

Education

Associations

• Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society, 1995 – present
• Evangelical Theological Society (Full member)
• Majority Inspector of Elections, Allegheny Co. Pittsburgh, PA – 2020-present
• Pastor of Grace Reformed Presbyterian Church, Gibsonia, PA
• Adjunct Professor of Systematic Theology, Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, PA
• Online Instructor of Systematic Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA
• Board Member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals
• Senior Editor for the Alliance of Confessing Evangelical website, Place for Truth
• Senior Editor for the Alliance of Confessing Evangelical website, Ref21
• Fellow of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals

Resources