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Ronald C. Highfield
Professor of Religion

Division: Religion Division
Office: Appleby Center (APC) 276
Phone: (310) 506-4511
Fax: (310) 506-6907
E-mail: ronald.highfield@pepperdine.edu

  • Ph.D., Rice University, 1988
  • M.A., Rice University, 1988
  • M.Th., Harding Graduate School of Religion, 1979
  • B.A., Harding University, 1975
Courses:
  • Religion
Key Awards/Affiliations:
  • American Academy of Religion
  • Christian Theological Research Fellowship
  • Founder and Co-Coordinator of Restoration Theological Research Fellowship
Academic Interests:
  • Divine Self-Limitation in Contemporary Theology
Selected Works:
  • Barth and Rahner: Toward an Ecumenical Understanding of Sin and Evil. New York: Peter Lang, 1989., 1989
  • "Does the Doctrine of the Trinity Make a Difference?" in Gary Holloway, Randall J. Harris and Mark Black, Eds. Theology Matters: Answers for the Church Today. Joplin, MO: College Press, 1998., 1988
  • The Superstitions of the Modern Mind Examined, Journal of the Center for Christianity and Culture, 1996., 1996
  • Children's Education and the Kingdom of God in America, Leaven Journal., 1996., 1996
  • "The Freedom to Say "NO"? Karl Rahner's Doctrine of Sin," Theological Studies (September 1995) Vol. 4. No. 3. pp. 485-505., 1995
  • "An Essay on the Christian Mission in Higher Education," Faculty Dialogue (Winter 1995). No. 23. pp. 97-114. Awarded First Prize of $1000 in the Ted Ward Writing Award contest., 1995