Hans Boersma (born 1961) is a Dutch-Canadian

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theologian specialising in

patristics Patristics or patrology is the study of the early Christian writers who are designated Church Fathers. The names derive from the combined forms of Latin ''pater'' and Greek ''patḗr'' (father). The period is generally considered to run from ...

sacramental theology A sacrament is a Christian rite that is recognized as being particularly important and significant. There are various views on the existence and meaning of such rites. Many Christians consider the sacraments to be a visible symbol of the re ...

, and ''

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''. He is of Reformed background, but has become a convert and a priest in the

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Biography

Boersma holds degrees from the

University of Lethbridge , mottoeng = ''Let there be light'' , type = Public , established = , academic_affiliations = Universities Canada , endowment = $73 million (2019) , chancellor = Charles Weasel ...

, the Theological College of the Canadian Reformed Churches, and

Utrecht University Utrecht University (UU; nl, Universiteit Utrecht, formerly ''Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht'') is a public research university in Utrecht, Netherlands. Established , it is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands. In 2018, it had an enrollme ...

. He previously taught at

Trinity Western University Trinity Western University (TWU) is a Private university, private Christian liberal arts university with campuses in both Langley, British Columbia (district municipality), Langley and Richmond, British Columbia, Richmond, British Columbia. The sch ...

in Langley, BC (1999–2005) and served as the J. I. Packer Professor of Theology at

Regent College Regent College is an interdenominational evangelical Christian College of Christian studies, and an affiliated college of the University of British Columbia, located next to the university's campus in the University Endowment Lands west of Van ...

from 2005 to 2019. Boersma held the Danforth Visiting Chair at St. Louis University from 2015 to 2016. He currently holds the Chair to the Order of St. Benedict Servants of Christ Endowed Professorship in Ascetical Theology at

Nashotah House Nashotah House is an Anglicanism, Anglican seminary in Nashotah, Wisconsin. The seminary opened in 1842 and received its official charter in 1847. The institution is independent and generally regarded as one of the more theologically Conservatism, ...

, a theological seminary in the

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tradition. From 2003 until 2004, Boersma was the President of the Canadian-American Theological Association, a forum for scholarly contributions to the renewal of theology and biblical interpretation.

Works

* ''Seeing God: The Beatific Vision in Christian Tradition'' (Eerdmans, 2018) * ''Scripture as Real Presence: Sacramental Exegesis in the Early Church'' (Baker Academic, 2017) * ''Sacramental Preaching: Sermons on the Hidden Presence of Christ'' (Baker, 2016) * ''The Oxford Handbook of Sacramental Theology'', ed. Hans Boersma and Matthew Levering (Oxford University Press, 2015) * ''Eucharistic Participation: The Reconfiguration of Time and Space'' (Regent College Publishing, 2013) * ''Embodiment and Virtue in Gregory of Nyssa: An Anagogical Approach'' (Oxford University Press, 2013) * ''Heaven on Earth? Theological Interpretation in Ecumenical Dialogue'', ed. Hans Boersma and Matthew Levering (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013) * ''Heavenly Participation: The Weaving of a Sacramental Tapestry'' (Eerdmans, 2011) * ''Nouvelle Théologie & Sacramental Ontology: A Return to Mystery'' (Oxford University Press, 2010) * ''Violence, Hospitality, and the Cross: Reappropriating the Atonement Tradition'' (Baker, 2006) — Christianity Today 2005 Book Award Winner

References

External links

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Audio recordings at Regent College
Living people 1961 births University of Lethbridge alumni Utrecht University alumni Academic staff of Trinity Western University Patristic scholars 21st-century Calvinist and Reformed theologians Dutch Anglicans Canadian Anglican Church in North America priests Canadian Calvinist and Reformed theologians Academic staff of Regent College Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences {{Theologian-stub