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R. Lucas Stamps
College of Christian Studies
College of Christian Studies
Professor of Christian Studies, Director of Master's Programs
rlstamps@andersonuniversity.edu
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Academic Background
Dr. R. Lucas Stamps serves as Professor of Christian Theology and Director of the Master’s Programs at the Clamp Divinity School of Anderson University. He has written numerous books, essays, and articles in the field of systematic theology. Dr. Stamps also serves on the board of directors for the David S. Dockery and Timothy F. George Center for Baptist Renewal. He lives with his wife and five children in Anderson, South Carolina.
BA in History, Auburn University
MDiv, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ph.D in Systematic Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Fast Facts
Theological education finds a nourishing habitat in a Christian liberal arts university. As the medievals argued, theology is the queen of the sciences. All of the arts and sciences ultimately lead to reflection on God as the Source, Cause, and Artificer of all that exists. In such a context, AU lives up to its reputation as an institution committed to great academics, great faith, great hospitality, and great purpose.
Theology is a theoretical science, but it is also a practical science. The intellectual virtues you learn in this sacred discipline can be applied not only to Christian ministry but to all of life.
Chair of the Scripture and Doctrine Seminar of the Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology in Cambridge
Co-Founder and Board of Directors for the David S. Dockery and Timothy F. George Center for Baptist Renewal
Eager students, collegial faculty, and visionary leaders.
Christology, Trinity, Baptist history and theology
Books
- Ultimate Guide to Angels and Demons. Nashville: Holman Reference, forthcoming 2026.
- Thy Will Be Done: A Dogmatic Defense of Dyothelite Christology. Hanover Press, forthcoming 2025.
- 40 Questions about the Trinity. Co-Authored with Matthew Y. Emerson. Grand Rapids: Kregel, forthcoming 2025.
- The Baptist Vision: Faith and Practice for a Believers’ Church. Co-Authored with Matthew Y. Emerson. Hobbs College Library. Nashville: B&H Academic, 2025.
- Thomas F. Torrance and Evangelical Theology: A Critical Analysis. Edited with Myk Habets. Studies in Historical and Systematic Theology. Bellingham, WA: Lexham,
- Baptists and the Christian Tradition: Towards an Evangelical Baptist Catholicity. Edited with Matthew Y. Emerson and Christopher W. Morgan. Nashville: B&H Academic, 2020.
Books under Contract
- Eschatology. Co-Authored with Matthew Y. Emerson. Theology for the People of God. Nashville: B&H Academic.
- The Person of Christ. Co-Authored with Matthew Y. Emerson. Theology for the People of God. Nashville: B&H Academic.
- Doctrine as Discipleship: Theological Foundations for Spiritual Formation. Hobbs College Library. Nashville: B&H Academic.
- A Baptist Prayer Book. Edited with Matthew Y. Emerson and Brandon D. Smith. Bellingham, WA: Lexham.
Book Chapters
- “Christology.” Co-Authored with Tyler R. Wittman. In Confessing Christ: An Invitation to Baptist Dogmatics. Edited by Steven A. McKinion, Christine E. Thornton, and Keith S. Whitfield, 169-206. Nashville: B&H Academic, 2024.
- “The Trinity in Luke.” In The Trinity in the Canon: A Biblical, Theological, and Practical Proposal. Edited by Brandon D. Smith, 149-76. Nashville: B&H Academic, 2023.
- “‘No One Greater’: Classical Christian Theism and Hebrews.” In Divine Action in Hebrews and the Ongoing Priesthood of Jesus. Edited by Gareth Lee Cockerill, Craig G. Bartholomew, and Benjamin T. Quinn, 41-60. The Scripture Collective Series. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2023.
- “The Role of Tradition.” In A Handbook of Theology. Edited by Daniel L. Akin, David S. Dockery, and Nathan A. Finn, 81-90. Theology for the People of God. Nashville: B&H Academic, 2023.
- “Norma Normata: The Role of Tradition in Analytic Theology.” In T&T Clark Handbook of Analytic Theology. Edited by James M. Arcadi and James T. Turner, 45-54. London: T&T Clark, 2021.
- “The Trinity: 100-500 AD.” In Historical Theology for the Church. Edited by Jason G. Duesing, Nathan A. Finn, and Thomas White, 47-69. Nashville: B&H Academic, 2021.
- “Behold the Man: Benedict XVI’s Contribution to Theological Anthropology.” In The Theology of Benedict XVI: A Protestant Appreciation. Edited by Tim Perry, 87-104. Bellingham, WA: Lexham, 2019.
- “Faith Works: Properly Understanding the Relationship between Justification and Sanctification.” In The Doctrine on Which the Church Stands or Falls: Justification in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective. Edited by Matthew Barrett, 505-32. Wheaton: Crossway, 2019.
- “On Trinitarian Theological Method.” Co-Authored with Matthew Y. Emerson. In Trinitarian Theology: Theological Models and Application. Edited by Keith Whitfield, 95-128, 157-73. Nashville: B&H Academic, 2018.
- “Atonement in Gethsemane: The Necessity of Dyothelitism for the Atonement.” In Locating Atonement: Explorations in Constructive Dogmatics. Edited by Oliver D. Crisp and Fred Sanders, 139-153. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2015.
Journal Articles
- “Credobaptism and Catholicity.” Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies 5, no. 2 (2020): 389-404.
- “Baptizing Theosis: Sketching an Evangelical Account.” Perichoresis 18, no. 1 (2020): 99-115.
- “Liturgy for Low-Church Baptists.” Co-Authored with Matthew Y. Emerson. Criswell Theological Review 14, no. 2 (Spring 2017): 71-88.
- “Did Jesus Ever Get Sick? Some Thoughts on Christ’s Human Nature.” Criswell Theological Review 13, no. 1 (Fall 2015): 63-76.
- “John Gill’s Reformed Dyothelitism.” Reformed Theological Review 74, no. 2 (August 2015): 77-93.
- “A Chalcedonian Argument against Cartesian Dualism.” Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 19, no. 1 (Spring 2015): 53-66.
- “Towards an Evangelical Baptist Catholicity.” Co-Authored with Matthew Y. Emerson. Journal of Baptist Studies 7 (2015): 42-66.
