Education
B.A. University of Wisconsin, Madison, B.D. Western Theological Seminary, Ph.D. Harvard University
dennis.voskuil@westernsem.edu

Courses
TF101 The Church's Life and Witness (1536-present)
TF567 Jesus in America
TF570 American Theologies: Culture and Religious Thought in the U.S.
TF621 Apologetics in Post-Christian Culture
TF633 Made in America: A Study of Indigenous Sects and Cults
CM120 Leading Christian Communities

If we are to effectively communicate the gospel of Jesus Christ, we must be keenly aware of the contours of our culture. As we study the history of the church we learn how the gospel became rooted in particular cultures. This is why I find church history so relevant and exciting.

Background

Dennis Voskuil came to Western as president in 1994 after serving as a teacher, pastor, and student of church history. He was a professor of religion at Hope College before coming to Western and has also served as pastor of several churches. He has served on the Reformed Church in America's Commission on History, Commission on Theology, and as chair of its Ad Hoc Committee on Ecclesiastical Office and Ministry.

Dr. Voskuil's publications have included essays for several books on religion in America and articles in the Reformed Review, Perspectives: A Journal of Reformed Thought, and the Church Herald. He is also the author of Mountains into Gold Mines: Robert Schuller and the Gospel of Success.