DEMAREST, Bruce A(lvin) 1935-

PERSONAL: Born May 29, 1935, in New York, NY; son of Clifford A. (a banker) and Dorothy (a homemaker; maiden name, Duffy) Demarest; married Elsie Stumpf (a teacher), August 25, 1963; children: Starr, Scott, Sharon. Education: Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL, B.S., 1958; Adelphi University, M.S., 1963; Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL, M.A., 1969; Victoria University of Manchester, Ph.D., 1973. Politics: Independent. Religion: Protestant. Hobbies and other interests: Outdoor activities, including skiing, hiking, trout fishing, and camping in the Rocky Mountains.

ADDRESSES: Office—P.O. Box 10000, Denver, CO 80250. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: Ordained Baptist minister, 1973; Titcombe College, Egbe, Nigeria, lecturer in mathematics, 1963-67; University of Liberia, Monrovia, lecturer in philosophy, 1969-70; International Fellowship of Evangelical Students, London, England, lecturer at large in theology, 1973-75; Denver Conservative Baptist Seminary, Englewood, CO, associate professor, 1975-79, professor of theology, beginning 1980. Breckenridge Christian Ministries, visiting lecturer, 1980; visiting professor at Sangre de Cristo School of Biblical Studies, 1982 and 1985, Séminaire Évangélique de Québec, 1984, and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1985. Military service: U.S. Naval Reserve, 1958-61; became lieutenant senior grade.

MEMBER: Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, Evangelical Theological Society, Institute for Biblical Research, Wheaton College Scholastic Honor Society.

AWARDS, HONORS: Gold Medal, text division, Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, 1983, for General Revelation: Historical Views and Contemporary Issues.

WRITINGS:

Priest after the Order of Melchizedek (monograph), Mohr-Siebeck (Tübingen, Germany), 1976.

Who Is Jesus?, Victor Books (Wheaton, IL), 1977, 2nd edition, 1983.

General Revelation: Historical Views and Contemporary Issues, Zondervan (Grand Rapids, MI), 1983.

(Editor, with Gordon R. Lewis, and contributor) Challenges to Inerrancy: A Theological Response, Moody Press (Chicago, IL), 1984.

(With Gordon R. Lewis) Integrative Theology: Historical, Biblical, Systematic, Apologetic, and Practical, Volume 1: Knowing Ultimate Reality: The Living God, Volume 2: Our Primary Need: Christ's Atoning Provisions, Volume 3: Spirit-Given Life: God's People Present and Future, Zondervan (Grand Rapids, MI), 1987–94.

The Cross and Salvation: The Doctrine of Salvation, Crossway Books (Wheaton, IL), 1997.

Satisfy Your Soul: Restoring the Heart of Christian Spirituality, Navpress (Colorado Springs, CO), 1999.

Soul Guide: Following Jesus As Spiritual Director, Navpress (Colorado Springs, CO), 2002.

Contributor to books, including Perspectives on Evangelical Theology, edited by Kenneth Kantzer and Stanley Gundry, Baker Book House (Grand Rapids, MI), 1979; Pauline Theology: A Festschrift to F. F. Bruce, edited by Donald Magner and Murray Harris, Eerdmans (Grand Rapids, MI), 1980; and Process Theology, edited by Ronald Nash, Mott Media (Milford, MI), 1986. Contributor of articles and reviews to theology journals and religious magazines, including Christianity Today, Eternity, Evangelical Quarterly, and Evangelical Missions Quarterly. Themelios, editor, 1973-75, book review editor, 1975-84; newsletter editor, Evangelical Theological Society, 1980—.

SIDELIGHTS: Bruce A. Demarest once told CA: "My motivation and attitudes toward teaching, writing, and practical service were stimulated by travel and lecturing in forty countries in Africa, Asia, and Europe, while I resided overseas from 1963 until 1975. I have a special interest in the concerns and problems of the developing world.

"My wife and I began our careers when an international organization invited us to establish a Christian college in Nigeria. A number of students we were privileged to train have since risen to significant posts of leadership in government service, in various professions, and in the Christian ministry. During the Nigerian civil war of 1966 to 1968, we were redirected to the nearby country of Liberia, and we continued our teaching at the University of Liberia. I am convinced that a person's education and preparation for life are not complete until some time has been spent overseas assisting others less fortunate. As Jesus said, 'If anyone wants to be first, he must be … the servant of all.'"

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

periodicals

Christianity Today, October 16, 1987, Stanley J. Grenz, review of Integrative Theology: Historical, Biblical, Systematic, Apologetic, and Practical, Volume 1: Knowing Ultimate Reality: The Living God, p. 34; March 11, 1991, John G. Stackhouse, review of Integrative Theology, Volume 2: Our Primary Need: Christ's Atoning Provisions, p. 50.

Publishers Weekly, November 11, 2002, review of Soul Guide: Following Jesus As Spiritual Director, p. 58.

Trinity Journal, fall, 2000, review of The Cross and the Salvation: The Doctrine of Salvation, p. 237.*