Covenant News

Johnston to Lead American Theological Society

PASADENA, CA (July 9, 2003) - Robert K. Johnston, an ordained Covenant minister and professor at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, has been elected president of the prestigious American Theological Society (ATS) for 2003-2004.

Johnston, who served for 11 years as dean of North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago, has been a faculty member at Fuller since 1993. He served as provost at the school from 1993 to 1995 and is currently professor of theology and culture. He and his wife, Catherine Barsotti, attend Pasadena Covenant Church and write film reviews for The Covenant Companion.

Along with his teaching and administrative work, Johnston has published in a variety of fields, including Old Testament, evangelical theology, and, most recently, theology and film. His recent works include Grace Upon Grace (co-editor with Jonathan Wilson), Reel Spirituality and Life Is Not Work/Work Is Not Life (co-written with J. Walker Smith). He is general editor of the New International Biblical Commentary Series, Old Testament.

The 100-member American Theological Society, which meets annually at Princeton Theological Seminary in New Jersey to discuss current theological issues, encompasses theologians from across the denominational spectrum. Former presidents of the 92-year-old society include scholars Paul Tillich, Reinhold Niebuhr, Avery Dulles, Geoffrey Wainwright, and the founding editor of Christianity Today, Carl F. H. Henry.

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