PhD in Theology (History of Christianity), 2022
University of Notre Dame
MDiv, 2016
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
MA (Systematic Theology)
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
BA, 2012
Northwestern College
PhD in Theology (History of Christianity), 2022
University of Notre Dame
MDiv, 2016
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
MA (Systematic Theology)
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
BA, 2012
Northwestern College
Dr. Pierce’s research focuses on the early Church, its theological reflection, biblical exegesis, and spirituality. One area of particular interest to Dr. Pierce concerns the relationships of Christians to one another (e.g., in church councils, friendship, or theological controversies) and to those outside the Church (e.g., use of philosophy, apologetics). Along these lines, he has co-authored a small book—Why Does Friendship Matter? (Lexham Press)—outlining the value of a classical, Christian approach to friendship. He is also interested in the historical development of theological traditions and their later reception, especially the Augustinian tradition and its reception within medieval scholasticism and the Lutheran Reformation. Dr. Pierce has contributed to several peer-reviewed academic journals such as Augustinian Studies, Journal of Early Christian Studies, Church History, and Pro Ecclesia. Presently, he is in the process of revising his dissertation, Augustine’s Theology of the Sacramental Economy, for publication and working on two translation projects: (1) church councils in Roman Africa (345–427) and (2) the extant fragment of Origen’s Commentary on Genesis. Dr. Pierce is excited to explore connections between the Lutheran Reformation and the apostolic faith in which it was rooted.
“Tertullian’s Case for the Christiani Creatoris in Adversus Marcionem.” Journal of Theological Interpretation 16.1 (2022): 1–22. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5325/jtheointe.16.1.0001
“Augustine as an Auctoritas in Juan de Torquemada’s Apparatus Super Decretum Florentinum Unionis Graecorum (1441).” Church History 90.2 (2021): 304–323. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0009640721001438
“Apokatastasis, Genesis 1.26–27, and the Theology of History in Origen’s De principiis.” Journal of Early Christian Studies 29.2 (2021): 169–191. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/earl.2021.0018
“From Emergency Baptism to Christian Polemics? Augustine’s Invocation of Infant Baptism in the Pelagian Controversy.” Augustinian Studies 52.1 (2021): 19–41. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5840/augstudies20212562
“Exodus 3:14 in Eunomius of Cyzicus’s Apologia Apologiae: An Exegetical Diagnostic in Fourth-Century Theological Polemics.” Studia Patristica 78 (2021): 13–33. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv27vt55p.4
“A Pauline Theology of Grace and the Spirit’s Gift of Love in Augustine’s De spiritu et littera.” Augustiniana 70.2 (2020): 203–226. DOI: https://poj.peeters-leuven.be/content.php?id=3289071&url=article
“At the Crossroads of Christology and Grace: Augustine on the Union of Homoand Verbum in Christ (ca. 411–430).” Augustinianum 60.2 (2020): 453–477. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5840/agstm202060224
“Augustine’s Eschatological Vision: The Dynamism of Seeing and Seeking God in Heaven.” Pro Ecclesia 29.2 (2020): 217–238. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1063851219886590
“Reconsidering Ambrose’s Reception of Basil’s Homiliae in Hexaemeron: The Lasting Legacy of Origen.” Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum 23.3 (2019): 414–444. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/zac-2019-0028
With Chris L. Firestone. “Friendship Matters: Honoring God in Our Relationships.” Christ on Campus Initiative, 2017; reprinted as Why Does Friendship Matter? Questions for Restless Minds. Edited by D.A. Carson. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2021.
Unless otherwise noted, all content is © Trinity Anglican Seminary
311 Eleventh St. • Ambridge, PA 15003
1-800-874-8754 or 724-266-3838
