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Jonathan Platter

Jonathan

Platter

Associate Professor of Theology 
  • PhD: Christian Theology, 2020, University of Cambridge
  • MA(TS): Theological Studies, 2014, Nazarene Theological Seminary
  • BA: Theology and Ministry, 2012, Southern Nazarene University
jmplatter@mnu.edu
“I love discovering new ideas about God and Christian community through exploring different theologies together with students.”
Winter Research Fellowship at the University of Munich, 2021-2022
Goodwin Prize for Excellence in Theological Writing, 2019
Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence, 2014
Zondervan Theology Award, 2014
Merit Award Scholarship, 2013-2014
Dean’s Award, runner up, 2013
Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence, 2013
Tom Nees Social Justice Award, 2013
Ministerial Internship Program, 2006-2010
Professional Associations:
American Academy of Religion
Society for the Study of Theology
Wesleyan Theological Society
Divine Simplicity and the Triune Identity: A Critical Dialogue with the Theological Metaphysics of Robert W. Jenson. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2021.
(with Jacob Lett) “‘Christ Who is Our Peace’: Ephesians 2 and a Theological Ontology of Place,” Journal of Theological Interpretation, (forthcoming).
“Holiness in Excess: Between Holiness and Metaphysics in the Wake of Rowan Williams:” Heythrop Journal 62, no. 5 (September 2021): 916–27.
“Divine Simplicity and Scripture: A Theological Reading of Exodus 3:14,”Scottish Journal of Theology 73, no. 4 (November 2020): 295–306