DR. GENE HAAS
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Courses taught 2011/2012:
REL251 Reformation Theology REL362 Religion & Human Sexuality REL380/381 Youth Ministry Internship REL485 Independent Study REL245 Contemporary Religious Situations REL341/441 Theology in the Contemporary World
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EDUCATION
D.Th. (1989) Christian Ethics, University of Toronto
Dissertation: "The Concept of Equity in Calvin's Ethics."
M.Th. (1977), Systematic Theology, Covenant Theological Seminary
Thesis: "The Controversy over General Revelation between Karl Barth and Emil Brunner."
M.Div. (1974), Covenant Theological Seminary
B.A. Hons (1978), Philosophy, University of Regina
B.A. Hons (1969), Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Christian Ethics
- Hermeneutics
- Theology
- Worldview
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS
The Concept of Equity in Calvin's Ethics. Waterloo, Ont.: Wilfred Laurier University Press, 1997
ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS
"Calvin als Vorbild für eine theologische Schriftinterpretation Verdeutlicht anhand seiner Exegese von 1 Tim 4,1-5." In Calvin Heute: Impulse der reformierten Theologie für die Zukunft der Kirche, 19-39. Herausgegeben von Michael Weinrich und Ulrich Möller. Neukirchen-Vluyn: Neukirchenen Verlagsgesellschaft, 2009.
"Ethics and Church Discipline." In The Calvin Handbook, 332-44. Edited by Herman Selderhuis. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009.
"Ethiek en kerkelijke tucht." Calvijn Handboek, 373-87. Herman J. Selderhuis (red.). Kampen: Uitgeverij Kok, 2008.
"Ethik und Kirchenzucht." Calvin Hanbuch, 326-38. Herman Selderhuis, (ed.). Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2008.
"Creational Ethics is Public Ethics: The Kuyperian Legacy." Christian Theological Research Fellowship [Web] Journal vol. 10 (2005).
"Calvin's Ethics." In The Cambridge Companion to John Calvin, 93-105. Edited by Donald K. McKim. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 2004.
"Slave, Slavery" article for Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch, ed. David W. Baker and T. Desmond Alexander. InterVarsity Press, 2003.
"Perspectives on Homosexuality." [Review article on 6 books dealing with Christian views on homosexuality.] Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 45 (September 2002): 497-512.
"Calvin on the Church and Ethics." In Calvin and the Church, 72-91. Ed. David Foxgrover. Calvin Studies Society Papers 2001. Grand Rapids: The Calvin Studies Society, 2002.
"The Significance of Eschatology for Christian Ethics." In Looking into the Future: Evangelical Studies in Eschatology, pp. 325-41. Ed. David Baker. ETS Studies Series. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2001.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Society of Biblical Literature
Society of Christian Ethics
Evangelical Theological Society
University Faculty for Life
International Association for the Promotion of Christian Higher Education
Canadian Evangelical Theological Society
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor of Theology and Ethics, 1987-91 Canadian Bible College and Seminary Regina, Sask.
Assistant Chaplain: April-August, 1985 Toronto Detention Centre
Church Planting Pastor, 1986-90 Presbyterian Church in (North) America
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Leadership Team, 2007-present New City Church (PCA), Hamilton, Ontario
Chairman, Candidates and Credentials Committee
Christian Education and Publications Committee, 2000-present Presbytery of Eastern Canada Presbyterian Church in (North) America