Education
Ph. D. (2023), Theology, University of Toronto
Dissertation: The Sacrament and the Secular: The Sociopolitical Significance of Henri de Lubac’s Sacramental Ecclesiology in a Post-Christian World
Th.M. (2018), Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary
M.Div. (2015), Reformed Theological Seminary, Dallas, Texas
B.B.A. (2007), Finance, University of Texas
About
James R. Wood previously worked as an associate editor at First Things Magazine, a PCA pastor in Austin, TX, and a campus evangelist and team leader with Cru Ministries at the University of Texas at Austin. He is married to Clare, and they have five daughters. He and Clare love to host others in their home, share meals, and talk about all things serious and trivial.
Research Interests
- Mission in a post-Christian context
- Political theology
- Ecclesiology
- Sacramental theology
- Ecumenical theology
- Augustine
- John Calvin
- John Nevin
- Neo-Calvinism
- Nouvelle Théologie/Communio theology
- P.J. Hoedemaker
- Karl Barth
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- Thomas F. Torrance
Research Funding
Mary H. Beatty Fellowship (2021-2022)
Select Publications
See Google Scholar for a full list of publications.
“Applying (Reformed) Dogmatics for the Modern World.” Religious Studies Review 50, no. 1 (2024): 137-142.
“The Sacrament and Secular-Religious Bodies: Henri de Lubac’s Ecclesial Humanism and the Pull of Pseudo-Transcendence.” In Secularism and the Pursuit of Transcendence: Volume II, 293-411. Edited by Stanley E. Porter and Wendy J. Porter (Pickwick Publications, 2025).
“Christ’s Body is One: Resources for Reformed Catholicity in John W. Nevin’s Incarnational Ecclesiology.” Journal of Reformed Theology 14, no. 1-2 (2020): 73-99.
Popular Publications
“Reaching the West with Wonder.” Mere Orthodoxy 6 (Winter 2025).
“Calvin’s Complex Ecumenism.” Ad Fontes: A Journal of Protestant Letters 5, no. 4. (Summer 2021).
“Can the Church Still Speak? And if so, will anyone listen?” Comment: Public Theology for the Common Good (Winter 2023).
“Calvinism 2.0” First Things
“Ordering Our Social Loves” Ad Fontes
“Can the Church Still Speak?” Comment