Formerly, he taught at Oak Hills College in Minnesota where he has served as associate professor of philosophy and theology since 1981 and was director of general education and chair of the religious studies department. He completed his Th.D. from the University of South Africa in 1996 in systematic and philosophical theology. Dr. Sanders has authored or edited three books which have been listed in the Top 20 of Christianity Today's Book of the Year Awards, including The Openness of God , which he edited and co-authored with HC's Dr. William Hasker, among others. His newest work, The God Who Risks, will be published in October by InterVarsity Press. He is a member of the Society of Christian Philosophers, American Academy of Religion, Christian Theological Research Fellowship and the Evangelical Theological Society.
Sanders appreciates teaching philosophy at a Christian college.
Many times students have heard things from non-Christian teachers that challenge their faith, but they do not know how to respond. Seldom have such students met a Christian intellectual who has reflected on those questions. Even if I do not have the answers to a particular question, there are at least two things which are often helpful to my students. Sometimes we have been taught not to ask the difficult questions for faith. These are things the students may take with them and emulate in their lives as they journey on their pilgrimage.