J. Todd Billings
J. Todd Billings(born 9 June 1973) is the Gordon H. Girod Research Professor of Reformed Theology at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, MI. Dr. Billings has lectured in Europe, South Africa, and the United States, and has published in a variety of journals, including "Modern Theology, Harvard Theological Review, Missiology", and "International Journal of Systematic Theology", as well as periodicals such as "Christianity Today, The Christian Century, Credo, and "Sojourners". Education and Career. He graduated from Wheaton College with a B.A. in 1995, majoring in Philosophy and English. In order to be a pastor, he studied in  Fuller Theological Seminary, graduating with an M.Div. in 1999. He obtained a Doctor of Divinity (Th.D.) degree from Harvard University Divinity School in 2005. At Fuller Theological Seminary, he was particularly influenced by Professor Miroslav Volf and Professor John L. Thompson. Professor Volf was his first theological mentor, and while studying under Professor Thompson, he came to love historical theology, biblical hermeneutics, and Reformed theology. At Harvard Divinity School, he was taught by Professor Sarah Anne Coakley, a distinguished scholar in historical and systematic theology, and received Th.D in “Calvin, Participation, and the Gift: The Activity of Believers  in Union with Christ”. He is interested in Reformed Theology, Sacraments, Salvation, and Theological Hermeneutics, and has been teaching Reformed Theology at Western Theological Seminary since 2005. In 2007, he became an ordained minister in the Reformed Church in America. In 2009, he and his wife served as missionaries to Ethiopia with the Reformed church. His books have been translated into Korean in 2021. From the perspective of theology in the Institutes of Christian Religion of John Calvin he shows how Christian life would be realized. He has been active in local church ministry, homeless care ministries and community development  in Uganda. He was also involved in various activities, including theological education in Ethiopia. He is married to Rachel M. Billings, who holds a Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament from Harvard University. He has two lively children.