Jonathan Redding, Ph.D.
Old Main 309
Tuesday and Thursday 11 AM-1 PM
"You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.” - Angela Davis
"The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict" - Martin Luther King, Jr.
"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies." - Thomas Jefferson
"But we shall always hope to find them strongly supporting their own freedom--and to remember that, in the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside." - JFK
Born and raised in North Carolina (and educated a bit there, too).
Completed graduate work at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Loves all things Nebraska Wesleyan, including plays, art shows, athletic events, and much more. If students do it, I want to find a way to support it!
PUBLICATIONS
Books
Biography of a Dream: A Reception-Historical Study of the Fourth Beast in Daniel 7 (Gorgias Press, 2021)
One Nation Under Graham: Apocalyptic Rhetoric and American Exceptionalism (Baylor University Press, 2021)
Daniel Reconstructed: Reading, Preaching, and Teaching with Fresh Eyes (Baylor University Press, expected Summer 2024)
B.A. - Wingate University
M.Div. - Wake Forest University
Ph.D. - Vanderbilt University
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Old Testament
New Testament
Apocalyptic Imagination
The Life and Times of Jesus
The Life and Letters of Paul
Christian Theology
Religion, Peace, and Social Justice
World Religions
Science and Religion - First-Year Writing
Science and Religion in the Western Tradition
Jews and Christians
Archway Seminar
The Book of Daniel
The Book of Revelation
Biblical Interpretation
History of Interpretation
Chair - Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
Thread Coordinator - Science and Religion Thread
Faculty Advisor - Blue Key Academic Honors Society
Faculty Advisor - PRIDE Alliance
Awards and Achievements
-Ameritas Research Grant (2022-2023 Academic Year). Given by Nebraska Wesleyan University, Fall 2022.
-Faculty Scholarship Award (2020-2021 Academic Year). Given by Nebraska Wesleyan University, April 2021.
-Dr. Margaret J. Prouty Faculty Teaching Award (2017-2018 Academic Year). Given by Nebraska Wesleyan University, April 2018.
-Certificate in College Teaching. Given by the Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching, April 2015.
-The Biblical Languages Award. Awarded by the Wake Forest School of Divinity, May 2012.
-Student Presenter Award. Awarded by the Society of Biblical Literature Central States Regional Conference. Paper: "Facing Reality: Interpreting Connections between the Spiritual Conversions of Gilgamesh in the Epic of Gilgamesh and Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4,” March 2011.
-Fred H. Allen Award for Christian Leadership and Service. Awarded by Wingate University, May 2009.
-Undergraduate Achievement Award. Awarded by the Theta Alpha Kappa chapter at Wingate University, April 2009.
-Excellence in Religious Studies. Awarded by Wingate University, April 2009.
-Excellence in New Testament Greek. Awarded by Wingate University, April 2009.