John Child
Professor
Pastoral Studies
Baptist Theological College of Southern Africa
South Africa
Biography
John is the Peter Chamane Lecturer in Systematic Theology & Ethics. He wrote the articles on Apartheid and the Christian Reconstruction Movement in the New Dictionary of Christian Ethics and Pastoral Theology, and he wrote a thesis on Biblical Law in the Theology of R. J. Rushdoony. He is currently doing research into modern day prophecy for a PhD. John spent thirteen years in the business world prior to his ordination in 1989. He was Rector of Christ Church, La Lucia, before joining the Faculty in 1997. In 1999 with the help of a team of students John planted Muizenberg Community Church and was minister-in-charge for 9 years. John is married to Marion and they have four children. Formerly a keen runner, John is now an accomplished race walker and he also enjoys travel, wild life, nature and reading.
Research Interest
Christian Doctrine; Ethics; Pastoral Studies
