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Scripture Press Chair
of Christian Formation & Ministry
On faculty since 1981
Phone: (630) 752-5166
E-Mail: James.Wilhoit@wheaton.edu |
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Education
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Ph.D., Northwestern University (Religion)
M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
M.R.E., Covenant Theological Seminary
B.A., University of Washington (History)
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Professional and Personal Interests
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I was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1951. When I was four
my family moved to Clatskanie, Oregon, a small town in Northwest
Oregon. My father, who worked for the Federal Government, had
been transferred to an Army base on the Columbia River. We lived
in Clatskanie for nine years, and I came to love the woods and
water of Oregon and have fond memories of hours spent exploring
the woods near our home.
We later moved across the Columbia River to Longview, Washington.
I graduated with a BA from the University of Washington with
a degree in history, with an emphasis in ancient and medieval
history. It was in my late high school and early college years
that I grew in my faith. College was a time of spiritual and
intellectual growth for me. I am grateful to the ministers from
my home church, Longview Community Church, to the wonderful
InterVarsity program and Christian students at the University
of Washington and to one of my major professors for the nurture
she provided. This professor was not a Christian, but she taught
me to read texts well and held out the possibility that we could
actually come to deeply understand ancient leaders and writers.
Her faith in what a careful and contextually informed reading
of a text could tell us spurred me on to read the Gospels with
greater care.
After some years of graduate study I began my teaching career
at Wheaton College in 1981. I initially taught courses on teaching
the Bible and the History and Philosophy of Christian Education.
Over the years my teaching load has shifted more and more to
the area of Christian Formation and Spirituality. I currently
teach courses in this area in both the graduate and undergraduate
programs.
In my time away from school I enjoy doing things with my family,
gardening and service in my church. My wife is a physician who
works as a Medical Director for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois,
and I have two wonderful teen-age daughters.
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Membership in Professional Societies
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Coming soon…
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Research
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My current research and writing is divided between the areas of teaching the Bible and foundational concerns in community-based Christian Formation.
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Papers Published and/or Presented
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Major Publications:
- Wilhoit, James, ed. (2002). Nelson's Personal Handbook of Prayer.
Nashville, Tenn.: Thomas Nelson. Ryken, Leland, &
James Wilhoit, and Tremper Longman, eds. 1998. Dictionary
of Biblical Imagery. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity
Press [Translated into five languages].
- Gangel,
Kenneth O. and James C. Wilhoit, eds. 1996. The Christian
Educator's Handbook on Family Life Ministry. Grand Rapids:
Baker. [Awarded EPA Gold Medalion]
- Wilhoit,
James C. and John Dettoni, eds. 1995. Nurture that is
Christian. Grand Rapids: Baker.
- Gangel,
Kenneth O. and James C. Wilhoit, eds. 1994. Christian
Educator's Handbook on Spiritual Formation. Grand Rapids:
Baker.
- Gangel,
Kenneth O. and James C. Wilhoit, eds. 1993. The Christian
Educator's Handbook on Adult Education. Grand Rapids:
Baker. [Translated into Chinese]
- Wilhoit,
James C. and Leland Ryken. 1988. Effective Bible Teaching.
Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House. [Translated into Korean].
- Wilhoit,
James C. 1986. Christian Education and the Search
for Meaning. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House. [Translated
into Korean].
Selected Articles and Book Chapters:
- McMinn,
Mark and James C. Wilhoit. 1996. "Becoming Spiritually
Sensitive." Christian Counseling Today. 4
(1): 21-25.
- Wilhoit,
James C. 1993. "Interpreting the history of
religious education in the Twentieth Century: Responses
to Brian Tippen." Religious Education 88 (4):
614-617.
- Wilhoit,
James C. 1991. "Developing a Philosophy." In
Christian Education: Foundations for the Future, ed.
Robert E. Clark, Lin Johnson, and Allyn K. Sloat:57-69.
Chicago: Moody Press.
- Ryken,
Leland and James C. Wilhoit. 1991. "The Church's Unfinished
Task, Part 2: A Response to Jackie L. Smallbones."
Christian Education Journal 12 (1): 97-106.
- Wilhoit,
James C. 1987. "The Illusion of Change in Curriculum."
Christian Education Journal 8 (1): 25-29.
- Wilhoit,
James C. 1987. "The Bible Goes to Sunday School: An
Historical Response to Pluralism." Religious Education
82 (Summer): 390-404.
- Wilhoit,
James C. 1984. "The Impact of the Social Sciences
on Religious Education." Religious Education
79 (Summer): 367-375.
- Ryken,
Leland and James C. Wilhoit. 1990. "Teaching the Bible:
The Church's Unfinished Task." Christian Education
Journal 10 (2): 39-45.
- Wilhoit,
James C. 1982. "Memory: An Area of Difference between
Piaget and Goldman". Journal of Christian Education
(US) 2 (2): 11-14.
Ministry Publications:
- Veerman,
David R., James C. Galvin, James C. Wilhoit, Daryl J.
Lucas, and Richard Osborne. 1992. 101 Questions Children
Ask About God. Wheaton, Il.: Tyndale House Publishers.
- Veerman,
David R., James C. Galvin, James C. Wilhoit, Daryl J. Lucas,
and Richard Osborne. 1994. 102 Questions Children Ask
About the Bible. Wheaton, Il.: Tyndale House Publishers.
- Veerman,
David R., James C. Galvin, James C. Wilhoit, Daryl J. Lucas,
and Richard Osborne. 1995. 103 Questions Children Ask
About Right and Wrong. Wheaton, Il.: Tyndale House Publishers.
- Veerman,
David R., James C. Galvin, James C. Wilhoit, Daryl J. Lucas,
and Richard Osborne. 1996. 104 Questions Children Ask
About Heaven & Angels. Wheaton, Il.: Tyndale House
Publishers.
- Veerman,
David R., James C. Galvin, James C. Wilhoit, Daryl J. Lucas,
and Richard Osborne. 1997. 105 Questions Children Ask
About Money Matters. Wheaton, Il.: Tyndale House Publishers.
- Bruce
B. Barton, J.
Michael Kendrick, James
Wilhoit, Daryl
J. Lucas , James
Galvin. 1997. Bible Animals. Wheaton, Il.: Tyndale
House Publishers.
- Veerman,
David R., James C. Galvin, James C. Wilhoit, Daryl J. Lucas,
and Richard Osborne. 1999. 107 Questions Children Ask
About Prayer. Wheaton, Il.: Tyndale House Publishers.
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