Our study of the works of the ancients enables us to give fresh life to their finer ideas, and rescue them from time's oblivion and man's neglect. ~ Peter of Blois
About Leroy Huizenga
Dr. Leroy Huizenga is Chair of the Department of Theology and Director of the Christian Leadership Center at the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D. A native of Minot, N.D., Dr. Huizenga has a B.A. in Religion from Jamestown College (N.D.), a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. in New Testament from Duke University. During his doctoral studies he received a Fulbright Grant to study and teach at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt, Germany. After teaching at Wheaton College (Ill.) for five years, Dr. Huizenga was reconciled with the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil of 2011.
Dr. Huizenga is the author of The New Isaac: Tradition and Intertextuality in the Gospel of Matthew and co-editor of Reading the Bible Intertextually, and has lectured on Scripture throughout the United States and abroad.
Recent Blog Posts
May 19, 2013 |
Cheating Mother Nature
Well, if you’ve been watching the weather, you know most of the country’s midsection is experiencing a...
May 6, 2013 |
Søren Kierkegaard on Biblical Scholarship
As a New Testament scholar, I feel this acutely, with some caveats. On one hand, interpretation is inevitable...
May 6, 2013 |
World Organ Day 2013
Today is World Organ Day, celebrating what Pope Benedict called “the king of musical instruments”, and...
April 29, 2013 |
Pope’s Prayer Intentions for May
The Pope’s general prayer intention for May is: “That administrators of justice may act always with...
April 28, 2013 |
River Adventures
Saturday morning, for the first time in ages, I took a few hours to fish. Either I’ve had a speaking...
April 25, 2013 |
James Poulos on the “Pink Police State”
Res ipsa loquitur: Q. I’d be remiss if I didn’t ask about my favorite phrase you’ve coined...