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Robert Travis Peake Associate Professor of Theology Phillips Theological Seminary, Tulsa, Oklahoma Joseph A. Bessler is Robert Travis Peake Associate Professor of Theology at Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In addition to his required theology courses, Bessler-Northcutt specializes in the interaction of religion and culture. He has recently chaired the Ethics, Society and Cultural Analysis section of the Southwest region of the American Academy of Religion and he is co-editor of a forthcoming book on Law and Religious Ethics. He offers a variety of courses on ethics and culture, theological themes in the contemporary American novel, theological autobiography, etc. Academic Credentials Ph.D., University of Chicago M.T.S., Harvard University B.S., Northwestern University Special Study Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universitat, Frankfurt am Main, 1983 Academic Appointments Associate Professor of Theology, Phillips Theological Seminary, 1996– Associate Dean, Phillips Theological Seminary, Tulsa Campus, 1994– 1997 Instructor, Christian Theology, Phillips Theological Seminary, 1992–1996 Professional Service Chair of the Ethics, Society and Cultural Analysis section, American Academy of Religion, Southwest Region, 1999–2001 Books A Scandalous Jesus: How Three Historic Quests Changed Theology for the Better, Polebridge, 2013 Law and Theology: Cases and Readings, edited with Martin Belsky, Carolina Academic Press, 2005 “The Ten Commandments: An Exercise in Liturgical Theology,” with Kay Bessler-Northcutt, a worship service in Celebrating Covenant: A Resource for Worship, Chalice Press, 2001 “Becoming Langdon Gilkey: The Theological Significance of Shantung Compound,” in The Theology of Langdon B. Gilkey: Systematic and Critical Studies, edited by Jeff Pool and Kyle A. Pasewark, 1999 Public Service Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry, board of directors, 1998–2001. Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry, Legislative Issues Taskforce, 1998–2000 Awards & Honors Century Fellow, University of Chicago, 1986–1989