Jacob Lett, B.A. (MidAmerica Nazarene University), M.A. (NTC), Ph.D. (NTC), Senior Lecturer in Theology, Dean of Faculty, and Vice Principal (Academics), Nazarene Theological College

‘Hans Urs von Balthasar’s Dramatic Soteriology: A Theology of Representation’ (NTC), 2019.

Jacob and his wife, Whitney, reside in Manchester. He is Lecturer in Theology and Associate Dean at Nazarene Theological College. Prior to this position, he was Associate Professor of Theology at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas. His previous experience includes pastoral and mission work. His research interests include systematic and historical theology and theological integration with the sciences.

Select Publications

Hans Urs von Balthasar's Theology of Representation: God, Drama, and Salvation. University of Notre Dame Press, 2023.

“A Christology of History and Contextualization: Hans Urs von Balthasar’s Mission Christology and Kosuke Koyama’s Contextualizing Christology" in Missiology: An International Review (Summer 2022).

"Christ Who is Our Peace: Ephesians 2 and a Theological Ontology of Place” in Journal of Theological Integration (Spring 2022).

"Emplaced Theosis: The Incarnational Metaphysis of Hans Urs von Balthasar and the ‘Place’ of God” in Wesleyan Theological Journal (Fall 2020).  

“Divine Roominess: Spatial and Musical Analogies in Hans Urs von Balthasar and Robert Jenson” in Pro Ecclesia (August 2019).

“Jurgen Moltmann’s Doctrine of Divine Action: Towards a More Integrative Approach to His Doctrine of Creation,” in Wesleyan Theological Journal (Fall 2014).

Current supervision:

Past supervision: Scott Savage (co-supervisor)