David M. VanDrunen is the Robert B. Strimple Professor of Systematic Theology

Systematic theology

In the context of Christianity, systematic theology is a discipline of Christian theology that attempts to formulate an orderly, rational, and coherent account of the Christian faith and beliefs...

 and Christian Ethics at Westminster Seminary California

Westminster Seminary California

Westminster Seminary California is a Reformed Christian graduate educational institution located 25 miles north of San Diego, California in Escondido. It was initially a branch campus of Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia until 1982 when it became fully independent...

. VanDrunen was the 2004 recipient of the Acton Institute's Novak Award , an award given annually to an outstanding young scholar who demonstrates "theology’s connection to human dignity, the importance of the rule of law, limited government, religious liberty, and economic freedom."http://v1.acton.org/press/releases.php?release=75

VanDrunen received a B.A. from Calvin College, an M.Div. from Westminster Seminary California, a Th.M. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

Trinity Evangelical Divinity School is an evangelical Christian seminary located in Deerfield, Illinois. TEDS is one of the largest seminaries in the world, enrolling more than 1,200 graduate students in professional and academic programs, including more than 150 in its PhD programs...

, a J.D. from Northwestern University

Northwestern University

Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....

, and a Ph.D. from Loyola University

Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Chicago is a private Jesuit research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1870 under the title St...

 in Chicago. His current work focuses on natural law

Natural law

Natural law, or the law of nature , is any system of law which is purportedly determined by nature, and thus universal. Classically, natural law refers to the use of reason to analyze human nature and deduce binding rules of moral behavior. Natural law is contrasted with the positive law Natural...

 in Reformed theology

Calvinism

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 and the doctrine of the two kingdoms

Doctrine of the two kingdoms

Martin Luther's doctrine of the two kingdoms of God teaches that God is the ruler of the whole world and that he rules in two ways....

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VanDrunen is an ordained minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church

Orthodox Presbyterian Church

The Orthodox Presbyterian Church is a conservative Presbyterian denomination located primarily in the United States. It was founded by conservative members of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America who strongly objected to the pervasive Modernist theology during the 1930s . Led...

and a licensed attorney in the state of Illinois.

Publications

• Law and Custom: The Thought of Thomas Aquinas and the Future of the Common Law (2003) ISBN 0-8204-6820-7
• The Pattern Of Sound Doctrine: Systematic Theology At The Westminster Seminaries: Essays in Honor of Robert B. Strimple (2004) ISBN 0-8755-2717-5
• By Faith Alone: Answering the Challenges to the Doctrine of Justification (2007) ISBN 1-5813-4840-1
• A Biblical Case for Natural La ISBN 978-880595-23-0
• Bioethics and the Christian Life (2009) ISBN 978-1-4335-0144-9
• Natural Law and the Two Kingdom (2010) ISBN 978-0-8028-6443-7
• Living in God's Two Kingdoms: A Biblical Vision for Christianity and Culture (2010) ISBN 978-1-4335-1404-3

Source

http://wscal.edu/academics/faculty-bio/david-m-vandrunen