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Degrees

  • Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
  • M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary
  • M.A., Talbot School of Theology
  • B.A., Biola University

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Biography

Dr. Adam Johnson is a theologian who focuses on the doctrine of the atonement, exploring the many ways in which the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ effect the reconciliation of all things to God. Johnson and his family lead the Torrey National Parks class every summer.

Affiliations

  • Evangelical Theological Society
  • American Academy of Religion
  • Karl Barth Society of North America

Awards

  • C.B. Bjuge Outstanding Thesis Award — Trinity Evangelical Divinity School — 2011 — Bannockburn, IL.
  • St. Anne's Award for the Outstanding Graduate — Torrey Honors College — 2001 — La Mirada, CA.

    Publications

    Books

    • Atonement and the Life of Faith, Johnson, Adam (Baker Academic, 2024).
    • 5 Views on the Extent of the Atonement, ed. Johnson, Adam, (Zondervan, 2019).
    • T&T Clark Companion to the Atonement, ed. Johnson, Adam (T&T Clark, 2017).
    • The Reconciling Wisdom of God: Reframing the Doctrine of the Atonement, Johnson, Adam, (Lexham Press, 2016).
    • Atonement: A Guide for the Perplexed, Johnson, Adam, (T&T Clark, 2015).
    • God’s Being in Reconciliation: The Theological Basis of the Unity and Diversity of the Atonement in the Theology of Karl Barth, Johnson, Adam, (T&T Clark, 2012).

    Articles

    • “The Spirit of the Atonement: The Holy Spirit in Christ's Death and Resurrection,” Johnson, Adam and Hayshida, Tessa M. Hayashida, Religions, September, 2022.
    • “The History of the Doctrine of Atonement,” Johnson, Adam J., Criswell Theological Review, June, 2021.
    • “Theories and Theoria of the Atonement: A Proposal,” Johnson, Adam J., International Journal of Systematic Theology, March, 2021.
    • “Stump's Modified Anselmianism: A Review Article of Eleonore Stump's 'Atonement,'” Johnson, Adam J., Journal of Reformed Theology, December, 2019.
    • “Where Demons Fear to Tread: Venturing into an Obscure Corner of the Doctrine of the Atonement Regarding the Un-fallen Angels.” Journal of Reformed Theology, January, 2015.
    • “The Crucified Bridegroom: Christ’s Atoning Death in St. John of the Cross and Spiritual Formation Today,” Johnson, Adam, Pro Ecclesia, November, 2012.
    • “The Servant Lord: The Role of the Munus Triplex in the Theology of Karl Barth,” Johnson, Adam J., Scottish Journal of Theology, May, 2012.
    • “A Temple Framework of the Atonement,” Johnson, Adam J., Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, January, 2011.
    • “A Fuller Account: The Role of 'Fittingness' in Thomas Aquinas' Development of the Doctrine of the Atonement,” Johnson, Adam, International Journal of Systematic Theology, June, 2010.

    Book Chapters

    • “Atonement and Sin,” Johnson, Adam, in The New Cambridge Companion to Doctrine, ed. Allen, Michael, (Cambridge, 2023), pp. 87-102.
    • “Atonement and Theodicy,” Johnson, Adam, in T&T Clark Companion to Suffering and the Problem of Evil, eds. Grebe, Matthias and Grösl, Johannes, (T & T Clark, 2023), pp. 306-14.
    • “Atonement,” Johnson, Adam, in Reformed Dogmatics in Dialogue: The Theology of Karl Barth and Jonathan Edwards, eds. Anizor, Uche, and Strobel, Kyle C., (Lexham, 2022), pp. 219-36.
    • “Barth’s on the Atonement,” Johnson, Adam, in Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Karl Barth, ed. Hunsinger, George and Johnson, Keith (Wiley-Blackwell, 2020), 147-58.
    • “Barth and Boethius on Stellvertretung and Personhood,” in Being Saved: Explorations in Human Salvation, eds. Cortez, Mark, Farris, Joshua R., Hamilton, Mark, (SCM Press, 2018).
    • “Atonement: The Shape and State of the Doctrine,” Johnson, Adam J. in T&T Clark Companion to the Atonement, ed. Johnson, Adam J., (T & T Clark, 2017), pp. 1-18.
    • “Atoning Wisdom: The Wisdom of God in the Way of Salvation,” Strobel, Kyle and Johnson, Adam J., in Locating Atonement: Explorations in Constructive Dogmatics,” eds. Crisp, Oliver and Sanders, Fred, (Zondervan, 2015), pp. 89-100.

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