About the Course Authors

James Hampson is the Director of Graduate Admissions at Biola University. He graduated from Biola's Talbot School of Theology with a Master of Arts in New Testament in 2012. James has a passion for engaging God's Word. He works on projects in Biblical languages, linguistics, and the integration of scripture with suffering and traumatic experiences. James enjoys learning languages, engaging new cultures, and seeing God's work around the world. He resides in La Habra, California with his wife, Chrissy, and their four children.

David Wang, PhD is a licensed psychologist, pastor, and associate professor of psychology and pastoral counseling. He is the editor of the Journal of Psychology and Theology and serves on the editorial board for Spirituality in Clinical Practice. He is principle investigator of the Seminary Formation Assessment Project, a research program funded by the John Templeton Foundation conducting longitudinal empirical research on the human and spiritual formation of students enrolled in 18 North American Eastern Orthodox, Episcopal, Evangelical, Mainline Protestant and Roman Catholic seminaries. He is also co-principle investigator of the Trauma-Resilient Church Collective Program, a 5-year project funded by the Lilly Endowment mobilizing diverse local congregations to address both individual and systematic factors as they meet the spiritual and mental health needs of trauma survivors. Dr. Wang and his his wife Vivian live with their two daughters in Fullerton.

About the Course Provider

Talbot School of Theology is a theologically conservative, evangelical seminary in Southern California near Los Angeles. With over a 60-year heritage of biblical fidelity, the seminary couples solid evangelical scholarship with spiritual formation to prepare students for a lifetime of relevant, effective ministry. The seminary's master's degree programs and doctoral degree programs are led by a faculty of nationally renowned, widely-published, and actively engaged ministry leaders.