Hans Boersma
Research Professor of Theology
BEd (Christelijke Academic "Felua," Netherlands), BA (Lethbridge), MDiv (Theological College of the Canadian Reformed Churches, Hamilton), MTh, ThD (Utrecht)
Hans Boersma holds the St. Benedict Servants of Christ Chair in Ascetical Theology at Nashotah House Theological Seminary in Wisconsin. His most recent book deals with the traditional practice of lectio divina and is entitled Pierced by Love: Divine Reading with the Christian Tradition (Lexham Press, 2023). He has also written Five Things Theologians Wish Biblical Scholars Knew (IVP Academic, 2021); Seeing God (Eerdmans, 2018); and Heavenly Participation (Eerdmans, 2011). His main theological interest is the retrieval of the sacramental ontology of the Great Tradition of the church. Fr. Boersma is an ordained priest within the Anglican Church in North America.
Among Hans Boersma's main theological interests are Catholic thought, the church fathers, and spiritual interpretation of Scripture. Hans Boersma and his wife Linda live in Langley, BC. They attend Saint Matthew's Anglican Church in Abbotsford, BC.
Areas of expertise
- Church Fathers
- Spiritual Interpretation of Scripture
- Calvin and Calvinism
- Sacramental Ontology
- Catholic Theology
- Nouvelle
Théologie
Media & Publications
- Seeing God: The Beatific Vision in Christian Tradition – Book
- Scripture as Real Presence: Sacramental Exegesis in the Early Church – Book
- Sacramental Preaching: Sermons on the Hidden Presence of Christ – Book
- Hard Questions – Summer Video
- Embodiment and Virtue in Gregory of Nyssa – Book Publication
- Divine Election: Reason for Fear or Praise? – Video
- Chapel Audio: A Certain Place – Audio
- Heavenly Participation: The Weaving of a Sacramental Tapestry – Book Publication
- Violence, Hospitality and the Cross: Reappropriating the Atonement Tradition – Book Publication
- Nouvelle Théologie and Sacramental Ontology: A Return to Mystery – Book Publication
- Theology of Culture – Summer Video