Matt Jenson

Recent Essays

Now You See It, Now You Don’t

Matt Jenson | Misc., Theology | 09.15.2008

The church is a visible reality. Sort of. Evangelicals frequently forget, neglect or disdain the notion of the church’s visibility. This is more often than not a function of an ecclesiological minimalism. We get antsy ar... Read More...

Sin Happens

Matt Jenson | Culture, Theology | 07.20.2008

I've just reviewed Alan Jacobs' new book Original Sin: A Cultural History for Books & Culture. I'd like to recommend both to you. Jacobs writes beautiful, thoughtful books. (I'm finishing his other new book, on the nature of ... Read More...

Tangled Up in Blue

Matt Jenson | Misc., Culture, Theology | 06.16.2008

An hour ago I unloaded my things after a long drive down the 5, back from three weeks in Berkeley with two other faculty members, their families and thirty-some students. Every year, a crew of Torrey students and faculty live... Read More...

The Bread of Forgiveness

Matt Jenson | Theology | 05.05.2008

As a teacher and writer, I am constantly juggling, examining, ducking, burying, testing and launching words. Day and night, I read and talk and write. I seldom escape the weighing of my words for timing, accuracy and fit. I l... Read More...

On Viewing a Body

Matt Jenson | Theology | 03.10.2008

Frankly, I wondered about the wisdom and place of a viewing. Our church was devastated by the death of Midi and Nathan Mikasa, mother and four-year-old son, less than a year – but such a year – after we opened our doors. ... Read More...
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Biographical Sketch

Biographical Sketch

Matt Jenson is a systematic theologian specializing in sin. Really. But in so doing, he is motivated by a desire to understand what it means to be human in terms of the relationships for which we were created and in which we live, move and have our being. So he likes to talk about God, too, and church. Dr. Jenson is assistant professor of theology in the Torrey Honors Institute, and is a happy and grateful part of Fountain of Life Covenant Church in Long Beach.

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Top 10 Books

1. Danny the Champion of the World (Roald Dahl)
2. Christology / The Cost of Discipleship (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
3. The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
4. Theology of Hope (Jürgen Moltmann)
5. The Freedom of a Christian (Martin Luther)
6. Worship, Community and the Triune God of Grace (James Torrance)
7. Church Dogmatics IV / 1 (Karl Barth)
8. The Brothers K (David James Duncan)
9. Resident Aliens (Stanley Hauerwas and William Willimon)
10. Crossing to Safety (Wallace Stegner)