John G. Stackhouse Jr.
Born
John Gordon Stackhouse Jr.

1960 (age 63–64)
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisProclaiming the Word[1] (1987)
Doctoral advisorMartin E. Marty
Other advisorsMark A. Noll
Academic work
DisciplineReligious studies
Institutions
Websitejohnstackhouse.com

John Gordon Stackhouse Jr. (born 1960) is a Canadian scholar of religion. His scholarship has been supported by research grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Association of Theological Schools, and the Canadian Embassy to the United States. He was fired from his faculty position at Crandall University in 2023 following an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment.[2][3]

Early life

Stackhouse was born in 1960 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and raised in southwestern England and northern Ontario, the eldest of four children. His father, John G. Stackhouse, was a general surgeon. His mother, A. Yvonne (Annan) Stackhouse, was a schoolteacher and later university instructor.

Stackhouse received his higher education in Canada and the United States: after a year at Mount Carmel Bible School in Edmonton, he received a BA in history from Queen's University, an MA in church history and theology from Wheaton College, and a PhD from the University of Chicago with a dissertation supervised by Martin E. Marty.

Career

Stackhouse began teaching at the International Teams School of World Missions and then Wheaton College, both in suburban Chicago, during his doctoral studies. His first full-time position was as an assistant professor of European history at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa (1987–90). From there, he went to teach Modern Christianity (history, sociology, philosophy, and theology) in the Department of Religion at the University of Manitoba, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, rising to the rank of Professor in 1997. One year later, he left for Regent College in Vancouver (1998–2015), where he served as the Sangwoo Youtong Chee Professor of Theology and Culture at Regent College, in the position formerly held by J. I. Packer.

In 2015, Stackhouse headed east to become the inaugural Samuel J. Mikolaski Professor of Religious Studies at Crandall University and that university's first Dean of Faculty Development. In 2018 he received that university's Stephen and Ella Steeves Award for Excellence in Research and in 2023 received that Award for Excellence in Service.

Stackhouse appeared on the editorial masthead of Christianity Today from 1994 until 2018, and served as a contributing editor for Books & Culture and Christian History & Biography magazines. He is a former columnist with Christian Week and the Winnipeg Free Press, and resumed his column with Faith Today in 2009. He served as senior advisor to the Centre for Research on Canadian Evangelicalism from its genesis in 2008 to 2010. He wrote over 200 weekly web columns for "Context: Beyond the Headlines," a Canadian Christian public affairs television program, until 2020. He writes occasionally for the Religion News Service, "Sightings" (produced at the University of Chicago Divinity School). He also serves on the editorial board of the Anglican Journal in Canada and as a Fellow of the Centre for Public Christianity in Australia.

Stackhouse's writing has ranged over theology, ethics, the history of Christianity, and both the sociology and philosophy of religion. He has published more than 30 academic journal articles, the same number of full-length chapters in academic books, and more than 900 other articles, columns, book chapters, and reviews. He has edited four books of academic theology, authored eleven books, and co-authored four more. He is listed in Canadian Who's Who, The Directory of American Scholars, and Contemporary Authors. He has given expert testimony to the Canada Revenue Agency, the Manitoba Human Rights Commission, and the British Columbia Supreme Court. He has lectured at Harvard's Kennedy School, Yale Divinity School, Stanford Law School, Fudan University (Shanghai), Hong Kong University, New College, Edinburgh, and the University of Otago. He has also given media interviews to CBC TV and radio, CTV, Global TV, and Vision TV in Canada; ABC TV News, NBC TV News, PBS, and Religion News Service in the US; and ABC national TV and radio in Australia—as well as to The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Globe and Mail, The National Post, Time, and Maclean's.

Termination for alleged sexual harassment

In November 2023, Crandall University announced that it was terminating Stackhouse's employment following a six month independent investigation into allegations that he sexually harassed students.[2][3][4] He had faced a similar investigation at Regent College, the year before his departure from that institution. Why he left Regent is shielded by a non-disclosure agreement.[5]

Stackhouse published a public statement shortly after Crandall University's announcement in which he said that he "categorically disagrees with, among other things, the findings of the Report" and had "instructed his legal counsel to explore all legal avenues to address Crandall’s conduct in this publication, as the actions taken by the university in publicizing these matters have caused significant harm to Dr. Stackhouse’s reputation and career."[6]

On December 8 2023, Stackhouse sued Crandall University claiming he was wrongly terminated and that the firing damaged him.[7]

Personal life

Stackhouse married Kari Sleeth in 1980 and they had three children.[8][9] Stackhouse divorced Sleeth, and married his former student, Sarah-Jane.[10][11]

Authored books

  • John G. Stackhouse Jr. (1993). Canadian Evangelicalism in the Twentieth Century: An Introduction to Its Character. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-0509-8.
  • John G. Stackhouse Jr. (1998). Can God Be Trusted: Faith and the Challenge of Evil. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-511727-1. OCLC 38079197.
  • John G. Stackhouse Jr. (2002). Humble Apologetics: Defending the Faith Today. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-513807-8. OCLC 50905126.
  • John G. Stackhouse Jr. (2002). Evangelical Landscapes: Facing Critical Issues of the Day. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic. ISBN 978-0-8010-2594-5.
  • John G. Stackhouse Jr. (2003). Church: An Insider's Look at How We Do It. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books. ISBN 978-0-8010-6407-4. OCLC 49805723.
  • John G. Stackhouse Jr (2005). Finally Feminist: A Pragmatic Christian Understanding of Gender. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic. ISBN 978-0-8010-3130-4. OCLC 60500033.
  • John G. Stackhouse Jr. (2008). Making the Best of It: Following Christ in the Real World. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-517358-1. OCLC 167503462.
  • John G. Stackhouse Jr. (2014). Need to Know: Vocation as the Heart of Christian Epistemology. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-979064-7.
  • John G. Stackhouse Jr. (2015). Partners in Christ: A Conservative Case for Egalitarianism. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 978-0-8308-4081-6.
  • John G. Stackhouse Jr. (2018). Why You're Here: Ethics for the Real World. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-063674-6.
  • John G. Stackhouse Jr. (2020). Can I Believe? Christianity for the Hesitant. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190922856.
  • John G. Stackhouse Jr. (2022). Evangelicalism: A Very Short Introduction. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190079680.

References

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Stackhouse, John G. (1987). Proclaiming the Word: Canadian Evangelicalism Since World War I (PhD thesis). Chicago: University of Chicago.
  2. 1 2 Nicholson, Katie (23 November 2023). "Christian university severs ties with prof after investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour". CBC News. Archived from the original on 24 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 Mott, Sean (23 November 2023). "N.B. university professor fired after harassment investigation". CTV News. Archived from the original on 24 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Office, Communications (2023-11-23). "Crandall University Concludes Six-Month Investigation Into Inappropriate Behaviour With Termination of Faculty Member". Crandall University. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  5. ↑ "Professor terminated by Christian college was repeatedly accused of sexual harassment". CBC News. 27 November 2023. Archived from the original on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Jr, John G. Stackhouse (2023-11-28). "Initial Public Statement". ThinkBetter Media. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  7. ↑ Cox, Aidan (10 January 2024). "Professor fired after investigation into alleged sexual harassment sues N.B. university". CBC. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Stackhouse, John Gordon (2005). Finally Feminist: A Pragmatic Christian Understanding of Gender. Baker Academic. ISBN 9780801031304.
  9. ↑ "Alumni Stories: John Stackhouse". Queen's University.
  10. ↑ Jr, John G. Stackhouse (2023-12-12). "Second Statement—from Me & from My Wife, Sarah-Jane". ThinkBetter Media. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  11. ↑ Sarah-Jane (2023-12-12). "Is Dr. Stackhouse's Wife His Former Student?". ThinkBetter Media. Retrieved 2023-12-20.

Works cited

  • Bob Harvey, The Future of Religion: Interviews with Christians on the Brink (Novalis, 2001).
  • Canadian Who's Who (University of Toronto Press, 2019).
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