Bio

Rex finds much joy in teaching, sharing knowledge and experiences, and helping students make connections between their faith and every area of life and inquiry. Ideas matter…we are in a “battle of ideas” culturally in some sense. A good working understanding (and appreciation) of History and Philosophy are essential if Christians are to make a contribution to society and culture.

Work/Publications

My current research interests include the “churching” of the Sierra foothills in the 19th century, and the history of institutional responses to Hispanic immigration among US churches.

• Presentation: Los Angeles Public Library (2020), “Translation of California Spanish Colonial Documents”
• “Faith and Epistemology: Religious Truth Claims and Epistemic Warrant” in Socio-Historical Examination of Religion and Ministry. (Vol2, No 1, 2019).
• “Protestantism and the Nicene Creed” in The Nicene Creed: Studies in Comparative Christianity, Vol 1. (St. Katherine’s Press, 2017) pp.11-39.
• Gurney, J. (2009) Book Review of The Routledge Companion to Religion and Film in Journal of Religious & Theological Information, Vol. 8:1-2.
• Gurney, J. (2009) Book Review of The Westminster Dictionary of Church History in Journal of Religious & Theological Information, Vol. 8: 3-4.