CARL B. SMITH II
Home Address: 2906 Forest Lawn Drive, Apt. 1, Beavercreek, OH 45431 E-mail Address: CarlBSmithII@gmail.com; Cell Phone: (937) 204-6081
EDUCATION
Ph.D., History, Miami University, Oxford, OH, 2001 Major: Ancient History; Minor: Medieval History
Advisor: Dr. Edwin Yamauchi
Dissertation: “‘No Longer Jews’: Gnostic Origins and the Jewish Revolt Under
Trajan (115-17 C.E.)”
M.A., History, Miami University, Oxford, OH, 1992
Advisor: Dr. Edwin Yamauchi
Thesis: “Mark the Evangelist and His Relationship to Alexandrian Christianity in Biblical, Historical, and Traditional Literature”
M.Div., Temple Baptist Theological Seminary, Chattanooga, TN, 1983
Major: New Testament Studies
B.A., Tennessee Temple University, Chattanooga, TN, 1979
Major: Biblical Studies; Minor: Mathematics
Additional Study: Jerusalem University College, Summer, 2011 EXPERIENCE
2013-present, PAYNE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, Wilberforce, OH
• Interim Academic Dean
• Responsibilities include faculty and staff supervision, oversight of admissions and registrar functions, evaluation and assessment, program and curricular development, reports to ATS and PTS Board of Trustees • Member of President’s Cabinet
2012-2013, TRINITY SCHOOL OF MINISTRY, Ambridge, PA
• Adjunct Seminary Instructor – Teaching On-Line Church History Sequence: • Early Church (Fall 2012)
• Medieval & Reformation Church (Spring 2013) • Modern Church (Fall 2013)
2007-2013, CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY, Cedarville, OH
• Professor of Church History (2007-2013): School of Bib. & Min. Studies • Courses Taught:
• Christian Life and Thought • Christian Worldview Integration • Church History
• Historical Jesus • Historical Theology
• Seminar in Bible (senior capstone course) • Spiritual Formation
• Theological Foundations for Ministry
• STEPS Coordinator, Continuing Education (2007-2011):
• Develop STEPS Program (Seminar Training to Equip People for Service) • Seminars Taught:
First Steps: Building a Foundation for Ministry Resolving Conflict in Ministry
• Committees Served:
• Committee for Revision of CU’s Bible Minor (2007-2011) • SBTS Search Committee (2009-2010)
• Faculty Committee to the President (SBTS representative; 2009-2011) • Multi-Cultural Community (2009-2011)
• Diversity Committee (2009-2012)
• AVP Task Force for Reorganizing the Academic Division (2010) • Dream Team (Strategic Planning for University) (2010-2012) • Assessment Task Force on Critical Thinking (Fall 2011) • SBTS Scholarship Committee (Fall 2011-present) • Customer Relations Committee (2011-2012)
• Faculty Academic Advisory Committee (Spring 2012) • Assessment Task Force on Communication (Spring 2012) • Concurrent Responsibilities: Pulpit Supply for Area Churches
1998-2007, PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, West Palm Beach, FL
• Associate Professor of History and Religion and Director of Evening Ministry Programs (2003-2007): School of Ministry
• Interim Dean, School of Ministry, August 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006
• Assistant Professor of History and Religion (2001-2003): MacArthur School of Continuing Education (evening adult educational program)
• Director of Campus Ministries (1998-2001): Chapel Program, Student Ministries, Student Missions, Seminars for Campus Ministries & School of Ministry, Local Church Relations, Staff Supervision, Budget Management • Associate Dean of School of Ministry (1998-2001): Academic Program
Development (M.A.), Provost’s Administrative Council, M.A. Student Advisor • Courses Taught & Supervised:
• Introduction to the New Testament
• Exploring the Bible (survey of both testaments) • History of Christianity
• Development of Christianity (first 150 years of Christian history) • Jesus (survey of gospels and contemporary Jesus studies)
• History of Western Civilization I (pre-history to the Reformation) • History of Western Civilization II (Reformation to present)
• Christian Values and Biblical Faith (University core capstone course) • Theology of Ministry (capstone course for B.A. in Ministry program) • Systematic Theology
• Pastoral Care
• Church Administration
• Practicum in Religion (field experience supervisor) • Ministry Project (B.A. thesis project supervisor)
• Ministry Practicum (M.A. in Ministry, supervisor of field experience) • Integrative Project (M.A. in Ministry thesis project, supervisor) • Committees & Councils Served:
• Faculty Development Committee (2006-2007)
• Provost’s Administrative Council (1998-2001; 2005-2006) • Undergraduate Programs Committee (2004-2006)
• School of Ministry Curriculum Committee (2003-2007)
• School of Communication Curriculum Committee (2003-2004) • University Assessment Committee (2003-2005)
• University Advising Committee (2003-2004)
• P.E.C. (Professional Education Credit) Committee (2002-2007) • Integration of Faith and Learning Task Force (2003-2004)\
• Faculty Search Committees (2002, 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2006-2007) • MSCE Departmental Administrative Team – Course Scheduler (2002) • Team Lilly (Grant-Writing Committee) (2001-2003)
• Diversity Task Force, Chair (1998-2001) • Religious Life Committee, Chair (1998-2001) • Concurrent Responsibilities:
• Interim Pastor of Florida Gardens Baptist Church (2006-2007) • Faculty Advisor for TAK, Religion Honor Society (2003-2005) • Adult ESOL Instructor, Palm Beach County Schools (2001-2003) • Frequent Pulpit Supply and Workshops for area churches
1989-98, FAIRHAVEN COMMUNITY CHURCH, Fairhaven, OH
• Pastor: Preaching, Teaching, Pastoral Care, Counseling, Evangelism, Missions, Discipleship, Leadership Development, Christian Education, Administration • Concurrent Responsibilities:
o Graduate Student at Miami University, OH
o Graduate Assistant at Miami University, OH (1990-92)
Assisted Senior Professors with Western Civilization courses – instruction, evaluation, advisement, audio visual support Guest speaker for various Christian campus and men’s groups
• Committees & Task Forces:
o Grief Work Counseling Center, Eaton, OH – Pastoral Advisory Board o Domestic Violence Task Force, Eaton, OH – Pastoral Advisor
1985-89, BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE EAST, Boston, MA
• Assistant Professor: Biblical Studies, Systematic Theology, Church History, General Education Courses
• Academic Dean (1986-89): Faculty Supervision & Recruitment, Curriculum Development, Student Advisement, Library Development, Graduation Exercises, Academic Records, Accreditation Team Leader
• Concurrent Responsibilities:
o Pulpit Supply for churches throughout the Northeast
PUBLICATIONS
Monograph
Smith II, Carl B. No Longer Jews: The Search for Gnostic Origins. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2004.
Articles & Book Chapters
Smith II, Carl B. “Ministry, Martyrdom, and Other Mysteries: Pauline Influence on Ignatius of Antioch,” in Paul and the Second Century, ed. by Michael Byrd and Joseph Dodson (LNTS, 412; New York: T&T Clark, 2011), 37-56.
Smith II, Carl B. “The Gospel of Thomas,” in Milestone Documents of World Religions:
Exploring Tradition and Faith Through Primary Sources, ed. by David M. Fahey (Pasadena, CA: Slager Group, 2011): 1.406-422.
Smith II, Carl B. “A Look at Church History: Change Never Comes Easy,” in Cedarville’s Torch Magazine (Fall-Winter, 2008): 13-15.
Smith II, Carl B. “Is the Maker of Heaven and Earth the Father of Jesus?” in The Light of
Discovery: Studies in Honor of Edwin Yamauchi. Ed. John D. Wineland (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock/Pickwick, 2006): 25-63.
Forthcoming (submitted):
Smith II, Carl B. “Post-Bauer Scholarship on Gnosticism(s),” in Orthodoxy and
Heresy in Early Christian Contexts. Ed. Paul A. Hartog (Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2014).
Book Reviews
Review of Reimer Roukema, Jesus, Gnosis & Dogma (New York: T&T Clark, 2010), in
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 54 (2011): 863-865.
Review of Thomas A. Robinson’s Ignatius of Antioch and the Parting of the Ways: Early
Jewish-Christian Relations (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2009), in Journal of the
Review of Risto Uro, Thomas. Seeking the Historical Context of the Gospel of Thomas (New York: T & T Clark/Continuum, 2003), in Bulletin of Biblical Research 15.1 (2005): 149-150.
Review of Bruce Winter, Roman Wives, Roman Widows. The Appearance of New Women
and the Pauline Communities (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003), in Journal of the
American Oriental Society 125.1 (2005): 152-153.
Review of Edmondo Lupieri, The Mandaeans: The Last Gnostics (Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 2002), in Journal of the American Oriental Society 124.2 (2004): 379-380.
Review of Michael A. Williams, Rethinking “Gnosticism”: An Argument for Dismantling
a Dubious Category (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1996), in Journal of
Early Christian Studies 6.4 (1998): 684-85.
Review of Joseph Fitzmyer, Responses to 101 Questions on the Dead Sea Scrolls (New York: Paulist, 1992), in Near East Archaeological Society Bulletin 39-40 (1995): 123-24.
Forthcoming (submitted):
Review of Nicola Denzey Lewis, Introduction to “Gnosticism”: Ancient Voices,
Christian Worlds (New York: Oxford University Press, 2013): in Journal
of the Evangelical Theological Society.
PRESENTATIONS__________________________________________________________
• Commencement Address, Dominion Academy, Dayton, OH (6/2/13).
• “Human Self and Divine Salvation: Gnosis and Theosis as Comparative Models of Salvation,” Paper Read: Evangelical Theological Society, Milwaukee, WI (11/15/12). • “Marking History with Ignatius of Antioch: The Bishop as Historical Place-Marker in
Earliest Christianity,” Paper Read: North American Patristics Society, Chicago, IL (5/25/12). • “The History of Evangelicals & Civil Rights,” Faculty address given at Student Government
“Dream Event,” Martin Luther King, Jr., Observance (1/23/12).
• “Post-Bauer Scholarship on Gnosticism(s).” Paper Read: Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (11/16/11).
• Panel Participant, “Orthodoxy and Heresy in Early Christian Contexts,” at Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (11/16/11).
• “Ministry, Martyrdom, and Other Ministries: Pauline Influence on Ignatius (Part Two).” Paper Read: North American Patristics Society, Chicago, IL (5/27/10).
• “The Secret Gospels: Ancient-Modern Challenges to the Gospel of Jesus,” Presentation: Faculty Committee to the President’s Spring Banquet for CU Faculty (3/29/10).
• “Ministry, Martyrdom, and Other Mysteries: The Influence of Paul on Ignatius of
Antioch (Part One).” Paper Read: Mid-West ETS Meeting, Ashland University (3/20/09). • Keynote speaker for Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Observance at Cedarville University
• “Hebrews in the Apostolic Fathers: An Investigation of the Influence of Hebrews on Ignatius’s Theology of Martyrdom.” Paper Read: Evangelical Theological Society Meeting, Providence, RI (11/21/08).
• “‘Attaining God’: Ministry and Martyrdom in Ignatius of Antioch.” Paper read: Evangelical Theological Society Meeting, San Diego, CA (11/16/07).
• “The Da Vinci Code Revealed,” Presentation on Gospel literature, canonicity, and Gnosticism at several churches in the greater West Palm Beach area (Spring, 2006). • “Is the Maker of Heaven and Earth the Father of Jesus?” Paper read: Evangelical
Theological Society Meeting, Valley Forge, PA (11/17/05).
• “‘No Longer Jews’: Gnostic Origins and Their Implications for Early Christian Studies,” Paper read: Evangelical Theological Society Meeting, Atlanta, GA (11/20/03).
• “Preaching Christ in a Pluralistic Culture,” Preaching Workshop at PBA (6//13/03). • “Resolving Conflict in the Church” Seminar based upon Philippians, numerous venues
• Note: This seminar was translated into Creole for training Haitian pastors. • Speaker in various venues (churches, seminary), Bucharest, Romania (May, 2001). • Retreat Speaker at Young Adult Conference, near Pueblo, Colorado (January, 1998). • Guest Speaker at Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Miami University (January, 1997;
March, 1998, a 4-week series on the book of Philippians).
HONORS & AWARDS ________ _________________________________________
• Faculty Research Grant, Cedarville University, July 2011-June 2012
• Faculty Research Grant, Palm Beach Atlantic University, Summer 2005-Spring 2006 • Aspiring Scholar Award, School of Ministry, Palm Beach Atlantic University, 2004 • Faculty Representative to PBA Board of Trustees (elected by faculty), 2002-2003 • New Faculty Mentor (by request of Provost), 2001-2003
• Summa Cum Laude in B.A. and M.Div. degrees; 3.95 GPA in M.A. and Ph.D. degrees • Graduate Studies Committee, Master's Student Representative, Miami Univ., 1990-91 • Yearbook Dedication: Faculty Member of the Year, Baptist Bible College East, 1988 • Inducted into the Alpha Epsilon Theta Honor Society, 1979
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• Society of Biblical Literature • Evangelical Theological Society • Institute of Biblical Research • North American Patristics Society
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Ancient Evangelical Future Conference, at Trinity School for Ministry, June 5-7, 2013 • Reading for Anglican Holy Orders (CANA), Fall-Spring, 2012-2013
• Analytical Theology Reading Group (Notre Dame Grant), Fall-Spring, 2012-2013 • Jerusalem University College, Israel, 3-Week Summer Study Trip, May-June 2011 • Civil Rights Bus Tour with Cedarville Faculty, Staff & Students, January 2011 • North American Patristics Society Meeting, May 2010, May 2012
• Extreme Course Make-Over, Church History, Summer 2010
• Wheaton Theology Conferences: #19: Jesus, Paul and the People of God (N. T. Wright) April 2010; #20: Global Theology in Evangelical Perspective, April 2011
• Extreme Course Make-Over, Christian Worldview Development, Fall 2009
• Multiple training events with the Center for Teaching and Learning, CU, 2007-2013 • J. I. Packer and The Evangelical Future, Conference at Beeson Divinity School, Fall 2006 • Faculty Supervisor on London Trip, MacArthur School of Continuing Education, 2002 • Beeson’s Pastors School, Beeson Divinity School, 2001, 2002
• CCCU & Ivy Jungle Campus Ministry Conferences, 1999-2001
• Intensive Seminar: Child Sexual Abuse Institute of Ohio (Led by Vickie Didato), 1997 • Pastors’ Conference, Moody Bible Institute, 1993-97
• Ministry Trips to Appalachia (1995, 1996), Eastern Europe (Hungary & Croatia, 1997), Belize (2000; faculty supervisor), and Romania (2001; faculty supervisor)
• Attendance at Gnosticism Conference at Haverhill College, PA, 1995
• Professional Conferences: Attendance at ETS, AAR/SBL, and IBR Meetings in
Philadelphia, 1995; Toronto, 2002; Atlanta, 2003 (ETS only); San Antonio, 2004; Valley Forge/Philadelphia, 2005; Washington, D.C., 2006 (ETS only); San Diego, 2007 (ETS only); Providence, 2008 (ETS only); Mid-West ETS, Ashland University, March 2009; Atlanta, 2010 (ETS and IBR); San Francisco, 2011; Milwaukee/Chicago, 2012;
Baltimore, 2013 (SBL only).
• Intensive Seminar: Growing a Healthy Church (Led by Dan Spader), 1994
• Institute of Biblical Counseling (1-Week Seminar; Led by Dr. Lawrence Crabb), 1984
ORDINATION______________________________________________________________
• Ordained to the Anglican Diaconate (transitional), March 16, 2013
• Ordained to Pastoral Ministry, Fairhaven Community Church, Camden, OH, July, 1991
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES______________________________________________ Dr. Edwin Yamauchi, Emeritus Professor of History (M.A. & Ph.D. Advisor)
History Department, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056 Home Phone: (513) 523-2819
Email: yamauce@muohio.edu
Dr. Robert Milliman, Professor of Greek and New Testament
Former Academic Vice President
Cedarville University, 251 N Main St., Cedarville, OH 45314 Cell Phone: (937) 926-3750
Email: rwmilliman@gmail.com
Dr. Philip Harrold, Associate Professor of Church History
Trinity School of Ministry, 311 Eleventh St. Ambridge, PA 15003 Work Phone: (724) 266-3838; Cell Phone: (412) 477-8261
Email: pharrold@tsm.edu
Dr. Karelynne Ayayo, Associate Professor for Biblical & Theological Studies Palm Beach Atlantic University
Work Phone: (561) 803-2536; Cell Phone: (561) 351-4535 Email: Karelynne_Ayayo@pba.edu
