Dr. Bruce L. Fields is associate professor of biblical and systematic theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He has taught at Trinity since 1988.
Prior to coming to Trinity, Dr. Fields was on staff for six years with Campus Crusade for Christ. There he served in a variety of roles including Athletes in Action, the Indian ministry in Colorado, and the staff of the University of Michigan. He also taught for six years at Trinity’s College of Liberal Arts.
Dr. Fields received the Bachelor of Arts in biology from the University of Pennsylvania; the Master of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; the Master of Theology in systematic theology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and the Doctor of Philosophy in New Testament at Marquette University.
Dr. Fields’s areas of expertise include Pauline studies and liberation and black theology. He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Society of Biblical Literature. He is the author of Black Theology: 3 Crucial Questions for the Evangelical Church.
Dr. Fields and his wife, Mary Ellen, live with their four children in Oak Park, Illinois. In his spare time, Dr. Fields enjoys playing basketball, tennis, and the guitar. He also coaches basketball and baseball.
?taken from http://wvvw.tiu.edu/people/faculty/fields.htm
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