Who I am
I have been a practicing attorney for 40 years, but for the last 10 or so I have had a second vocation as a student of and writer on theological ethics, especially as the relate to legal issues. I have a Master of Arts in English from Northwestern University, a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Master of Letters in Divinity from the University of St Andrews. Since 2018, I have been an honorary research fellow in St. Mary’s College at St Andrews, and the editor of the Bible and Contemporary World journal, sponsored by St. Mary’s. I occasionally blog on Lectionary readings at the Ekklesia Project website. I divide my time between Evanston Illinois and South Texas.
Latest Posts
- Justice Alito’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Month
- John Alan Burns (1957-2023)
- Redeeming the Past
- Richard Hooker, Humanist Saint
- Fright Night at the School Board Meeting
Publications
- “What is the Good News.” Ekklesia Project Lectionary Reflections, 2022-11-28. https://www.ekklesiaproject.org/lectionary/2023/11/27/13ikms04nfmslajvn9jlfdr3ueeitf
- “Go Where You (Don’t) Wanna Go.” Ekklesia Project Lectionary Reflections. 2022-08-31. https://www.ekklesiaproject.org/lectionary/2023/8/31/uw027ux7nwt9j2oe895x0vksokox9k
- “A Good and Holy Death; Ars Moriendi and the Battle of Wit Versus Truth.” New Blackfriars Journal, 2022-11-08, https://doi.org/10.1111/nbfr.12789
- “A Theologian Reads the Newspaper.” Bible and the Contemporary World. 2021-12-13. https://doi.org/10.15664/bcw.v3i2.2366
- “Meritocracy is a Betrayal of the Protestant Ethic, not a Fulfillment.” Review of The Tyranny of Merit, by Michael Sandel. Christianity Today, 2021-06-28. https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2021/june-web-only/tyranny-merit-michael-sandel-common-good-protestant-ethic.html
- “Great Cloud of Witnesses.” Bible and the Contemporary World. 2021-03-09. https://doi.org/10.15664/bcw.v3i1.2172
- “Editor’s Note.” Bible and the Contemporary World. 2020-08-26. https://doi.org/10.15664/bcw.v2i2.2119
- “Editor’s Note.” Bible and the Contemporary World. 2020-02-28. https://doi.org/10.15664/bcw.v2i1.1985
- The Law of Freedom; Justice and Mercy in the Practice of Law. Cascade Press: 2019. https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-law-of-freedom-justice-and-mercy-in-the-practice-of-law-daniel-l-rentfro/14213045?ean=9781532651007
- “Editor’s Note.” Bible and the Contemporary World. 2019-08-15. https://doi.org/10.15664/bcw.v1i1.1862
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