Calvin noted how important work diligently performed is to a healthful economy, and he taught that such labor is part of the creation God intended to continue always, even if the fall had not occurred. In spite of the fall, those who toil honorably will find joy and satisfaction in their labor.
Education
- Temple University, B.S., M.A.
- West Virginia University, Ph.D.
- Dropsie College, St. Joseph’s University, University of Scranton, & Pennsylvania State University, Post-Graduate Work
Positions
- Pastor, Pittsgrove Baptist Church, 1959-1965
- Pastor, Calvary Baptist Church, 1965-1966
- Professor, John Brown University, 1966-1970
- Instructor, West Virginia University, 1970-1973
- Professor, Cedarville University, 1973-2001
- Fellow, Sixteenth Century Studies Conference, 1998
- Professor, Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 2001-2021
- Professor Emeritus, Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 2021-Present
Books
- Luther’s English Connection: The Reformation Thought of Robert Barnes and William Tyndale (author), Northwestern Publishing House, 1979
- Luther’s Scottish Connection (author), Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1989
- Baptist Successionism: A Crucial Question in Baptist History (author), Scarecrow Press, 1999
- God’s Renaissance Man: The Life and Work of Abraham Kuyper (author), Evangelical Press, 2000
- Christianity and Its Competitors: New Faces of Old Heresy (author), Christian Focus, 2006
- Presbyterian and Reformed Churches: A Global History (author), Reformation Heritage Books, 2012
Contributor
- Great Lives from History
- Chronology of European History
- Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
- Dictionary of Tudor England
- Dictionary of Scottish Church History and Theology
- Historical Dictionary of Late Medieval England
- Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Global Encyclopedia of Historical Writing
- New Dictionary of National Biography
- A Christian Worldview
- Modern Age (journal)
- University of Dayton Review
- Westminster Theological Journal
- Banner of Truth (magazine)
- Grace Theological Journal
- Sixteenth Century Journal
- Calvin Theological Journal
- Reformation & Revival (magazine)
- The Outlook (magazine)
- Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology (journal)
Contact
Email: jmcgoldrick@gpts.edu
Phone: 864.322.2717 ext. 313
