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David Buschart, PhD

Professor Emeritus of Theology and Historical Studies

Dr. David Buschart, Professor of Theology and Historical Studies Emeritus, earned an MPhil and PhD (Theological Studies) from Drew University, an MDiv and ThM (Theology) from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a BA (Psychology) from Wheaton College. He is a member of the American Academy of Religion, and the Evangelical Theological Society.

Prior to coming to Denver Seminary, Dr. Buschart served on the faculty of Canadian Theological Seminary, and was acting dean of the faculty for one year. He was a founding member of the Research Science and Ethics Advisory Committee of the Wascana Rehabilitation Centre, in Regina, Saskatchewan, and a scholar-in-residence at the Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research, St. John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota.

His forthcoming book (co-authored with Denver Seminary professor Dr. Ryan Tafilowski) is Worth Doing: Fallenness, Finitude and Work in the Real World (IVP Academic, 2025). He has also published the books Theology as Retrieval: Receiving the Past, Renewing the Church (IVP Academic, 2015 / co-authored with Denver Seminary alumnus Dr. Kent Eilers) and Exploring Protestant Traditions: An Invitation to Theological Hospitality (IVP Academic, 2006), as well as contributing several articles to the Dictionary of Christian Spirituality and the Dictionary of Christianity.

David and his wife Nancy are elders of Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church. Nancy is an alumna of the seminary and ministers in Christian formation and spiritual direction.

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Books Authored

  • Theology as Retrieval: Receiving the Past, Renewing the Church. IVP Academic, 2015.
  • Exploring Protestant Traditions: An Invitation to Theological Hospitality. IVP Academic, 2006.
  • Scholarship, Sacraments, and Service: Historical Studies in Protestant Tradition. E. Mellon Press, 1990.

Recent Publications

  • “Appropriating Reformation Tradition(s) Today: Should We Put the Past Behind Us?” in The Reformation: Past Voices, Current Implications, eds. Steven M. Studebaker and Gordon L. Heath, pp. 115-34. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2021.
  • “Calvin, Anabaptists, and Tradition,” and “Appropriating Reformation Traditions Today: Should We Put the Past Behind Us?” in in The Reformation: Past Voices, Current Implications, eds. Steven M. Studebaker and Gordon L. Heath, pp. 82-101. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2021.

Essays

  • Holy Love and “The Ivory Tower,” 2022.

Consultations

  • The Future of Theological Education, including but not limited to matters of faculty development for the Kern Family Foundation, 2022.