The Church: An Introduction (Short Studies in Systematic Theology)

Gregg R. Allison (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is professor of Christian theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is secretary of the Evangelical Theological Society, a book review editor for the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, an elder at Sojourn Community Church, and a theological strategist for Harbor Network. Allison has taught at several colleges and seminaries, including Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon, and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and is the author of numerous books, including Historical Theology; Sojourners and Strangers; and Roman Catholic Theology and Practice.

Graham A. Cole (ThD, Australian College of Theology) is emeritus dean and emeritus professor of biblical and systematic theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. An ordained Anglican minister, he has served in two parishes and was formerly the principal of Ridley College. Graham lives in Australia with his wife, Jules.

Oren R. Martin (PhD, Southern Seminary) serves as a pastor at Watermark Community Church in Dallas, Texas, where he leads equipping, teaches in the Watermark Institute, and serves as theologian-in-residence. He also serves as associate professor of Christian theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of Bound for the Promised Land and coauthor of 40 Questions About Biblical Theology.