DANIEL R. HEIMBACH
CURRICULUM VITAE
February 13, 2017
CONTACT INFORMATION____________________________________________________
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Home: (919) 556-5997
Wake Forest, North Carolina 27588
Work: (919) 761-2160
EDUCATION_________________________________________________________________
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill/Institute of Government
Certificate. School for New Mayors and Council Members
1996
Harvard University/John Fitzgerald Kennedy School of Government
Certificate. Defense Policy Seminar. National Security Program
1992
Department of the Navy/Senior Leaders Training Program
Certificate. Total Quality Leadership. Senior Leaders Seminar
1991
Drew University Graduate School
Ph.D. (Law, Politics and Christian Ethics)
1988
M.Phil. (Law, Politics and Christian Ethics)
1984
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
M.Div. (Theology)
1982
M.A. (Philosophy of Religion)
1982
United States Naval Academy
B.S. (Oceanography and Naval Science)
1972
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WORK HISTORY _____________________________________________________________
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Associate Professor of Christian Ethics
Professor of Christian Ethics
Senior Professor of Christian Ethics
1993-1997
1997-2011
2011-present
Responsible to teach required and elective courses in Christian Ethics at graduate and postgraduate levels through the Ph.D. Responsible to develop courses covering all aspects of the
academic field and to work as a scholar and consultant on current issues.
Defense Readiness Council February—August, 1993
Executive Director
Responsible for operations, planning, administration, public relations, lobbying and fund raising
for a nonpartisan, organization of retired military leaders addressing issues in military personnel
policy.
Department of Defense/Department of the Navy
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower)
1991-1993
Responsible for the recruiting, training, discipline, readiness, billet structuring, end strength, pay
policy, budgeting and other manpower aspects affecting the nation’s approximately 552,000
Navy and 188,000 Marine Corps men and women. Directed studies, developed initiatives, made
recommendations, maintained liaison with other offices and organizations within the Department of Navy, Department of Defense, and other government agencies. Prepared Congressional
testimony. Supervised review, evaluation, validation and justification of all aspects of Navy and
Marine Corps manpower programs. Represented the Department of the Navy and the H. W. Bush
Administration in speeches and other public appearances.
White House, Domestic Policy Council
Deputy Executive Secretary
Associate Director for Domestic Policy
1989-1991
1990-1991
Directed interagency policy coordination, advised on the formation of policy positions, coordinated policy efforts with other White House offices, reviewed Presidential speeches for policy
content. Identified domestic policy issues requiring Presidential initiative, organized formation of
interagency working groups, managed interagency policy development activities, drafted issue
summaries, oversaw preparation of policy options for Cabinet level consideration and Presidential decision.
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Senator Richard G. Lugar
Policy Advisor/Legislative Assistant
1985-1989
Drafted legislation and developed strategy for successful passage, analyzed issues, recommended
positions, advised votes, coordinated responses on a range of domestic policy concerns includeing: health, Medicare/ Medicaid, Social Security, veterans’ affairs, welfare, transportation, commerce, communications, religious liberty, childcare, long term care, abortion, and drugs. Served
as liaison with key constituent groups, represented the Senator in public debate on domestic
policy issues, initiated and planned a statewide conference on infant mortality involving private,
state, and federal resources.
Department of Defense
Office of Research and Laboratory Management
Professional Assistant
Summer 1983
Represented the Department of Defense at interagency working groups, setup meetings, provided
liaison, conducted legislative research, and drafted speeches, correspondence and reports.
United States Navy
Commissioned Officer
1972-1977
Combat service in the Vietnam War. Held a variety of positions involving: leadership, management, administration, communications, intelligence, public affairs, electronic warfare, and
military strategy. Maintained and operated a $12 million dollar electronic warfare system.
Managed and directed up to 80 working subordinates. Managed the largest account of classified
security material in the Pacific. As qualified Officer of the Deck for the USS Kitty Hawk, had
periodic operating responsibility for a $2 billion dollar super carrier with over 100 aircraft and
over 5,000 men and officers.
ORDAINED TO GOSPEL MINISTRY____________________________________________
Providence Baptist Church (Raleigh, North Carolina)
In affiliation with the Southern Baptist Convention
February 1996
POSITIONS HELD IN PUBLIC OFFICE (elected or appointed)_______________________
NCGOP Platform Committee, Chairman (twice)
United States Congress, Candidate (unsuccessful)
North Carolina 2nd Congressional District
2001, 2002
2000
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Wake Forest Veterans Memorial Development Task Force, Chairman
1998-1999
Republican Party of North Carolina, Secretary
1997-1999
Wake Forest Town Board, Commissioner
Wake Forest, North Carolina
1995-1999
Character Education Task Force, Member
Wake County Board of Education, North Carolina
1993-1995
Upper Neuse Basin Association, Delegate
Representing Wake Forest, North Carolina
1996-1999
Triangle J Council of Governments, Delegate
Representing Wake Forest, North Carolina
1995-1999
Wake County Water and Sewer Implementation Team, Member
Representing Wake County, North Carolina
1998-1999
Waste Collection Review Committee, Member
Representing Wake Forest, North Carolina
1998-1999
NCGOP State Executive Committee, Member
1993-2003
NCGOP 13th District Executive Committee, Member
2001-2003
NCGOP 2nd District Executive Committee, Member
1998-2000
NCGOP 4th District Executive Committee, Member
1993-1997
NCGOP 4th District Executive Committee, Secretary
1997
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower)
1991-1993
Department of Defense/Department of the Navy—George H. W. Bush Administration
Deputy Executive Secretary
White House, Domestic Policy Council—George H. W. Bush Administration
1989-1991
Associate Director for Domestic Policy
White House, Office of Cabinet Affairs—George H. W. Bush Administration
1990-1991
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ACADEMIC SPECIALTY AREAS_______________________________________________
Moral theology; biblical ethics; sexual ethics; ethics of war and peace; political theology; medical and biomedical ethics; ethics of wealth and poverty; religion, law and morality; morality and
politics; history of Christian ethics; history of moral theology; history of philosophical ethics;
contemporary moral theology; religion clauses of the American constitution; contemporary social
issues; philosophical Christian ethics; religious liberty; ethics of church and the state; political
and moral theology of Reinhold Niebuhr; cultural criticism and moral theology of Francis
Schaeffer; New Testament ethics; foundations of marriage and family life.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE _____________________________________________________
Full time professional teaching responsibilities at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary,
Wake Forest, North Carolina (1993-present). Chairman, Christian Ethics Department (20022005). Theology Area Coordinator (1994-1997). Associate Professor of Christian Ethics (19931996). Professor of Christian Ethics (1996-2011). Senior Professor of Christian Ethics (2011present). Courses taught in: Basic Christian Ethics; Biblical Ethics; Historical Christian Ethics;
Christian Ethics and the State; Ethics and Human Sexuality; Ethics of War and Peace; Biblical
and Ethical Perspectives on Peacemaking; Biomedical Ethics; Religion, Law and Morality;
Ethics of Wealth and Poverty; Advanced Christian Ethics; Seminar in Theological Ethics;
Seminar in Contemporary Sexual Ethics; Seminar in New Testament Ethics; Seminar in Church
and State; Seminar in the History of Moral Theology; Seminar in Contemporary Moral Theology;
Seminar in the Ethics of Francis Schaeffer; Seminar in Political Theology.
Guest lecturer and seminar leader. USNA Postdoc/Fellows Seminar (2.5 hours). United States
Naval Academy. Annapolis, Maryland. March 20, 2011.
Adjunct Professor. Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2008-present.
Visiting Professor. FamilyLife Institute of Biblical Studies, October 2008, January 2012, January
2015.
Visiting Professor. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, July 2005, May-June 2007, May
2009.
Visiting Professor. Trinity International University. Metro Washington, D.C. Program, July 1999.
Visiting Professor. Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, July 1998, June-July 2004, June
2006, July 2008.
Guest Lecturer. U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College, September 1998. September
1999.
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Visiting Professor. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, June 1997.
Christian Thought Lectureship. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, April 29, 1997.
Staley Distinguished Christian Scholar Lectureship. University of Mobile, November 4-6, 1996.
Guest Lecturer. Naval Post Graduate School, May 1991.
Guest Lecturer. American Studies Program, Washington, D.C., September 1990.
Graduate Teaching Assistant. Drew University, 1983-1985.
CHURCH MEMBERSHIPS _____________________________________________________
Christ Baptist Church (SBC), Raleigh, North Carolina
2013-Present
Richland Creek Community Church (SBC), Wake Forest, North Carolina
2006-2013
Providence Baptist Church (SBC), Raleigh, North Carolina
1994-2006
Bay Leaf Baptist Church (SBC), Raleigh, North Carolina
1993-1994
The Falls Church (Episcopal), Falls Church, Virginia
Chairman, Christian Education Committee (1992—1993)
1986-1993
Bethany Church (EFCA), West Orange, New Jersey
1982-1985
Village Church of Lincolnshire (EFCA), Lincolnshire, Illinois
1979-1982
Sylvan Way Baptist Church (BGC), Bremerton, Washington
1976-1978
College Avenue Baptist Church (BGC), San Diego, California
1972-1976
College Church in Wheaton (Independent), Wheaton, Illinois
1965-1972
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS_____________________________
Fellow. L. Russ Bush Center for Faith & Culture (2013-present)
Senior Fellow. Cornwall Alliance Scholars (2013-present)
Kern Fellow. Acton University (2012, 2014, 2015)
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Board Member. NC4Marriage Coalition (2009-present)
Member. Cornwall Alliance Advisory Board (2008-present)
Founding Member. Forgotten American Coalition (2007-present)
Member. Interfaith Stewardship Alliance (2007-present)
Member of the Board. Foundation for the Defense of Traditional Values (2005-present)
Fellow in Christian Ethics. Research Institute of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of
the Southern Baptist Convention (2004-present)
Charter Member. George W. Bush Presidential Center (2010-present)
Council Member. Council on Biblical Sexual Ethics (2000-present)
Council Member. Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (1993-present)
Member of the Board. Christian Action League (1994-present)
Member. Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity (1995-present)
Member of the Board. American Defense International (1995-present)
Member. Christians in Political Science (1993-2000)
Member of the Board. Defense Readiness Foundation (1993-present)
Member of the Board. Defense Readiness Council (1993-present)
Member. The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies (1990-2000)
Member. Evangelical Theological Society (1982-present)
Member. Society of Christian Ethics (1984-2008)
Founding Member. Scholarly Engagement with Anglican Doctrine (1990-1994)
Founding Member. U. S. Naval Academy Visiting Committee on Ethics (1991-1993)
Member of the Board. International Religious Freedom Congressional Fellowship (1987-1993)
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Member of the Board. Fund for Integrated Education. Formerly the Lagan College Foundation
(1986-1993)
Member. Naval Academy Alumni Association (1972-present)
Member. American Academy of Religion (1994-2005)
Former Member. Unites States Naval Institute
Former Member. Evangelical Philosophical Society
Former Member. American Philosophical Association
Former Member. American Political Science Association
POSITIONS HELD IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS__________________________
Contributing Editor. Journal of Faith and War (2009-present)
Editor for Christian Ethics articles. The Apologetics Study Bible (revised edition). Broadman and
Holman (2009-present)
Chairman. Christian Ethics Section. Evangelical Theological Society (2010-2015)
Founder. Christian Ethics Section. Evangelical Theological Society (2010)
Member, Nominations Committee, Evangelical Theological Society (2010)
Member. Membership Committee, Evangelical Theological Society (2009-2010)
Member. Membership Committee, Evangelical Theological Society (2008-2009)
Chairman. Christian Ethics Consultation. Evangelical Theological Society (2008-2010)
Series Editor. Broadman and Holman Christian Ethics Series (2007-present)
Lead Scholar. Focus on the Family project on sexual morality (2000-2002)
Secretary. Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (2001-2002)
Nominations Committee. Evangelical Theological Society (1997)
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PUBLICATIONS______________________________________________________________
(1) Books or Monographs:
Heimbach, Daniel R. Basic Christian Ethics: An Introduction to Godly Living. Contracted with
Broadman and Holman. Forthcoming.
________. The Moral Accountability of Law. Manuscript fully written but on hold.
________, ed. C. Ben Mitchell and D. Joy Riley, authors. Christian Bioethics: A Guide for
Pastors, Health Care Professionals, and Families. Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman and
Holman. 2014.
________. True Sexual Morality: Recovering Biblical Standards for a Culture in Crisis. Indian
edition. Secunderabad, India: Authentic Media, 2014.
________. Why Not Same-Sex Marriage: A Manual for Defending Marriage against Radical
Deconstruction. Sisters, Oregon: Deep River/Trusted Books, 2014.
________. Sessualità e Moralitità Nella Bibbia: Alla Riscopeta dei Principi Biblici, per una
Cultura in Crisi, Rome: ADI-Media, 2013.
________, ed. David Jones, author. Introduction to Biblical Ethics. Nashville, Tennessee:
Broadman and Holman, 2013.
________. True Sexual Morality: Recovering Biblical Standards for a Culture in Crisis. eBook
distribution by Vyrso Christian eBooks. Division of Logos Bible Software, 2011.
Accessible at: http://www.vryso.com/product/1465/true-sexual-morality-recoveringbiblical-standards-for-a-culture-in-crisis.
________, ed. Mark Coppenger, author. Moral Apologetics for Contemporary Christians.
Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman and Holman, 2011.
________, ed. Jeremy Evans, et al, authors. Taking Christian Moral Thought Seriously: The
Legitimacy of Christian Thought in the Marketplace of Ideas. Nashville, Tennessee:
Broadman and Holman, 2011.
________. A Statement on Homosexuality and Same-Sex Marriage. Pamphlet. Louisville,
Kentucky: Council on Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, 2006.
________. Buddhism. Global P.E.A.C.E. Plan. Lake Forest, California: Saddleback Church.
October 27, 2005. Revised and extended by Mark Snowdon.
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________. True Sexual Morality: Recovering Biblical Standards for a Culture in Crisis.
Wheaton, Illinois: Crossway Books, 2004.
________. Counterfeit Sexuality: Defending Biblical Sexual Morality from Four Threats to
God’s Design for Biblical Sexual Behavior. Colorado Springs, Colorado: Focus on the
Family, January 2002.
________. Pagan Sexuality at the Center of the Contemporary Moral Crisis. Wake Forest, North
Carolina: Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, January 2001.
________. “Buddhism.” Belief Bulletin. Alpharetta, Georgia: Home Mission Board, Southern
Baptist Convention, March 1996.
________. Arguments against Allowing Homosexuals in the Military. Brochure for public
education. Washington, District of Columbia: Defense Readiness Council, 1993.
________. The Moral Accountability of Law: A Critique of H. L. A. Hart’s Concept of Law with
Supplemental References to Reinhold Niebuhr. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University
Microfilms, 1989.
________. The Moral Accountability of Law: A Critique of H. L. A. Hart’s Concept of Law with
Supplemental References to Reinhold Niebuhr. Ph.D. dissertation, Drew University,
1988.
________. A Critique of Kantian Foundations for the Separation of Politics from Religion. M.A.
thesis, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1982.
(2) Book Chapters:
Heimbach, Daniel R. “Remembering Edith.” Chapter in a book to honor the memory of Edith
Schaeffer. Edited by Udo Middelmann. Forthcoming.
________. “Crusade in the Old Testament and Today.” Chapter 9 in Holy War in the Bible:
Christian Morality and an Old Testament Problem. Edited by Heath Thomas, Jeremy
Evans, and Paul Copan. Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 2013. Pp. 179-200.
________. “Distinguishing Just War from Crusade: Is Regime Change a Just Cause for Just
War?” Chapter 5 in War in the Bible and Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century. Edited
by Richard S. Hess and Elmer A. Martens. Bulletin for Biblical Research Supplement
Series, volume 2. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns, 2008. Pages 79-92.
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DANIEL R. HEIMBACH _______________________________________________________
________. “Understanding the Difference between Religious Liberty and Religious Autonomy.”
Chapter 7 in First Freedom: The Baptist Perspective on Religious Liberty. Edited by
Thomas White, Jason Duesing and Malcom Yarnell. Nashville: Broadman and Holman,
2007. Pages 125-142.
________, and Vic Carpenter. “Buddhism: Making Sure the Gospel is Good News to a
Buddhist.” Chapter 40 in The Complete Evangelism Guidebook: Expert Advice on
Reaching Others for Christ. Edited by Scott Dawson. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker
Books, 2006. Pages 217-224. Awarded runner-up for “Best Personal Evangelism
Resource,” Outreach Magazine 2007 Outreach Resource of the Year Awards.
________. “The Unchangeable Difference: Eternally Fixed Sexual Identity for an Age of Plastic
Sexuality.” Chapter 10 in Biblical Foundations for Building Strong Families in Your
Church. Edited by Wayne Grudem (Wheaton, Illinois: Crossway, 2002), 275-289.
________. “The Bush Just War Doctrine: Genesis and Application of the President’s Moral
Leadership in the Persian Gulf War.” Chapter 17 in From Cold War to New World Order:
The Foreign Policy of George H. W. Bush. Edited by Meena Bose and Rosanna Perotti
(Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood, 2002), 441-464.
________. “Engaging the Local Public Square.” In Christians in the Public Square: Faith in
Practice? Edited by Richard D. Land and Lee Hollaway (Nashville, Tennessee: Ethics
and Religious Liberty Commission, 1996), 123-128.
________. “What the Bible Teaches About Homosexuality.” Addendum #2. In The Bible and the
Practicing Homosexual, by James N. Birkitt (Ashland, Virginia: Christian Enterprises,
1995), 34-40.
________. “Patru Perspective Asupra Libertatii Religioase.” In Libertatea Religioasa:
Contributia Istorica a Baptistilor, 11-29. Translated by Daniel Tomulet. Oradea,
Romania: Editura Cartea Crestina, 1995.
________. “The Bible in the Moral War over the Rejection of Homosexuality by the Military
Services.” Chapter 11 in God and Caesar, 217-240. Edited by Michael Bauman and
David Hall. Camp Hill, Pennsylvania: Christian Publications, 1994.
________. “Highlights” and “Executive Summary.” In Report of the DOD-University Forum
Working Group on Engineering and Science Education, iii-x. Washington, DC: Office of
the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, July 1983.
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DANIEL R. HEIMBACH _______________________________________________________
(3) Articles:
Heimbach, Daniel R. “Did Jesus Teach an Ethic of Pacifism?” The Apologetics Study Bible.
Revised edition. Broadman and Holman (forthcoming 2017).
________, Daniel Akin, and Mark Liederbach. “Lesser or Never, but Together: Evangelicals and
the American Presidency.” Biblical Recorder. News Journal of North Carolina Baptists.
182/17 (August 13, 2016), 2, 7.
________. “Why Evangelicals Should Not Sit Out the 2016 Presidential Election. In Daniel
Akin, et al. “Lesser or Never, but Together: Evangelicals and the American Presidency.”
Between the Times blog. A project of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Accessible at: http://betweenthetimes.com/index.php/2016/08/01/lesser-or-never-buttogether-evangelicals-and-the-american-presidency/. Posted August 1, 2016.
________, Daniel Akin, and Mark Liederbach. “Lesser or Never, but Together: Evangelicals and
the American Presidency.” Between the Times blog. A project of Southeastern Baptist
Theological Seminary. Accessible at: http://betweenthetimes.com/index.php/2016/08/01/
lesser-or-never-but-together-evangelicals-and-the-american-presidency/. Posted August 1,
2016.
________. “Defending Marriage in Today’s Culture,” The Great Commission Magazine of
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (Fall 2015): 25-26.
________. “The Insidious Logic of the Court’s Marriage Decision.” Canon and Culture. A
Project of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. Accessible at: http://www.
canonandculture.com/the-insidious-logic-of-the-courts-marriage-decision/. Posted July
10, 2015.
________. “The Insidious Logic of the Courts Marriage Decision.” A project of Called2Action
Radio. Accessible at: www.c2atoday.com/blog/2015/7/2/the-insidious-logic-of-thecourts-marriage-decision/. Posted July 2, 2015.
________. “The Insidious Logic of the Court’s Marriage Decision.” Center for Faith and
Culture. A project of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Accessible at:
http://www.sebts.edu/faithandculture/resources/Article_Heimbach_The%20Insidious%20
Logic%20of%20the%20Courts%20Marriage%20Decision.pdf. Posted July 2, 2015.
________. “Rethinking Natural Law for Engaging the Public Square.” Canon and Culture. A
project of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. Accessible at: http://www.canon
andculture.com/rethinking-natural-law-for-engaging-the-public-square/. Posted April 22,
2015.
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DANIEL R. HEIMBACH _______________________________________________________
________ with Chris Martin. “Faculty Q & A with Daniel Heimbach,” The Great Commission
Magazine of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (Spring 2015). Accessible at:
http://www.sebts.edu/headlines/articles/Sp15QandAwithDaniel Heimbach.aspx.
________. “Pursuing the Possible in a Finite Fallen World.” Canon and Culture. An ERLC
Symposium on Statecraft. Accessible at: http://www.canonandculture.com/ pursuing-thepossible-in-a-finite-fallen-world/. Posted January 12, 2015.
________. “How God Used My Missionary Parents,” The Great Commission Magazine of
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (Fall 2014): 21-27.
________ with David Schrock. “True Sexual Morality: An Interview with Daniel Heimbach.”
Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, 19/1 (Spring 2014): 8-13. Accessible at:
http://cbmw.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/04-Schrock-Article.pdf. Posted May 4,
2014.
________. “How Francis Schaeffer Influenced Me.” Between the Times blog. A project of
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Accessible at: http://betweenthetimes.com/
index.php/2014/05/14/how-francis-schaeffer-influenced-me/. Posted May 14, 2014.
________. “Issues in Social Ethics.” Worldview Study Bible. Broadman and Holman
(forthcoming 2019).
________. “War and Pacifism.” Worldview Study Bible. Broadman and Holman (forthcoming
2019).
________. “For the Record (Daniel Heimbach): Why I Am Not a Pacifist.” Between the Times
blog. A project of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Accessible at: http://be
tweenthetimes.com/index.php/2012/05/02/why-I-am-not-a-pacifist/. Posted May 2, 2012.
________. “Why I Am Not a Pacifist.” Journal of Faith and War, 3/2 (Spring 2012). Posted
April 17, 2012. Accessible at: http://faithandwar.org/index.php?options=com_content&
view=article&id=154:why-i-am-not-a-pacifist.
________. “Why I Am Not a Pacifist.” The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. Southern
Baptist Convention. Accessible at: http://erlc.com/article/why-i-am-not-a-pacifist/. Posted
March 12, 2012.
________. “Daniel Heimbach on Schaeffer.” 100 Days of Schaeffer: 100th Birthday Commemoration of Francis A. Schaeffer. Center for Faith and Culture. A project of Southeastern
Baptist Theological Seminary. Posted March 13, 2012.
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DANIEL R. HEIMBACH _______________________________________________________
________. “Crusade War in the Old Testament and Today.” Journal for Baptist Theology and
Ministry, vol. 9, no. 1 (Spring 2012). Accessible at: http://baptistcenter.net/journals/
JBTM_9_1_Spring_2012.pdf#page=43.
________. “Crusade War in the Old Testament and Today.” Journal for Baptist Theology and
Ministry, vol. 9, no. 1 (Spring 2012):40-56. Published by The Baptist Center for Theology
and Ministry. A project of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
________. “Toward Defining Christian Ethics: An Evaluation of Contrasting Views.” Global
Journal of Classical Theology 8/3 (January 2011). Accessible at: http://www.phc.edu/
gi_toc8_3.php.
________. “The Problem with Assessing Torture.” Journal of Faith and War, 2/2 (Winter 2010).
Posted December 9, 2010. Accessible at: http://faithandwar.org/index.php?option=com_
content&view=article&id=98:the-problem-with-assessing-torture.
________. “The Problem with Assessing Torture.” Global Journal of Classical Theology 9/2
(September 2010).
________. “Why DADT Must Stay.” On Faith at washingtonpost.com. Posted September 21,
2010. Accessible at: http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com//onfaith/guestvoices/2010/09/
dadt_southern_baptist.html.
________. Review of This Mortal Flesh: Incarnation and Bioethics by Brent Waters (Grand
Rapids: Brazos Press, 2009). 14/1, The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology (Spring,
2010): 79-80.
________. “Daniel Heimbach on Torture.” First Things. Evangel blog (posted January 6, 2010).
Accessible at: http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/daniel-heimbach-on-torture.
________. “The Problem of Universal Ethics for Christian Pacifists.” Journal of Faith and War,
1/1 (Fall 2009). Accessible at: http://faithandwar.org/index.php?option=com_content&
view=article&id-47:the-problem-of-universal-ethics-for-christian-pacifism.
________, with David Gushee and Jonathan Merritt. “Online Bonus: Just War vs. Just Peacemaking.” Relevant Magazine (Wednesday, 22 April 2009). Accessible at: http://www.
relevantmagazine.com/component/article/118-mayjune-2009/16702-online-bonus-justwar-vs-just-peacemaking.
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________, with David Gushee and Jonathan Merritt. “Just War: Christian Views Clash over War
and Peace. Is There Such a Thing as Just War?” Issue 39, Relevant Magazine (May/June,
2009):67-72. Accessible at: http://www.relevantmagazine.com/component/content/
article/119-issue-preview/16629-digital-issue-mayjune; or at: http://www.mygazines.
com/issue/759/73.
________. “Why Not Same-Sex ‘Marriage’? Responses to 10 Arguments for Same-Sex
Marriage.’” Family North Carolina. North Carolina Family Policy Council. 4/2
(March/April 2009): 22-28.
________. “Why Not Same-Sex ‘Marriage’? Responses to 10 Arguments for Same-Sex
Marriage.’” Findings. North Carolina Family Policy Council. 4/2 (March/April 2009):
1-7. Accessible at: http://ncfamily.org/PolicyPapers/Findings%20200903-Why%20Not%20Samesex%20Marriage.pdf.
________. “Proverbs on the Pill.” SBC Tomorrow: Personal Reflections of Peter Lumpkins.
Accessible at: http://peterlumpkins.typepad.com/peter_lumpkins/daniel-heimbach/.
Posted October 29, 2008.
________. “Gender Roles and Palin.” Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Accessible at:
http://sebts.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/gender-roles-and-palin/. Posted September 26,
2008.
________, et al. “Overview of Christian Ethics.” Study article. English Standard Version Study
Bible. Crossway Books, 2008.
________, et al. “The End of Life.” Study article. English Standard Version Study Bible.
Crossway Books, 2008.
________, et al. “Stewardship.” Study article. English Standard Version Study Bible. Crossway
Books, 2008.
________, et al. “Government.” Study article. English Standard Version Study Bible. Crossway
Books, 2008.
________, et al. “Marriage and Sexual Morality.” Study article. English Standard Version Study
Bible. Crossway Books, 2008.
________, et al. “Divorce and Remarriage.” Study article. English Standard Version Study Bible.
Crossway Books, 2008.
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DANIEL R. HEIMBACH _______________________________________________________
________, et al. “Homosexuality.” Study article. English Standard Version Study Bible.
Crossway Books, 2008.
________, et al. “War.” Study article. English Standard Version Study Bible. Crossway Books,
2008.
________, et al. “Capital Punishment.” Study article. English Standard Version Study Bible.
Crossway Books, 2008.
________, et al. “Lying and Truth Telling.” Study article. English Standard Version Study Bible.
Crossway Books, 2008.
________, et al. “Beginning of Life and Abortion.” Study article. English Standard Version
Study Bible. Crossway Books, 2008.
________, et al. “Bioethics.” Study article. English Standard Version Study Bible. Crossway
Books, 2008.
________, et al. “Racial Discrimination.” Study article. English Standard Version Study Bible.
Crossway Books, 2008.
________. “How Schaeffer Influenced Me.” Promotional article. Francis A. Schaeffer
Conference. L. Russ Bush Center for Faith and Culture. Wake Forest, North Carolina.
November 6-8, 2008.
________. “Natural Law in the Public Square.” Liberty University Law Review 2/3 (Spring
2008): 685-702.
________. “Rethinking Natural Law: Is It Our Best Strategy for Engaging the Public Square?”
Global Journal of Classical Theology 6/2 (December 2007). Accessible at: www.phc.
edu/journalfiles/heimbach%20on%20natural%20law.pdf.
________. “Schaeffer on Sex Today.” Faith & Mission 24/1 (Spring 2007): 62-74.
________. “Sexual Purity in a Hook-Up Culture.” Family North Carolina. North Carolina
Family Policy Council 2/4 (July/August 2007): 8-10.
________. “The Truth about Torture?” A Christian Ethics Symposium (December 16, 2005).
Accessible at: www.evangelicaloutpost.com/torture/archives/001741.html.
________. “Deconstructing the Family.” Religion & Society Report 22/7 (October/November
2005): 1-12.
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________. “Manhood, Womanhood and Therapeutic Morality.” Journal for Biblical Manhood &
Womanhood 9/2 (Fall 2004): 30-34.
________. “Pagan Sexual Morality: A Rising New Challenge.” Tedsbridge (Fall 2001): 14-15.
________. “Public, but Not Mainstream.” Guest editorial in News & Observer (Raleigh, North
Carolina), 8 October 2000, 29A.
________. “Pagan Sexuality at the Center of the Contemporary Moral Crisis.” Faith and Mission
17/2 (Spring 2000): 15-31.
________. “Eternally Fixed Sexual Being for an Age of Plastic Sexuality.” www.cbmw.org/html/
Heimbach%20paper.htm. Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (July 2000).
________. “An Assessment of Pagan Sexual Morality.” www.cbmw.org/htmlHeimbach%20
paper.htm. Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (July 2000).
________. “Pagan Sexuality at the Center of the Contemporary Moral Crisis.” www.cbmw.
org/html/Heimbach%20paper.htm. Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
(April 2000).
________. “An Assessment of Pagan Sexual Morality.” Portland, Oregon: Theological Exchange
Network, 2000.
________. “What’s Wrong with Cloning Humans?” Portland, Oregon: Theological Exchange
Network, 2000.
________. “An Apologetic for Religious Liberty in a Non-Christian World.” Portland, Oregon:
Theological Exchange Network, 2000.
________. “NATO’s Unjust Balkan War.” News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), 30 April
1999, 23A.
________. Review of A Pilgrim’s Way: The Personal Story of the Episcopal Bishop Charged
with Heresy for Ordaining a Gay Man Who Was in a Committed Relationship, by Walter
C. Righter. Faith and Mission 16/2 (Spring 1999): 133-134.
________. Review of Why Christianity Must Change or Die: A Bishop Speaks to Believers in
Exile, by John Shelby Spong. Faith and Mission 16/2 (Spring 1999): 134-135.
________. Review of Can A Bishop Be Wrong? Ten Scholars Challenge John Shelby Spong,
edited by Peter C. Moore. Faith and Mission 16/2 (Spring 1999): 135-137.
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________. “Cloning Humans: What’s Wrong with Creating Human Life?” Findings. North
Carolina Family Policy Council (January 1999): 1-4.
________. “Cloning Humans: Dangerous, Unjustifiable, and Genuinely Immoral.” Valparaiso
University Law Review 32/2 (Spring 1998): 633-659.
________. “Intentional Design: What the Bible Says About Homosexuality.” Home Life 50/10
(1997): 27.
________. “Same-Sex Marriage and the Traditional Family: Is It a Threat?” News & Observer
(Raleigh, North Carolina) 4 April 1996, A15.
________. “Contrasting Views of Religious Liberty: Clarifying the Relationship between
Responsible Government and the Freedom of Religion.” Journal of Law and Religion
11/2 (1994-1995): 715-731.
________. “The Bible Teaches Moral Absolutes.” SBC Life, October 1995: 7.
________. “The Bible in the Moral War over the Rejection of Homosexuality by the Military
Services: A View from Inside the Pentagon.” Premise 2/7 (August 27, 1995): 10-20.
________. “World Views and the Struggle over World Population Control.” The Ethics and
Religious Liberty Commission. Southern Baptist Convention (May 1, 1995). Accessible
at: http://erlc.com/article/world-views-and-the-struggle-over-world-population-control.
________. “The Gay Rights Movement: An Agenda to Deconstruct the Traditional Family.”
Faith and Mission 12/2 (Spring 1995): 60-71.
________. “The Bible in the Moral War over the Rejection of Homosexuality by the Military
Services: A View from Inside the Pentagon.” Faith & Mission 11/2 (Spring 1994): 48-63.
________. “The Bible in the Moral War over the Rejection of Homosexuality by the Military
Services: A View from Inside the Pentagon.” Portland, Oregon: Theological Research
Exchange Network, 1994.
________. “A Southern Baptist View of the Pope’s Visit.” Crisis 11 (October 1993): 23.
________. “Good Reasons to Believe.” The Current. Falls Church, Virginia: The Falls Church,
1993.
________. “DOKTRINA <<SPRAVEDLIVOY VOYNI>> DZh. BUShA” [The “Just War”
Doctrine of Geo. Bush]. KENTAVR 1 (Moscow: FENIKS, March/April 1992): 63-70.
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________ (unattributed). “Presidential Precepts: A Moral Code for Conflict.” U.S. News &
World Report (February 4, 1991): 52-53.
________. Review of Public Theology and Political Economy: Christian Stewardship in Modern
Society, by Max Stackhouse. The Ellul Studies Forum 6 (November 1990): 2-3.
________. “The 1988 Presidential Campaign: Family Issues.” Wellspring 1 (Fall 1988): 8-9.
Also wrote numerous news articles on unit activities during the Vietnam War
while serving on the USS Jouett, DLG-29 (1972-1973)
(4) Other Documents:
Heimbach, Daniel R., et al. Statement on Protecting the Future of Religious Higher Education.
The Research Institute. Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. Southern Baptist
Convention. August 9, 2016.
________. On the Road to Emmaus with Jesus. Christ Baptist Church. June 2013.
________, et al. Statement on the Release of Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. Research
Institute Fellows. Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) of the Southern
Baptist Convention (SBC). September 2012.
________, et al. “2012 Value Voter Presidential Voter Guide.” Raleigh, North Carolina: NC
Values Coalition, 2012. Accessible at: http://pledgetovotenc.com/wp-content/uploads/
2012/10/2012-VALUES-VOTER-ISSUE-GUIDE.pdf.
________. “Promotion for Broadman and Holman Christian Ethics Series.” Nashville,
Tennessee: Broadman and Holman, 2010.
________. “Resolution on the Obama Administration Plan to Normalize Homosexuals in the
Military.” Principle drafter. Resolution endorsed by the Southern Baptist Religious
Liberty Commission. Passed by the Southern Baptist Convention. Orlando, Florida. June
2010.
________. “Supporting Commentary” on “Resolution on the Obama Administration Plan to
Normalize Homosexuals in the Military.” Prepared for Southern Baptist Convention
Resolutions Committee. Orlando, Florida. June 2010.
________, et al. “Principles for Just Immigration Reform.” The Research Institute. Ethics and
Religious Liberty Commission. Southern Baptist Convention. February 8, 2010.
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________, et al. “Fifteen Principles for Successful Health Care Reform.” The Research Institute.
Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. Southern Baptist Convention. November 9,
2009.
________. Letter to the editor of Christianity Today. Sent August 2009 responding to managing
editor Mark Galli’s deference to the alleged power of homosexual activist Andrew
Sullivan’s “conservative argument” for same-sex marriage. Never acknowledged.
________. “A Biblical Perspective.” In “Lesson 8: Human Sexuality,” Family Policy
Perspectives: Study Guide. Edited by William J. Brooks, Jr. Raleigh, North Carolina:
North Carolina Policy Council, 2006.
________, et al. Family Policy Perspectives: A Video Series from the North Carolina Family
Policy Council. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina Policy Council, 2006.
________, et al. Resolution on Human Species Altering Technologies. Research Institute of the
Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. Draft
submitted for the 2006 Southern Baptist Convention (Greensboro, North Carolina. June
13-14, 2006).
________. “A Take on Torture Talk.” Letter to the editor. The Weekly Standard (January 2,
2006/January 9, 2006):6.
________, et al. Resolution on Religious Liberty in Romania. Research Institute of the Ethics and
Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. September 21, 2005.
________. “The Paganizing of Christian Sexual Ethics.” Audio presentation. Louisville,
Kentucky: Council for Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, 2005. Accessible at:
www.cbmw.org/media/conference/099-Heimbach-ET2004-Paganizing.rm.
________, et al. Statement on Human Stem-Cell Research. The Research Institute. Ethics and
Religious Liberty Commission. Southern Baptist Convention. October 26, 2004.
Accessible at: http://sites.silaspartners.com/partner/Article_Display_Page/0,,PTID
314166 |CHD599214 CIID1890076,00.html.
________, The Public Policy of Stem-Cell Research. Research Institute of the Ethics and
Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. October 26, 2004.
________, et al. Nashville Declaration on “Same-Sex Marriage.” Nashville, Tennessee:
Religious Institute of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern
Baptist Convention. March 9, 2005.
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________, et al. Kansas City Declaration on Marriage. Kansas City, Missouri: Midwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary. November 12, 2003.
________, et al. Colorado Statement on Biblical Sexual Morality. Colorado Springs, Colorado:
Focus on the Family, 2001.
________. “Resolution on Domestic Partnership Benefits.” Principle drafter. Passed by the
Southern Baptist Convention. June 19, 1997.
________. “Resolution on Homosexual Marriage.” Principle drafter. Passed by the Southern
Baptist Convention. June 13, 1996.
________, et al. Nashville Declaration of Conscience. A statement rejecting the use of lethal
force in the struggle against abortion. Nashville, Tennessee: Christian Life Commission.
September 1, 1994.
________, et al. Religion, Population and Development: Multi-Religious Contributions. 1994
United Nations Conference on Population and Development—Non-Government
Organizations Forum. Cairo, Egypt. September 3-13, 1994. Published by the World
Conference on Religion and Peace, 1994.
________, Richard D. Land and C. Ben Mitchell. Population, Morality and the Ideology of
Control: A Statement of the Southern Baptist Convention Christian Life Commission.
Geneva, Switzerland: Multi-Religious Consultation on Issues of Population and
Development. July 27-29, 1994.
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES _____________________________________________________
Edited documents for the Coalition for Inclusion (CFI) including its mission statement, declaration of need, and vision for bringing together opposing sides of the ethical-religious war dividing
American life and culture. July 18, 2016.
Manuscript evaluation. Sex in Context: A Biblical Perspective on Marriage, Promiscuity, and
Homosexuality, by Matthew Rueger. For Concordia Publishing House. November 10, 2015
Manuscript evaluation. With Christ in the Voting Booth, by David J. Shedlock. For Presbyterian
& Reformed. September 7, 2011.
Manuscript evaluation. Abortion: Sic et Non, by Bruce Weber. For Presbyterian & Reformed.
June 16, 2011.
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Manuscript evaluation. Why Civil Government? by James David Woodard. For Presbyterian &
Reformed. October 26, 2010.
Book endorsement. Ethics for a Brave New World, 2nd edition, by John Feinberg and Paul
Feinberg. Crossway, August 24, 2010.
Drafted promotional materials for the Broadman and Holman Christian Ethics Series. March,
2010.
Content evaluation and input at author’s request. Politics According to the Bible by Wayne
Grudem. Zondervan, 2010.
Manuscript evaluation. A Christian View of Government and Its Task, by Cornelius Van Dam.
For Presbyterian & Reformed. January 5, 2010.
Planned new articles covering issues in Christian Ethics to be added in the revised edition of the
Broadman and Holman Apologetics Study Bible (2009-present).
Edited manuscripts and proposals for the Broadman and Holman Christian Ethics Series (2007present).
Edited study articles on moral issues for the English Standard Version Study Bible (ESVSB).
Wheaton, Illinois: Crossway Books, 2008.
Edited and supervised redrafting of the North Carolina Republican Party Policy Platform, 2001,
2002.
Edited study articles on moral issues for The Woman’s Study Bible: Opening The Word of God to
Women. Eds. Dorothy Patterson and Rhonda Kelley. Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson,
1995.
Edited President H. W. Bush’s national address on the moral framework employed in his leadership and use of military force against the aggression Saddam Hussein in the Persian Gulf War.
January 1991.
Edited many other speeches drafted for the President of the United States, 1989-1991.
Edited and provided White House review for Healthy People 2000, an initiative developed by the
Department of Health and Human Resources, 1990.
Edited reports and initiatives for the President of the United States, including the Clean Air Act,
and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and a study of infant mortality, 1989-1991.
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Edited Report of the DOD-University Forum Working Group on Engineering and Science
Education. Washington, District of Columbia: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering, 1983.
PROFESSIONAL PAPERS & CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS ___________________
Heimbach, Daniel R. “The Trinitarian Nature of Biblical Bioethics: A Theological Corrective to
Frame’s Philosophical Paradigm.” Paper delivered at the 68th Annual Meeting of the
Evangelical Theological Society. San Antonio, TX, November 15-17, 2016.
________. “Wanting the Best Sex: Why You Should Want What God Wants” Young Adult
conference session speaker. Guard Your Heart. The Falls Church Anglican, Falls Church,
Virginia. November 7, 2016.
________. “Do You Desire Sex God’s Way?” Marriage conference breakout session speaker.
Culture Rewoven: The Fabric of Family, Sex and Marriage. The Falls Church Anglican,
Falls Church, Virginia. April 16, 2016.
________. “Marriage: A Divine Covenant.” Marriage conference breakout session speaker.
Culture Rewoven: The Fabric of Family, Sex and Marriage. The Falls Church Anglican,
Falls Church, Virginia. April 16, 2016.
________, Brad Wilcox, Matt Anderson, Ruth and Jerry Brock, and John Yates. “The Fabric of
Family, Sex and Marriage.” Panel discussion. Culture Rewoven: The Fabric of Family,
Sex and Marriage. The Falls Church Anglican, Falls Church, Virginia. April 15, 2016.
________, Al Mohler, Gary Chapman, and Rob Peters. “Theology of Sex Forum.” Panel
discussion. Calvary Baptist Church. Winston-Salem, NC, November 8, 2015.
________. “Responding to the Challenge of Same-Sex Marriage.” Panel discussion. National
Conference on Christian Apologetics. Southern Evangelical Seminary. Matthews, NC,
October 16-17, 2015.
________. “Defending Marriage against Radical Deconstruction.” Presentation delivered at the
National Conference on Christian Apologetics. Southern Evangelical Seminary.
Matthews, NC, October 16-17, 2015.
________. “Refuting Arguments for Same-Sex Marriage: Winning with Innocent Shrewdness.”
Presentation delivered at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society.
San Francisco, CA, November 16-18, 2011.
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________. “How Do I Answer Questions about Same-Sex Marriage?” Presentation delivered at
the 20/20 Collegiate Apologetics Conference. Wake Forest, North Carolina. February 4-5,
2011.
________. “How Should I Think about Modern Warfare and Torture?” Presentation delivered at
the 20/20 Collegiate Apologetics Conference. Wake Forest, North Carolina. February 4-5,
2011.
________. “The Problem with Assessing Torture.” Paper delivered at the 62nd Annual Meeting of
the Evangelical Theological Society. Atlanta, GA, November 17-19, 2010.
________. “The Ethics of War in an Age of Terrorism.” Presentation delivered at the 20/20
Collegiate Apologetics Conference. Wake Forest, North Carolina. February 5-6, 2010.
________. “Toward Defining Christian Ethics: An Evaluation of Contrasting Views.” Paper
delivered at the 61st Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. New
Orleans, LA, November 18-20, 2009.
________. “The Ethics of War in an Age of Terrorism.” Presentation delivered at the 20/20
Collegiate Apologetics Conference. Wake Forest, North Carolina. February 6-7, 2009.
________. “The Problem of Universal Ethics for Christian Pacifists.” Paper delivered at the 60th
Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. Providence, R. I., November 1921, 2008.
________. “Natural Law in the Public Square.” Paper delivered at the Liberty University Law
Review Symposium on “Natural Law in Protestant Political and Legal Thought.” Liberty
University School of Law. Lynchburg, Virginia. February 22-23, 2008.
________. “What Makes Good Sex Good and Bad Sex Bad.” Presentation delivered at the 20/20
Collegiate Apologetics Conference. Wake Forest, North Carolina. February 2-3, 2007.
________. “Rethinking Natural Law: Is It Our Best Strategy for Engaging the Public Square?”
Paper delivered at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society.
Washington, D. C., November 15-17, 2006.
________. “Pagan Sex: Exotic Erotics.” Presentation delivered at the 20/20 Collegiate
Apologetics Conference. Wake Forest, North Carolina. February 3-4, 2006.
________. “In Justifying Regime Change Are We Missing Augustine’s Rejection of War to
Reduce Fear?” Paper delivered at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological
Society. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, November 16-18, 2005.
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________. “Meeting the Challenge in Sexual Ethics: What Would Schaeffer Say on the Moral
War over Sex Today?” Paper delivered at the L’Abri Fellowship Jubilee Conference. St.
Louis, Missouri. March 11-13, 2005.
________. “Should Christians Ever Support War?” Presentation delivered at the 20/20 Collegiate
Conference. Wake Forest, North Carolina. February 4-5, 2005.
________. “Distinguishing Just War from Crusade: Is Regime Change a Just Cause for Just
War?” War, Violence and the Bible. Paper delivered at conference hosted by Denver
Seminary. Denver, Colorado, February 6-7, 2004.
________. “The Paganizing of Christian Sexual Ethics.” Paper delivered at the 56th Annual
Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. San Antonio, Texas. November 17-19,
2004.
________. “An Evangelical Looks at Therapeutic Sexual Morality.” Paper delivered at the 53rd
Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. Colorado Springs, Colorado.
November 14-16, 2001.
________. “Eternally Fixed Sexual Being for an Age of Plastic Sexuality.” Paper delivered at
“Building Strong Families in Your Church,” a national conference for pastors, church
staff and lay leaders. Sponsored jointly by the Council for Biblical Manhood and
Womanhood and by FamilyLife Ministries. Dallas, Texas. March 20-22, 2000.
________. “An Assessment of Pagan Sexual Morality.” Paper delivered at the 51st Annual
Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. Danvers, Massachusetts. November 1719, 1999.
________. “What’s Wrong with Cloning Humans?” Paper delivered at the 50th Annual Meeting
of the Evangelical Theological Society. Orlando, Florida. November 19-21, 1998.
________. “The Bush Just War Doctrine: Genesis and Application of the President’s Moral
Leadership in the Persian Gulf War.” Paper delivered at the Conference on the Bush
Presidency. Hofstra University with the Bush Presidential Library. Hempstead, New
York. April 17-19, 1997.
________. “Same-Sex Marriage.” Paper delivered at the 30th Annual Seminar of the Southern
Baptist Christian Life Commission. Southern Baptist Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky.
March 3-5, 1997.
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________. “Engaging the Public Square at the Local Level.” Paper delivered at the 29th Annual
Seminar of the Southern Baptist Christian Life Commission. Washington, District of
Columbia, March 4-6, 1996.
________. “An Apologetic for Religious Liberty in a Non-Christian World.” Paper delivered at
the 47th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. November 16-18, 1995.
________. “World Views and the Struggle over World Population Control.” Paper delivered at
the 28th Annual Seminar of the Southern Baptist Christian Life Commission.
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Wake Forest, North Carolina. February 27March 1, 1995.
________. “Population, Morality and the Ideology of Control.” Position statement for the
Southern Baptist Christian Life Commission. Presented at the NGO Forum of the United
Nations Conference on Population and Development. Cairo, Egypt. September 3-8, 1994.
________. “A Free Gospel in a Free Nation.” Paper delivered at Romanian National Religious
Liberties Conference. Sponsored by the Baptist Union of Romania. Bucharest, Romania.
May 18-20, 1994.
________. “The Gay Rights Movement: An Agenda to Deconstruct the Traditional Family.”
Paper delivered at the 27th Annual Seminar of the Southern Baptist Christian Life
Commission. Del City, Oklahoma. February 2-March 2, 1994.
________. “The Bible in the Moral War over the Rejection of Homosexuality by the Military
Services: A View from Inside the Pentagon.” Paper delivered at the 45th Annual Meeting
of the Evangelical Theological Society. Washington, D. C., November 18-20, 1993.
________. “The Homosexual Agenda and Its Impact on Government Policy.” Paper delivered at
The Homosexual Debates: An Evangelical Perspective and Response: An Interdisciplinary Consultation. Hosted by the Center for Law and Public Policy, Geneva College,
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. October 29-31, 1993.
________. “The Intersection of Faith with Public Policy.” Paper delivered at the eastern regional
meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. Langhorn, Pennsylvania. April 2, 1993.
Also delivered at the annual conference of (Scholarly Engagement with Anglican
Doctrine). Alexandria, Virginia. April 17, 1993.
________. “Religious Understanding of Morality and Foreign Relations.” Paper delivered at the
APSA Section on Religion and Politics. Annual meeting of the American Political
Science Association. Washington, District of Columbia. August 26, 1986.
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________. “An Evangelical Perspective on the Limits of Human Legal Authority.” Paper
delivered at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. La Mirada,
California. November 21, 1985.
________. “To Allot or Not to Allot? An Interpretation of Religious Establishment at Rutgers
Law School.” Rutgers University Law School: n. p. March 12, 1984. Paper composed for
Dean of the Law School.
________. “Religion and the Insufficiency of the Universalizability Criterion for Establishing the
Ethical Norms of Society.” Paper delivered at the 35th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical
Theological Society. Dallas, Texas. December 16, 1983.
INVITED LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS, INTERVIEWS & CONGRESSIONAL
TESTIMONY_________________________________________________________________
Heimbach, Daniel R. “Paul’s Teaching on Homosexuality in Romans.” Guest lecture for
Professor David Black. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Wake Forest, North
Carolina. September 21, 2016.
________. “Communicating Cross-Culturally in Thailand.” Guest speaker. Pacific Islands
University. Mangilao, Guam. June 24, 2016.
________. “Remaining Faithful to the Word of God.” Guest speaker. Peace Church. Saraburi,
Thailand. June, 18, 2016.
________. “Trusting the Word of God.” Guest speaker. Khek Noi Church. Khek Noi, Thailand.
June 16, 2016.
________. “Defending the Mid-Tribulation Rapture Position from Daniel’s Last Vision.” Guest
lecture for Professor Kenneth Keathley. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary,
Wake Forest, North Carolina. March 29, 2016.
________, Rosario Butterfield, Samuel Williams, and Mark Liederbach. “Panel Discussion on
Gender Identity.” Casual Conversation. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary,
Wake Forest, North Carolina. December 1, 2015.
________. “Defending the Mid-Tribulation Rapture Position from Daniel’s Last Vision.” Guest
lecture for Professor Kenneth Keathley. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary,
Wake Forest, North Carolina. October 20, 2015.
________. “Gun Control and Russia’s War in Syria.” Radio interview. Called2Action with Steve
Noble. WRTU AM 1030. Raleigh, North Carolina. October 8, 2015.
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________. “Discussion of the Supreme Court’s Decision Deconstructing Marriage.” Radio interview. Called2Action with Steve Noble. WRTU AM 1030. Raleigh, North Carolina. July
2, 2015.
________. “Defending the Mid-Tribulation Rapture Position from Daniel’s Last Vision.” Guest
lecture for Professor Kenneth Keathley. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary,
Wake Forest, North Carolina. April 9, 2015.
________. “Reflecting on ISIS in Just War Terms.” Radio interview. Called2Action with Steve
Noble. WRTU AM 1030. Raleigh, North Carolina. February 25, 2015.
________. “Why Not Same-Sex Marriage, Part 2.” Radio interview. Family Policy Matters
Radio Program. Interviewed by John Rustin. Program #822. North Carolina Family
Policy Council. Raleigh, North Carolina. Broadcast October 18-24, 2014.
________. “Why Not Same-Sex Marriage, Part 1.” Radio interview. Family Policy Matters
Radio Program. Interviewed by John Rustin. Program #821. North Carolina Family
Policy Council. Raleigh, North Carolina. Broadcast October 11-17, 2014.
________. “Why Not Same-Sex Marriage: A Manuel for Defending Marriage against Radical
Deconstruction.” Book promotion. Radio interview. Knowing the Truth. Host: Kevin
Boling. On Christian Talk Radio 660 AM and 92.9 FM. Originating out of Greenville,
South Carolina. October 9, 2014.
________. “What in the World Is Going On?” Guest speaker. Turner’s Chapel. Sanford, North
Carolina. July 20, 2014.
________. “What Is Religious Liberty and Why Should I Care?” Radio interview. Called2Action
with Steve Noble. WRTU AM 1030. Raleigh, North Carolina. July 17, 2014.
________. “The Strategic Need of Ethics Education in Our Day.” Radio interview. Called2Action with Steve Noble. WRTU AM 1030. Raleigh, North Carolina. June 12, 2014.
________. “Why I Prefer the Mid-Tribulation Rapture Position.” Radio interview. Called2Action
with Steve Noble. WRTU AM 1030. Raleigh, North Carolina. May 15, 2014.
________. “God on Sex and Sexuality: How the Bible Views Good Sex.” Guest speaker. Make
up Your Own Mind (student organization). UNC-G. Greensboro, North Carolina. April
17, 2014.
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________. “Defending the Mid-Tribulation Rapture Position from Daniel’s Last Vision.” Guest
lecture for Professor Kenneth Keathley. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary,
Wake Forest, North Carolina. April 8, 2014.
________. “Theology vs. Politics: How Do They Relate?” Radio interview. Called2Action with
Steve Noble. WRTU AM 1030. Raleigh, North Carolina. November 7, 2013.
________. “Defending the Mid-Tribulation Rapture Position from Daniel’s Last Vision.” Guest
lecture for Professor Kenneth Keathley. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Wake Forest, North Carolina. October 31, 2013.
________. “Christian Ethics 101.” Radio interview. Called2Action with Steve Noble. WRTU
AM 1030. Raleigh, North Carolina. October 24, 2013.
________. “Moral Fidelity in a World of Power Politics.” Guest speaker. Christian Legal Society
(Raleigh chapter). Raleigh, North Carolina, October 18, 2013.
________. “Obama and Syria: Stumbling Crusader.” Radio interview. Called2Action Today with
Steve Noble. WTRU AM 1030. Raleigh, North Carolina. September 12, 2013.
________. “Where Ethics Has Come From: A History of How the Term Has Evolved.” T-Area
Forum presentation. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Wake Forest, North
Carolina. May 1, 2013.
________. “On the Road to Emmaus with Jesus: A VBS Series.” Guest speaker. Christ Baptist
Church. Raleigh, North Carolina. June 23-27, 2013.
________. “Is Taking ‘The Pill’ a Sin?” Radio interview. Called2Action Today with Steve Noble.
WTRU AM 1030. Raleigh, North Carolina. April 11, 2013.
________. “Social Justice: Is It Really a Good Thing?” Radio interview. Called2Action Today
with Steve Noble. WTRU AM 1030. Raleigh, North Carolina. March 7, 2013.
________. “Theological Insights on Gun Control.” Radio interview. Called2Action Today with
Steve Noble. WTRU AM 1030. Raleigh, North Carolina. January 31, 2013.
________. “God and Government.” Radio interview. Called2Action Today with Steve Noble.
WTRU AM 1030. Raleigh, North Carolina. January 10, 2013.
________. “Sharing the Good News with Buddhists.” Guest speaker. Richland Creek
Community Church. Wake Forest, North Carolina. July 15, 2012.
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________. “Betrothal View of Divorce and Remarriage.” Guest lecture for Professor David
Black. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Wake Forest, North Carolina. April
25, 2012.
________. “Refuting the Equality Argument for Same-Sex Marriage.” Panelist. NC Marriage
Amendment Forum. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Wake Forest, North
Carolina. March 28, 2012.
________. “I Am Done with Politics . . . Christians Just Need to Pray.” Radio interview.
Called2Action Today with Steve Noble. WTRU AM 1030. Raleigh, North Carolina.
March 15, 2012.
________. “Standing Against the Storm of Sexual Rebellion.” Guest speaker. North Raleigh
United Methodist Church. Raleigh, North Carolina. January 4, 2012.
________. “The Marriage Protection Amendment in North Carolina.” Radio interview.
Caledl2Action Today with Steve Noble. WTRU AM 1030. Raleigh, North Carolina.
December 15, 2011.
________. “War in Iraq & Afghanistan: What Would Jesus Have Us Do?” Radio interview.
Called2Action Today with Steve Noble. WTRU AM 1030. Raleigh, North Carolina.
October 6, 2011.
________. “The Structure of Biblical Ethics.” Special presentation. Ethics & Religious Liberty
Research Institute. Nashville, Tennessee. September 21, 2011.
________. “Engaging the Buddhist Worldview.” Guest speaker. Richland Creek Community
Church. Wake Forest, North Carolina. October 19, 2011.
________. “Sharing the Good News with Buddhists.” Guest speaker. Richland Creek
Community Church. Wake Forest, North Carolina. August 14, 2011.
________. “Just War and the Persian Gulf War.” Guest lecturer and seminar leader. USNA
Postdoc/Fellows Seminar (2.5 hours). United States Naval Academy. Annapolis,
Maryland. March 20, 2011.
________. “If God Is All Powerful and All Loving, Why Is There Suffering?” Guest speaker.
Richland Creek Community Church. Wake Forest, North Carolina. February 20, 2011.
________. “Where Is Your City?” Guest speaker. New Mount Vernon Church. Raleigh, North
Carolina. November 14, 2010.
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________. “Sharing the Gospel with Buddhists.” Guest speaker. Richland Creek Community
Church. Wake Forest, North Carolina. July 25, 2010.
________. “Implications of Repealing DADT.” Radio interview. Family Policy Matters Radio
Program. Interviewed by Bill Brooks. A production of the North Carolina Family Policy
Council. Raleigh, North Carolina. Recorded July 12, 2010.
________. “What Is Wrong with Repealing Don’t Ask Don’t Tell?” Guest speaker. Trinity
Baptist Church. Fayetteville, North Carolina. July 11, 2010.
________. “On Opposing Repeal of the DADT Law.” Radio interview. State of Belief. Hosted by
Rev. Welton Gaddy. A radio program affiliated with The Interfaith Alliance. Washington,
D.C. June 3, 2010.
________. “True Sexual Morality.” Radio interview. The John and Kathy Show. WORD-FM
Radio. Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. May 24, 2010.
________. “War or Peace: Thinking Critically after 7 Years of War.” Radio interview. The John
and Kathy Show. WORD-FM Radio. Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. March 26, 2010.
________. “Standing Against the Storm of Sexual Rebellion.” Guest speaker. North Ridge
Church. Raleigh, North Carolina. September 29, 2009.
________. “Playing to Win Fairly but Shrewdly.” Guest speaker. NC4Marriage Coalition.
Raleigh, North Carolina. February 10, 2009.
________. “Deconstruction of the American Family.” Guest speaker. NC4Marriage Coalition.
Raleigh, North Carolina. January 15, 2009.
________. “Does God Cause Natural Suffering?” Guest speaker. Richland Creek Community
Church. Wake Forest, North Carolina. January 14, 2009.
________. “The Family and the End of American Civilization.” Guest speaker. Wisdom for All
Ages. Richland Creek Community Church. Wake Forest, North Carolina. September 23,
2008.
________. “Deconstruction of the American Family.” Guest speaker. Rejoice Always Annual
Fundraiser. Tampa Bay Christian Counseling Center. Tampa, Florida. September 18,
2008.
________, with Greg Wheatley. “True Sexual Morality.” Online interview. September 12, 2008.
Accessible at: www.primetimeamerica.org.
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________, with Greg Wheatley. “True Sexual Morality.” Radio interview. Prime Time America.
A production of Moody Radio. Chicago, Illinois. September 11, 2008.
________. “Sexual Morality and the Military.” Podcast interview. Nuclarity Podcast. A
production of FamilyLife Ministries. Little Rock, Arkansas. October 23, 2008.
________. “Key Issues in Christian Ethics.” Guest speaker. Richland Creek Community Church.
Wake Forest, North Carolina. Summer 2008.
________. “Why I Left the Society of Christian Ethics.” Radio interview. Al Mohler Radio
Program. June 11, 2008. Interview conducted during the annual Southern Baptist
Convention held that year at Indianapolis, Indiana.
________. “The New Sanctuary Movement: A Critical Review.” Guest speaker and panelist.
Immigration, Religion and Law. Meredith Center for Women, Ethics and Public Life.
Meredith College. Raleigh, North Carolina. April 3, 2008.
________. “Old Testament Prophesies on Suffering of the Coming Messiah.” Guest speaker.
Richland Creek Community Church. Wake Forest, North Carolina. Fall 2007.
________. “Meeting the Sexual Challenge in Contemporary Culture.” Guest speaker. Richland
Creek Community Church. Wake Forest, North Carolina. August 15 & 22, 2007.
________. “A Look at Just War.” Guest speaker. Windows on War: What’s Faith Got to Do with
It? First Parish Church. Brunswick, Maine. February 25, 2007.
________. “Standing against the Tide: Staying Pure in a Day of Sexual Rebellion.” Keynote
speaker. Law Enforcement Summit. Lifeway Conference Center. Ridgecrest, North
Carolina. October 6, 2005.
________. “The Public Policy of Stem-Cell Research.” Guest speaker. Presentation organized by
the Research Institute of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern
Baptist Convention. Nashville, Tennessee. February 17-18, 2005.
________. “The Moral Impact on American Culture of Public Policy on Embryonic Stem-Cell
Research.” Guest speaker at forum on “Embryonic Stem-Cell Research.” Organized by
the Research Institute of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern
Baptist Convention. Held at Lipscomb University. Nashville, Tennessee. September 22,
2004.
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________. “When Is War Really Justified?” Panelist in a discussion on war with Iraq. Moderated
by Paige Patterson. Other panelists were Richard Land, Mark Liederbach and David
Jones. Sponsored by Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Wake Forest, North
Carolina. February 26, 2003.
________. “How Jesus Won the Heart of a Politician.” Guest speaker. Legislators’ Bible Study.
North Carolina General Assembly. Raleigh, North Carolina. July 25, 2001.
________. “Doing the Right Thing All the Time.” Guest speaker. NC Association of Chiefs of
Police Winter Conference. Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. February 6, 2001.
________. “Holiness v. Wholeness.” Guest speaker. Staff devotions. Focus on the Family.
Colorado Springs, Colorado. August 8, 2000.
________. “Pagan Sexuality at the Center of the Contemporary Moral Crisis.” Endowed Faculty
Lecture. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Wake Forest, North Carolina.
September 14, 1999.
________. “The Warning from Littleton.” Guest speaker. NCGOP Chairman’s Breakfast.
Hickory, North Carolina. May 23, 1999.
________. “Are Military Adultery Standards Changing: What Are the Implications?” Testimony
presented to the Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management,
Restructuring, and the District of Columbia. Unites States Senate, Washington, D.C.
October 7, 1998.
________. “Foundations of the Just War Moral Tradition and Its Application in the Persian Gulf
War.” Guest lecture. Delivered at the Marine Corps Command and Staff College.
Quantico, Virginia. September 18, 1997. Also September 24, 1998.
________. “What You Think About Morality: Does It Matter in Public Life?” Dinner speaker for
United Nations delegates. Cosponsored by Christian Embassy and Christian Ministries to
the United Nations. New York, New York. March 27, 1998.
________. “Born Homosexual? Politicized Science and the Limits of Biblical Revelation.”
Christian Thought Lectureship. Lecture delivered at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
Deerfield, Illinois. April 29, 1997.
________. “Telling the Truth about God’s Moral Standards.” Staley Distinguished Christian
Scholar Lecture Series. Delivered at the University of Mobile. Mobile, Alabama.
November 4-6, 1996.
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________. “Corrupting the Military.” Television guest interview. CBN News. Hosted by Lee
Webb. A production of the Christian Broadcasting Network. Virginia Beach, Virginia.
December 15, 1995.
________. “Population Forum.” Radio interview. Money Matters with Larry Burkett. Hosted by
Larry Burkett. A production of Christian Financial Concepts. Gainesville, Georgia.
September 7, 1994.
________. “Gays in the Military.” Television guest interview. Larry King Live. Hosted by Larry
King. A production of Time Warner and the Cable News Network. Washington, D.C.
July 14, 1993.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL WRITING (unpublished) _______________________________
Developed and wrote presentation materials and handouts on “Just War and the Persian Gulf
War” for the USNA Postdoc/Fellows Seminar (2.5 hours). United States Naval Academy.
Annapolis, Maryland. March 20, 2011.
Wrote memorandum to General Conway, Commandant of the Marine Corps, promoting the
ethics program at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary for training mid-career Navy and
Marine Corps chaplains.
Drafted resolution for SBC “On the Obama Administration Plan to Normalize Homosexuals in
the Military (2010).
Drafted report on “What Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Does on the Issue of
Homosexuality & Ministry to Persons Struggling with Homosexual Attraction (2007).
Drafted resolution passed by the Southern Baptist Convention on domestic partnership benefits
(1997).
Drafted resolution passed by the Southern Baptist Convention on same-sex marriage (1996).
Contributed to development of the Southern Baptist Convention resolution on racial
reconciliation (1995).
Served on drafting committee that wrote the position statement on health care and health care
reform for the Southern Baptist Convention Christian Life Commission (1994).
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Wrote charter for the Wake County Board of Education Task Force on Character Education,
Wake County, North Carolina. Charter specified purpose, goals, and procedures for a 32 member
task force assigned to select broad based character traits and write guidelines to be developed as a
curriculum for use in all Wake County public schools (1993).
Wrote issue brief for the Joint Chiefs, Department of Defense, on “The Nature and Politics of
Homosexuality.” January 1993.
Wrote paper for the Department of the Navy contrasting arguments, pro and con, on the issue of
assigning women to combat positions in the armed services (1992).
Wrote paper for the Secretary of the Navy presenting options for responding to Congressional
removal of the legal barrier preventing the assignment of women aviators to combat duty (1991).
Wrote memorandum for the President of the United States covering just war principles later used
by President George Bush as the moral framework for his leadership in directing coalition forces
opposed to the aggression of Saddam Hussein in the Persian Gulf War (January 1991).
Wrote decision memoranda for the President of the United States laying out initiatives covering:
medical liability, volunteer liability, infant mortality, immigration, and Americans with
disabilities (1989-1991).
Wrote issue papers for the President of the United States on AIDS, infant mortality, crime, the
family, California Proposition 65, hazardous waste, immigration, and food safety (1989-1991).
Wrote option papers for Domestic Policy Council serving the President of the United States on
issues including: medical liability reform, volunteer liability reform, immigration reform, infant
mortality, food safety regulation, hazardous waste disposal and Americans with disabilities
(1989-1991).
Wrote charters for White House working groups on infant mortality, health care, tort reform, job
training 2000, food safety, children and the family, Americans with disabilities, immigration, and
for task forces on infant mortality, and on Agent Orange (1989-1991).
Prepared correspondence for the President of the United States on many issues, including the
issues of abortion, fetal tissue research, and just war (1989-1991).
Wrote charters for proposed White House working groups on HIV/AIDS and crime (1989).
Wrote paper on the process for selecting chairmen for White House working groups (1989).
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Wrote memorandum setting out the H. W. Bush Administration White House domestic policy
development process (1989).
Wrote memorandum on H. W. Bush Administration White House Domestic Policy Council
structure and operations (1989).
Prepared and presented testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government
Management, Restructuring, and the District of Columbia, on proposals to change adultery
standards within the U.S. military services (1988).
Drafted resolution passed by the Evangelical Theological Society on hate crime (1988).
Drafted resolution passed by the Southern Baptist Convention opposing women in combat
(1988).
Wrote final portion of speech delivered by Elizabeth Dole at the Republican National
Convention (1988).
Wrote and edited Bush/Quayle 1988 campaign theme papers on tax policies affecting families,
child care, and parental choice in education (1988).
Wrote proposal for the Bush/Quayle 1988 campaign on tenant management/ownership of public
housing (1988).
Prepared correspondence for Senator Richard Lugar, Senior Senator from Indiana (1985-1988).
Prepared correspondence for the Secretary of Defense (1983).
Wrote speech for Dr. Richard DeLauer, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering (1983).
FELLOWSHIPS_______________________________________________________________
Congressional Fellow/Family Research Council (1985-1986)
Graduate Teaching Assistantship/Drew University (1984-1985)
Graduate Professional Assistant/DOD Office of Research and Laboratory Management (1983)
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS_________________________________________________________
Met with Thomas Krasnican, Midshipman 2nd Class, United States Naval Academy, to discuss
interest in Christian ethics and what he could do as a Christian building on his training as a
military professional. February 11, 2017.
Quoted by David Roach in “Trinity Discussion Focus of ETS Meeting.’” Baptist Press
(November 21, 2016). Accessible at: http://bpnews.net/47925/trinity-discussion-focus-of-etsmeeting.
Quoted by David Roach in “Presidential Transition Prompts Calls for Prayer.’” Baptist Press
(November 11, 2016). Accessible at: http://bpnews.net/47884/presidential-transition-promptscalls-for-prayer.
The manual I wrote to resource defending against deconstructing civil marriage, Why Not SameSex Marriage: A Manual for Defending Marriage Against Radical Deconstruction (Deep
River/Trusted Books, 2014), was used to remove all senators in the government of Guam
favoring same-sex marriage. An influential senator had multiple copies distributed to allies
running for office and using the manual enabled them to succeed. November 8, 2016.
Briefed a delegation of Chinese Christians representing the government approved Three-Self
Church on the meaning and nature of Christian Ethics including what Christians believe and
teach about the ethics of government. October 17, 2016.
Quoted by Esther Victoria Kay Plaster in “ReWeaving Our Culture as Christians.” The Current
(August-October 2016): 3, 7.
Advised Chad Brand, executive director of Coalition for Inclusion, on mission statement, vision,
and strategy for his organization. July 18, 2016.
Quoted by David Roach in “Transgender Troop Ban Repeal Called ‘Disastrous.’” Baptist Press
(July 1, 2016). Accessible at: http://bpnews.net/47164/transgender-troop-ban-repeal-calleddisastrous.
Advised Chris Stone, founder and CEO of The Stone Agency and of Faith Driven Global
Concern, concerning present challenges and future directions for faith-based influences in the
corporate arena. April 11, 2016.
Signed: Every Living Thing: An Evangelical Statement on Responsible Care for Animals. Signed
September 22, 2015. Accessible at: http://www.everylivingthing.com.
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Interviewed, cited, and quoted by Bruce Ashford and Chris Pappalardo in One Nation under
God: A Christian Hope for American Politics (Nashville, TN: Broadman and Holman, 2015),
chapters 8 and 13.
Signed: Here We Stand: An Evangelical Declaration on Marriage. Signed June 29, 2015.
Initiated by the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Accessible at: https://erlc.com/erlc/herewestand.
Participated in planning meeting. North Carolina Religious Freedom Restoration steering group.
Raleigh, North Carolina. April 7, 2015.
Quoted by Tom Strode in “CIA Techniques Report Draws Mixed Reviews.’” Baptist Press
(December 12, 2014). Accessible at: http://bpnews.net/43903/cia-techniques-report-drawsmixed-reviews.
Quoted by David Roach in “Gay Marriage Support Waning?” Baptist Press (October 2, 2014).
Accessible at: http://bpnews.net/43468/gay-marriage-support-waning.
Quoted by David Roach in “2nd VIEW: ISIS Terror Threat Gives Impetus to ‘Just War,’
Strategists Say.’” Baptist Press (September 4, 2014). Accessible at: http://bpnews.net/43291/
2nd-view-isis-terror-threat-gives-impetus-to-just-war-strategists-say.
Quoted by David Roach in “Death Penalty Debate Stirred by Boston Sentence.” Baptist Press
(May 28, 2014). Accessible at: http://bpnews.net/44831/death-penalty-debate-stirred-by-bostonsentence.
Quoted by Tom Strode in “CIA Techniques Report Draws Mixed Reviews?” Baptist Press
(December 12, 2014). Accessible at: http://bpnews.net/43903/cia-techniques-report-drawsmixed-reviews.
Review article by Andrew J. Spencer of Why Not Same-Sex Marriage: A Manual for Defending
Marriage against Radical Deconstruction (Sisters, OR: Trusted Books, 2014) by Daniel R.
Heimbach.” Posted November 24, 2014. Accessible at: http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/
why-not-same-sex-marriage.
Planned, organized and moderated session (3 hours, 10 minutes) that included 4 presentations on
the topic: “Was the Early Church Primarily Pacifist or Not?” 66th Annual Meeting of the
Evangelical Theological Society. That will meet in San Diego, CA, November 19-21, 2014.
Quoted by David Roach in “Gay Marriage Support Waning?” Baptist Press (October 2, 2014).
Accessible at: http://www.bpnews.net/43468/gay-marriage-support-waning.
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Quoted by David Roach in “Marriage Explained and Defended in New Books.” Baptist Press
(October 2, 2014). Review article of Why Not Same-Sex Marriage by Daniel R. Heimbach
(Trusted Books, 2014). Accessible at: http://www.bpnews.net/43465/marriage-explained-anddefended-in-new-books.
Quoted by Art Toalston and Tom Strode in “Baptists Refute ‘Evangelical’ Marriage Group.”
Baptist Press (September 17, 2014). Accessible at: http://www.bpnews.net/43381/baptists-refuteevangelical-marriage-group.
Review article. “Daniel Heimbach gives us a Manual for Defending Marriage against Radical
Deconstruction.” Posted September 15, 2014. Accessible at: www.betweenthetimes.com/index.
php/page/21.
Review article. “A Manual for Defending Marriage against Radical Deconstruction: Review of
Why Not Same-Sex Marriage by Daniel R. Heimbach.” Posted September 11, 2014. Accessible
at: www.sebts.edu/headlines/articles/Fa14HeimbachBookRelease.asp.
Quoted by David Roach in “ISIS Terror Threat Gives Impetus to ‘Just War,’ Strategists Say.”
Baptist Press (September 3, 2014). Accessible at: http://www.bpnews.net/43278/isis-terrorthreat-gives-impetus-to-just-war-strategists-say.
Contributed to Amicus Curiae brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in support of the
International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and GuideStone Financial
Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention, et. al. In the matter of appealing HHS abortioncontraceptive mandates. Submitted to the Supreme Court. May 27, 2014.
Invited guest. Attended meeting of the Council for National Policy. Held at the Ritz-Carlton,
Tysons Corner, VA. May 16-17, 2014.
Quoted by David Roach in “Pro-Gay Book Departs from Christian Tradition.” Baptist Press
(April 23, 2014). Accessible at: http://www.bpnews.net/printerfriendly.asp?id=42421.
Contributor and signatory to Amicus Curiae brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in
support of Hobby Lobby and Conestoga, et al. In the matter of Kathleen Sebelius, et al v. Hobby
Lobby Stores, Inc., et al and Conestoga Wood Specialties, et al v. Kathleen Sebelius, et al. Nos.
13-354 & 13-356. Submitted to the Supreme Court. January 2014.
Led development of a specialized Ph.D. in Christian ethics at Southeastern Baptist Theological
Seminary, Wake Forest, North Carolina (2013-2014).
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Planned, organized and moderated session (3 hours, 10 minutes) that included 4 presentations on
the topic: “Engaging the Ethics of Islam.” 65th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological
Society. Baltimore, MD. November 19-21, 2013.
Quoted by Kevin P. Emmert in “Under Discussion: Should Foreign Policy Be Determined by Its
Impact on Christians? Christianity Today (November 2013): 25.
Quoted by Kevin P. Emmert in “Should Foreign Policy Be Determined by Its Impact on Christians? Where Leading American Christian Scholars Disagree.” Accessible at: http://www.
christianitytoday.com/2013/november/should-foreign-policy-be-determined-by-its-impact-onchrist.html. Posted October 22, 2013.
Met with MGEN (Ret) Douglas L. Carver, Former U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains, and Professor
Bruce Ashford, Provost for Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, to discuss solving a
problem between the seminary and the U.S. Navy Chief of Chaplain’s Office. October 21, 2013.
Quoted by Gregory Tomlin in “SBC Ethicists: Criteria for ‘Just War’ Not Met.” Biblical
Recorder: News Journal of North Carolina Baptists (September 14, 2013): 10.
Quoted by Kevin P. Emmert in “Opinion Roundup: Should Syria’s Christians Be Our Top
Priority?” Hot Topics blog, Christianity Today. Accessible at: http://www.christianitytoday. com/
ct/2013/ september-web-only/opinion-roundup-should-syrias-christians-be-our-top-priorit.html.
Posted September 13, 2013.
Attended the inauguration of Russell D. Moore as the eighth president of the Ethics & Religious
Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. Official invited as an ERLC Research
Fellow. Held at Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington, D.C. September 10, 2013.
Quoted by Gregory Tomlin in “2nd VIEW: SBC Ethicists: Criteria for ‘Just War’ Not Met.”
Baptist Press (September 6, 2013. Reposted September 9, 2013). Accessible at: http://www.
bpnews. net/printerfriendly.asp?ID=41038.
Quoted by David Platt in “4 Biblical Foundations and their Cultural Implications—Genesis 1-3.”
Chapel sermon delivered at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, North
Carolina. August 27, 2013. Accessible at: apps.sebts.edu/multimedia/?p=4382.
Quoted by Erin Roach in “2nd VIEW: Gay Marriage Rulings: ‘New Ministry Situations on
Horizon,’ Seminary Scholars Project.” Baptist Press (July 1, 2013). Accessible at: http://www.
bpnews.net/ printerfriendly.asp?ID=40644.
Quoted by David Platt in “Secret Church: Family, Marriage, Sex, and the Gospel—Part I” (May
20, 2013). Accessible at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVRnNrfXKYw.
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Attended the US funeral service celebrating the life of Edith Rachel Merritt Seville Schaeffer.
Was representing the Byram, Heimbach and Armes families, and also was representing Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Attended both the funeral service held at 1st Covenant
Church of St. Paul, Minnesota, April 25, 2013, and the separate graveside service held at Oakwood Cemetery, Rochester, Minnesota. April 25, 2013.
Quoted by Caroline Leal in “Glorifying Destructive Acts.” World Magazine (February 11, 2013).
Accessible at: http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/glorifying_destructive_acts.
Planned, organized and coordinated session (3 hours, 10 minutes) that included 4 presentations
on the topic: “Does God Require the State to Redistribute Wealth?” 64th Annual Meeting of the
Evangelical Theological Society. Milwaukee, WI. November 15, 2012.
Moderated session (3 hours, 10 minutes) that included 4 paper presentations dealing with topics
in Christian ethics. 64th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. Milwaukee, WI.
November 14, 2012.
Recommended Dr. Jerry Sutton to the Search Committee tasked with filling the position of
President of the Ethics and Religious Commission (ERLC) of the Southern Baptist Convention
(SBC). September 28, 2012.
Advised the NC Values Coalition on developing a values voter guide for the 2012 presidential
election. September 7, 2012.
Attended by-invitation “2012 Acton University Conference.” Grand Rapids, Michigan. June 1216, 2012.
Attended by-invitation “Summer Institute on Work and Economics.” The Land Center for Cultural Engagement. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Fort Worth, Texas. May 21-24,
2012.
Quoted by Aaron Earls in “Abstinence Program Gains HHS Approval.” Baptist Press (May 18,
2012). Accessible at: http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=37858.
Participated in the NC Marriage Amendment Forum. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
March 28, 2012.
Quoted by Erin Roach in “Air Force Academy Dogged by Anti-Christian Pressure.” Baptist
Press (December 13, 2011). Accessible at: http://www.bpnews.net/printerfriendly.asp?ID=
36782.
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DANIEL R. HEIMBACH _______________________________________________________
Interviewed for and assisted research into the influence of religious norms on decision making by
President George H. W. Bush in regard to his leadership of coalition forces during buildup to and
conduct of the Persian Gulf War (1990-1991). Interview by Davis Brown, Director of the Academic Council on the United Nations System, Visiting Scholar at George Washington University,
and Ph.D. candidate at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. November 30, 2011.
Planned, organized and coordinated morning session (3 hours, 10 minutes) that included 4
presentations on the topic: “Defining and Defending Marriage,” 63rd Annual Meeting of the
Evangelical Theological Society. San Francisco, CA. November 17, 2011.
Moderated afternoon session (3 hours, 10 minutes) that included 4 paper presentations dealing
with topics in Christian ethics. 63rd Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. San
Francisco, CA. November 17, 2011.
Advised the North Carolina Baptist Convention on drafting and passing a resolution supporting
defense of legal marriage in North Carolina. Successfully passed November 2011.
Quoted by David Platt. Preparing for Secret Church blog. Posted October 25, 2011. Accessible
at: www.radical.net/secretchurch/blog/?p=384.
Quoted by Trevin Wax in “A Discussion with David Platt about the Secret Church Movement.”
Kingdom People (October 21, 2011). Accessible at: http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/
trevinwax/2011/10/21/a-discussion-with-david-platt.
Advised the NC Values Coalition on defending legal marriage in North Carolina. September
2011 through May 2012.
Material I wrote to resource defending against deconstructing civil marriage, and was later
published as Why Not Same-Sex Marriage: A Manual for Defending Marriage Against Radical
Deconstruction (Deep River/Trusted Books, 2014), was used by leaders of a campaign that
successfully amended the NC constitution to keep civil marriage in North Carolina from being
radically redefined. September 2011.
Advised North Carolina legislative leaders on a bill initiating a state-wide referendum to amend
the North Carolina state constitution by adding language to protect legal marriage in North Carolina from radical redefinition by judicial fiat. Successfully passed September 2011.
Quoted by Tom Strode in “Ethicists: bin Laden Killing is Justice Served.” Baptist Press (May 2,
2011). Accessible at: http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35190.
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Served as Honor Judge. Lincoln-Douglas Values Debate Finals. National Christian Forensics and
Communications Association (NCFCA). Region 8 Qualifying Tournament. Held at Southeastern
Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, North Carolina. April 20, 2011.
Discussed ethics training for chaplains with MGEN Douglas L. Carver, U.S. Army Chief of
Chaplains and COL F. Eric Wester, Senior Military Fellow, Institute for National Security, Ethics
and Leadership, National Defense University. Pentagon, Army Chief of Chaplain’s Office,
Washington, DC. July 14, 2010.
Advised senior United States military chaplains on addressing political, moral and religious
aspects arising from Obama Administration plans for discontinuing the 1993 “Don’t Ask, Don’t
Tell” law for the purpose of normalizing the open presence of homosexuals in the armed services
of the United States (2010).
Served as Honor Judge. Lincoln-Douglas Values Debate Finals. National Christian Forensics and
Communications Association (NCFCA). Region 8 Qualifying Tournament. Held at Southeastern
Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC. March 31, 2010.
Signed: The Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience. Signed February 24, 2010.
Accessible at: http://www.manhattendeclaration.org.
Signed: The Mount Vernon Statement: Constitutional Conservatism: A Statement for the 21st
Century. Signed February 24, 2010. Accessible at: http://www.themountvernonstatement.com.
Moderated a “Christian Ethics Consultation” session for ETS 2009. New Orleans, LA. November 20, 2009.
Moderated a “Personal and Social Ethics” session for ETS 2009. New Orleans, LA. November
18, 2009.
Planned two sessions in the ETS 2009 Program for the Christian Ethics Program Planning Unit
(November 2009).
Served as Honor Judge. Lincoln-Douglas Values Debate Finals. National Christian Forensics and
Communications Association (NCFCA). Region 8 Qualifying Tournament. Held at Southeastern
Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC. April 8, 2009.
Planned session in the ETS 2008 Program for the Christian Ethics Program Planning Unit
(November 2008).
Quoted by Ken Camp in “Not All Coercive Force Is Torture, Baptist Ethicist Insists.” Religious
Herald (October 2, 2008). Accessible at: http://www.religiousherald.org/2736.article.print.
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Quoted by Ken Camp in “Human Rights & Wrongs: Not All Coercion Is Torture, Ethicist Says.”
Associated Baptist Press (October 2, 2008). Accessible at: http://www.abpnews.com/content/
view/3547/53.
Quoted by Erin Roach in “Ethicist: NAE Torture Declaration ‘Irrational.’” Baptist Press (March
15, 2007). Accessible at: http://www.bpnews.net/printerfriendly.asp?ID=25190.
Led formation of a Christian Ethics program planning unit for the Evangelical Theological
Society (2007-2015).
Led formation of a complete graduate program in Christian ethics at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (1993-2006); built up library holdings in Christian ethics; added 10 new
courses in ethics to the seminary catalog. Still serve as most senior professor in the program but
stepped down from administrative leadership in 2006.
Chaired the Christian ethics department at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (19932006).
Advised Col. James Spencer, USAF, US Air Force Academy, on causes of sexual scandal among
USAFA cadets (2004).
Led devotions for legislators at the North Carolina State House (July 24, 2001).
Advised the Director for Character Education, Wake County Board of Education on a legal
challenge raised by the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina (2001).
Advised the Dean, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) on moral
issues raised by federal funding of research using stem cells obtained by killing healthy infants in
utero (2001).
Led formation of a Th.M. in Christian ethics at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary,
Wake Forest, North Carolina (2000).
Led formation of an academic M.A. in Christian ethics at Southeastern Baptist Theological
Seminary, Wake Forest, North Carolina (2000).
Initiated and led the Wake Forest Veterans Memorial Development Task Force which resulted in
approving, locating, and constructing a memorial honoring service members from, or enlisting
from, the town of Wake Forest, North Carolina, who lost their lives in past wars.
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Led formation of a Ph.D. in theological studies with a concentration in Christian ethics at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, North Carolina (1998).
Interviewed, cited, and quoted by Steven Garber in The Fabric of Faithfulness: Weaving
Together Belief and Behavior (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1996).
Served as Associate Dean, Theological Studies Division at Southeastern Baptist Theological
Seminary (1994-1996). Title “Associate Dean” is retrospective. Title used at the time was
“Facilitator.”
Served on the Wake County Board of Education Task Force on Character Education; helped
formulate guidelines and identify key character traits now used to promote character education in
Wake County public schools (1994-1995).
Oversaw Marine Corps force restructuring plan (1992).
Oversaw an aggressive drug demand reduction program for the Department of the Navy (1992).
Advised Major General Nikolai Stolyarov, Military Advisor and Co-Chairman, Military Committee of the Russian Supreme Soviet, Dean of the Russian International Military Officers Business
College, on principles of just war (1992), and discussed ethics training for members of the Russian military as compared to similar training for midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy (1992).
Steered and oversaw development of comprehensive reform to improve cost control and
distribution of Department of the Navy NROTC academic scholarship program (1992).
Decided many close and sensitive decisions referred by the Board of Corrections for Naval
Records (1991-1993).
Shaped and managed personnel aspects of downsizing the United States Navy and Marine Corps
without involuntarily separating career personnel short of retirement eligibility (1991-1992).
Oversaw development and implementation of the Department of the Navy’s Transition
Assistance Program for career members leaving the Navy and Marine Corps (1991-1992).
Primary Department of the Navy representative and negotiator for developing major pay reform
for the armed services (1991-1992).
Developed and advised Secretary of the Navy on options for responding to change in law
removing legal barrier to the assignment of women to combat aviation (1991).
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Reviewed, evaluated and strengthened the program of ethics training and moral development of
midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy (1991).
Developed the moral framework followed by President Bush in the Persian Gulf War (1991).
Steered White House working groups developing policy initiatives in infant mortality, health
care, medical liability, volunteer liability, immigration, hazardous waste, food safety and
disabilities (1989-1991).
Initiated, defined, and oversaw inclusion of an exemption in the Americans with Disabilities Act
to protect the constitutional freedom and independence of religious organizations (1989-1990).
Served on steering group which guided development and negotiation of the Americans with
Disabilities Act for the H. W. Bush Administration (1989-1990).
Served as principle in-house expert and White House policy advisor on pro-life and religious
liberty issues during first two years of the H. W. Bush Administration (1989-1990).
Drafted legislation and developed a successful strategy for new law to improve fairness along the
rural/urban distinction in Medicare hospital reimbursement (1988).
Initiated and helped coordinate a regional conference on infant mortality for the State of Indiana
(1987).
Officer of the Deck for the USS Kitty Hawk, a $2 billion super aircraft carrier with over 5,000
officers and men (1976-1977).
HONORS & AWARDS _________________________________________________________
(1) Academic:
Certificate. School for New Mayors and Council Members. Institute of Government. University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (14 February 1996)
Certificate. Defense Policy Seminar. National Security Program. John Fitzgerald Kennedy
School of Government. Harvard University (1992)
Certificate. Total Quality Leadership. Department of the Navy Senior Leaders Seminar (22-26
April 1991)
Graduate Merit Assistantship/Drew University (1984-1985)
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Qualified with Distinction. Doctoral examination in Law, Morality & Religion. Drew University
Graduate School (1984)
Graduate Merit Assistantship/Drew University (1983-1984)
Most Significant Thesis in Philosophy of Religion/Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (1982)
Summa cum Laude/M.Div./Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (1982)
Magna cum Laude/M.A./Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (1982)
Who’s Who among Students in American Universities and Colleges (1981)
(2) Professional:
Who’s Who in Government Services (1990)
Plaque for Service, Office of the Secretary of Defense (1983)
Superior Public Service Medal, Department of the Navy (1993)
(3) Military:
National Defense Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Presidential Unit Citation Medal
Expert Pistol Medal
Expert Rifle Medal
Cold War Service Certificate of Recognition
(4) Political:
Certificate of Appreciation. Republican National Committee (12 January 2001)
Certificate of Achievement. Republican National Committee (9 June 2000)
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Certificate of Recognition. Republican National Committee (18 October 1999)
Certificate of Achievement. Republican National Committee (13 April 1998)
Certificate of Election as Commissioner for the Town of Wake Forest. Wake County Board of
Elections (7 November 1995)
Certificate of Recognition. 4th Congressional District Committee. North Carolina Republican
Party (1995)
FOREIGN EXPERIENCE_______________________________________________________
Raised in Southeast Asia with extensive travel in Asia, Europe and Africa. Born in China of
missionary parents during the communist revolution. Lived for several years in China, Singapore,
Thailand, and Malaysia. Military service in Southeast Asia. Interfaith dialogue participant in
Switzerland. United Nations conference participant in Cairo, Egypt. Lecture on religious liberty
presented in Bucharest, Romania. Theological lectures delivered in Kenya.
FAMILY_____________________________________________________________________
Married
Two married sons
Two grandsons