He is one of the key figures in Psychological biblical criticism, and has served as Chair of the Psychology and Biblical Studies Section of the Society of Biblical Literature.
Known figures within biblical scholarship advocating this interdisciplinary field in the United States include Rev. D. Andrew Kille (2001; 2004), J. Harold Ellens (2004), Wayne G. Rollins (1983; 1999; 2004), and, in Europe, Eugen Drewermann (Beier, 2004), Gerd Theissen (1983, 1987, 2007).
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