Hans Boersma holds the J.I. Packer Chair of Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, Canada. Prior to taking this position in 2005, he taught at Trinity Western University and also served for several years as a Pastor in a Reformed Church. He publishes extensively in journals including New Blackfriars, Modern Theology, Calvin Theological Journal, International Journal of Systematic Theology, Evangelical Quarterly, and the Heythrop Journal. His recent volume Violence, Hospitality, and the Cross: Reappropriating the Atonement Tradition won the 2005 Christianity Today best theological book of the year award.