Dr. Nathan Tarr

Adjunct Instructor in Church History

Nathan Tarr holds a PhD from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and brings a rich background of pastoral and academic ministry. He has served churches across Tennessee, North Carolina, and Arizona, and has taught in seminaries in Croatia, Romania, Brazil, and the United States. He currently serves full-time as a chaplain in the United States Air Force and resides with his family in Phoenix, Arizona.

Teaching Areas

  • Pastoral Theology
  • Church History
  • Spiritual Formation
  • Biblical Spirituality

Courses Taught

  • Prospective Supervisor for the ThM Program

Research Interests

  • History of Preaching and Pastoral Care
  • Puritan Spirituality
  • Growth of Global Evangelicalism

Academic Affiliations

  • ETS

Ministry Experience

Nathan Tarr has extensive ministry and teaching experience:

  • Pastor at churches in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Arizona
  • Taught in seminaries in Croatia, Romania, Brazil, and Arizona

Nathan currently serves as a full time chaplain in the United State Air Force.

Selected Publications

  • “Words of Life: Exploring the Discipline of Biblical Spirituality” The Sower/Semănătorul: Journal of Ministry and Biblical Research 6.2 (2026): 75-106
  • “Death and Dying in Puritan Piety and Pastoral Care,” Puritan Reformed Journal July (2025): 201–220
  • “The Spiritual Complexion of Christ: John Cotton on Christian Virtue,” Puritan Reformed Journal, July (2020): 62–80
  • “‘Oft Have I Seen Thee Look with Mercy’s Face’: A Brief Biography of John Cotton,” Studies in Puritanism and Piety 1.1 (2019): 57–75
  • “Trapnel, Anna” in Patricia Pender and Rosalind Smith eds., Palgrave Encyclopedia of Early Modern Women’s Writing. Available online
  • “Steps on the Congregational Way: Assessing the Ecclesiological Legacy of the Pilgrim Fathers” in Michael A.G. Haykin and Roy Paul eds., Strangers and Pilgrims on the Earth: Remembering the Mayflower Pilgrims (Gilmanton, PA: H&E Publishing, 2020), 171–195
  • “Seminary, Deep Comedy, and the Christian Life,” Ad Fontes Fall (2024): 19–25
  • “When Faith did Change the Scene”: Theological Interpretation of Color in John Cotton and George Herbert” Ad Fontes Summer (2024): 3–14
  • “Retrieving Teleios-ity: Matthew 5:48 in the History of Interpretation,” Ad Fontes Spring (2024): 10–20
  • “The Love of Liberty and Religion: Providence in the Public Preaching of Joseph Stennett,” Reformation Today 306 (2022): 12–21
  • “‘The Soul’s Joy in God as its Portion’: Particular Baptist Piety and Poverty from the English Civil War to the Industrial Revolution,” Journal of Andrew Fuller Studies 5 Spring (2022): 11–32
  • “Puritan Women as Gospel Partners,” Eikon: A Journal for Biblical Anthropology Spring (2021): 116–122
  • “Contending for a Culture of Life: Abortion in the Work and Witness of the Early Church,” Eikon: A Journal for Biblical Anthropology Spring (2020): 80–98
  • “‘Whatever may Befall Thee, Know it is so much Soap to Cleanse Thee:’ John Cotton on God’s Design in the Believer’s Suffering,” Journal of Discipleship and Family Ministry Fall (2017): 45–58
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Education

  • M.A.Nazarene Theological Seminary
  • M.Div.Kings College and Seminary
  • ThMChurch HistorySBTS
  • PhDBiblical SpiritualityThe Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

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