Mark Overstreet

Joe Brown, professor and evangelical leader, went to be with the Lord on Sunday night, July 8, 2007. He was a powerful preacher, influential teacher and leader, and man of God that led one of the earliest effective pro-life movements in the post-Roe v. Wade era.

Click here for his Obituary.

Click here for his RTS faculty page.

Click here for the bio and c.v. of Dr. Brown.

Education

• Harvard University
  • A.B. in Germanic studies and biochemical studies
  • Ph.D. in Reformation studies (History)
• Harvard Divinity School
  • B.D. in Theology
  • Th.M. in church history

Additional studies/honors:

• University of Marburg, German
• University of Vienna, Austria
• Winner of Fulbright and Danforth scholarships

Ministry

• Ordained at Second Congregational Church in Beverly, MA
• 1975 Co-founder with Dr. C. Everett Koop of the Christian Action Council, now Care Net
• 1983-1987 Pastor of Evangelical Reformed Church in Klosters, Switzerland

Teaching Positions

• 1971, 1975 Visiting professor, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
• 1976-1983 Associate professor of systematic theology, TEDS
• 1987-1998 Forman Chair in Theology and Ethics, TEDS
• 1998-present John R. Richardson Professor of Theology and Philosophy, Reformed Theological Seminary
• 1998-present Professor emeritus of biblical and systematic theology, visiting professor, TEDS.
• Professor of theology and human rights, International Seminar on Jurisprudence and Human Rights (Simon Greenleaf School of Law), Strasbourg, France.
• Teaching positions held in Basel, Switzerland and Yeotmal, India

Other Positions

• Director of the Center on Religion and Society at the Rockford Institute
• Editorial staff-member, Human Life Review
• Contributing editor, Christianity Today
• Contributing editor, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture
• Editor, Religion and Society Report
• Theological Secretary, International Fellowship of Evangelical Students
• Member, Stewards Enclosure of the Henley Royal Regatta
• Member, Harvard Club of New York City
• Member, American Theological Society
• Member, Turnerschaft Saxonia Marburg

Awards

• 1989 Faculty Member of the Year, TEDS
• Many others, especially for his pro-life work

Published Works

• Numerous articles over 40 years for National Review, Eternity, Themelios, Human Life Review, Christianity Today, Touchstone, the Times (London), Boston Herald, Chronicles, and many others.
• Author of over 9 books including
  • Protest of the Troubled Protestant (1969)
  • Christianity and the Class Struggle (1970)
  • Death Before Birth (1977)
  • Reconstruction of the Republic (1977)
  • Before the Crash: A Biblical Basis for Economics (1978)
  • War: Four Christian Views (1981)
  • Heresies: The Image of Christ in the Mirror of Heresy and Othodoxy from the Apostles to the Present
  • Man & State: Religion, Society, and the Constitution (1989)
  • Sensate Culture (1996)

Areas of Expertise

• Systematic theology
• Right to life issues
• Ethics (esp. medical and family values)
• Journalism
• Public Affairs
• Political Philosophy

Family & Personal

• Wife, Grace
• 2 children
• Resided in Charlotte, North Carolina
• Enjoyed crew, skiing, and mountaineering
• Coached crew at Harvard
• Member of Swiss Alpine Club and American Alpine Club