Caleb Hutcherson is an Assistant Professor of Historical and Theological Studies at the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary. He also serves in various leadership roles in the humanitarian and development sectors. Caleb and his family have lived in Beirut, Lebanon since 2008. He holds a ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary (Historical Theology/Intercultural Studies) and a PhD from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Practical Theology). His research interests engage with issues relating to faith and everyday life for Arab Christians, exploring questions that relate to theology, cultural practice, and social and humanitarian issues.

Academic publications:

“Problems and Possibilities of Cooperation in Mission among (Forcibly) Displaced People in the Middle East,” with Brent Hamoud, in Christian Mission in the Middle East: Ecumenical Perspectives, edited by Wilbert van Saane and John Holdsworth, 15–28. International Missionary Council Centenary Series. Oxford: Regnum Books, 2024.

“Holistic Formation in Context: Considerations from a Middle Eastern Evangelical Seminary.” InSights Journal for Global Theological Education 8, no. 1 (2023): 34-46. Available: https://insightsjournal.org/holistic-formation-in-context-considerations-from-amiddle-eastern-evangelical-seminary/  

“Practical Theology in Arab Evangelical Perspective: Considering a Particular Practice of Theological Reflection.” Practical Theology 16, no. 2 (2023): https://doi.org/10.1080/1756073X.2023.2201027 

 “‘Even When I’m Washing the Underwear?’: Towards Understanding the Particularities of a Transformative Arab Evangelical Practice of Theological Reflection in an Arab-Muslim Milieu.” PhD thesis, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 2022. https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/even-when-im-washing-the-underwear-towards-understanding-the-part.

“Water as a Sign of Reconciliation in the Christian Faith,” with Wilbert Van Saane, in The Symbolism of Water in Religion: Perspectives from Lebanon, ed. Wilbert Van Saane. Beirut, Haigazian University Press, 2019.

 “Review: Trexler - Evangelizing Lebanon: Baptists, Missions, and the Question of Cultures.” Baptistic Theologies 10, no. 1 (2018): 79–80.

 “Action Research for Theological Impact: Reflections from an Arab Context,” with Bassem Melki, in Challenging Tradition: Innovation in Advanced Theological Education, ed. Perry Shaw and Havilah Dharamraj. Carlisle: Langham, 2018.

“The Relationship between Faith and Reason in al-Ghazali's Philosophy of Education: Implications for Arab Theological Education,” Journal of European Baptist Studies 17, no. 1 (2017): 57-75.

“Toward Theological Integration Using Action Research: Reflections from an Arab Context,” InSights Journal for Global Theological Education 1, no. 2 (2016): 31–39.