Education
- Ph.D., Systematic Theology, Calvin Theological Seminary (2012)
- M.Div., Theology, Ashland Theological Seminary (2005)
- B.S.M.E., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Akron (2000)
Research Interests
- Prolegomena
- Epistemology
- Enlightenment era philosophers and theologians
- Metaphysics
- Theology proper
- Divine sovereignty and human free choice
- Soteriology
Jonathan Marko, Ph.D.
- Dean of Undergraduate Education
- Associate Professor of Philosophical and Systematic Theology
- Traditional Undergraduate Bible, Religion & Ministry Division
Education
- Ph.D., Systematic Theology, Calvin Theological Seminary (2012)
- M.Div., Theology, Ashland Theological Seminary (2005)
- B.S.M.E., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Akron (2000)
Research Interests
- Prolegomena
- Epistemology
- Enlightenment era philosophers and theologians
- Metaphysics
- Theology proper
- Divine sovereignty and human free choice
- Soteriology
Dr. Jonathan Stevens Marko has a passion for teaching, discipleship and research. Before attending seminary, Dr. Marko was a mechanical engineer for two years. After seminary, he served as a pastor for over two years before moving to Grand Rapids to enter Calvin Theological Seminary’s doctoral program. During his second year at Calvin, Dr. Marko came on board at Cornerstone University.
Prior to serving as the dean of undergraduate education, Dr. Marko formerly taught courses in philosophy and theology in Cornerstone’s traditional undergraduate program and at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. Outside of work, he serves as elder of adult discipleship and community (since 2010) and assists with pulpit supply for West Michigan area churches.
“I love my time in the classroom. It offers ample opportunities to build up Christ’s body. It is an intersection of mentoring, friendships, challenges, the fruits of study and research and piety.”
Contact Info
Campus Involvement
- HLC Committee on Integrity
- Celebration of Scholarship Committee
- CU Foundations
Hobbies
- Softball
- Weightlifting
- Spending time with my wife and three daughters
Journal Articles and Book Chapters
- “Religious Controversies in Doctrinal Context” [10,200 words], Encyclopedia of Early Modern Philosophy and Sciences, ed. by Dana Jalobeanu & Charles T. Wolfe (Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2021), forthcoming online & forthcoming in print.
- “Early Modern Discussions of Grace” [7,400 words], Encyclopedia of Early Modern Philosophy and Sciences, ed. by Dana Jalobeanu & Charles T. Wolfe (Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2022), 770‒81
- “Reason and Revelation in Early Modern Protestantism” [6,600 words], Encyclopedia of Early Modern Philosophy and Sciences, ed. by Dana Jalobeanu & Charles T. Wolfe (Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2022), 1774‒84
- “Locke-Stillingfleet Controversy” [4,000 words], Encyclopedia of Early Modern Philosophy and Sciences, ed. by Dana Jalobeanu & Charles T. Wolfe (Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2022), 1138‒44
- “Special Providence in Jonathan Edwards’s Miscellanies, Part II: Grace,” The Miscellanies Companion, vol. 2 (Fortworth: Jonathan Edwards Society Press, 2021), 305‒20
- “Special Providence in Jonathan Edwards’s Miscellanies, Part I: Arbitrary Operations and Miracles,” The Miscellanies Companion, vol. 2 (Fortworth: Jonathan Edwards Society Press, 2021), 287‒304
- “Supplementing Contemporary Treatments of Doctrinal Mysteries with Largely Forgotten Voices from the Enlightenment,” Trinity Journal 39, no. 1 (2018): 23‒42
- “Edwards on Reason, Revelation, and Mystery,” The Miscellanies Companion, vol. 1 (Fortworth: Jonathan Edwards Society Press, 2018), 65‒77.
- “Edwards on Reasonable Christianity and Necessary Revelation,” The Miscellanies Companion, vol. 1 (Fortworth: Jonathan Edwards Society Press, 2018), 79‒88.
- Why Locke's 'Of Power' Is Not a Metaphysical Pronouncement: Locke's Response to Molyneux's Critique (Philosophy and Theology, 29(1), 2017).
- “The Brave New World of Discordant Voices into Which Jonathan Edwards Was Born,” A Collection of Essays on Jonathan Edwards, ed. by Robert Boss (Fortworth: Jonathan Edwards Society Press, 2017), 85–92
- “The Promulgation of Right Morals: John Locke on the Church and the Christian as the Salvation of Society,” Journal of Markets and Morality 19, no. 1 (2016): 41–59
- “Above Reason Propositions and Contradiction in the Religious Thought of Robert Boyle,” Forum Philosophicum 19, no. 2 (2014): 227–39
- “Justification, Ecumenism, and Heretical Red Herrings in John Locke’s The Reasonableness of Christianity,” Philosophy and Theology 26, no. 2 (2014): 245–66
- “Revisiting the Question: Is Anthony Collins the Author of the 1729 Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity?,” Philosophy and Theology 22, nos. 1 & 2 (2010): 77–104
- “‘Free Choice’ in Calvin’s Concepts of Regeneration and Moral Agency: How Free Are We?,” Ashland Theological Journal 42 (2010): 41–60
Encyclopedia Articles, Book Reviews and Popular Publications
- “Deism,” A Jonathan Edwards Encyclopedia, ed. by Harry S. Stout (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2017), 136–38
- “Empiricism,” A Jonathan Edwards Encyclopedia, ed. by Harry S. Stout (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2017), 195–96
- “Socinianism,” A Jonathan Edwards Encyclopedia, ed. by Harry S. Stout (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2017), 536–38
- Review of The Theological Origins of Liberalism by İsmail Kurun, Journal of Markets and Morality 21, no. 2 (2018): 409–11
- Review of Imagining the Kingdom: How Worship Works by James K. A. Smith, Calvin Theological Journal 49, no. 1 (2014): 141–43
- Review of Hold Fast the Faith: A Devotional Commentary on the Westminster Confession by Matthew Everhard, Modern Reformation 22, no. 4 (2013): 53
- Review of The Pretenses of Loyalty: Locke, Liberal Theory, and American Political Theology by John Perry, Calvin Theological Journal 47, no. 2 (2012): 360–61
- Review of Philosophy for Understanding Theology by Diogenes Allen and Eric O. Springsted, Ashland Theological Journal 42 (2010): 142–44
- “‘Above Reason:’ Its Meaning and Usefulness,” Modern Reformation (published online April 22, 2022)
