Kyle D. Claunch

Kyle D. Claunch is Associate Professor of Christian Theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary where he has served since 2017. He and his wife Ashley live with their six children in Louisville, KY. He has more than twenty years of experience in pastoral ministry and is an elder of Kenwood Baptist Church.

Articles: 6

The Necessity of a Male Savior: A Dogmatic Account of Gender Essentialism

Editor’s Note: The following article appears in the Spring 2025 issue of Eikon. In this essay, we seek to provide a clear and robust dogmatic foundation for a distinctly Christian anthropology,…

Michael Carlino and Michael Carlino
June 18, 2025
CBMW
Cultural Engagement, Manhood, Men, Womanhood, Women

Gender Essentialism in Anthropological, Covenantal, and Christological Perspective

Editor’s Note: The following article appears in the Spring 2024 issue of Eikon. In this essay, we seek to provide a clear and robust dogmatic foundation for a distinctly Christian anthropology, one…

Theological Language and the Fatherhood of God: An Exegetical and Dogmatic Account

Editor’s note: The following essay appears in the Fall 2023 issue of Eikon. The one true and living God is named Father in many texts of both the Old and…

Kyle D. Claunch
November 21, 2023
CBMW
Eikon

On the Improper Use of Proper Speech: A Response to Ronald W. Pierce and Erin M. Heim, “Biblical Images of God as Mother and Spiritual Formation”

Introduction In their essay, “Biblical Images of God as Mother and Spiritual Formation,” Ronald Pierce and Erin Heim seek to “explore and contemplate God’s self-revelation through Scripture’s metaphors of motherhood…

Kyle D. Claunch
June 22, 2023
CBMW
Eikon

Book Review: “In Quest of the Historical Adam: A Biblical and Scientific Exploration”

Editors note: The following book review appears in the Fall 2022 issue of Eikon. William Lane Craig. In Quest of the Historical Adam: A Biblical and Scientific Exploration. Grand…

Kyle D. Claunch
November 17, 2022
CBMW
Eikon

An Introduction to Theological Anthropology: Humans, Both Creaturely and Divine (Book Review)

Editor’s note: The following book review appears in the Fall 2020 issue of Eikon. Joshua R.Farris. An Introduction to Theological Anthropology: Humans, Both Creaturely and Divine. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2020.…

Kyle D. Claunch
November 20, 2020
CBMW
Eikon