Christa L. McKirland

Author - Christa McKirland

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Christa L. McKirland (PhD, St. Andrews) is dean of faculty and a lecturer in systematic theology at Carey Baptist College in Auckland, NZ. She is the founder and executive director of Logia International. Her first book, God's Provision, Humanity's Need: The Gift of our Dependence (Baker, 2022), focused on theological anthropology and human persons while her second turned to human communities, specifically in the church, A Theology of Authority: Rethinking Leadership in the Church (Baker, 2025). She is married to Matthew and has two children, Raya and John.

Most simply, theological anthropology is the study of what it means to be human by starting with God and seeking to understand God’s intentions for humankind. Anthropology, as a social scientific discipline, can be done with or without reference to...

Author - Christa McKirland

What Does It Mean to Be Human? Theological Anthropology