Dr. Gary Steward

Dr. Steward grew up in South Dakota and majored in History at South Dakota State University. After receiving his undergraduate degree, he studied Bible and theology for three years under John Piper at the Bethlehem Institute in Minneapolis and completed a master of divinity degree at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He later served for over six years as the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. While a pastor, he also studied in London and completed a master of theology degree in historical theology through Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He returned to the U.S. to complete his Ph.D. in church history and historical theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Steward’s specialty is in American political and religious history. He has published multiple books in his field. His Reforming Culture (Judson Press, 2020) deals with Christian approaches to social reform in antebellum America. His Justifying Revolution (Oxford, 2021) exams the patriot clergy’s arguments for political resistance during the American Revolution. His academic interests include British and American history, politics, church history, and historical theology.