Brad EastBrad East is associate professor of theology at Abilene Christian University. He is also the author of The Church: A Guide to the People of God, The Church's Book: Theology of Scripture in Ecclesial Context, and The Doctrine of Scripure. His essays have been published in numerous academic journals as well as The Christian Century, Christianity Today, Commonweal, First Things, The Los Angeles Review of Books, The Point, and more. Read More Read Less