Amanda Hackney, PhD
Assistant Professor of Theology
Program Coordinator of Theology
Contact
306.801.4944 ahackney@briercrest.caAmanda Teaches:
Introduction to Christian Theology
Spiritual Formation
Systematic Theology
Theological Ethics
Research Interests:
Theological Interpretation of Scripture
Virtue Ethics
Liturgy and Catechesis in the English Reformation
Teaching Philosophy
Christian theology is a life and body of work that is grounded in, finds its identity in, responds to, and submits itself to the self-Revelation of the Triune God through the event and person of Jesus Christ. As such, theological education (both teaching and learning) should be inherently cross-shaped: having both vertical components, those aspects that orient towards God, and horizontal components, those aspects that orient towards other people. The three vertical components are theological education (1) as a response to God’s action, (2) as a gift of grace, and (3) as an act of worship. The horizontal component is theological education as service to and within the community of faith.
Background
Dr. Amanda Hackney is a theologian and catechist who has taught Bible studies, workshops, and college and seminary classes in theology and spiritual formation for nearly two decades. Amanda has a PhD in theology from Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto and serves co-vocationally as the pastor of a small church in Caronport and as an assistant professor of theology at Briercrest College. Amanda is a giant sci-fi nerd and loves all things Star Trek (TNG and DS9), prefers Marvel over DC, and wishes that more people knew about the brilliant show Babylon 5. In her spare time, she writes at The Catechist’s Quill (https://catechistsquill.substack.com/).
Education
PhD University of Toronto, Wycliffe College, 2021
MATS (Theological Studies) Briercrest Seminary, 2014
BRE (Arts and Biblical Studies) Emmanuel Bible College, 2004
Publications
Brown, Shaun C., and Amanda MacInnis Hackney, eds. Theology and Star Trek. Lanham, MD: Lexington/Fortress Academic, 2023.
“‘Peldor Joy’: Liturgies of Rest in the Star Trek Universe.” In Theology and Star Trek, edited by Shaun C. Brown and Amanda MacInnis Hackney, 231–42. Lanham, MD: Lexington/Fortress Academic, 2023.
“Exegeting Humanity’s Place in God’s Story: Karl Barth and Figural Time.” Zeitschrift für Dialektische Theologie 33, no. 2 (2017): 179–95.
“‘The Word Became Flesh’ in the Work of Karl Barth.” Canadian-American Theological Review 5, no. 2 (2016): 30–52.
“‘Unity-in-Distinction’: Toward a Model for Understanding the Relationship Between Faith Practice and Academic Practice.” Didaskalia 27 (2016): 99–113.