Daniel L. Smith-Christopher

Who is Daniel L. Smith-Christopher?

Daniel L. Smith-Christopher, D.Phil. is an American Biblical theologian and author. He is Professor of Theological Studies and Director of Peace Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, and is frequently quoted on the History Channel's religious programs.

Smith-Christopher was born on 12 April 1955 in Portland, Oregon. He attended George Fox College; Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary and received his doctorate in Old Testament Studies at Oxford University in England, in 1987. Since 1989 he has taught at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, with short visits to teach at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, St. John's Seminary in Auckland, New Zealand, Bluffton University of Ohio, and Memphis Theological Seminary. Christopher lectures frequently for various adult education venues of the Roman Catholic, United Methodist, Uniting Church of Australia, and other Christian churches. He is frequently quoted in the History Channel's Mysteries of the Bible and other documentaries on religious themes for A&E, the History Channel, National Geographic, and PBS.