Dr. Saucy's interests lie primarily in the areas of systematic and biblical theology. Before coming to Talbot he and his family served as missionaries for thirteen years with SEND International in Kyiv, Ukraine, assigned to encourage and develop theological education in Eurasia. Living in Ukraine also stimulated an interest in patristics and comparative theology with the Eastern Orthodox Church. Dr. Saucy has taught regularly at theological institutions throughout Ukraine and the Evangelische Theologische Facultait in Leuven, Belgium. Since coming to Talbot in 2007, Dr. Saucy continues his affiliation with the Eurasia region as Director of Talbot's extension program at Kyiv Theological Seminary and as member of the editorial board of the Eurasian theological journal, Theological Reflections. He is the author of The Kingdom of God in the Teaching of Jesus, articles in The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Trinity Journal, Bibliotheca Sacra and other numerous other works for the Union of Evangelicals-Christians Baptist of Ukraine. He is active in his local church and strives for theological reflection and teaching that is transformative for his own soul and the souls of his students into the image of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Affiliations

• Evangelical Theological Society
• Eurasia Theological Society, member of editorial board of Theological Reflections

Awards and Honors

• Honorary Doctorate in Theology; Union of Evangelical-Christians Baptists of Ukraine, 2004.
• Distinguished Teaching Excellence Award; Union of Evangelical-Christians Baptists of Ukraine, 1997.
• Ph. D. with honor; Fuller Theological Seminary, 1994.
• Senior Award in Theology, Talbot Theological Seminary, 1984.
• B.A. magna cum laude, Biola College, 1980.

Publications

Scholarly Publications and Professional Papers

• “Baptism as a Test Case for the Nature and Limits of National Theology,” Kyiv: KTS (forthcoming) (in Russian).
• “Between DaVinci and Rome: The New Covenant as Theological Norm in Early Christianity,” Trinity Journal 27/2 (Fall 2006): 199-225.
• “Heirs of Abraham: The New Covenant as Theological Norm in Early Christianity,” Conference paper, ETS International Meeting, November, 2005.
• “The Matrix of the New Covenant for Contextualizing the Gospel Among the Slavic Peoples,” Theological Reflections: Euro-Asian Theological Journal 1 (2003): 79-112 (English and Russian).
• “The Evangelical Protestant Tradition and the Teaching of the Orthodox Church,” in Theology and Theological Education in Contemporary Society (Odessa: E-AAA, 2001), 110-118 (in Russian).
• Editor, Russian edition, “The Evangelical Protestant Tradition and the Teaching of the Orthodox Church”, by Robert L. Saucy, Alan Gomes and John Coe (Kyiv: Kyiv Theological Seminary, 2001) (in Russian).
• “Evangelicals, Catholics and Orthodox Together: Is the Church the Extension of the Incarnation?” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 43/2 (June, 2000): 193-212.
• “Evangelicals, Catholics and Orthodox Together: Is the Church the Extension of the Incarnation?” Conference paper, ETS, November 1999.
• “The Kingdom of God in the Teaching of Jesus in Twentieth Century Theology” (Dallas: Word, 1997).
• “Miracles and Jesus' Proclamation of the Kingdom of God,” Bibliotheca Sacra 153 (July, 1996): 281-307.
• “The Kingdom of God Sayings in Matthew,” Bibliotheca Sacra (April, 1994): 175-197.
• “Exaltation Christology in Hebrews: What Kind of Reign?” Trinity Journal 14/1 NS (Spring, 1993): 41-62.

Popular Publications

• “Jesus and the Kingdom,” Evangelical Harvest [Union of Ukrainian Evangelicals-Christian Baptists magazine] (in Russian), 1999.
• “The Church's Gospel,” Evangelical Harvest, (in Russian), 1999.
• “God and Caesar,” Evangelical Harvest, (in Russian), 2001.
• “Reason Enthroned,” Evangelical Harvest, (in Russian), 2001.
• “Sola Fide,” Evangelical Harvest, (in Russian and Ukrainian), 2001.
• “The Modern Spirit,” Evangelical Harvest, (in Russian and Ukrainian), 2001.
• “Heaven, the Heart's Yearning,” Evangelical Harvest, (in Russian and Ukrainian), 2002.
• “Heaven, the City of the Living God,” Evangelical Harvest, (in Russian and Ukrainian), 2002.
• “A Closer Look at the New Jerusalem,” Evangelical Harvest, (in Russian and Ukrainian), 2002.
• “Heaven, the City of Eternal Life,” Evangelical Harvest, (in Russian and Ukrainian), 2003.
• “The Victory of the Cross,” Evangelical Harvest, (in Russian and Ukrainian), 2003.
• “The Importance of Understanding One's Identity for Sanctification,” Evangelical Harvest, (in Russian and Ukrainian), 2003.
• “But is it Biblical? - The Difference Between Heresy and Error,” Evangelical Harvest (in Russian and Ukrainian), 2003.
• “But is it Biblical? - Rightly Handling the Word of Truth, Part 1,” Evangelical Harvest (in Russian and Ukrainian), 2004.
• “But is it Biblical? - Rightly Handling the Word of Truth, Part 2,” Evangelical Harvest (in Russian and Ukrainian), 2004.
• “The Priest We All Need,” Evangelical Harvest (in Russian and Ukrainian), 2005.
• “That Which Moves Our Heart,” Evangelical Harvest (in Russian and Ukrainian), 2005.
• “Lord of the Future: The Role of Prophecy in the Church,” Evangelical Harvest (in Russian and Ukrainian), 2005.
• Interview, Messenger of Truth [Western Ukrainian Baptist Convention magazine]) (in Ukrainian), 2005.
• “What Child is This? A Look at Leonardo Da Vinci's Jesus,” Evangelical Harvest (in Russian and Ukrainian), 2006.
• “The Advent of the Light of the World,” Messenger of Truth (in Ukrainian), 2006.
• “Boiled Frogs and Other Theological Exercises - Part 1” Evangelical Harvest (in Russian and Ukrainian), 2006.
• “Boiled Frogs and Other Theological Exercises - Part 2” Evangelical Harvest (in Russian and Ukrainian), 2007.