Benjamin R. Merkle

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Benjamin R. Merkle (born 1972 [1] ) is president of New Saint Andrews College, a Christian college in Idaho, United States.

Merkle studied at the University of Idaho and the University of Oxford, obtaining a D. Phil. in 2012. He was appointed president of New Saint Andrews in 2015. [2] [3]

In 2009, Merkle wrote The White Horse King: The Life of Alfred the Great. In 2015 his D. Phil. dissertation was published by Oxford University Press under the title Defending the Trinity in the Reformed Palatinate: The Elohistae. He previously served as executive minister of Christ Church, [4] and has also served as managing editor of Credenda/Agenda .

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References

  1. Varney, James (12 July 2020). "Benjamin Merkle, New St. Andrews College president, battles Deep State education". Washington Times . Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. "Benjamin R. Merkle, D.Phil". New Saint Andrews College . Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  3. Quinn, Shanon (23 April 2015). "Merkle assumes presidency of New Saint Andrews College". Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  4. "Staff and Ministry Leadership". Christ Church . Retrieved 24 August 2015.