--- title: Gayle Doornbos date: 2022-02-02T16:27:00-06:00 author: Click Rain Admin canonical_url: "https://www.dordt.edu/people/gayle-doornbos" section: People --- [ View Directory](https://www.dordt.edu/academics/faculty-information) ![](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/people/68a815eca6d7755f04d.jpg?mode=crop&pos=top-center&w=25&h=25&f=webp&c=0924d3f8&v=acd700cb03ed5d51d172b4fadef84babbe527ab7fe5cb3a18a7e61cbfb4770b9) [Theology](https://www.dordt.edu/academics/faculty-information?department=theology) # Dr. Gayle Doornbos Associate Professor of Theology ![]() [712-722-6367](tel:712-722-6367) ![]() ![]() **Dr. Gayle Doornbos** serves as associate professor of theology at Dordt University, teaching courses such as Theological Methods, Spiritual Formation, Faith and Suffering, and Teaching the Bible. Concerned with contemporary questions about the doctrine of God, the relationship between philosophy and theology, the Neo-Calvinist tradition, and Christian formation in the post-Christian west, Doornbos remains active in research of such topics. Her ideas have been published in the following: - Herman Bavinck Essential Reader, co-edited with N. Gray Sutanto (Baker Academic, 2026) “Common Grace for the Common Good: Shaping Our Theology of Work,” Word By Word. April 1, 2025. - “Trinity and Creation: Bavinck on the Vestigia Trinitatis,” in Perichoresis 22:1 (Spring 2024) - “Seeing the World through Bavinckian Eyes,” in Reconstructing Evangelicalism, eds Gerald Hiestand and Todd Wilson (Eugene: Cascade Press, 2024) - “D.H.Th. Vollenhoven,” in T&T Clark Handbook to Neo-Calvinism, eds Cory Brock and N. Gray Sutanto (London: T&T Clark, 2024) - “Avett Brothers and the Interior Life,” in Theology and the Avett Brothers, ed. Alexander Sosler (Lanham: Lexington Press, 2023) - “Bavinck’s Doctrine of God: Absolute, Divine Personality,” in Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies 6.2 (Fall 2021) Prior to Dordt, Doornbos served as a high school teacher at Lynden Christian and an online instructor at Calvin Theological Seminary. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Doornbos has served on the Core and Framework Refreshment committees, speaks in chapel, participates in a bi-annual seminary trip, and contributes to the In All Things blog. “I love seeing the way that sustained engagement with Scripture and theology can transform and enrich the lives of my students by encouraging them to become engaged in God's world in every aspect of life,” adds Doornbos. In her free time, Doornbos enjoys hiking, backpacking, cooking, and participating in church life at Inwood CRC. **Education:** - B.A Hons Religion and Theology Redeemer University (2007) - M.T.S. Biblical Studies Calvin Theological Seminary (2010) - Th.M Philosophical Theology Calvin Theological Seminary (2011) - Ph.D Systematic Theology University of St. Michael's College (2019) --- ## Articles by Gayle Doornbos [ ![](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/iat-joy-grief.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=56&h=33&f=webp&c=2885357b&v=69878b08437b6ba6992888e595e420b71da48f7a7e9d32e82d66092a5e23208c) Essays Dec 16, 2025 ### Life is Full of Joy and Grief By Gayle Doornbos Far from being opposed to hope, lament is part of the language that hope has learned to speak. How might we practice holding both longing and hope in our daily lives? Read More ](https://www.dordt.edu/in-all-things/life-is-full-of-joy-and-grief) [ ![](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/iat-living-tradition.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=56&h=33&f=webp&c=c5696efd&v=f849dd5553b9ca96db3f386053e8f6cc15675fa2bc498ef2378c3cc99450a8ba) Essays Sep 12, 2025 ### A Living Tradition: Faithfully Inhabiting and Engaging the World By Gayle Doornbos How does inhabiting tradition invite us to play with its ideas in order to thoughtfully respond to the demands and questions of our day? Read More ](https://www.dordt.edu/in-all-things/a-living-tradition-faithfully-inhabiting-and-engaging-the-world)