David E. Wilhite (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is associate professor of theology at George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University. He is the author of "Tertullian the African: An Anthropological Reading of Tertullian's Context and Identities" and coauthor of "The Church: A Guide for the Perplexed". He is the coeditor of "Tertullian and Paul "and "The Apostolic Fathers and Paul" in the Pauline and Patristic Scholars in Debate series.