Peter Smith, Ph.D.

Ph.D., Applied Theology (Ethics), University of Wales/International Baptist Theological Seminary, Prague, Czech Republic, 2010

M.A., Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, 2004

B.A., Intellectual History, Fresno Pacific College, Fresno, California, 1994

Because Jesus is the Prince of Peace, much of my study and teaching at Fresno Pacific University involves seeing how the peace of Christ gets worked out in Christian witness. I love to see students awaken to the vision of shalom and how they can participate in realizing that vision in deeper ways than they had known before.

Additional Information

I enjoy e-biking and playing pickleball with my wife (and colleague), Cheryl. We have two sons who are in their 20s. Living overseas in Europe and Africa during different seasons of life has shaped our family and our outlook on the world.

• Smith, Peter. “The lurking rival.” Christian Leader, 1 Nov. 2022, online. https://christianleadermag.com/the-lurking-rival/
• Smith, Peter, and Ariel Swan. “Conflict as Occasion for Uncovering Assumptions: What Incarcerating Japanese Persons Reveals About U.S. Habits of Domination Toward Those Deemed ‘Other.’” Pacific Journal, vol. 15, 2020, pp. 47-61.
• Smith, Peter. “On Building the Kingdom: A Heresy in the Fresno Pacific Idea” in A Dangerous Mind: In Celebration of the Ideas of Delbert L. Wiens, edited by W. Marshall Johnston and Daniel Crosby, Wipf & Stock, 2015, pp. 172-194.
• Smith, Peter. “Improvising the Practice of Nonresistance as Creative Mimesis” in René Girard and Creative Reconciliation, edited by Vern Neufeld Redekop and Thomas Ryba, Lexington Books, 2014, pp. 149-164.