Suzanne McDonald
Suzanne McDonald is Cecilia A. Earl Professor of Reformed Theology at Western Theological Seminary, Holland, Michigan. A John Owen scholar with a PhD from St Andrews, she writes on Reformed spirituality, election, and pastoral theology.
Faculty, Institute for Theological Education
Three essays from three issues, 2022 to 2025
2025
One essay
A Devotional Reflection on George Herbert’s Poem, Love IIISummer 2025
Herbert's most famous poem stages a soul drawing back from divine love and the patient persistence with which Love draws it forward anyway. McDonald reads the…
2023
One essay
John Owen on the Beatific Vision – Historic Reformed “Spirituality” in ActionWinter 2023
John Owen has become a stick used to beat people, his name shorthand for whatever kind of Reformed Christian someone wants to oppose. McDonald sets the…
2022
One essay
John Owen and the Beatific VisionSummer 2022
When did you last think about the beatific vision? Most Protestants haven't, leaving the topic to Roman Catholics. McDonald argues we lose something important when we…