--- title: Christ College | Staff & Faculty | Dr. Todd Bates --- [Skip to content](https://christ-college.com/todd-bates-bio#main-content) [![CC Logo WEB small](https://christ-college.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CC%20Logo%20WEB%20small.png?width=344&height=100&name=CC%20Logo%20WEB%20small.png)](https://christ-college.com/?hsLang=en) ![menu-toggle](https://21645388.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21645388/menu-toggle.svg) ![menu-close](https://21645388.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21645388/menu-close.svg) ![menu-toggle](https://21645388.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21645388/menu-toggle.svg) ![menu-close](https://21645388.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/21645388/menu-close.svg) - [Home](https://christ-college.com) - [About](https://christ-college.com/about-us) Show submenu for About - [About Us](https://christ-college.com/about-us) - [Mission and Governance](https://christ-college.com/mission-and-governance) - [Statement of Faith](https://christ-college.com/the-statement-of-faith) - [Media](https://christ-college.com/media) - [Academics](https://christ-college.com/academics-2025) Show submenu for Academics - [Degree Program](https://christ-college.com/academics-2025) - [Faculty, Staff and Board](https://christ-college.com/staff-faculty) - [Philosophy of Education](https://christ-college.com/philosophy-of-education) - [Admissions](https://christ-college.com/admissions) Show submenu for Admissions - [Admissions Info](https://christ-college.com/admissions) - [Student Housing](https://christ-college.com/student-living) - [Contact](https://christ-college.com/contact-us) - [Home](https://christ-college.com) - [About](https://christ-college.com/about-us) Show submenu for About - [About Us](https://christ-college.com/about-us) - [Mission and Governance](https://christ-college.com/mission-and-governance) - [Statement of Faith](https://christ-college.com/the-statement-of-faith) - [Media](https://christ-college.com/media) - [Academics](https://christ-college.com/academics-2025) Show submenu for Academics - [Degree Program](https://christ-college.com/academics-2025) - [Faculty, Staff and Board](https://christ-college.com/staff-faculty) - [Philosophy of Education](https://christ-college.com/philosophy-of-education) - [Admissions](https://christ-college.com/admissions) Show submenu for Admissions - [Admissions Info](https://christ-college.com/admissions) - [Student Housing](https://christ-college.com/student-living) - [Contact](https://christ-college.com/contact-us) [Donate](https://christ-college.com/donate-cornerstone-partners?hsLang=en) [Apply](https://christ-college.com/application-form?hsLang=en) - - # Dr. Todd Bates ![Faculty Headshot 1](https://christ-college.com/hubfs/Photos/Staff%20Photos/Faculty%20Headshot%201.jpg "Faculty Headshot 1") Dr. Todd Bates serves as the founding President and Professor of Humanities at Christ College. Prior to his role at Christ College, Todd served almost three decades in Christian higher education in both administrative and teaching roles. His research interests include Augustine, patristic engagement with Greco-Roman philosophy, the intersection between Christianity and culture, the integration of theology and psychology, and apologetics from the early church to contemporary culture. Todd is the author of “The Authority and Sufficiency of Scripture for the Humanities” in The Authority and Sufficiency of Scripture, edited by David S. Dockery (Seminary Hill Press, 2024). He is also the author of *Leadership and Rhetoric: The Nature and Role of Words in Leadership* (Routledge, 2025) and is currently writing a theology of the humanities. His other published works include chapters in the Evangelical Dictionary of World Religions (Baker, 2018), The Psychology of World Religions and Spiritualities (Templeton, 2020), and Christian Psychotherapy in Context (Routledge, 2018).  Todd and his wife, Cathy, have three adult children living across the U.S., literally from the coast of California to the coast of Florida.   Education PhD (Philosophy)- University of Texas, Arlington Master of Divinity- Beeson Divinity School, Samford University BS (Psychology)- University of Central Florida Dr. Todd Bates [tbates@christ-college.com](mailto:tbates@christ-college.com) ##### Interested in Learning with Christ College Christ College, forming students for meaningful work, through deep faith, for flourishing lives.  [learn more](https://christ-college.com/request-info?hsLang=en) [![CC Logo WEB small](https://christ-college.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CC%20Logo%20WEB%20small.png?width=1801&height=523&name=CC%20Logo%20WEB%20small.png)](https://christ-college.com/home?hsLang=en)   Christ College provides an affordable, faithful education in the Christian intellectual tradition that equips students with wisdom, eloquence, and virtue to pursue professional excellence in the service of Christ and the common good. 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