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2016-2017 Student Catalog | Personnel Directory

Part-Time Faculty

Dr. David Basinger

Professor of Philosophy and Ethics

Dr. Basinger holds two graduate degrees in philosophy. His earned degrees include: Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 1975; M.A., University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 1974; B.A., Bellevue College, 1972; B.A., Grace College of the Bible, 1969. A distinguished scholar, both in ethics and the philosophy of religion, he is actively involved in publishing books, articles, and reviews. Dr. Basinger currently serves as the Vice President for Academic Affairs, Chief Academic Officer, and professor of philosophy at Roberts Wesleyan College.

Dr. Scott Brenon Caton

Professor of History and Culture

Dr. Caton, an alumnus of Roberts Wesleyan College, received a B.A. in philosophy and religion there in 1986. He went on to receive a Master of Arts in Religion (M.A.R.) at Westminster Theological Seminary in 1988. He earned the Ph.D. in history (major field: American history; minor fields: British history and British literature) from the University of Rochester in 1998. Dr. Caton is professor of history at Roberts Wesleyan College, where he has been teaching since 1990. He is a founding faculty member of Northeastern Seminary. His research interests include American and British Puritanism, the English Reformation, 19th and 20th century American evangelicalism, the lives and writings of John Henry Newman and Hilaire Belloc, and the work of American cultural critic Orestes Brownson. He is a founding member of the Rochester Chapter of the American Chesterton Society. Dr. Caton is one of the few men in the world who has received permission from Rome to be ordained a priest in the Roman Catholic Church although he is married. He was ordained in June, 2011. He presently serves part-time as Assisting Priest at St. Lawrence Parish in Greece, N.Y. He and his wife Bonnie reside in Spencerport, NY and have six children.

Josef Sykora

Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program, Assistant Professor of Biblical Interpretation

Dr. Sykora’s earned degrees include Ph.D. from Durham University in the United Kingdom; MA in biblical studies and MA in theological studies from Asbury Theological Seminary in Kentucky; and Masters in Law from Masaryk University in Brno, the Czech Republic.

Dr. Sykora’s research focused on the topic of election in the Bible. In particular, he was trying to see what can be said about God’s favor for certain individuals and groups in the Old Testament, and what this means for those who are unfavored. Dr. Sykora has served in senior and assistant pastoral roles in Bratislava, Slovakia, and as a missionary responsible for theological training.