Kelly
Kapic

Kelly M. Kapic is Professor of Theological Studies at Covenant College where he has taught since 2001.  With a PhD in Systematic and Historical Theology from King’s College University of London, Kapic has written or edited over fifteen books. His most recent volumes, Christian Life (Zondervan, 2025) and You Were Never Meant to Do it All (Brazos, 2025), each won awards, including from The Gospel Coalition and the Southwestern Journal of Theology. His 2022 book You’re Only Human: How Your Limits Reflect God’s Design and Why that’s Good News won a number of awards, including Christianity Today’s Book of the Year award in the category of Theology (Popular) and The Southwestern Journal of Theology’s award in Applied Theology/Ethics. 

Before those volumes, his work included Embodied Hope: A Theological Meditation on Pain and Suffering (IVP Academic), which also won the Christianity Today book of the year award in the area of Theology and Ethics and World Magazine’s Short List award for Accessible Theology Book of the year.  He also completed two volumes with the economist Brian Fikkert called Becoming Whole: Why the Opposite of Poverty isn’t the American Dream and A Field Guide to Becoming Whole: Principles for Poverty Alleviation Ministries.  In 2014 Kapic received a Templeton Grant to be part of The Center for Christian Thought studying the topic of Psychology and Spiritual Formation.  He has also served as part of ongoing Templeton-funded studies, including being on the Corre Team for “Project Amazing Grace” and “Christian Meaning-Making, Suffering, and the Flourishing Life.”