The Reverend Dr. R. Gerald Hobbs
Professor of Church History
rgh@vst.edu

Dr. Hobbs holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from the University of Toronto, a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Emmanuel College in Toronto, and Docteur ès Sciences Religieuses from the Faculté de Théologie Protestante in Strasbourg. His doctoral work focussed on Martin Bucer's German and Latin commentaries on the Psalms, which he is editing and annotating for the critical edition of Bucer's work.

He has published extensively in Reformation studies, the history of biblical interpretation (particularly on the Psalms), and the music of the Christian Church. Before coming to VST, he taught at Huntington College in Sudbury and at the Université de Genève. He also served as part-time Chaplain with the Canadian Forces in Germany and Italy. He has taught in Strasbourg, Paris and Glasgow as a visiting professor.

In 2000, Dr. Hobbs was honoured by the United Church of Canada with the Davidson Award "for excellence in teaching and research". Since 1985, he has also been Minister of Music at University Hill United Church, Vancouver.