Gordon was born in Tokyo, Japan, and spent the first
15 years of his life in that country, with a few
interludes back in the U.S. Over the years, he’s lived
in three Canadian provinces and six U.S. states. He and his wife Wendy Kroeker (a
Manitoba native) moved to Winnipeg in 1988, and have not
found greener pastures elsewhere. He has been at
CMBC/CMU since 1990.
He has a diploma in biblical studies from Columbia Bible College (B.C.), a BA in Social Work from Tabor College (KS), an MA in Biblical Studies from the Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary (CA), an MA in Cultural Anthropology from Western Washington University and a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary (NJ).
A highlight in the past few years has been two terms of service in the Philippines as Visiting Professor at the Silliman University Divinity School (1996-98, 2002-04), under the auspices of Mennonite Central Committee.
In spare time, Gordon enjoys reading, traveling, hiking and canoeing, theatre, and tinkering around in his 95-year old house.
Some of Gordon's recent writings include:
- “Paul on the Human Being as a ‘Psychic Body’: Neither Dualist nor Monist,” Direction 37/2 (2008): 168-184.
- “The Letter to the Colossians,” with Muriel Orevillo-Montenegro. In A Postcolonial Commentary on the New Testament Writings. Ed. R. Sugirtharajah and F. Segovia. New York: T & T Clark, 2007. Pp. 294-303.
- “Christ, Canon and Confession: The Bible and the Confession of Faith in Mennonite Perspective.” Mennonite Quarterly Review, 81/3 (July 2007): 327-350.
- “The Wisdom of the Cross and the Knowledge of Our Age.” Higher Learning and the Wisdom of the Cross. Mennonite University Faculty Conference Presentations; Bluffton, OH; August 8-10, 2006. Goshen, IN: Mennonite Education Agency, 2006. Pp. 5-18.
- “Economic Justice and Non-retaliation in the Dead Sea Scrolls: Implications for New Testament Interpretation,” In Jesus and the Origins of Christianity (The Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls, Vol. 3). Ed. James H. Charlesworth. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2006. Pp. 319-355.
- “Constructions of Paul in Filipino Theology of Struggle,” Asia Journal of Theology 19/1 (April 2005): 188-220.
