Christian Ethicist Who Taught at Cedarville University Indicted on Child Sex Abuse Charges

John Tarwater
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Christian Ethicist Charged With Child Sexual Abuse

For his 2002 Ph.D. in theology, John Tarwater wrote a dissertation on “The Covenantal Nature of Marriage in the Order of Creation in Genesis 1 and 2.” His articles about business ethics include one about transgenderism in the marketplace.

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In a 2022 edition of The Gospel Coalition’s “Themelios” journal, the professor wrote about applying biblical frameworks to “private sexuality,” including acts such as masturbation. The last line of that article, co-written with Trent A. Rogers, stated: “With the hope of the near return of Christ, let us walk by the Spirit not in the flesh: ‘But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires’ (Rom 13:14).”

Online biographies indicate that Tarwater and his wife previously served as missionaries with the organization Camino Global. He also served as vice president and chief financial officer at Seminario Bíblico Río Grande in Texas.

Stephanie Martin
Stephanie Martin, a freelance writer and editor in Denver, has spent her entire 30-year journalism career in Christian publishing. She loves the Word and words, is a binge reader and grammar nut, and is fanatic (as her family can attest) about Jeopardy! and pro football.

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