Cory Wetterlin is the chair of the humanities and social sciences department and serves as an assistant professor of Religion. Since becoming the chair of the humanities and social sciences department, he has developed and implemented a new minor in spiritual care available for all undergraduate students within their various programs of study. Wetterlin has spent much of his professional career, since 2001, as a pastor in various church settings including Rocky Mountain Conference, Oregon Conference, and Indiana Conference where he served as a local hire worship pastor for Calvary Road Community Church. His emphasis in ministry has been engaging the young minds of the next generation for both high school and young adult ministry. He continues this passion for youth ministry through teaching in a university classroom. Wetterlin earned his PhD from Andrews University, emphasizing Systematic Theology with a cognate in New Testament studies. He wrote his dissertation concerning the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. He has been a part of professional societies such as the Adventist Theological Society, the Adventist Society for Religious Studies, the Society of Biblical Literature, and the Wesleyan Theological Society.

“Sabbath through the Lens of Holism” Poster presented at the Adventist Theological Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, November, 2012

“Divine Presence and the Eschatological Remnant” Poster presented at the Adventist Theological Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA November, 2014

“Ellen G. White’s Understanding of the Indwelling of the Holy Spirit” Andrews University Seminary Student Journal, Vol.1, No.2, Online https://www.andrews.edu/openjournal/index.php/aussj/article/view/4, 2016.

“Interpretations of Spiritual House in 1 Peter 2:4-10 and Their Implications for Divine Presence” Paper presented at the Andrews University Seminary Scholarship Symposium, Berrien Springs, MI, February 2016.

“Salvation by Faith Alone: The Book of Romans (Adult Bible Study Guide 4Q2017)” Teacher’s Guides 9, 11, 12, 13., Pacific Press Publishing Association, Nampa, ID., Fall 2017.

“Three-fold Salvation and the Problem of Suffering” Paper presented at the Andrews University Seminary Scholarship Symposium, Berrien Springs, MI, February 2017.

“Interpretations of the Metaphor “Spiritual House” in 1 Peter 2:4–10 And Their Implication for the Indwelling of Divine Presence ” In Searching the scriptures : Andrews University Seminary emerging scholars pay tribute to their professors: Richard M. Davidson, Jiri Moskala, Roy E. Gane, Paul Z. Gregor, Ranko Stefanovic, Thomas Shepherd, edited by Slaviša Janković, 149-159. Berrien Springs, MI: Andrews University Theological Seminary, 2017.

“The Ontological Nature of Divine-Human indwelling: A Comparative Study of John Wesley and John B. Cobb” Poster presented at the Adventist Theological Society Annual Meetings, Providence, RI and Boston, MA, November 2017.

“Toward a model of the ontology of the divine indwelling of humans : a comparative study of John Wesley and John Cobb.” (Dissertation, Andrews University, 2018).

“The Book of Acts: The Victory of the Gospel (Adult Bible Study Guide)” Teacher’s Guides 11-13. Pacific Press Publishing Association, Nampa, ID., 2018.

“Multisensory Sabbath School: A Possible Solution to Fragmented and Low-Brain Stimulus Learning” In Hope for the Orphan: Re-Imagining the Youth Sabbath School, Ed. Joseph Kidder & Gerardo Oudri, Series: The 180 Symposium, Advent Source, Lincoln, NE, 2018, pg 89-96.

“Life Without a Box: A Multisensory Approach to Sabbath School” Adventist Journey, Oct 2018, pg 5-8.

“Response to The Sanctuary of the Soul by Abner and Divide” Response to a paper at the Ellen White Issue Symposium, Virtual Event, April 5, 2021.

“Cory Wetterlin on God’s Power (Life with God, Season 3: God is Power, Episode 9)”, Webisode recorded for the Adventist Theological Society, Oct 5, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoLQGwAStKpaOElsVBn0lT5gNJ50DY5m8