Dr. Basinger holds two graduate degrees in philosophy. His earned degrees include: Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 1975; M.A., University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 1974; B.A., Bellevue College, 1972; B.A., Grace College of the Bible, 1969.  Professionally, Dr. Basinger is an active member of two learned societies.  A distinguished scholar, both in the philosophy of religion and in ethics, he is actively involved in publishing books, articles, and reviews. Dr. Basinger currently serves as the chair of the Division of Religion and Humanities and dean of faculty at Roberts Wesleyan College.

Dr. Caton graduated from RWC in 1986 and is now the Professor of History.  He went on to earn a Master of Arts in Religion (Theological Studies concentration) at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia (1988).  He received his Ph.D. in History (major field American History, minor fields in British History and British Literature) at the University of Rochester (1998).

Dr. Caton has been at Roberts Wesleyan College since 1990 and is a founding faculty member of Northeastern Seminary.  His research interests include American and British Puritanism, the English Reformation, 19th- and 20th-century American evangelicalism, John Henry Newman’s life and writings, and the work of American cultural critic Orestes Brownson.  He also has an academic interest in G.K. Chesterton and is a founding member of the Rochester Chapter of the American Chesterton Society.

Dr. Dwyer was educated at Aberdeen University in Scotland (Ph.D.); Talbot School of Theology (M.Div.); Azusa Pacific University (B.A.); and San Jose City College (A.A.). He has also studied at Yale and Indiana University. Dr. Dwyer came to Roberts Wesleyan in 2003 after teaching for thirteen years at Anderson University School of Theology in Indiana. His current academic interests include the book of Galatians and its relation to its environment, and the book of Revelation and its many interpreters past and present. He has served as a pastor and jail chaplain in the past, and is an ordained minister in the Church of God (Anderson, IN). At Northeastern, he teaches courses in Daniel/Revelation and the biblical languages.

Rev. Dr. Rebecca S. Letterman
Associate Professor of Spiritual Formation

Dr. Letterman has a M.Div. from Northeastern Seminary. Her other degrees include: Ph.D. in Linguistics, Cornell University, 1997; M.A. in Linguistics, Syracuse University, 1990; B.A. in English, Roberts Wesleyan College, 1985. Dr. Letterman was ordained through Covenant Church of Pittsburgh, 2004. She completed a two-year certification program in Formative Spirituality at the Epiphany Academy of Formative Spirituality, Pittsburgh, PA, 2004, where she has been an adjunct faculty member for the past four years. Dr. Letterman's research interests include the intersection of language, theology, and spiritual formation.

Dr. Richard Middleton
Professor of Biblical Studies

Professor Middleton has a Ph.D. from the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam in a joint-degree program with the Institute of Christian Studies, Toronto. His other degrees include: M.A. in Philosophy, University of Guelph (Canada), 1985, and B.Th., Jamaica Theological Seminary, 1977. He has done additional graduate studies in the Old Testament at Colgate Rochester Divinity School (1986-1988), and in religious studies and philosophy at Syracuse University (1984-1985). He is widely published in religious periodicals and journals, as well as the author of four books. Special areas of interest are Old Testament theology, the Christian worldview, the books of Genesis and Samuel, the doctrine of Creation, and Christianity and postmodern culture.