A Week in the Life of Rome

Author Bio: James L. Papandrea

James L. Papandrea is a teacher, author, speaker, and musician. He serves as associate professor of church history at Garrett-Evangelical Seminary at Northwestern University, as well as a consultant in the area of adult faith formation and a regular speaker in parish and lay formation programs in the Chicago area. After graduating from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in music and theater arts, he received his MDiv degree from Fuller Theological Seminary with a concentration in youth ministry, then spent several years in full-time youth and music ministry. He went on to receive a PhD in the history and theology of the early Christian church from Northwestern University, with secondary concentrations in New Testament interpretation and the history of the Roman Empire. He has also studied Roman history at the American Academy in Rome, Italy. He is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature, the North American Patristics Society, and the Catholic Association of Music.