Part-Time Faculty
Dr. David Basinger
Professor of Philosophy and Ethics
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. 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 interim chief academic officer, dean for the school of professional studies and professor of philosophy at Roberts Wesleyan College.
Dr. Scott Brenon Caton
Professor of History and Culture
Dr. Caton, an alumnus of Roberts Wesleyan College, received a B.A. in Philosophy and Religion there in 1986. He went on to receive a Master of Arts in Religion (M.A.R.) at Westminster Theological Seminary in 1988. He earned the Ph.D. in History (major field: American history; minor fields: British history and British literature) from the University of Rochester in 1998. Dr. Caton is professor of history at Roberts Wesleyan College, where he has been teaching since 1990. He 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, the lives and writings of John Henry Newman and Hilaire Belloc, and the work of American cultural critic Orestes Brownson. He is a founding member of the Rochester Chapter of the American Chesterton Society. Dr. Caton is one of the few men in the world who has received permission from Rome to be ordained a priest in the Roman Catholic Church although he is married. He was ordained in June, 2011. He presently serves part-time as Assisting Priest at St. Lawrence Parish in Greece, N.Y. He and his wife Bonnie reside in Spencerport, N.Y. and have six children.
Esau McCaulley
Assistant Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity
Rev. McCaulley is a Ph.D. candidate at University of St. Andrews in Scotland, studying under Professor N.T. Wright. His other earned degrees include: S.T.M., Nashotah House School of Theology, 2012; M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 2005; B.A., University of the South, 2002. His academic interests include Paul's letters, the New Testament and Second Temple Judaism. Rev. McCaulley also brings over a decade of pastoral ministry experience to his scholarship, most recently serving as an assistant priest at All Saints Episcopal Church in St. Andrews, Scotland, and as the Rector of All Souls Episcopal Church in Okinawa, Japan.
Josef Sykora
Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program, Assistant Professor of Biblical Interpretation
Josef Sykora’s earned degrees include: M.A. Biblical Studies, Asbury Theological Seminary, 2006; M.A., Theological Studies, Asbury Theological Seminary, 2006; Masters in Law, Masaryk University, Brno Czech Republic. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Old Testament, Durham University, Durham, UK. Sykora has served in senior and assistant pastoral roles, missionary responsible for theological training, and specializes in leading spiritual retreats. Sykora also serves as the Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program at Northeastern Seminary.