“I love being a part of a team that continually asks “What if…?” and then pivots quickly to new ways of thinking about the forms and purposes of theological education.”

Executive Director

Ryan Bonfiglio serves at Candler as an Associate Professor in the Practice of Old Testament and as the Executive Director ofThe Candler Foundry. After earning degrees at Princeton University (BA in Chemistry) and Princeton TheologicalSeminary (MDiv), Ryan completed his PhD in Hebrew Bible at Emory University. His research and teaching interests include biblical metaphors, the Bible and Poverty, the Ten Commandments, ancient NearEastern iconography, and various topics inOld Testament theology. He is currently working on a book that explores the biblical theology of the Sabbath (Westminster John Knox). Ryan was born and raised inPhilly and suffers from a life-long love of Philadelphia sports team.