Kimlyn J. Bender (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is associate professor of theology at Truett Seminary, Baylor University. He is the author of and is coeditor with Bruce McCormack of .
Bender's work has been published in numerous journals and collections, including and . He serves as a contributing editor for , has served as the theology editor of and is a member of the American Academy of Religion, the Karl Barth Society of North America and the National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion. Bender is the recipient of numerous awards, including the David Allan Hubbard Award from Fuller Theological Seminary, the Outstanding Faculty Award from the University of Sioux Falls, and the Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics.
An ordained Baptist minister, Bender has preached in many churches and has served in ministries in the Dakotas, California, New Jersey and most recently as the Senior Pastor of Oak Hills Baptist Church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He and his wife Trudy have three children.