PUBLIC LECTURES
“Heartbroken, Haunted, and Healed: The Bible’s Earliest Stories of Technology and the Future of Faith in a Digital World”
Messiah University annual Faith & Society lecture (October 2026)
“The Costs and Benefits of Living in a Digital Age”
With Felicia Wu Song and Haleluya Hadero
Christianity Today, “Big Tent Initiative” in Oakland, CA (September 2026)
“Hearing God’s Words in the Human Temple of Learning”
Evangel University, Department of Theology Alumnus of the Year Award Lecture (October 2025)
“AI at the Infinite Intersection of Faith & Learning”
George Fox University K-12 Educators Conference (October 2025)
“Ancient Israel’s Neighbors: How Unique Was Ancient Israel and the Bible?”
Three-part lecture series at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Salem, OR (October–November 2019)
”Ask the Animals: Nature and Theodicy in the Book of Job”
Delivered at the University of Alberta, Canada (March 2017)
”Is There a Future for Teaching the Bible in Universities?”
Delivered at the University of Alberta, Canada (March 2017)
”Does God Command Genocide in the Bible?”
William Penn Honors Forum, at George Fox University (October 2018)
“Consider Leviathan: Nature and Theodicy in the Book of Job”
Fall Faculty Researcher of the Year Lecture & Richter Scholar Symposium; George Fox University (October 2014)
MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL
I am creating a growing library of video content on my personal YouTube channel, where I offer short presentations on topics related to my academic field of Biblical Studies. Subscribe if you want to see new content as it comes out! Topics include controversies regarding Biblical interpretation, understanding the Bible as history, archaeology, translation, Hebrew language, and more.
https://www.youtube.com/@briandoak
GEORGE FOX TALKS PODCAST (2020 – present)
I executive produce and host a podcast—on YouTube or any podcasting app—for my university, called “George Fox TALKS,” now with nearly 9,000 subscribers and over 5 million views. See below for two recent examples! Click here for the TALKS YouTube channel.
TELEVISION
Recorded for the History Channel (multiple episodes for forthcoming TV series, 2027)
“Phoenicians in America,” Part 1, Part 2 (TV appearance)
Guest Scholar on Travel Channel’s “America Unearthed” (2019; IMDB)
TEACHING CONTENT
Full video lecture content for courses on YouTube:
“Introduction to the Old Testament” (for Portland Seminary, graduate students): Click here for playlist
“Biblical Hermeneutics” (for Portland Seminary, graduate students): Click here for playlist
“Biblical Language Resources” (for Portland Seminary, graduate students; mixed content): Click here for playlist
“The Problem of Evil” (on the philosophy and theology of suffering): Click here for playlist
