Darren M. Slade is a published theologian from Denver, CO who holds a BA from the University of Northern Colorado (Theatre Arts) and two masters' degrees from Liberty University (a Master of Arts in Theological Studies and a Master of Divinity). He is currently a doctoral student at Liberty University, working towards a PhD in Christian theology and apologetics. His research into the influence of schismatic Christologies on the development of Islam, as well as the ancient church's inconsequential views on the mode of baptism, were recently published by the academic journal, American Theological Inquiry.