Theologian. Minister in the URC. expert on the theology of John Owen. Former doctoral student of Colin Gunton. PhD 1989 on the holy spirit in the person of Christ. author of Incarnation and inspiration (2007) and The promise of peace (2006). He is currently working on a textbook on christology. The recent revival of interest in john owen's theology can be traced back to the late 1980s and the beginnings of Alan Spence's doctoral studies under Colin Gunton. Spent many years as minister in south africa before coming back to the UK. 
Selected publications:
'Inspiration and Incarnation: John Owen and the Coherence of Christology', King's Theological Review 12 (1989)
'Christ's Humanity and Ours: John Owen' in Persons, Divine and Human, pp.74-97, eds. Christoph Schwoebel and Colin Gunton, T & T Clark (1991)
'John Owen and Trinitarian Agency', Scottish Journal of Theology, Vol 43 (1990)
'A Unified Theory of the Atonement', International Journal of Systematic Theology, Vol 6.4 (2004)
The Promise of Peace: A Unified Theory of the Atonement (T & T Clark, 2006)
Inspiration and Incarnation: John Owen and the Coherence of Christology (T & T Clark, 2007)
Christology: A Guide for the Perplexed (T & T Clark, 2009)
'The Person as Willing Agent: Classifying Colin Gunton's Christology' in Lincoln Harvey (ed.), The Theology of Colin Gunton (T & T Clark, 2010)
Justification: A Guide for the Perplexed (T & T Clark, 2012)
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