Scholar. Author. Theologian.
Exploring Scripture, identity, and belonging.
I’m Rubin McClain, a New Testament scholar, author, and theologian exploring Scripture, identity, and belonging. Discover my books and writing, invite me to speak, or get support with your manuscript and publishing project.
questions of belonging
Books
Books on identity, ancestry, and belonging.
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IVP Academic
Mixed Identities and the People of God
Exploring Multiethnicity in the New Testament and the Ancient World for Today
An accessible exploration of ethnicity and belonging in Scripture, connecting ancient identities with the questions facing Christian readers and communities today.
Brill
Multiethnic Identity in the New Testament
Genealogies, Myths, and the Politics of Ancestry
A scholarly study of how New Testament and Greco-Roman writers imagined peoplehood through ancestry, genealogies, and stories of descent.
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Bring thoughtful scholarship into your community—or your manuscript.
Speaking & Community Learning
Speaking engagements, workshops, lecture series, guided book studies, and writers’ retreat inquiries for churches, universities, conferences, and community groups.
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Editorial & Publishing Support
Idea & Concept Consultation: 60 minutes, $150
Manuscript Assessment: $0.015–$0.020 per word
Manuscript Editing: $0.03–$0.05 per word, depending on scope
Book proposal development and publishing coaching: inquire for pricing
Theological review is included in editing and consultation services.
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ancestry, boundaries, belonging
A personal point of departure
The questions are personal.
My Korean and Scottish-American heritage informs the questions I bring to ancient texts: how people understand their ancestry, navigate cultural boundaries, and find belonging.
More About Rubin
Recent writing
Writing for the conversations of today.
Unbound
October 16, 2026
Belhar, Peace, and Israel-Palestine
A reflection on Belhar, peace, and the questions Israel-Palestine raises for Christian public life.
Sojourners
July 23, 2026
Christian Masculinity Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
Considering other ways to imagine Christian masculinity and the values that shape it.
The Christian Citizen
June 23, 2026
How the state of Israel is failing its Palestinian citizens
An examination of questions about the state of Israel and its responsibilities toward Palestinian citizens.
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