Dr. Cole is the author of: When God Says War is Right: A Christian Perspective on When and How to Fight (Waterbrook Press, 2002).

B.A. Lynchburg College; M.A. Phil. Ohio University; M.A.R. Yale Divinity School; Th.M. Duke Divinity School; Ph.D. University of Virginia is Assistant Professor of Religion. He joined the Drew Faculty in 2002. Dr. Cole teaches courses in Religious Ethics and Theology. His primary areas of specialization are religious engagement with politics, business, and medicine.

Dr. Cole's articles and essays have appeared in scholarly and popular journals such as The Journal of Religious Ethics, Pro Ecclesia, Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy and First Things.