Collin Hansen (born April 7, 1981) is an American journalist who serves as vice president for content and editor in chief for
the Gospel Coalition
The Gospel Coalition, or TGC, is a union of evangelical and Reformed churches.
History
It was founded in 2005 by theologian D. A. Carson and pastor Tim Keller. TGC describe their mission as being “deeply committed to renewing our faith ...
. He is best known for his writing on the
New Calvinism
New Calvinism, also known as the Young, Restless, and Reformed Movement, is a new religious movement within conservative Evangelicalism that reinterprets 16th-century Calvinism under contemporary values and ideologies.
History
The movement star ...
, and he hosts the ''Gospelbound'' podcast.
Biography and education
Hansen is from
Chester, South Dakota. He received an undergraduate degree in history and journalism from
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world.
Charte ...
. He earned a
Master of Divinity
For graduate-level theological institutions, the Master of Divinity (MDiv, ''magister divinitatis'' in Latin) is the first professional degree of the pastoral profession in North America. It is the most common academic degree in seminaries and divi ...
from
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) is an academic divinity school founded in 1897 and located in the northern Chicago suburb of Deerfield, Illinois. It is part of and located on the main campus of Trinity International University. It’s ...
.
Prior to working for the Gospel Coalition, Hansen was an associate editor for ''
Christianity Today
''Christianity Today'' is an evangelical Christian media magazine founded in 1956 by Billy Graham. It is published by Christianity Today International based in Carol Stream, Illinois. ''The Washington Post'' calls ''Christianity Today'' "evange ...
''.
He lives with his wife and children in
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham ( ) is a city in the north central region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Birmingham is the seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous county. As of the 2021 census estimates, Birmingham had a population of 197,575, down 1% fr ...
, and serves on the advisory board of
Beeson Divinity School
The Beeson Divinity School of Samford University is an interdenominational evangelical divinity school located in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The current dean is Douglas A. Sweeney.
Though located on the campus of a Baptist university, ...
.
He is the founder of the
Shelby Foote
Shelby Dade Foote Jr. (November 17, 1916 – June 27, 2005) was an American writer, historian and journalist. Although he primarily viewed himself as a novelist, he is now best known for his authorship of '' The Civil War: A Narrative'', a three ...
Society.
New Calvinism
Hansen is considered an expert on the New Calvinism, a term that was coined for the title of his 2008 book ''Young, Restless, Reformed: A Journalist's Journey With the New Calvinists''. He has been quoted on the movement by ''
Time
Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, to ...
''
and ''
The New York Times
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''.
Books
*''Young, Restless, Reformed: A Journalist's Journey With the New Calvinists''
*''A God-Sized Vision: Revival Stories That Stretch and Stir'' (coauthor with John D. Woodbridge)
*''Four Views on the Spectrum of Evangelicalism'' (coeditor with Andrew Naselli)
*''Blind Spots: Becoming a Courageous, Compassionate, ''and'' Commissioned Church''
*''Gospelbound: Living with Resolute Hope in an Anxious Age'' (coauthored with Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra)
*''Rediscover Church: Why the Body of Christ is Essential'' (coauthored with Jonathan Leeman)
References
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American male journalists
Christian writers
Writers from Birmingham, Alabama
1981 births
Living people
Northwestern University alumni
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School alumni
Journalists from Alabama
Medill School of Journalism alumni