Henri A. G. Blocher (born September 3, 1937 in
Leiden
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) is a French
evangelical
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theologian. He was Professor of
Systematic Theology at
:fr:Faculté libre de théologie évangélique de Vaux-sur-Seine, France, from its founding in 1965 until 2003. He was the Gunther Knoedler Professor of
Systematic Theology at
Wheaton College Wheaton College may refer to:
* Wheaton College (Illinois), a private Christian, coeducational, liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois
* Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
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Graduate School from 2003–8, and is now Professor Emeritus of
Systematic Theology back at Faculté Libre de Théologie Évangélique de Vaux-sur-Seine.
Biography
Blocher earned a
B.D. degree from
Gordon Divinity School
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(1959), a Diplôme d’Etudes Supérieures de Théologie (old doctoral regime), from Faculté Libre de Théologie Protestante of Paris (1974), and
D.D.
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degree from
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (1989). He was awarded an honorary doctorate from
Westminster Theological Seminary in 2014, where he also gave the commencement address. He is the author of many articles and several books on a variety of theological topics. He has taught in Africa, Australia, Canada, Europe and the United States. Blocher was involved with the Lausanne Committee on World Evangelisation from 1975 to 1980 and is connected to a number of Evangelical groups and colleges around the world.
Blocher is a proponent of the
framework interpretation :''This article focuses on the views of certain Christian commentators and theologians. For a more general account of the topic of Genesis chapter 1, see Genesis creation narrative.''
The framework interpretation (also known as the literary fram ...
of the
Genesis
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Bible
* Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind
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creation account
A creation myth (or cosmogonic myth) is a symbolic narrative of how the world began and how people first came to inhabit it., "Creation myths are symbolic stories describing how the universe and its inhabitants came to be. Creation myths develop ...
.
[Blocher, Henri. ''In the Beginning: The Opening Chapters of Genesis.'' Leicester: InterVarsity, 1984.]
Publications
* ''
Original Sin: Illuminating the Riddle'', InterVarsity Press (January 2001)
* ''In the Beginning: The Opening Chapters of Genesis'', InterVarsity Press (November 1984)
* ''Evil and the Cross : An Analytical Look at the Problem of Pain'', Kregel Publications (March 2005)
* "The Analogy of Faith in the Study of Scripture," in ''The Challenge of Evangelical Theology'' (Edinburgh: Rutherford House, 1987)
* ''La Doctrine du péché et de la rédemption'', Vaux-sur-Seine, Edifac (March 2001)
* ''La Doctrine du Christ'', Vaux-sur-Seine, Edifac (March 2002)
* ''La Bible au microscope: Exégèse et théologie biblique'', vol. 1, Vaux-sur-Seine, Edifac (March 2006)
References
External links
Lectures by Blocher
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American evangelicals
French academics
Living people
Wheaton College (Illinois) faculty
1937 births