Millard J. Erickson (24 June 1932), born in
Isanti County, Minnesota
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History
The county was formed on February 13, 1857. Its name came from the I ...
,
is an
Evangelical
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Christian theologian
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, professor of theology, and author.
Early life and education
He earned a B.A. from the
University of Minnesota
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, a B.D. from
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, an M.A. from the
University of Chicago
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, and a Ph.D. 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 ...
.
Ministry
Erickson, an ordained
Baptist
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minister, is a fairly conservative and
moderately Calvinistic Evangelical
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Protestant
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. He is accommodating of non-mainstream views on a number of issues, but one of the most vocal opponents of
theological liberalism and
progressive trends within Evangelicalism. Erickson is a prominent critic of
openness theology as well as
postmodern Christianity
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, including the
Emerging Church
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movement.
Erickson was Professor of Theology at
Western Seminary
Western Seminary is an interdenominational Evangelical Christian seminary with campuses in Portland, Oregon; San Jose, California; and Sacramento, California. Western Seminary also has online-only degrees and programs and provides non-credit cla ...
in
Portland
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,
Oregon
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. He was professor of theology and academic dean at
Bethel University seminary for many years. He also taught at
Baylor University
Baylor University is a private Baptist Christian research university in Waco, Texas. Baylor was chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas. Baylor is the oldest continuously operating university in Texas and one of the fir ...
.
In 1998, a ''
Festschrift
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'' was published in his honor. ''New Dimensions in Evangelical Thought : Essays in Honor of Millard J. Erickson'' included contributions from
Timothy George
Timothy George (born 9 January 1950) is an American theologian and journalist. He became the founding dean of Beeson Divinity School at the school's inception in 1988 and was the dean from 1989–2019, now serving as Research Professor of Divinity ...
,
Stanley J. Grenz
Stanley James Grenz (1950–2005) was an American Christian theologian and ethicist in the Baptist tradition.
Early years
Grenz was born on 7 January 1950 in Alpena, Michigan. Grenz graduated from the University of Colorado in 1973. He then earn ...
,
Walter C. Kaiser, Jr.,
Alister E. McGrath,
Roger Nicole
Roger R. Nicole (December 10, 1915 – December 11, 2010Roger Nicole (1915-2010) http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2010/12/11/roger-nicole-1915-2010/) was a native Swiss Reformed Baptist theologian and proponent of Christian egalita ...
,
Wolfhart Pannenberg
Wolfhart Pannenberg (2 October 1928 – 4 September 2014) was a German Lutheran theologian. He made a number of significant contributions to modern theology, including his concept of history as a form of revelation centered on the resurre ...
,
Clark Pinnock
Clark H. Pinnock (February 3, 1937 – August 15, 2010) was a Christian theologian, apologist and author. He was Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology at McMaster Divinity College.
Education and career
Pinnock was born in Toronto, Ontar ...
,
Thom S. Rainer, and
Thomas R. Schreiner
Thomas R. Schreiner (born April 24, 1954) is an American Reformed New Testament scholar. He is the James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He previously taught at Bethel U ...
.
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References
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1932 births
Living people
University of Minnesota alumni
American Baptist theologians
Writers from Portland, Oregon
Western Seminary
Bethel University (Minnesota) faculty
Baylor University faculty
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary alumni
University of Chicago alumni
Northwestern University alumni