Keith A. Mathison (born 1967) is an American

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theologian. Mathison grew up near Houston, Texas. He began graduate studies at Dallas Theological Seminary before transferring to Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando. After completing his M.A. at RTS, he began working at Ligonier Ministries, where he served as an associate editor of the ''

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''. He obtained a Ph.D. from

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and currently serves as professor of systematic theology a
Reformation Bible College
in

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. In '' The Shape of Sola Scriptura'' (2001), Mathison uses the term "solo Scriptura" to describe the view that the Bible is the only authority for Christians. Mathison himself advocates for a "communitarian '' sola Scriptura''" view in which "the true interpretation of Scripture is found only in the Church". In ''Given for You: Reclaiming Calvin's Doctrine of the Lord's Supper'' (2002), Mathison coins the word "suprasubstantiation" (in distinction to transubstantiation or

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) to describe

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. He also advocates for the use of wine in the Lord's Supper.

Works

* '' Dispensationalism: Rightly Dividing the People of God?'' (1995) * ''Postmillennialism: An Eschatology of Hope'' (1999) * '' The Shape of Sola Scriptura'' (2001) * ''Given for You: Reclaiming Calvin's Doctrine of the Lord's Supper'' (2002) * ''A Reformed Approach to Science and Scripture'' (2013) * ''From Age to Age: The Unfolding of Biblical Eschatology'' (2014) * ''The Lord's Supper'' (2019)

References

Living people 1967 births American Calvinist and Reformed theologians Systematic theologians Reformed Theological Seminary alumni {{US-theologian-stub