Daniel L. Akin

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Daniel L. Akin (born January 2, 1957) is the current president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary as of January 2004. Dr. Akin has authored numerous books and journal articles.

1 Education
2 Family
3 Abstinence
4 Works
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Education

He is a 1980 graduate of Criswell College with a B.A. in Biblical Studies, a 1983 graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity, and a 1989 graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington with a Doctor of Philosophy in Humanities.

[edit] Family

Akin is married to Charlotte, and they have four boys: Daniel, Jonathan, Paul, and Timothy.

[edit] Abstinence

On June 30, 2006, Akin authored a piece in the Baptist Press where he outlined his reasons why Christians should not drink alcohol.[1] (Compare Christianity and alcohol.)

[edit] Works

A Theology for the Church (Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2007) ISBN 080542640X. General Editor
God on Sex: The Creator's Ideas About Love, Intimacy, and Marriage (Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2003) ISBN 0805425969.