Cornelius Plantinga

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Cornelius "Neal" Plantinga, Jr. (born 1947) is the president of Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan where he is professor of systematic theology, and an author. He was born in Jamestown, ND and was ordained in 1971. He is the brother of philosopher Alvin Plantinga. Plantinga married Kathleen Talsma and had two children with her.

Contents 1 Education 2 Professional 3 Major works 4 External links

[edit] Education

• Calvin College (A.B., 1967)
• Yale University
• Calvin Theological Seminary (B.D., 1971)
• Princeton Theological Seminary (Ph.D., magna cum laude, 1982)
• St. Edmund's College, University of Cambridge (visiting scholar)

[edit] Professional

• Editor of the Calvin Theological Journal
• Pastor of the Webster (New York) Christian Reformed Church
• Professor of Systematic Theology at Calvin Theological Seminary, 1979-1996
• Dean of the Chapel at Calvin College, 1996-2002(?)
• President of Calvin Theological Seminary, 2002 (incumbent)

[edit] Major works

• Not the Way It's Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin (1995)
• Engaging God's World: A Christian Vision of Faith, Learning and Living, Eerdmans, 2002
• Discerning the Spirits: A Guide to Thinking About Christian Worship (2003)

[edit] External links

• http://www.calvinseminary.edu/aboutUs/facultyStaff/sempres.php
• http://www.calvinseminary.edu/aboutUs/presidents/plantinga.php
• http://www.calvin.edu/cgi-bin/lib/crcmd/search.pl?ID=1650&prevmode=name&termid=1669&act=show_details