Wayne Grudem

Wayne A. Grudem
Born	1948 (age 65–66) Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Residence	Phoenix, Arizona
Nationality	American
Occupation	Professor, Theologian
Years active	1981-
Notable work(s)	Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine, Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: A Response to Evangelical Feminism, ESV Study Bible
Spouse(s)	Margaret (White)
Children	Elliot, Oliver, and Alexander
Theological work
Era	Late 20th and Early 21st Centuries
Tradition or movement	Evangelical
Main interests	Gender Roles, Systematic Theology
Notable ideas	Complementarianism

Wayne A. Grudem is an evangelical theologian, seminary professor and author. He co-founded the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, and served as the general editor of the ESV Study Bible.

Academic life

Grudem holds a B.A. in Economics from Harvard University, a M.Div from Westminster Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D in New Testament studies from the University of Cambridge. In 2001, Grudem became Research Professor of Theology and Biblical Studies at Phoenix Seminary. Prior to that, he had taught for 20 years at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, where he was chairman of the department of Biblical and Systematic Theology.^[1]

Grudem served on the committee overseeing the English Standard Version translation of the Bible, and from 2005 to 2008 he served as General Editor for the 2.1 million-word ESV Study Bible (which was named "2009 Christian Book of the Year" by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association). In 1999 he was the president of the Evangelical Theological Society.^[1]

Gender advocacy

He is a co-founder and past president of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.^[1]

Grudem also edited (with John Piper) Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (which was named “Book of the Year” by Christianity Today in 1992). Zondervan released his new book, Politics According to the Bible on September 14, 2010.^[2]

Theology

He is the author of, among other books, Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine, which advocates a Calvinistic soteriology, the verbal plenary inspiration and inerrancy of the Bible, the body-soul dichotomy in the nature of man, and the complementarian view of gender relationships. Grudem holds to noncessationist Charismatic beliefs and was at one time a qualified supporter of the Vineyard Movement and one of the main apologists and spokesmen for reuniting Charismatic, Reformed, and Evangelical churches.

Personal life

He was born in 1948 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin and married Margaret White on June 6, 1969 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He has three children: Elliot, Oliver, and Alexander.

Publications

Grudem is the author of numerous books and a DVD discipleship course, including:

• Biblical Foundations for Manhood and Womanhood (editor)()
• Bible Doctrine (edited by Jeff Purswell)
• Business for the Glory of God: The Bible’s Teaching on the Moral Goodness of Business
• Christian Beliefs: Twenty Basics Every Christian Should Know
• Christian Beliefs DVD Discipleship Course ()
• Countering the Claims of Evangelical Feminism: Over 40 Biblical Responses
• Evangelical Feminism: A New Path to Liberalism?
• Evangelical Feminism and Biblical Truth: An Analysis of Over 100 Disputed Questions (PDF)
• Fifty Crucial Questions: An Overview of Central Concerns About Manhood and Womanhood (co-authored with John Piper) ()
• Pastoral Leadership for Manhood and Womanhood (co-editor with Dennis Rainey) (PDF)
• Politics According to the Bible (2011) ()
• Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: A Response to Evangelical Feminism (co-edited with John Piper) (PDF)
• Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine
• The First Epistle of Peter
• The Gender-Neutral Bible Controversy: Muting the Masculinity of God's Words (co-authored with Vern Poythress) (PDF)
• The Gift of Prophecy in 1 Corinthians
• The Gift of Prophecy in the New Testament and Today
• The TNIV and the Gender-Neutral Bible Controversy (co-authored with Vern Poythress)
• Why Is My Choice of a Bible Translation So Important?

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