David F. Wells
| David F. Wells | |
|---|---|
| Born |
David Falconer Wells 1939 (age 77–78) Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia |
| Residence | New-England |
| Occupation | Professor, Author, Theologian |
| Title | Distinguished Senior Research Professor at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary |
| Spouse(s) | Jane |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of London, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School |
| Alma mater | Manchester University (Ph.D.) |
| Academic work | |
| Era | 20th and 21st Century |
| Discipline | Biblical research |
| Institutions | Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary |
| Main interests | Theology, Culture, Postmodernism, Evangelicalism |
| Notable works | No Place for Truth, or Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology? |
David Falconer Wells (born May 11, 1939) is Distinguished Senior Research Professor at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.[1] He is the author of several books in which his evangelical theology engages with the modern world. He has taught at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School[2] and has served as the Academic Dean at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary's Charlotte, North Carolina campus.
Wells received his B.D. from the University of London; Th.M. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Ph.D. from Manchester University (England); and was a post-doctoral Research Fellow at Yale Divinity School. Wells is a Council member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. He also serves on the board of the Rafiki Foundation and as a member for the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization.[3] The Cambridge Declaration came about in 1996 as a result of his book No Place for Truth, or Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology?
Books
He has authored, co-authored, or edited numerous publications including:
- Wells, David; Pinnock, Clark, eds. (1972), Toward a Theology for the Future, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, ISBN 0877849102
- ——— (1972), Revolution in Rome, Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, ISBN 0877849102
- ———; Woodbridge, John, eds. (1975), The Evangelicals: What They Believe Who They Are Where They Are Changing, Nashville: Abingdon Press, ISBN 0687121817
- ——— (1978), The Search for Salvation, Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, ISBN 0877847061
- ——— (1979), The Prophetic Theology of George Tyrrell, Chico: Scholars Press, ISBN 0891303758
- ——— (1984), The Person of Christ, Westchester: Crossway Books, ISBN 0891073159
- ———, ed. (1985), Reformed Theology in America, Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., ISBN 0802800963
- ——— (1987), God The Evangelist, Grand Rapids: William B Eerdmans Publishing Company, ISBN 0802802710
- ———; Noll, Mark, eds. (1988), Christian Faith and Practice in the Modern World, Grand Rapids: William B Eerdmans Publishing Company, ISBN 0802802796
- ——— (1989), Turning to God, Exeter: Paternoster Press, ISBN 0801097002, republishedTurning to God, Grand Rapids: Baker, 2012
- ———; Eden, Martyn, eds. (1991), The Gospel in the Modern World, Leicester: InterVarsity Press, ISBN 0830817565
- ——— (1993), No Place for Truth, or, Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology, Grand Rapids: William B Eerdmans Publishing Company, ISBN 0802837131
- ——— (1994), God in the Wasteland, Grand Rapids: William B Eerdmans Publishing Company, ISBN 0802837735
- ——— (1995), The Bleeding of the Evangelical Church, Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, ISBN 0851516823
- ——— (1998), Losing Our Virtue, Grand Rapids: William B Eeerdmans Publishing Company, ISBN 0802838278
- ——— (2005), Above All Earthly Pow'rs, Grand Rapids: William B Eerdmans Publishing Company, ISBN 0802829023
- ——— (2008), The Courage to be Protestant, Grand Rapids: William B Eerdmans Publishing Company, ISBN 0802840078
- ——— (2014), God in the Whirlwind, Wheaton: Crossway, ISBN 9781433531316
References
- ↑ Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (2012). "Dr. David Wells". Retrieved 2012-11-15.
- ↑ Monergism MP3 Library (2006). "David Wells". Retrieved 2012-11-15.
- ↑ The Resurgence. "David Wells". Retrieved 2012-11-15.