Timothy George
Encyclopedia
Timothy George is the dean of Beeson Divinity School
at Samford University
and has been the dean since the school's inception in 1988. George teaches church history and doctrine and serves as executive editor for Christianity Today
. He is on the editorial advisory boards of The Harvard Theological Review, Christian History and Books & Culture.
of the Southern Baptist Convention
. He has written more than 20 books and regularly contributes to scholarly journals. His book Theology of the Reformers has been translated into several languages and is used as a textbook in many schools and seminaries.
His most recent books are Is the Father of Jesus the God of Muhammad? and The Mark of Jesus: Loving in a Way the World Can See (with John Woodbridge) He edited J.I. Packer and the Evangelical Future (Baker 2009) and co-edited the book Our Sufficiency is Of God: Essays on Preaching in Honor of Gardner C. Taylor (March 2010).
He is active in Evangelical-Roman Catholic Church
dialogue.
He is also an ordained minister and has been pastor of churches in Tennessee, Alabama and Massachusetts.
Beeson Divinity School
The Beeson Divinity School of Samford University is an interdenominational evangelical divinity school. The current dean is Timothy George.Though located on the campus of a Baptist university, Beeson remains interdenominational...
at Samford University
Samford University
Samford University, founded as Howard College is a private, coeducational, Alabama Baptist Convention-affiliated university located in Homewood, a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, United States. It includes the , Cumberland School of Law, McWhorter School of Pharmacy, Brock School of Business, Ida V....
and has been the dean since the school's inception in 1988. George teaches church history and doctrine and serves as executive editor for Christianity Today
Christianity Today
Christianity Today is an Evangelical Christian periodical based in Carol Stream, Illinois. It is the flagship publication of its parent company Christianity Today International, claiming circulation figures of 140,000 and readership of 290,000...
. He is on the editorial advisory boards of The Harvard Theological Review, Christian History and Books & Culture.
Career
George has served on the Board of Directors of Lifeway Christian ResourcesLifeWay Christian Resources
LifeWay Christian Resources, based in Nashville, Tennessee, is one of the largest providers of Christian resources in the world. LifeWay has been recognized as one of the "Best Employers in Tennessee" by BusinessTN magazine.-Background:...
of the Southern Baptist Convention
Southern Baptist Convention
The Southern Baptist Convention is a United States-based Christian denomination. It is the world's largest Baptist denomination and the largest Protestant body in the United States, with over 16 million members...
. He has written more than 20 books and regularly contributes to scholarly journals. His book Theology of the Reformers has been translated into several languages and is used as a textbook in many schools and seminaries.
His most recent books are Is the Father of Jesus the God of Muhammad? and The Mark of Jesus: Loving in a Way the World Can See (with John Woodbridge) He edited J.I. Packer and the Evangelical Future (Baker 2009) and co-edited the book Our Sufficiency is Of God: Essays on Preaching in Honor of Gardner C. Taylor (March 2010).
He is active in Evangelical-Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
dialogue.
He is also an ordained minister and has been pastor of churches in Tennessee, Alabama and Massachusetts.
Education
- A.B., University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaUniversity of Tennessee at ChattanoogaThe University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is a public university located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The University, often referred to as UTC or simply "Chattanooga" , is one of three universities and two other affiliated institutions in the University of Tennessee System; the others being in...
- M.Div., Harvard Divinity SchoolHarvard Divinity SchoolHarvard Divinity School is one of the constituent schools of Harvard University, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States. The School's mission is to train and educate its students either in the academic study of religion, or for the practice of a religious ministry or other public...
- Th.D., Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
Articles
Some of his articles are available online:- How Old Are the Baptists?
- John Calvin: Comeback Kid
- We Travel Together Still: A Tribute to Father Richard John Neuhaus
- Lincoln's Faith and America's Future
- Rick 'n Jesus
- Bend It Like Beckwith?
- The Jerry I Remember
- Love in the Ruins: St. Augustine on 9/11
- Southern Baptists after the Revolution
- Delighted by Doctrine (A Tribute to Jaroslav Pelikan)
- The Word Became Flesh
- Is Jesus a Baptist?
- Where Are They Now? A Monthly Update on Beeson Alumni