Richard Mouw
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Richard J. Mouw is currently President at Fuller Theological Seminary
. He also holds the post of Professor of Christian Philosophy
.
. He then received an M.Div degree at Western Theological Seminary
. He was awarded the M.A. from the University of Alberta
, and his PhD. degree from the University of Chicago
.
Mouw was Professor of Christian philosophy at Calvin College
for seventeen years. He has also served as a visiting professor to the Free University of Amsterdam. He was appointed Professor of Christian Philosophy
and Ethics
at Fuller Theological Seminary in 1985. In 1993 he was elected president of Fuller Theological Seminary.
In 2007, Mouw was awarded the Abraham Kuyper Prize for Excellence in Reformed Theology and Public Life at Princeton Theological Seminary
by the Abraham Kuyper Center for Public Theology.
", the social encyclical by Pope Benedict XVI.
was the featured speaker at the Salt Lake Tabernacle
at Temple Square
in Salt Lake City, Utah
. In his remarks, he apologized to Mormons for the way in which many evangelicals have treated the Mormon faith.
Fuller Theological Seminary
Fuller Theological Seminary is an accredited Christian educational institute with its main campus in Pasadena, California and several satellite campuses in the western United States...
. He also holds the post of Professor of Christian Philosophy
Christian philosophy
Christian philosophy may refer to any development in philosophy that is characterised by coming from a Christian tradition.- Origins of Christian philosophy :...
.
Education and career
Mouw received the B.A from Houghton CollegeHoughton College
Houghton College is a Christian liberal arts college affiliated with the Wesleyan Church. The college is a member of both the Christian College Consortium and the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities...
. He then received an M.Div degree at Western Theological Seminary
Western Theological Seminary
Western Theological Seminary is a professional and graduate school in Holland, Michigan affiliated with the Reformed Church in America....
. He was awarded the M.A. from the University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
, and his PhD. degree from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
.
Mouw was Professor of Christian philosophy at Calvin College
Calvin College
Calvin College is a comprehensive liberal arts college located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1876, Calvin College is an educational institution of the Christian Reformed Church and stands in the Reformed tradition of Protestantism...
for seventeen years. He has also served as a visiting professor to the Free University of Amsterdam. He was appointed Professor of Christian Philosophy
Christian philosophy
Christian philosophy may refer to any development in philosophy that is characterised by coming from a Christian tradition.- Origins of Christian philosophy :...
and Ethics
Ethics
Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is, concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime, etc.Major branches of ethics include:...
at Fuller Theological Seminary in 1985. In 1993 he was elected president of Fuller Theological Seminary.
In 2007, Mouw was awarded the Abraham Kuyper Prize for Excellence in Reformed Theology and Public Life at Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton Theological Seminary is a theological seminary of the Presbyterian Church located in the Borough of Princeton, New Jersey in the United States...
by the Abraham Kuyper Center for Public Theology.
Dialogue with Catholics
In 2009, he signed a public statement encouraging all Christians to "read, wrestle with, and respond to Caritas in VeritateCaritas in Veritate
Caritas in Veritate is the third encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI and his first social encyclical. It was signed on June 29, 2009, and was published on July 7, 2009...
", the social encyclical by Pope Benedict XVI.
Dialogue with Mormons
In November 2004, Mouw offered introductory remarks at a speaking event where the Christian evangelist Ravi ZachariasRavi Zacharias
Frederick Antony Ravi Kumar Zacharias is an Indian-born, Canadian-American evangelical Christian apologist. Zacharias is the author of numerous Christian books, including Gold Medallion Book Award winner Can Man Live Without God? and bestsellers Light in the Shadow of Jihad and The Grand Weaver...
was the featured speaker at the Salt Lake Tabernacle
Salt Lake Tabernacle
The Salt Lake Tabernacle, also known as the Mormon Tabernacle, is located on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah along with the Salt Lake Assembly Hall and Salt Lake Temple.-History:...
at Temple Square
Temple Square
Temple Square is a ten acre complex located in the center of Salt Lake City, Utah, owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . In recent years, the usage of the name has gradually changed to include several other church facilities immediately adjacent to Temple Square...
in Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
. In his remarks, he apologized to Mormons for the way in which many evangelicals have treated the Mormon faith.
Writings
- Political Evangelism (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 1973).
- Politics and the Biblical Drama (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 1976).
- Called to Holy Worldliness (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1980).
- Objections to Christianity (Grand Rapids: Bible Way, 1981).
- When The Kings Come Marching In: Isaiah and the New Jerusalem (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 1983).
- Distorted Truth: What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Battle for the Mind (San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1989).
- Stained Glass: Worldviews and Social Science, ed. with Paul A. Marshall and Sander Griffioen (Lanham: University Press of America, 1989).
- The God Who Commands (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame, 1990).
- Uncommon Decency: Christian Civility in an Uncivil World (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1992).
- Pluralisms and Horizons: An Essay in Christian Public Philosophy, with Sander Griffioen (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 1993).
- Consulting the Faithful: What Christian Intellectuals Can Learn from Popular Religion (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 1994).
- The Smell of Sawdust: What Evangelicals Can Learn from Their Fundamentalist Heritage (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000).
- He Shines in all that's Fair: Culture and Common Grace (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 2001).
- Wonderful Words of Life: Hymns in American Protestant History and Theology, with Mark A. Noll (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 2004).
- Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport: Making Connections in Today's World (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004).
- Praying at Burger King (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 2007).
- "Foreword" in The New Mormon Challenge, Francis J. Beckwith, Carl Mosser and Paul Owen, eds. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002), pp. 11–13.