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John Jefferson Davis
EducationDuke University, B.A.; Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, M.Div.; Duke University, Ph.D.
Occupation(s)Professor, Theologian, Author, Minister
SpouseRobin
Theological work
Tradition or movementEvangelical, Reformed, Presbyterian
Main interestsPractice of worship and liturgy, the relationship between faith and science, pneumatology, Trinitarian theology
Notable ideasChristian Egalitarianism, Just War, Environmental Ethics, Biblical Ethics

John Jefferson Davis is Professor of Systematic Theology and Christian Ethics at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, where he has taught since 1975.[1] He is an ordained Presbyterian pastor (Presbyterian Church USA).[2]

Scholarship[edit]

Davis has been actively publishing in ethics and systematic theology for nearly three decades. His most influential debates involve women's ordination and Christian Egalitarianism.[3][4][5] Davis has also taken part in a popular debate with John Sanders over Open Theism. Davis served as the president of the Evangelical Philosophical Society from 1980 to 1981.[6]

Works[edit]

Books[edit]

Chapters[edit]

  • ——— (1978). "Contextualization and the Nature of Theology". In Davis, John Jefferson (ed.). The Necessity of Systematic Theology (2nd ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House. pp. 169–90. ISBN 978-0-801-02903-5. OCLC 10412074.
  • ——— (1980). "Genesis, Inerrancy, and the Antiquity of Man". In Nicole, Roger R.; Michaels, J. Ramsey (eds.). Inerrancy and Common Sense. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House. ISBN 978-0-801-06733-4. OCLC 6173523.
  • ——— (2015). "Slow Discipleship and the End of Christendom". In Hansen, Colin (ed.). Revisiting 'Faithful Presence': To Change the World Five Years Later. The Gospel Coalition. - ebook only

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dr. John Jefferson Davis, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 2012, archived from the original on 2012-12-14, retrieved 2012-11-29
  2. ^ Davis, John (2012), Curriculum vitae (PDF), archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-24, retrieved 2012-11-29
  3. ^ Phillips, Rick (September 2008), On Women's Ordination: A Response to Dr. John Jefferson Davis on 1 Timothy 2:12, Reformation 21, archived from the original on 2012-11-11, retrieved 2012-11-29
  4. ^ "First Timothy 2:12, the Ordination of Women, and Paul's Use of Creation Narratives". CBE International. Archived from the original on 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  5. ^ "Incarnation, Trinity, and the Ordination of Women to the Priesthood". CBE International. Archived from the original on 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  6. ^ "Evangelical Philosophical Society". Bulletin of the Evangelical Philosophical Society. 4 (1). 1981.

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