Timothy George
Timothy George (born 9 January 1950) is an American theologian and journalist. He became the founding dean of Beeson Divinity School at the school's inception in 1988 and was the dean from 1989–2019, now serving as Research Professor of Divinity. 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. He also serves as a fellow for The Center for Baptist Renewal.[1]
Career
George has served on the Board of Directors of
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
George is active in
He is also an ordained minister and has been pastor of churches in Georgia, Alabama, and Massachusetts.
Personal life
He and his wife, Denise, have two adult children.
- Education
- A.B., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- M.Div., Harvard Divinity School
- Th.D., Harvard University
Published works
Articles
Some of his articles are available online:[2]
- 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
Books
- Theology of the Reformers (Broadman Press, 1988)
- Amazing Grace: God's Pursuit, Our Response (Crossway, 2000)
- Galatians: The Christian Standard Commentary (B&H Publishing Group, 2020)
References
- ^ The Center for Baptist Renewal
- ^ Timothy George articles, Beeson divinity school.