J. I. Packer | |
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.png) Packer in the 1950s | |
| Born | James Innell Packer 22 July 1926 Twyning, England |
| Died | 17 July 2020 (aged 93) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Spouse |
Kit Mullett (m. 1954) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | James Packer, Dorothy Packer |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christian (Anglican) |
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| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Oxford (BA) Wycliffe Hall, Oxford (MPhil, DPhil) |
| Thesis | The Redemption and Restoration of Man in the Thought of Richard Baxter (1954) |
| Doctoral advisor | Geoffrey Nuttall[2] |
| Influences | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Theology |
| Sub-discipline | Systematic theology |
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| Notable students | |
| Notable works | Knowing God (1973) |
| Influenced | |
James Innell Packer (22 July 1926 – 17 July 2020) was an English-born Canadian evangelical theologian, cleric and writer in the low-church Anglican and Calvinist traditions. Having been considered as one of the most influential evangelicals in North America,[5] Packer is known for his 1973 best-selling book Knowing God, along with his work as the general editor of the English Standard Version Bible. He was one of the high-profile signers on the 1978 Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy, a member on the advisory board of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, and also was involved in the ecumenical book Evangelicals and Catholics Together in 1994. His last teaching position was as the board of governors' Professor of Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia, in which he served from 1996 until his retirement in 2016 due to failing eyesight.
- ^ Bramble, Neil (12 May 2017). "J. I. Packer". Convivium. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ Dever, Mark E. (2009). "J. I. Packer and Pastoral Wisdom from the Puritans". In George, Timothy (ed.). J. I. Packer and the Evangelical Future: The Impact of His Life and Thought. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-8010-3387-2.
- ^ Kent Hughes, R. (May 2007). Disciplines of a Godly Man. Crossway. ISBN 9781433518638.
- ^ DeYoung, Kevin (6 June 2014). "Bio, Books, and Such: Carl Trueman". The Gospel Coalition. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "The 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America". Time. 7 February 2005. Archived from the original on 11 June 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
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