Peter A. Lillback | |
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Born | May 31, 1952 |
Nationality | American |
Known for | Historical Theology |
Title | President of Westminster Theological Seminary |
Board member of | President, The Providence Forum |
Academic background | |
Education | Cedarville College(B.A.) Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M.) Westminster Theological Seminary (Ph.D.) |
Alma mater | Westminster Theological Seminary |
Thesis | The Binding of God: Calvin’s Role in the Development of Covenant Theology (1985) |
Doctoral advisor | D. Clair Davis |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Historical Theology |
Sub-discipline | Reformation and Post Reformation Studies |
Institutions | Westminster Theological Seminary |
Peter A. Lillback is an American theologian who is President and Professor of Historical Theology and Church History at Westminster Theological Seminary, a Presbyterian and Reformed Christian graduate educational institution in Glenside, Pennsylvania.[1] He also serves as the president of the Providence Forum and a senior editor at Unio cum Christo: An International Journal of Reformed Theology and Life. Lillback has been ordained in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC), and holds credentials as teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA).[2] Lillback holds degrees from Cedarville University (B.A.), Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M.), and Westminster Theological Seminary (Ph.D.).[1] He is the author of the biography George Washington’s Sacred Fire, based on primary-source research and scholarship on the life of George Washington.[3]