Millard Erickson

Millard Erickson

Millard J. Erickson (b.1932) is a Christian theologian, professor of theology, and author. He has written the widely acclaimed systematics work Christian Theology as well as over 20 other books.

Currently, Erickson is Distinguished Professor of Theology at Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon. He was professor of theology and academic dean at Bethel University seminary for many years. He also taught at Baylor University. He earned a B.A. from the University of Minnesota, a B.D. from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, an M.A. from the University of Chicago, and a Ph.D. from Northwestern University.

Erickson, an ordained Baptist minister, is a fairly conservative evangelical and only moderately Calvinistic. He is accommodating of alternate views on a number of issues, but one of the most vocal opponents of the most liberal side of evangelicalism. Erickson is also a prominent critic of open theism and postmodern Christianity, including the Emerging Church movement.

Selected writings

  • Christian Theology, Baker Academic; 2nd edition (July 1998) ISBN 0801021820
  • Truth or Consequences: The Promise & Perils of Postmodernism, InterVarsity Press (January 2002) ISBN 0830826572
  • Reclaiming The Center: Confronting Evangelical Accommodation In Postmodern Times, Crossway Books (October 2004) ISBN 1581345682
  • A Basic Guide to Eschatology: Making Sense of the Millennium, Baker Academic; Rev. ed. (January 1999) ISBN 0801058368
  • What Does God Know and When Does He Know It?, Zondervan (May 2006) ISBN 0310273382

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