John Jefferson Davis

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John Jefferson Davis
Education Duke University, B.A.; Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, M.Div.; Duke University, Ph.D.
Occupation(s)Professor, Theologian, Author, Minister
SpouseRobin
Theological work
Tradition or movement Evangelical, Reformed, Presbyterian
Main interestsPractice of worship and liturgy, the relationship between faith and science, pneumatology, Trinitarian theology
Notable ideas Christian 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]

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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]

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References

  1. Dr. John Jefferson Davis, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 2012, retrieved 2012-11-29
  2. Davis, John (2012), Curriculum vitae (PDF), 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, retrieved 2012-11-29
  4. "First Timothy 2:12, the Ordination of Women, and Paul's Use of Creation Narratives". CBE International. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  5. "Incarnation, Trinity, and the Ordination of Women to the Priesthood". CBE International. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  6. "Evangelical Philosophical Society". Bulletin of the Evangelical Philosophical Society. 4 (1). 1981.