Thomas David Gordon

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Thomas David Gordon (born 1954) (also known as T. David Gordon) is a professor, media ecologist, author, pastor, and Reformed Christian theologian. [1]

Thomas David Gordon was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1954. [2] Gordon received a B.L.A. from Roanoke College, a M.A.R. and Th.M. from Westminster Theological Seminary, and Ph. D. from Union Theological Seminary in Virginia where he wrote a dissertation titled Paul's Understanding of the Law: A Tri-polar Analysis (1984). [3] [4] Gordon served as Professor of New Testament and Greek at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts from 1984 to 1998, and professor of Greek and Religious Studies at Grove City College in Pennsylvania from 1999 to the present. [5] He also served as Pastor in Christ Presbyterian Church, a Presbyterian Church in America congregation in Nashua, New Hampshire, from 1989 to 1998. [6] He has published numerous peer reviewed articles [7] and well-known books including, Why Johnny Can’t Preach: The Media Have Shaped the Messengers (2009) [8] and Why Johnny Can’t Sing Hymns: How Pop Culture Re-Wrote the Hymnal (2010). [9]

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  1. WRITER: T. DAVID GORDON articles https://www.whitehorseinn.org/writer/t-david-gordon/
  2. http://www.tdgordon.net/ Resume
  3. Gordon, T. David (1984). Paul's Understanding of the Law: A Tri-polar Analysis. Union Theological Seminary in Virginia.
  4. Grove City College faculty page
  5. Grove City College faculty page
  6. "Grove City College > Home > Staff Directory > Staff Detail". www.gcc.edu. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  7. "isbn:0982620640 - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  8. T David Gordon Why Johnny Can't Preach: The Media Have Shaped the Messengers (2009) https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1596381167
  9. T. David Gordon, Why Johnny Can't Sing Hymns: How Pop Culture Rewrote the Hymnal (2010) https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1596381957