Millard Erickson
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| birth_place = Isanti County, Minnesota
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| occupation = Pastor, Theologian
| language = English
| nationality = American
| period = 1963-present
| tradition_movement = Evangelical
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Millard J. Erickson (born 24 June 1932), born in Isanti County, Minnesota,{{citation|url=http://www.bethel.edu/bgc-archives/leaders/seminary/millard-erickson|title=Millard Erickson 1984-1992|access-date=2013-01-15}} is an Evangelical Christian theologian, professor of theology, and author.
Early life and education
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.
Ministry
Erickson, an ordained Baptist minister, is a fairly conservative and moderately Calvinistic Evangelical Protestant. He is accommodating of non-mainstream views on a number of issues, but one of the most vocal opponents of theological liberalism and progressive trends within Evangelicalism. Erickson is a prominent critic of openness theology as well as postmodern Christianity, including the Emerging Church movement.
Erickson was 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.
In 1998, a Festschrift was published in his honor. New Dimensions in Evangelical Thought : Essays in Honor of Millard J. Erickson included contributions from Timothy George, Stanley J. Grenz, Walter C. Kaiser, Jr., Alister E. McGrath, Roger Nicole, Wolfhart Pannenberg, Clark Pinnock, Thom S. Rainer, and Thomas R. Schreiner.
Works
=Books=
- {{citation|author1-last=Erickson|author1-first=Millard J. |title=The New Evangelical Theology |location=Westwood, NJ |publisher=Revell |date=1968 |oclc=439792 }}
- {{citation |author1-last=Erickson |author1-first=Millard J. |author-mask=3 |title=The Living God: readings in Christian theology |location=Grand Rapids, MI |publisher=Baker Books House |date=1973 |isbn=978-0-801-03305-6 |oclc=822401 |url=https://archive.org/details/livinggodreading0000eric }}
- {{citation|author1-last=Erickson|author1-first=Millard J. |author-mask=3|title=Relativism in Contemporary Christian Ethics |location=Grand Rapids, MI |publisher=Baker Books House |date=1974 |isbn=978-0-801-03315-5 |oclc=995717 }}
- {{citation |editor1-last=Erickson |editor1-first=Millard J. |editor-mask=3 |title=Man's Need and God's Gift: readings in Christian theology |volume=2 |location=Grand Rapids, MI |publisher=Baker Books House |date=1976 |isbn=978-0-801-03324-7 |oclc=3167657 |url=https://archive.org/details/mansneedgodsgift0000eric }}
- {{citation |author1-last=Erickson |author1-first=Millard J. |author-mask=3 |title=Contemporary Options in Eschatology: a study of the millennium |location=Grand Rapids, MI |publisher=Baker Books House |date=1977 |isbn=978-0-801-03262-2 |oclc=3641085 |url=https://archive.org/details/contemporaryopti0000eric }}
- {{citation|author1-last=Erickson|author1-first=Millard J. |author-mask=3|title=The New Life: readings in Christian theology |location=Grand Rapids, MI |publisher=Baker Books House |date=1979 |isbn=978-0-801-03340-7 |oclc=5726461 }}
- {{citation|author1-last=Erickson|author1-first=Millard J. |author-mask=3|title=Concise Dictionary of Christian Theology |location=Grand Rapids, MI |publisher=Baker Academic |date=1986 |isbn=978-0-801-03436-7 |oclc=15059119 }}
- {{citation|author1-last=Erickson|author1-first=Millard J. |author-mask=3|title=Christian theology |edition=1st one volume |location=Grand Rapids, MI |publisher=Baker Books House |date=1990 |isbn=978-0-801-03433-6 |oclc=60133407 }}
- {{citation|author1-last=Erickson|author1-first=Millard J. |author-mask=3|title=Making Sense of the Trinity: 3 crucial questions |location=Grand Rapids, MI |publisher=Baker Books House |date=2000 |isbn=978-0-801-062872 |oclc=42812837}}
- {{citation|author1-last=Erickson|author1-first=Millard J. |author-mask=3|title=The Word Became Flesh |location=Grand Rapids, MI |publisher=Baker Books House |date=1991 |isbn=978-0-801-03208-0 |oclc=24010337 }}
- {{citation|author1-last=Erickson|author1-first=Millard J. |author-mask=3|title=Evangelical Interpretation: perspectives on hermeneutical issues |location=Grand Rapids, MI |publisher=Baker Books House |date=1993 |isbn=978-0-801-03220-2 |oclc=27727162 }}
- {{citation |author1-last=Erickson |author1-first=Millard J. |author-mask=3 |title=Where is Theology Going?: issues and perspectives on the future of theology |location=Grand Rapids, MI |publisher=Baker Books House |date=1994 |isbn=978-0-801-03224-0 |oclc=30111717 |url=https://archive.org/details/whereistheologyg0000eric }}
- {{citation|author1-last=Erickson|author1-first=Millard J. |author-mask=3|title=God in Three Persons: a contemporary interpretation of the Trinity |location=Grand Rapids, MI |publisher=Baker Books House |date=1995 |isbn=978-0-801-03229-5 |oclc=31710360 }}
- {{citation|author1-last=Erickson|author1-first=Millard J. |author-mask=3|title=The Evangelical Left: encountering postconservative Evangelical theology |location=Grand Rapids, MI |publisher=Baker Books House |date=1997 |isbn=978-0-801-02140-4 |oclc=36186941 }}
- {{citation|author1-last=Erickson|author1-first=Millard J. |author-mask=3|title=Postmodernizing the Faith: evangelical responses to the challenge of postmodernism |location=Grand Rapids, MI |publisher=Baker Books House |date=1998 |isbn=978-0-801-02164-0 |oclc=37712935 }}
- {{citation|author1-last=Erickson|author1-first=Millard J. |author-mask=3|title=God the Father Almighty: a contemporary exploration of the divine attributes |location=Grand Rapids, MI |publisher=Baker Books House |date=1998 |isbn=978-0-801-01154-2 |oclc=38475171 }}
- {{citation|author1-last=Erickson|author1-first=Millard J. |author-mask=3|title=A Basic Guide to Eschatology: making sense of the millennium |location=Grand Rapids, MI |publisher=Baker Books House |date=1998 |isbn=978-0-801-05836-3 |oclc=40335314 }}
- {{citation|author1-last=Erickson|author1-first=Millard J. |author-mask=3|title=Truth or Consequences: the promise & perils of postmodernism |location=Downers Grove, IL |publisher=InterVarsity Press |date=2001 |isbn=978-0-830-82657-5 |oclc=47002142 }}
- {{citation|author1-last=Erickson|author1-first=Millard J. |author-mask=3|title=Christian Theology|date=1998|publisher=Baker Academic|location=Grand Rapids|isbn=978-0-801-02182-4 |edition=2nd}}{{cite book|title=Christian Theology| isbn=9781441200105 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0PbBz6-XcssC|access-date=16 January 2013 | last1=Erickson | first1=Millard J. | date=August 1998 | publisher=Baker Publishing }}
- {{citation|author1-last=Erickson|author1-first=Millard J. |author-mask=3|title=Basic Guide to Eschatology|date=1998|publisher=Baker Books|location=Grand Rapids|isbn=978-0-801-05836-3}}{{cite book|title=Basic Guide to Eschatology| isbn=9780801058363 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Il-_NAAACAAJ|access-date=16 January 2013| last1=Erickson | first1=Millard J. | date=December 1998 | publisher=Baker Publishing }}
- {{citation|author1-last=Erickson|author1-first=Millard J.|author-mask=3|title=Introducing Christian Doctrine|date=2001|publisher=Baker Academic|location=Grand Rapids|isbn=978-0-801-02250-0|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/introducingchris02ederic}}{{cite book|title=Christian Theology| isbn=9781441200105 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0PbBz6-XcssC|access-date=16 January 2013| last1=Erickson | first1=Millard J. | date=August 1998 | publisher=Baker Publishing }}
- {{citation|author1-last=Erickson|author1-first=Millard J. |author-mask=3|title=Introducing Christian Doctrine|date=2001|publisher=InterVarsity Press|location=Downers Grove|isbn=978-0-8308-2657-5}}{{cite book|title=Introducing Christian Doctrine| isbn=9780801022500 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XSwYdMvFAcQC|access-date=16 January 2013| last1=Erickson | first1=Millard J. | date=April 2001 | publisher=Baker Academic }}
- {{citation|editor1-last=Erickson|editor1-first=Millard J. |editor-mask=3|editor2-last=Taylor|editor2-first=Justin|editor3-last=Helseth|editor3-first=Paul|title=Reclaiming The Center|date=2004|publisher=Crossway|location=Wheaton|isbn=978-1-58134-568-1}}{{cite book|title=Reclaiming The Center| isbn=9781581345681 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=txhuOQAACAAJ|access-date=16 January 2013| last1=Erickson | first1=Millard J. | last2=Helseth | first2=Paul Kjoss | last3=Taylor | first3=Justin | year=2004 | publisher=Crossway Books }}
- {{citation|author1-last=Erickson|author1-first=Millard J. |author-mask=3|title=What Does God Know And When Does He Know It: The Current Controversy Over Divine Foreknowledge|date=2006|publisher=Zondervan|location=Grand Rapids|isbn=978-0-310-27338-7}}{{cite book|title=What Does God Know And When Does He Know It: The Current Controversy Over Divine Foreknowledge| isbn=9780310273387 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WUX21IrcqrAC|access-date=16 January 2013| last1=Erickson | first1=Millard J. | date=9 May 2006 | publisher=Zondervan }}
- {{citation|author1-last=Erickson|author1-first=Millard J. |author-mask=3|title=Who's Tampering With the Trinity?|date=2009|publisher=Kregel Academic|location=Grand Rapids|isbn=978-0-8254-2589-9}}{{cite book|title=Who's Tampering With the Trinity?| isbn=9780825499180 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lNVTBmnZTlUC|access-date=16 January 2013| last1=Erickson | first1=Millard J. | year=2009 | publisher=Kregel Academic }}
- {{citation|author1-last=Erickson|author1-first=Millard J. |author-mask=3|title=Christian Theology|date=2013|publisher=Baker Academic|location=Grand Rapids|isbn=978-0-801-02182-4|edition=3rd}}
=Articles and Chapters=
- {{cite journal |author1-last=Erickson|author1-first=Millard J. |author-mask=3|title=Biblical Inerrancy: The Last Twenty-five Years |journal=Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society |volume=25 |issue=4 |date=1982 |pages=387–94 }}
- {{cite journal |author1-last=Erickson|author1-first=Millard J. |author-mask=3|title=Principles, Permanence and the Future Divine Judgment: A Case Study in Theological Method |journal=Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society |volume=28 |issue=3 |date=1985 |pages=317–25 }}
- {{citation|author1-last=Erickson|author1-first=Millard J. |author-mask=3 |chapter=Doctrine, Preaching and the Preacher |editor1-last=Magnuson |editor1-first=Norris |title=Proclaim the Good News: Essays in Honor of Gordon G. Johnson |location=Arlington Heights, IL |publisher=Harvest |date=1986 |pages=43–57 }}
- {{cite journal |author1-last=Erickson|author1-first=Millard J. |author-mask=3|title=Christology from an Evangelical Perspective |journal=Review and Expositor |volume=88 |issue=4 |date=1991 |pages=379–97 |doi=10.1177/003463739108800405 |s2cid=147379782 }}
- {{cite journal |author1-last=Erickson|author1-first=Millard J. |author-mask=3|title=Is There Opportunity for Salvation After Death? |journal=Bibliotheca Sacra |volume=152 |issue=19 |date=1995 |pages=131–44 }}
- _____ (2017). "Language, Logic, and Trinity: A Critical Examination of the Eternal Subordinationist View of the Trinity". Priscilla Papers. 31 (3): 8–15.
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