David Falconer Wells (born May 11, 1939) is Distinguished Senior Research Professor at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.[1] He is the author of several books in which his evangelical theology engages with the modern world. He has taught at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School[2] and has served as the Academic Dean at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary's Charlotte, North Carolina campus.

David F. Wells
Born
David Falconer Wells

(1939-05-11) May 11, 1939 (age 85)
Occupation(s)Professor, Author, Theologian
TitleDistinguished Senior Research Professor at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
SpouseJane
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Cape Town
University of London (B.D.)
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Th.M.)
Alma materManchester University (Ph.D.)
ThesisA Re-Examination of George Tyrrell's Theology in Relation to the Programme for Renewal Enunciated in the Documents Issued by the Second Vatican Council (1969)
Doctoral advisorHubert Cunliffe-Jones
Academic work
Era20th and 21st Century
DisciplineBiblical research
InstitutionsGordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Main interestsTheology, Culture, Postmodernism, Evangelicalism
Notable worksNo Place for Truth, or Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology?

Wells completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, before going on to study divinity at the University of London, graduating with a Bachelor of Divinity in 1966. He completed advanced graduate studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School graduating with a Master of Theology, summa cum laude in 1967. While at Trinity, he completed a thesis titled "Decretum Dei Speciale: An Examination of the Content and Significance of Calvin's Doctrine of Soteriological Predestination". He completed his Ph.D. from Manchester University (England) under the direction of Hubert Cunliffe-Jones and afterwards was appointed as a post-doctoral Research Fellow at Yale Divinity School. Wells is a Council member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. He also serves on the board of the Rafiki Foundation and as a member for the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization.[3] The Cambridge Declaration came about in 1996 as a result of his book No Place for Truth, or Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology?

Books

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He has authored, co-authored, or edited numerous publications including:

  • Wells, David F.; Pinnock, Clark H., eds. (1972), Toward a Theology for the Future, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, ISBN 0-87784910-2
  • ——— (1972), Revolution in Rome, Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, ISBN 0-87784910-2
  • ———; Woodbridge, John D., eds. (1975), The Evangelicals: What They Believe Who They Are Where They Are Changing, Nashville: Abingdon Press, ISBN 0-68712181-7
  • ——— (1978), The Search for Salvation, Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, ISBN 0-87784706-1
  • ——— (1979), The Prophetic Theology of George Tyrrell, Chico: Scholars Press, ISBN 0-89130375-8
  • ——— (1984), The Person of Christ, Westchester: Crossway, ISBN 0-89107315-9
  • ———, ed. (1985), Reformed Theology in America, Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., ISBN 0-80280096-3
  • ——— (1987), God The Evangelist, Grand Rapids: William B Eerdmans, ISBN 0-80280271-0
  • ———; Noll, Mark, eds. (1988), Christian Faith and Practice in the Modern World, Grand Rapids: William B Eerdmans, ISBN 0-80280279-6
  • ——— (1989), Turning to God, Exeter: Paternoster Press, ISBN 0-80109700-2, republished Turning to God, Grand Rapids: Baker, 2012
  • ———; Eden, Martyn, eds. (1991), The Gospel in the Modern World, Leicester: InterVarsity Press, ISBN 0-83081756-5
  • ——— (1993), No Place for Truth, or, Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology, Grand Rapids: William B Eerdmans, ISBN 0-80283713-1
  • ——— (1994), God in the Wasteland, Grand Rapids: William B Eerdmans, ISBN 0-80283773-5
  • ——— (1995), The Bleeding of the Evangelical Church, Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, ISBN 0-85151682-3
  • ——— (1998), Losing Our Virtue, Grand Rapids: William B Eerdmans, ISBN 0-80283827-8
  • ——— (2005), Above All Earthly Pow'rs, Grand Rapids: William B Eerdmans, ISBN 0-80282902-3
  • ——— (2008), The Courage to be Protestant, Grand Rapids: William B Eerdmans, ISBN 978-0-80284007-3
  • ——— (2014), God in the Whirlwind, Wheaton: Crossway, ISBN 978-1-43353131-6

Articles and chapters

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References

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  1. ^ Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (2012). "Dr. David Wells". Retrieved 2012-11-15.
  2. ^ Monergism MP3 Library (2006). "David Wells". Retrieved 2012-11-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ The Resurgence. "David Wells". Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2012-11-15.