Dr. J. I. Packer

Dr. J. I. Packer was educated at Oxford University. Packer has served as assistant minister at St. John's Church of England, Harborne, Birmingham and as Senior Tutor and Principal at Tyndale Hall (an Anglican seminary in Bristol). He has preached and lectured widely in Great Britain and America and contributes to theological periodicals. His writings include Fundamentalism and the Word of God, Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God, and Knowing God, Growing in Christ, God has Spoken, Knowing Man, Beyond the Battle for the Bible, Gods Words, Keep in Step with the Spirit, Christianity the True Humanism, Your Father Loves You, Hot Tub Religion, A Quest for Godliness, Rediscovering Holiness, Concise Theology, A Passion For Faithfulness, and Knowing Christianity. He is a member of the Editorial Council of Christianity Today. He was General Editor of the English Standard Version of the Bible, published in Fall 2001. Dr. Packer became Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, Canada, in 1979. In 1989, he was installed as the first Sangwoo Youtong Chee Professor of Theology. In 1996, he became Board of Governors Professor of Theology. Dr. Packers more recent publications include Life in the Spirit, A Grief Sanctified, Truth and Power, Knowing and Doing the Will of God, Great Power, Great Grace, Great Joy, The Redemption and Restoration of Man in the Thought of Richard Baxter, Knowing God through the Year, Knowing Gods Purpose for your Life, Never Beyond Hope, Gods Plans for You, Faithfulness and Holiness, One Faith (with Thomas Oden), Praying and Gods Will (with Carolyn Nystrom), and Grounded in the Gospel (with Gary Parrett). His Collected Shorter Writings are available in four volumes, and a selection of his articles has been published as The J.I. Packer Collection. Dr. Packer is married with three children. His interests include music (Western classical and early jazz), railroads, and English cricket.