Jack Rogers (minister)
American Presbyterian minister and theologian
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Jack Bartlett Rogers (January 23, 1934 – July 14, 2016[1]) was a Presbyterian minister and theologian. He taught at Westminster College, Pennsylvania, at Fuller Theological Seminary, and at San Francisco Theological Seminary. He also served as moderator of the 213th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA).[3][4]
DiedJuly 14, 2016 (aged 82)
Spouse
Sharon Mangold
(m. 1957)Jack Rogers | |
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| Born | Jack Bartlett Rogers January 23, 1934 |
| Died | July 14, 2016 (aged 82) |
| Spouse |
Sharon Mangold (m. 1957) |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Church | |
| Ordained | 1959[1] |
Offices held | Moderator of the General Assembly (2001–2002) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Thesis | Scripture in the Westminster Confession: A Problem of Historical Interpretation for American Presbyterianism (1966) |
| G. C. Berkouwer | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Theology |
Sub-discipline | Philosophical theology |
| Institutions | |
| Influenced | Roger E. Olson[2] |
| Website | www |
He pursued an undergraduate degree in philosophy at the University of Nebraska, where he was taught by O.K. Bouwsma.[5]
Publications
Worldcat lists 48 published works by Rogers.[6] Among them are:
- The Authority and Interpretation of the Bible: An Historical Approach, (with Donald McKim)[7]
- Biblical Authority
- Claiming the Center: Churches and Conflicting Worldviews
- Confessions of a Conservative Evangelical
- Introduction to Philosophy: A Case Method Approach (with Forrest Baird)
- Jesus, The Bible, and Homosexuality: Explode the Myths, Heal the Church[8]
- Presbyterian Creeds: A Guide to the Book of Confessions
- Presbyterian Creeds: Supplement on the Brief Statement of Faith
- Reading the Bible and the Confessions: The Presbyterian Way
