Dr. Owen Strachan is Provost and Research Professor of Theology at Grace Bible Theological Seminary (GBTS). Before coming to GBTS, he served as Associate Professor of Christian Theology and Director of the Residency PhD Program at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MBTS).
Strachan has authored numerous books, including Reenchanting Humanity: A Theology of Mankind, The Pastor as Public Theologian: Reclaiming a Lost Vision (with Kevin Vanhoozer), and the recent Christianity and Wokeness: How the Social Justice Movement Is Hijacking the Gospel—and the Way to Stop it. Strachan is the former president of the Council on Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, the former director of The Center for Public Theology at MBTS, and he is the president of Reformanda Ministries.
He earned his PhD from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, his MDiv from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and his AB from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine.
He is married and the father of three children.
The time line for the divided kingdom has caused many problems recently for those who do not take the Bible as their final authority.
Before considering some of the individual scriptural geologists, we need to consider the intellectual and religious background and the history of geology leading up to the early 19th century, the cultural milieu at that time, what the Bible commentaries on Genesis were saying, and the marks of geological competence in the early 1800s.
We have considered the historical context and individually examined seven of the scriptural geologists. We are now in a position to draw out some generalizations and conclusions.
We are now prepared to consider individually seven of the scriptural geologists.
The Smoky Mountains offer much more than breathtaking vistas and vacation getaways. The hills testify to God’s creation of the world and the global Flood.
We’ve now unlocked some of our body’s incredible secrets for rapid response to the ever-changing threat from microbe invaders.
You’ve had an abortion. You’ve worked in an abortion clinic. You were the abortion doctor. Whatever the case, you might wonder if God can forgive you.
The Holy Spirit is not an impersonal force. The Bible teaches that he is active in our lives, a distinct person, and fully God.
PDF DownloadThe controversies regarding the early chapters of Genesis and the geological discoveries and theories were part of a complex movement of thought which pulsed through the educated minds of Europeans.
The Bible connects two drastically different scenes to explain why God became man.
Recent scientific studies claim that some people are born gay. Could this be?
Truly, the identity of Christ is of utmost importance. And yet, in today’s culture there are people teaching that Jesus was a created being.
PDF DownloadPhylogenetics, the proposed evolutionary history of a species (or group of species), ultimately fails because of flawed scientific and philosophical assumptions.
How a mostly-forgotten figure influenced how we think about evolution.
In the US, most Christians are at least vaguely aware that the public school system is hostile to Christianity. What most probably do not know is how openly Marxist and occult the school system is.
It is fitting that one of the most marvelous organs in the body should be used to hear the Word of God.
How much do we really know about all those human and ape fossils displayed in museums and textbooks? The dating methods aren’t as rock-solid as most people assume.
Prominent scientists are speaking out against Darwinian evolution, and they’re not even creationists.
Flat-Earthers Misunderstand Simplifying Assumptions
Conventional wisdom assumes the mud in earth’s mudrocks took millions of years to settle. What do new experiments suggest?
Cratonavis zhui is an alleged link between dinosaurs and birds.
Looking at this landscape through biblical glasses, we see a rainbow of evidence confirming the global flood.
Strachan, Owen. Always in God’s Hands: Day by Day in the Company of Jonathan Edwards. Tyndale Momentum, 2018.
Strachan, Owen and Gavin Peacock. Grand Design: Male and Female He Made Them. Fearn, Ross-shire: Christian Focus, 2016.
Strachan, Owen. Awakening the Evangelical Mind : An Intellectual History of the Neo-Evangelical Movement. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2015.
Strachan, Owen and Mark Smeby. The Colson Way: Loving Your Neighbor and Living with Faith in a Hostile World. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2015.
Strachan, Owen. Awakening the Evangelical Mind: An Intellectual History of the Neo-Evangelical Movement. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2015.
Vanhoozer, Kevin J. and Owen Strachan. The Pastor as Public Theologian: Reclaiming a Lost Vision. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2015.
Parnell, Jonathan and Owen Strachan. Designed for Joy: How the Gospel Impacts Men and Women, Identity and Practice. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2015.
Hall, Matthew and Owen Strachan, eds. Essential Evangelicalism: The Enduring Influence of Carl F. H. Henry. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2015.
Strachan, Owen, ed. Whole in Christ: A Biblical Approach to Singleness. Danvers Press, 2015.
Strachan, Owen. Risky Gospel: Abandon Fear and Build Something Awesome. Nashville: Nelson Books, 2013.
Strachan, Owen, ed. The Pastor as Scholar, the Scholar as Pastor: Reflections on Life and Ministry, Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2011.
Strachan, Owen and Douglas A. Sweeney. Jonathan Edwards on Beauty. Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2010.
Strachan, Owen and Douglas A. Sweeney. Jonathan Edwards on Heaven and Hell. Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2010.
Strachan, Owen and Douglas A. Sweeney. Jonathan Edwards on the Good Life. Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2010.
Strachan, Owen and Douglas A. Sweeney. Jonathan Edwards on True Christianity. Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2010.
Strachan, Owen and Douglas A. Sweeney. Jonathan Edwards, Lover of God. Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2010.
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