John Piper (theologian)

John Stephen Piper ( born January 11, 1946 in Chattanooga ) is an American theologian, Baptist clergyman and author.

Life

Piper was born in the U.S. state of Tennessee. He studied from 1964 to 1968 Romance Literature at Wheaton College ( BA) in Illinois and theology at Fuller Theological Seminary ( BD) in Pasadena, California. In 1974 he was at Leonhard Goppelt at the Ludwig- Maximilians- University of Munich with a thesis on " Love your enemies". Jesus love command in the synoptics and in the early Christian paraenesis, a history of the tradition and interpretation of its uses for Dr. theol. doctorate. He then taught at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is since 1980 pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church and Chancellor and Professor of Practical Theology and Biblical exegesis at Bethlehem College and Seminary in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Piper is married and has five children.

Awards

  • 2007, 2009 ECPA Christian Book Award from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association

Writings (selection )

  • The Passion of Jesus Christ. Fifty reasons why he came to die. Christian literature distribution, Bielefeld 2004, ISBN 3-89397-534-9.
  • Longing for God. Life as a "Christian connoisseurs ". 3L Verlag, Friedberg 2005, ISBN 3-935188-29-3.
  • To the core. Thoughts on the Word of God. Hänssler, Holzgerlingen 2005, ISBN 3-7751-4201-0.
  • If the joy is not there anymore. Christian literature distribution, Bielefeld 2006, ISBN 3-89397-977-8.
  • The obligation to joy. Christian literature distribution, Bielefeld 2006, ISBN 978-3-89397-677-5.
  • Overwhelmed by grace. Aurelius Augustine, Martin Luther, John Calvin. Christian literature distribution, Bielefeld 2006, ISBN 3-89397-662-0.
  • Steadfast in suffering. John Bunyan, William Cowper, David Brainerd. Christian literature distribution, Bielefeld 2006, ISBN 978-3-89397-663-8.
  • We proclaim Him. The centrality of God in preaching and proclamation. Bethany, the village August 2006, ISBN 978-3-935558-73-0.
  • World Moving. The joy of God knows no bounds. 3L Publishing, Waldems 2009, ISBN 978-3-935188-73-9.
  • Finally live. Born Again. 3L Publishing, Waldems 2009, ISBN 978-3-935188-74-6.
  • Persevere in patience. John Newton, Charles Simeon, and William Wilberforce. Christian literature distribution, Bielefeld 2010, ISBN 978-3-86699-303-7.
  • Pays tribute to the humiliation. William Tyndale, John Paton, and Adoniram Judson. Christian literature distribution, Bielefeld, 2013, ISBN 978-3-86699-317-4.
  • Simply divine. What marriage is about God. Pulse media, Worms, 2013, ISBN 978-3-939577-13-3.
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