Norman Geisler
Norman Leo Geisler (July 21, 1932 – July 1, 2019) was an American Christian systematic theologian, philosopher, and apologist. He was the co-founder of two non-denominational evangelical seminaries (Veritas International University and Southern Evangelical Seminary).
Norman Leo Geisler | |
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| Born | Norman Leo Geisler July 21, 1932 Warren, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | July 1, 2019 (aged 86) |
| Education | Wheaton College William Tyndale College Loyola University |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western Philosophy |
| School | Non-denominational Evangelical Christian, Amyraldism, Neo-Thomistic Philosophy, Premillennial-Dispensational |
| Institutions | Detroit Bible College Dallas Theological Seminary Southern Evangelical Seminary Veritas International University Trinity College Trinity Evangelical Divinity School |
| Thesis | Religious Transcendence: Some Criteria (1970) |
Main interests | Philosophy of religion, Christian apologetics, Systematic theology, Philosophy, Thomism/Neo-Thomism, Biblical inerrancy, Bible difficulties, Creationism versus Evolution, Calvinism-Arminianism, Roman Catholicism and Evangelicalism (differences and agreements), Christian Ethics |
Notable ideas | 12 point apologetic argument, Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy, Chicago Statement on Biblical Hermeneutics |
He held a Ph.D. in philosophy from Loyola University and made scholarly contributions to the subjects of classical Christian apologetics, systematic theology, the history of philosophy, philosophy of religion, Calvinism, Roman Catholicism, Biblical inerrancy, Bible difficulties, ethics, and more. He was the author, coauthor, or editor of over 90 books and hundreds of articles.
One of the primary architects of the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy, Geisler was well noted within the United States evangelical community for his stalwart defense of Biblical inerrancy.