Bruce A. Ware (born September 30, 1953) is an American theologian, former president of the

Evangelical Theological Society The Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) is a professional society of Biblical scholars, educators, pastors, and students "devoted to the inerrancy and inspiration of the Scriptures and the gospel of Jesus Christ" and "dedicated to the oral ex ...

, and a key figure in the debate over open theism.

Education

*A.S. (1973) Judson Baptist College *Certif. (1974) Capernwray Bible School *B.A. (1975)

Whitworth College Whitworth University is a private Christian university that is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and located in Spokane, Washington, United States. Founded in 1890, Whitworth enrolls nearly 2,600 students and offers more than 100 graduate ...

*M.Div. (1978) and Th.M. (1980) Western Conservative Baptist Seminary *M.A. (1981)

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW and informally U-Dub or U Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States. Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast of the Uni ...

*Ph.D. (1984)

Fuller Theological Seminary Fuller Theological Seminary is an Evangelical seminary in Pasadena, California, with regional campuses in the western United States. It is egalitarian in nature. Fuller has a student body of approximately 2,300 students from 90 countries and ...

Career

* Bethel Theological Seminary (1984 - 1987) *

Western Seminary Western Seminary is an interdenominational Evangelical Christian seminary with campuses in Portland, Oregon and San Jose, California. Western Seminary also has online-only degrees and programs and offers cohorts at partner churches around the U. ...

*Associate Professor and Chairman of the Department of Biblical and Systematic Theology at

Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) is the divinity school of Trinity International University, an evangelical Christian university headquartered in Bannockburn, Illinois. The divinity school was founded in 1897. In April 2025, Trinit ...

*Professor of Christian Theology at the

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBTS) is a Baptist theological institute in Louisville, Kentucky. The seminary was founded in 1859 in Greenville, South Carolina, where it was at first housed on the campus of Furman University. The s ...

(1998–present)

Works

Books

* * * * * *''Serving God with Determined Faith: Studies in the Book of Nehemiah'' (2005) * *

As editor

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Articles and chapters

* * * * * * * "Unity and Distinction of the Trinitarian Persons." In Whtifield, Keith S. (ed.) ''Trinitarian Theology: Theological Models and Doctrinal Application''. Nashville, TN: B&H Academic. 2018. pp. 17–62.

References

External links

Faculty page at Southern Seminary
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