About Dr. Akin

President, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

PERSONAL

• Born: January 2, 1957, Atlanta, Georgia
• Married: May 27, 1978 to Charlotte Tammy Bourne
• Children: Nathan attends Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is preparing for ministry.
• Jonathan is married to Ashley, and they have one daughter, Maddy, and they are expecting their second daughter in April. He is a pastor in Louisville and also attends The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he is pursuing the Ph.D. in Old Testament.
• Paul is married to Kari, and they have one son, Micah Elliot. They are currently serving on the mission field.
• Tim is married to Anna and they have one son, Levi Michael. Tim is coaching football overseas.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies, The Criswell College, 1980.
• Master of Divinity, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1983.
• Doctor of Philosophy in Humanities, University of Texas at Arlington, 1989
  (Major: History, Minor: Philosophy) Dissertation: Bernard of Clairvaux: Evangelical of the 12th Century (A Critical Analysis of His Soteriology), 1989.

EXPERIENCE

• Professor of New Testament, Theology, and Church History and Dean of Students, The Criswell College, 1988-1992.
• Associate Professor of Theology and Dean of Students, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1992-1996.
• Senior Vice President for Academic Administration, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1996-2004.
• Dean, School of Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1996-2004.
• Associate Professor of Christian Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1996-1999.
• Professor of Theology and Christian Preaching, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1999-2004.
• Professor of Preaching and Theology, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Present.

MISSION WORK

• 1977 Papago Indians, Sells, AZ
• 1988 Australia (Partnership Missions: Texas Baptists)
• 1990 Thailand
• 2003 Paraguay
• 2006 India
• 2007 Thailand, Kenya, Asia
• 2008 Asia, Middle East, Central Asia

AFFILIATIONS

• *Evangelical Theological Society

MEDIA

• Co-host of “The Criswell College Presents” (1988-92)

ARTICLES

• “A Discourse Analysis of The Temptation.” Occasional Papers in Translation and Text Linguistics (No. 1, January 1987).
• “An Expositional Analysis of The Schleitheim Confession.” Criswell Theological Review (Vol. 2, Spring 1988).
• “Triumphalism, Suffering, and Spiritual Maturity: An Exposition of II Corinthians 12:1-10 in its Literacy, Theological, and Historical Context.” Criswell Theological Review (Vol. 4, No. 1, Spring 1989).
• “The Soteriology of Bernard of Clairvaux.” Criswell Theological Review (Vol. 4, No. 2, Spring 1990).
• “Integrity: Crisis in Ministry.” The Southern Baptist Communicator (Vol. 3, Issues 1 and 2, 1992).
• “The Order of the Gospels (The Synoptic Problem), Accounts of the Resurrection.” Holman Bible Handbook (Nashville: Holman, 1992).
• “Deacon, Deaconess, Desire, Doubt, Lust, Overseer.” Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996).
• “The Never-Changing Christ for an Ever-Changing Culture.” Southern Baptist Journal of Theology (Vol. 1, No. 1, Spring 1997).
• “Spiritual Exercises to Make You Strong.” Southern Baptist Journal of Theology (Vol. 3, No. 3, Fall 1999).
• “The Power of the Tongue” Southern Baptist Journal of Theology (Vol. 4, No. 3, Fall 2000).
• “What Did Jesus Believe About the Bible?” Southern Baptist Journal of Theology (Vol. 5, No. 2, Summer 2001).
• “The Role of Men and Women in the Church: A Sermon on Titus 2:1-8.” Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (Vol. 9, Issue 1, Spring 2004).
• “The Beauty and Blessing of Marital Intimacy.” The Gospel Witness (Vol. 83, No. 11, April 2005).
• “Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility: How Should Southern Baptists Respond to the Issue of Calvinism?” SBC Life (April 2006).
• “Four Men and Their Reputations.” Midwestern Journal of Theology (Vol. 5, No. 1, Fall, 2006).

EDITORSHIPS

• Associate Editor for the Criswell Theological Review (1989-92).
• New Testament Editor for The Criswell Study Bible, revised and retitled The Believers Study Bible (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1991).
• Executive Editor for The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology (1997-2004).
• General Editor for A Theology for the Church (Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2007).

BOOKS

• “Bernard of Clairvaux and The Atonement,” The Church at the Dawn of the 21st Century, Essays in Honor of Dr. W. A. Criswell (Dallas: Criswell Publications, 1989).
• “Southern Baptist and American Evangelicals: A Common Salvation?” in Southern Baptist and American Evangelicals. David Dockery, ed. (Nashville: Broadman, 1994).
• How to Understand the Bible (Nashville: Seminary Extension, 1997).
• Systematic Theology (Nashville: Seminary Extension, 1998). (Written with Dr. Mike Nicholson).
• “Never-Changing Christ for an Ever-Changing Culture,” in Who Will Be Saved: Defending the Biblical Understanding of God, Salvation and Evangelism. Paul R. House and Gregory A. Thornbury, eds. (Wheaton: Crossway, 2000).
• “Christology at the Turn of the 21st Century,” in Here I Stand, Essays in Honor of Dr. Paige Patterson. (Yorba Linda, CA: Davidson Press, 2000).
• Epistles of John in the NAC (Nashville: Broadman, 2001).
• “The Little Things That Build or Destroy Marriages,” in Pastoral Leadership For Manhood and Womanhood (Wheaton: Crossway, 2002).
• God on Sex (Nashville: Broadman, 2003).
• Song of Solomon in the HBC (Nashville: Broadman, 2003).
• Discovering the Biblical Jesus: Evidence From An Empty Tomb (Nashville: LifeWay, 2003).
• “The Single-Elder-Led Church: The Bible’s Witness to a Congregational/Single-Elder-Led Polity,” Perspectives on Church Government: Five Views of Church Polity (Nashville: Broadman, 2004).
• “The King With Four Names,” Joy to the World: Inspirational Christmas From America’s Preachers. Olivia M Cloud, ed. (New York: Atria, 2006).
• John’s Letters: How to Grow in Loving God. (Nashville: LifeWay, 2006).
• 1 John, 2 John, 3 John (Nashville: Seminary Extension, 2006). (Written with Jon Akin).
• “The Synoptic Problem/Question,” Harmony of the Gospels. Steven L. Cox and Kendell H. Easley, eds. (Nashville: Holman, 2007).
• “Ten Mandates for Southern Baptists,” The Mission of Today’s Church: Baptist Leaders Look at Modern Faith Issues. R. Stanton Norman, ed. (Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2007).
• “God’s Purpose of Grace,” The Baptist Faith and Message 2000: Critical Issues in America’s Largest Protestant Denomination. Douglas K. Blount and Joseph D. Wooddell, eds. (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2007).
• “The Person of Christ,” A Theology for the Church. Daniel L. Akin, ed. (Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2007).
• “The Meaning of Baptism,” in Restoring Integrity in Baptist Churches. Thomas White, Jason G. Duesing and Malcolm B. Yarnell III, eds. (Grand Rapids: Kregel Academic & Professional, 2008).
• Five Who Changed the World (Wake Forest, NC: SEBTS, 2008).
• “Answering the Call to a Great Commission Resurgence,” in Calvinism: A Southern Baptist Dialogue. E. Ray Clendenen and Brad J. Waggoner, eds. (Nashville: Broadman, 2008).
• “Answering the Call to a Great Commission Resurgence: A Theology and Vision to Unite Us,” in Great Commission Resurgence. (Nashville: Lifeway, Office of the President, 2008).
• Vibrant Church: Becoming a Healthy Church in the 21st Century. (Nashville: Lifeway Press, 2008). (Written with Thom Rainer).

BOOKLETS

• Building a Theological Library (Louisville: The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1997, rev. 2002 & Wake Forest, NC: Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, rev. 2004 & 2006).

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