Peter Lillback

The Reverend Dr.
Peter A. Lillback
Born(1952-05-31)May 31, 1952
Known forHistorical Theology
TitlePresident of Westminster Theological Seminary
Board member of
President, The Providence Forum
Academic background
EducationCedarville College (B.A.)
Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M.)
Westminster Theological Seminary (Ph.D.)
Alma materWestminster Theological Seminary
ThesisThe Binding of God: Calvin's Role in the Development of Covenant Theology (1985)
D. Clair Davis
Academic work
DisciplineHistorical Theology
Sub-discipline
Reformation and Post Reformation Studies
InstitutionsWestminster Theological Seminary
Religious life
ReligionChristianity
DenominationPresbyterian
ChurchPresbyterian Church in America
ProfessionTeaching Elder

Peter A. Lillback is an American theologian and church historian, the president and professor of historical theology and church history at Westminster Theological Seminary in Glenside, Pennsylvania. He has held the presidency since 2005.

Education and career

Lillback earned a B.A. from Cedarville University (1974), a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary (1978), and a Ph.D. from Westminster Theological Seminary (1985). He was ordained in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church and holds credentials as a teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America.

He is the founder and president emeritus of the Providence Forum, an organization focused on the religious foundations of American governance. He also serves as senior editor of Unio cum Christo: An International Journal of Reformed Theology and Life.

Lillback is the author of George Washington's Sacred Fire (2006), a biographical work that argues Washington was a Christian rather than a deist.

Works

Books

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Contributions

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Peter Lillback". wm.wts.edu. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Lillback, Peter A. (2006). George Washington's Sacred Fire. Providence Forum Press. ISBN 0978605268.