Richard Mouw
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| 4th President of Fuller Theological Seminary | |
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In office 1993–2003 |
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| Preceded by | David Allan Hubbard |
| Succeeded by | Mark Labberton |
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Houghton College (B.A.) Western Theological Seminary (M.Div.) University of Chicago (Ph.D.) |
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| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western Philosophy |
| School | Calvinist, Christian Philosophy |
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Richard John Mouw (born April 22, 1940) is an American theologian and philosopher. He held the position of President at Fuller Theological Seminary for 20 years (1993–2013), and continues to hold the post of Professor of Faith and Public Life.
Mouw received the BA from Houghton College. He then studied at Western Theological Seminary. He was awarded the MA from the University of Alberta, and his PhD from the University of Chicago.
Mouw was Professor of Christian philosophy at Calvin College for seventeen years. He has also served as a visiting professor to the Free University of Amsterdam. He was appointed Professor of Christian Philosophy and Ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary in 1985. In 1993 he was elected president of Fuller Theological Seminary, retiring after the 2012-2013 academic year after 20 years of service.
In 2007, Mouw, who sees Abraham Kuyper as a personal hero, was awarded the Abraham Kuyper Prize for Excellence in Reformed Theology and Public Life at Princeton Theological Seminary by the Abraham Kuyper Center for Public Theology.
In 2009, he signed a public statement encouraging all Christians to "read, wrestle with, and respond to Caritas in Veritate", the social encyclical by Pope Benedict XVI. He participated in an interfaith dialogue with Fr. Donald Senior, C.P., President of Catholic Theological Union and Professor of New Testament Studies, at the Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, November 14, 2011, which can be viewed on Vimeo.
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