Providence has wider issues in mind than merely our personal comfort or gain.

— Derek Thomas (b. 1953), Theologieprofessor, Pastor und Autor

Topics: Suffering & the Question of God, Guidance & God's Will

Derek Thomas

Derek Thomas (* 1953) ist ein britisch-amerikanischer Theologieprofessor, presbyterianischer Pastor und Autor, der in Nordirland sowie den USA lehrte und predigte. Er steht für eine klassisch-reformierte Bundestheologie und Schriftauslegung, geriet jedoch 2018 wegen ungekennzeichneter Textübernahmen in einem Kommentarband in die Kritik. Für Bibelleser bietet sein Werk heute Zugänge zur calvinistischen Theologie und Auslegungspredigt im konservativ-evangelikalen Raum.

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