Rollin G. Grams

The Reverend
Rollin G. Grams
Born
Rollin Gene Grams

(1958-07-25) July 25, 1958
Welkom, Free State, South Africa
Occupations
  • Theologian
  • author
  • lecturer
Spouse
Wendy Davies
​
(m. 1993)​
Children3
Parents
RelativesLouton family
Academic background
Education
Doctoral advisorJames L. Price
Academic work
DisciplineNew Testament scholar
Sub-discipline
InstitutionsGordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Rollin Gene Grams[1] (born July 25, 1958) is an American author and theologian. Over his career in theological education, he taught at the Asia Centre for Evangelism and Mission (Singapore), Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology, Evangelical Theological College (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia), Evangelical Theological Seminary (Osijek, Croatia), TCM International (Heiligenkreuz, Austria), the International Baptist Theological Seminary (Prague, Czech Republic), and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, where he taught for 21 years and concluded his teaching there as the Professor of Biblical Theology and Ethics.[2]c He is currently the Deputy Head for the PhD programme of the Oxford Centre for Religion and Public Life.

Early life

Family

Grams was born in Welkom in the Free State, South Africa to American missionary parents, Eugene Edgar Grams (1930–2016)[3] and Evelyn Phyllis Grams (née Louton; 1931–2014), a daughter of A. G. Louton and sister of Edgar Louton.[4] Through his mother, he is part of the prominent extended Louton missionary family in South Africa and has contributed scholarly research on his family.[5] His eldest brother, Darrell Mark Grams is a noted lawyer and financial broker.

Education

Grams earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan in 1978, majoring in psychology and philosophy, where he was awarded the James B. Angell award. He earned a Master of Theological Studies from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in 1980, graduating summa cum laude and joining the Phi Alpha Chi Honor society. He then pursued a Doctor of Philosophy from Duke University in 1989 in New Testament and Christian Origins. His PhD dissertation is entitled Gospel and Mission in Paul's Ethics..[6][7]

Career

Academic work

Grams began his career as a theologian in 1985. He taught courses in New Testament studies, ethics, and missions at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina from 1992-1997 and again from 2006-2022. He is a supervisor and the Deputy Head of the PhD programme of the Oxford Centre for Religion and Public Life.

His previous teaching roles include positions at the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Osijek, Croatia, where he was a Lecturer and Director of the M.A. in Biblical Studies program from 1997 to 1999. Grams also lectured at the International Baptist Theological Seminary in Prague, Czech Republic (1999–2010),[8] and taught New Testament and Greek at Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology in Kenya (1989–1991). He has held visiting lecturer positions at theological institutions across Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Writing

Grams' contribution to Unchanging Witness: The Consistent Christian Teaching on Homosexuality in Scripture and Tradition, co-authored with Professor S. Donald Fortson (B&H Academic, 2016), examines the Biblical and historical evidence for the consistent Christian understanding that homosexuality is a sin.[9][10][11] The University of Edinburgh reviewed the book,[12] and it garnered endorsements from notable figures, including the president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary David Dockery, the Anglican Church of Kenya Eliud Wabukala and the Malaysian author and Methodist bishop Hwa Yung.

Grams also authored Stewards of Grace a biography of his prominent missionary parents, published in 2010 by Wipf and Stock. He has also authored Rival Versions of Theological Enquiry (Prague: International Baptist Theological Seminary, 2005) and Towards an Understanding of European Baptist Identity: Listening to the Churches in Armenia, Bulgaria, Central Asia, Moldova, North Caucasus, Omsk and Poland (with assistance from Parush Parushev). Additionally, he has published many articles.[13][14][15]

Grams runs the online blog Bible and Mission[16] and served as assistant editor of Transformation Journal from 2002 to 2005.

Church and Missions

Grams is ordained with the Church of Uganda. He has been a part time missionary educator with United World Missions since 2009.[17] He has also served with SIM. His work has included stints in Kenya, Ethiopia, Malawi, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany and the United Kingdom.

Publications

As author

  • Unchanging Witness: The Consistent Christian Teaching on Homosexuality in Scripture and Tradition (co-authored with Don Fortson III), B&H Publishing, 2016. ISBN 978-1-4336-8792-1
  • Stewards of Grace: A Reflective, Mission Biography of Eugene and Phyllis Grams in South Africa, 1951-1962, Wipf & Stock, 2010. ISBN 978-1-60899-552-3
  • Rival Versions of Theological Enquiry, International Baptist Theological Seminary, 2005

As editor

  • Academic Reasoning, Research and Writing in Religious Studies: A Concise Handbook (co-edited with Parush R. Parushev), Tribun EU, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7399-099-2
  • Bible and Mission (co-edited with I. Howard Marshall, Peter Penner, and Robin Routledge), Neufeld Verlag, 2008
  • Towards an Understanding of European Baptist Identity (co-edited with Parush R. Parushev), International Baptist Theological Seminary, 2006

References

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  2. ^ "Rollin G. Grams". Wipf and Stock Publishers. Archived from the original on 2024-09-15. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  3. ^ "Eugene Grams Obituary (2016) - Springfield, MO - News-Leader". Legacy.com. Archived from the original on 2024-09-15. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  4. ^ "Evelyn Phyllis Grams". greenlawnfuneralhome.com. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  5. ^ Grams, Rollin G. (July 2010). Stewards of Grace. Wipf & Stock Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4982-5928-6. Archived from the original on 2024-09-15. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  6. ^ "2020 CV" (PDF). gordonconwell.edu. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-09-15. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  7. ^ "Dr. Rollin Grams". Gordon Conwell. Archived from the original on 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  8. ^ "Curriculum Vitae: Rollin G. Grams" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  9. ^ "Interview with S. Donald Fortson III and Rollin G. Grams, authors of UNCHANGING WITNESS: THE CONSISTENT CHRISTIAN TEACHING ON HOMOSEXUALITY IN SCRIPTURE AND TRADITION, Part 1". Books At a Glance. Archived from the original on 2024-09-15. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  10. ^ "Unchanging Witness". Reformed Theological Seminary. Archived from the original on 2024-06-05. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  11. ^ Philliber, Michael. "'Unchanging Witness' by Fortson and Grams. A Review". Academia.edu. Archived from the original on 2024-09-15. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  12. ^ "Unchanging witness : the consistent Christian teaching on homosexuality in scripture and tradition". discovered.ed.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2024-09-15. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  13. ^ https://muckrack.com/rollin-grams/articles
  14. ^ Grams, Rollin G. (2004). "Not 'Leaders' but 'Little Ones' in the Father's Kingdom: The character of discipleship in Matthew's gospel". Transformation. 21 (2): 114–125. doi:10.1177/026537880402100205. ISSN 0265-3788. JSTOR 43053124.
  15. ^ "Rollin Grams". ResearchGate.net. Archived from the original on 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  16. ^ "The Pursuit of Greater Meaning in Community: Communism, National Socialism, Radical Islam, and the Church". Bible and Mission. Archived from the original on 2024-09-15. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  17. ^ "Rollin & Wendy Grams". www.mesaglobal.co. Archived from the original on 2024-09-15. Retrieved 2024-09-15.

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