Craig A. Blaising

Craig A. Blaising
Born 1949 (age 6667)
Residence Austin, Texas
Nationality American
Occupation Executive Vice President and Provost of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Spouse(s) Diane
Children Emily, Jonathan

Theological work

Era Late 20th and Early 21st Centuries
Language English
Tradition or movement Evangelical
Main interests Patristic Studies, Eschatology, Dispensationalism
Notable ideas Progressive Dispensationalism

Craig Alan Blaising (born 1949) is Executive Vice President and Provost of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.[1] Blaising earned a Doctor of Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary [2] and a Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, a Master of Theology Dallas Theological Seminary, and a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a recognized authority in patristic studies and eschatology and is one of the primary proponents of "progressive dispensationalism."

Prior to serving at Southwestern, Blaising was Joseph Emerson Brown Professor of Christian Theology and associate vice president for doctoral studies at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Before that, he served as professor of systematic theology at Dallas Theological Seminary. In 1978, Blaising was the first faculty member to occupy the Evangelical Bible Chair at the University of Texas at Arlington.

Blaising is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society. He was elected as the organization's national president in 2005 and served as the president of the Southwest Region in 1986-87. He is also a member of the International Association of Patristic Studies, the North American Patristics Society, and the Society of Biblical Literature.

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  1. Faculty Page from Southwestern Seminary
  2. "swbts faculty profile". Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
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