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John Piper

ジョン・パイパー　/　じょん・ぱいぱー

American theologian

January 11, 1946 (age 80)　・　Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Tennessee
theologian
writer
university teacher

My Take

What strikes me about John Piper is the sheer persistence. Born in Chattanooga in 1946, he has spent a lifetime not just holding theological convictions but translating them into books, lectures, and pastoral work that reach far beyond seminary walls. Whether or not you share his faith, there is something admirable about a mind that keeps circling the same deep questions for decades rather than chasing trends. As an editor I find I respect that kind of single-minded craft. The fact that he still holds a senior post at a Minneapolis seminary tells me he never treated his calling as a phase. That steadiness commands attention.

Overview

John Stephen Piper (born January 11, 1946) is a Reformed Baptist theologian and retired pastor. Specializing in New Testament studies, he is chancellor of Bethlehem College and Seminary in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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1. Profile

Name (English): John Piper
Name (Japanese): ジョン・パイパー
Reading: じょん・ぱいぱー
Born: January 11, 1946 (age 80)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Dog
Origin: Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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Occupation: theologian / writer / university teacher / non-fiction writer / pastor

2. Background

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University: Wheaton College

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