A compassionate ministry leader with career experience as a pastor and theological editor, Dr. Michael Wittmer, professor of systematic and historical theology, is a dedicated scholar and blogger who writes accessible books on theology and Christian worldview for the church. A faculty member at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary since 1996, he teaches courses in historical and systematic theology and directs the school’s Center for Christian Worldview.
Dr. Wittmer earned a doctoral degree in systematic theology from Calvin Theological Seminary. His thesis examined the topic of “A Critical Analysis of ‘Christ the Transformer of Culture’ in the Thought of H. Richard Niebuhr.”
A member of the Evangelical Theological Society, Dr. Wittmer regularly presents at the association’s regional and national conferences. From 2016 to 2018, he also served as a member of the regional discussion fellowship for the Creation Project, an initiative hosted by the Henry Center of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and funded by the Templeton Foundation.