Philip Ryken
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Philip Graham Ryken is president of Wheaton College
in Wheaton, Illinois
. Dr. Ryken was inaugurated on Friday, September 17, 2010 at Edman Chapel.
in 1988, with a double major in English literature and philosophy. He also completed a Master of Divinity
from Westminster Theological Seminary
in 1992, and a Ph.D.
in historical theology from Oxford
in 1995.
in Philadelphia in 1995 and was elevated to the position of senior minister upon the death of James Boice
in 2000. In February 2010, the Board of Trustees at Wheaton College
announced his selection as the College's eighth president, succeeding the retiring Duane Litfin
. Ryken took office on July 1, 2010.
He is a member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals
, serving as a member of the Alliance Council, which features his expository preaching on its weekly national radio and internet broadcast, Every Last Word.
Ryken has also coauthored a series of commentaries on individual books of the Bible
with R. Kent Hughes
. Ryken and his father, literary scholar Leland Ryken, have collaborated to produce a study Bible, and the father-son team worked with James Wilhoit to write Ryken's Bible Handbook, which focuses on the literary genres and styles in each book of the Bible.
professor, Leland Ryken
. Ryken met his wife, Lisa, while the two were students at Wheaton. They were married after their junior year. The couple have five children, and reside in Wheaton.
Wheaton College (Illinois)
Wheaton College is a private, evangelical Protestant liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago in the United States...
in Wheaton, Illinois
Wheaton, Illinois
Wheaton is an affluent community located in DuPage County, Illinois, approximately west of Chicago and Lake Michigan. Wheaton is the county seat of DuPage County...
. Dr. Ryken was inaugurated on Friday, September 17, 2010 at Edman Chapel.
Education
Ryken received a B.A. from Wheaton CollegeWheaton College (Illinois)
Wheaton College is a private, evangelical Protestant liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago in the United States...
in 1988, with a double major in English literature and philosophy. He also completed a Master of Divinity
Master of Divinity
In the academic study of theology, the Master of Divinity is the first professional degree of the pastoral profession in North America...
from Westminster Theological Seminary
Westminster Theological Seminary
Westminster Theological Seminary is a Presbyterian and Reformed Christian graduate educational institution located in Glenside, Pennsylvania, with a satellite location in London.-History:...
in 1992, and a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in historical theology from Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
in 1995.
Professional life
He joined the pastoral staff of the historic Tenth Presbyterian ChurchTenth Presbyterian Church
Tenth Presbyterian Church is a congregation of approximately 1,500 members located in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tenth is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in America , a denomination in the Reformed or Calvinist tradition.-History:...
in Philadelphia in 1995 and was elevated to the position of senior minister upon the death of James Boice
James Boice
James Montgomery Boice, Th.D. was a Reformed theologian, Bible teacher, and pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia from 1968 until his death. He is heard on The Bible Study Hour radio broadcast and was a well known author and speaker in evangelical and Reformed circles...
in 2000. In February 2010, the Board of Trustees at Wheaton College
Wheaton College (Illinois)
Wheaton College is a private, evangelical Protestant liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago in the United States...
announced his selection as the College's eighth president, succeeding the retiring Duane Litfin
Duane Litfin
A. Duane Litfin was the seventh president of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. He holds an undergraduate degree in biblical studies and a master's degree in theology from Philadelphia Biblical University . His two doctoral degrees are from Purdue University and Oxford...
. Ryken took office on July 1, 2010.
He is a member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals
Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals
The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals is a Christian ministry which produces print and internet resources, broadcasts radio programs The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals is a Christian ministry which produces print and internet resources, broadcasts radio programs The Alliance of Confessing...
, serving as a member of the Alliance Council, which features his expository preaching on its weekly national radio and internet broadcast, Every Last Word.
Scholarship
He has written over thirty books on a wide variety of Christian subjects, including:- Art for God's Sake: A Call to Recover the Arts
- Written in Stone: The Ten Commandments and Today's Moral Crisis
- The Doctrines of Grace: Rediscovering the Evangelical Gospel with James Montgomery Boice and R.C. Sproul
- Discovering God in Stories from the Bible
Ryken has also coauthored a series of commentaries on individual books of the Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
with R. Kent Hughes
R. Kent Hughes
R. Kent Hughes is Senior Pastor Emeritus of College Church in Wheaton, Illinois, USA. Hughes is the author of numerous books, including the best-selling Disciplines of a Godly Man. He is also editor and contributor for the projected 50-volume Preaching the Word series, including Mark: Jesus,...
. Ryken and his father, literary scholar Leland Ryken, have collaborated to produce a study Bible, and the father-son team worked with James Wilhoit to write Ryken's Bible Handbook, which focuses on the literary genres and styles in each book of the Bible.
Personal life
Ryken is the son of Christian literary scholar and WheatonWheaton College (Illinois)
Wheaton College is a private, evangelical Protestant liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago in the United States...
professor, Leland Ryken
Leland Ryken
Leland Ryken, is a professor of English at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. He has contributed a number of works to the study of classic literature from the Christian perspective, including editing the comprehensive volume on Christian writing on literature The Christian Imagination...
. Ryken met his wife, Lisa, while the two were students at Wheaton. They were married after their junior year. The couple have five children, and reside in Wheaton.