Sinclair Ferguson is a
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known in
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circles for his teaching, writing, and editorial work. He is currently a professor at
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in Dallas.
Career
Ferguson received his
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from the
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and was a minister in the
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from 1971 to 2005, when he transferred to the
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, serving as the Senior Pastor of
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. He has served as an editor with the
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, worked as a minister at St George's-Tron Church,
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, and a Council member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals.
Ferguson is the Senior Minister of the First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carolina. He is also a Professor of Systematic Theology at
Redeemer SeminaryRedeemer Seminary is an Evangelical, Reformed, Christian theological seminary based in Dallas, Texas with branches in Houston and Austin.-History:...
in Dallas, prior to which he held the Charles Krahe Chair for
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at
Westminster Theological SeminaryWestminster Theological Seminary is a Presbyterian and Reformed Christian graduate educational institution located in Glenside, Pennsylvania, with a satellite location in London.-History:...
. He is also a council member of the
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.
Works
Ferguson speaks at numerous conferences worldwide. Books he has written, edited or contributed to include:
- In Christ Alone (2007)
- John Owen: The Man and His Theology (2003) ISBN 0-87552-674-8, contributor about John Owen
John Owen was an English Nonconformist church leader, theologian, and academic administrator at the University of Oxford.-Early life:...
- The Preacher's Commentary - Vol. 21 - Daniel (2002) ISBN 0-7852-4795-5
- The Big Book of Questions & Answers about Jesus (2000) ISBN 1-85792-559-9
- The Grace of Repentance (Today's Issues) (2000) ISBN 1-58134-165-2
- Reformed Confessions Harmonized (1999) ISBN 0-8010-5222-X, editor with Joel Beeke
- Let's Study Mark (1999) ISBN 0-85151-755-2
- Let's Study Philippians (1998) ISBN 0-85151-714-5
- Let's Study Ephesians (2005) ISBN 0-85151-907-5
- Big Book of Questions and Answers (1997) ISBN 1-85792-295-6
- The Holy Spirit (1997) ISBN 0-8308-1536-8
- Heart for God (1996) ISBN 0-85151-502-9
- The Christian Life (1996) ISBN 0-85151-516-9
- Discovering God's Will (1996) ISBN 0-85151-334-4
- Sermon on the Mount (1996) ISBN 0-85151-519-3
- The Pundit's Folly (1996) ISBN 0-85151-676-9
- Grow in Grace (1989) ISBN 0-85151-557-6
- Children of the Living God (1989) ISBN 0-85151-536-3
- New Dictionary of Theology (Master Reference Collection) (1988) ISBN 0-8308-1400-0, editor with David Wright and J. I. Packer
James Innell Packer is a British-born Canadian Christian theologian in the low church Anglican and Reformed traditions. He currently serves as the Board of Governors' Professor of Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia...
- Daniel (Mastering the Old Testament, Vol 19) (1988) ISBN 0-8499-3557-1
- John Owen on the Christian Life (1987) ISBN 0-85151-503-7
- Kingdom Life in a Fallen World - Living Out the Sermon on the Mount (1986) ISBN 08910-91947
- Know Your Christian Life (1981) ISBN 0-87784-371-6
- Faithful God - An exposition of the book of Ruth (2005) ISBN 9781850492160
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