J.I. Packer
Evangelical Anglican theologian, author of Knowing God, and principal drafter of the Chicago Statement
James Innell Packer was a premier English-Canadian evangelical Anglican theologian who served as professor of theology at Regent College in Vancouver. His classic *Knowing God* (1973) introduced millions to theological contemplation of the divine character, while his foundational works on the Puritans (*A Quest for Godliness*) and biblical authority (*'Fundamentalism' and the Word of God*) restored historical theology to modern evangelicalism.
Historical Context & Significance
Packer was a principal drafter of the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy (1978), general editor of the English Standard Version (ESV) Bible, and a courageous leader in the formation of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA).
Genealogical Lineage & Splits
This movement or council is an early root foundation with no preceding parent split in the dataset.
Theological & Hermeneutical Coordinates
Primary Scripture Proof-Texts
Key biblical passages central to this tradition's exegesis and historical debates.
Connected Theological Perspectives & Debates
Universal confession that the Holy Spirit is fully God, co-eternal and consubstantial with the Father and the Son, sent economically into the world by both the Father and the Son.
Unanimous agreement across all Christian communions on the 27 books of the New Testament as divinely inspired canonical scripture.
Universal confession that Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins and was raised for our justification according to the Scriptures.
Universal Christian confession that Holy Scripture is divinely inspired, supremely authoritative, and completely trustworthy for knowing God and receiving salvation.