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Gavin Ortlund

Born June 30, 1983

Gavin Ortlund is an American theologian, professor, author, and irenic Christian apologist known for defending conservative evangelical Protestantism engaging with other religious worldviews. He is Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville and Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary.

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Retrieving Augustine's Doctrine of Creation: Ancient Wisdom for Current Controversy

Retrieving Augustine's Doctrine of Creation: Ancient Wisdom for Current Controversy

Questoes Doutrinarias Pelas Quais Vale a Pena Lutar

Questoes Doutrinarias Pelas Quais Vale a Pena Lutar

Why Christianity Makes Sense: A Book About Jesus, the Mysteries of the World, and the Longings in Your Heart

Why Christianity Makes Sense: A Book About Jesus, the Mysteries of the World, and the Longings in Your Heart

2026

The Art of Disagreeing: How to Keep Calm and Stay Friends in Hard Conversations

The Art of Disagreeing: How to Keep Calm and Stay Friends in Hard Conversations

2025

What It Means to Be Protestant: The Case for an Always-Reforming Church

What It Means to Be Protestant: The Case for an Always-Reforming Church

2024

Humility: The Joy of Self-Forgetfulness

Humility: The Joy of Self-Forgetfulness

2023

Why God Makes Sense in a World that Doesn't

Why God Makes Sense in a World that Doesn't

2021

Escoge tus batallas: El caso del triaje teologico

Escoge tus batallas: El caso del triaje teologico

2020

Finding the Right Hills to Die On: The Case for Theological Triage

Finding the Right Hills to Die On: The Case for Theological Triage

2020

with D.A. Carson

Theological Retrieval for Evangelicals: Why We Need Our Past to Have a Future

Theological Retrieval for Evangelicals: Why We Need Our Past to Have a Future

2019