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EDUCATION
A.B., Stanford University;
M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary;
M.A. and Ph.D., Stanford University.
OTHER AFFILIATIONS

Ligonier Teaching Fellow
WSC Representative for the Refo500
Council Member of Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals
Minister in the United Reformed Churches

W. Robert Godfrey

President, Professor of Church History
W. Robert Godfrey

Dr. Godfrey has taught church history at Westminster Seminary California since 1981. He taught previously at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Stanford University, and Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He is the third president of Westminster Seminary California and is a minister in the United Reformed Churches in North America. He has spoken at many conferences including those sponsored by the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization, the Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology, and Ligonier Ministries.

What I Want to Instill in My Students
“All Christians need to cultivate a life with God that is growing and developing. If we are not growing, we will stagnate or die. The corporate, official worship of God’s people is a crucial and essential means God has given to help us grow.”

An interview with W. Robert Godfrey

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Morning Devotions
Psalm 95 Matthew 4:12-5:12 Psalm 49 Romans 3:1-24 Revelation 19 		Articles
Real Calvinism Why Read Fiction? Why Baptism? Calvin and the Worship of God TV Church 		Interviews
Meet W. Robert Godfrey What it Means to Be Valiant for Truth The Myth of Influence The Doctrine of Scripture 2010 Conference Preview 		Lectures
2007 Graduate Charge 2008 Graduate Charge Commencement 2011 2008 New Student Orientation Devotion
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An Unexpected Journey
God’s Pattern for Creation
John Calvin: Pilgrim and Pastor
Pleasing God in Our Worship
Reformation Sketches

He has written essays and articles in various publications, including:
Archive for Reformation History
John Calvin, His Influence in the Western World
Sixteenth-Century Journal
Sola Scriptura
The Agony of Deceit; Roman Catholicism
The Coming Evangelical Crisis
The Practice of Confessional Subscription
The Worship of God: Reformed Concepts of Biblical Worship
Theonomy: A Reformed Critique
Through Christ’s Word
Westminster Theological Journal
 
 
CH525 The Theology of Martin Luther
CH545 The History of the Dutch Reformation
CH701 The Church in the Modern Age
AP560 Images of Religion in Modern Literature
ITS602 Reformation Church History
Course descriptions are available in the WSC Catalogue.
 
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