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Dr. Joel R. Beeke

Chancellor / Professor of Homiletics & Systematic Theology
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Joel R. Beeke (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is the chancellor and professor of homiletics and systematic theology at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. He has served as a pastor since 1978 and currently ministers at the Heritage Reformed Congregation of Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the editor of the Puritan Reformed Journal and The Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth magazine, the board chairman of Reformation Heritage Books, the president of Inheritance Publishers, and the vice president of the Dutch Reformed Translation Society. Beeke has written and coauthored 120 books, edited 120 books, and contributed 2,500 articles to Reformed books, journals, periodicals, and encyclopedias. He frequently lectures at seminaries and speaks at Reformed conferences around the world. The Lord has blessed him and his wife Mary with three children and ten grandchildren.

“And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.”

2 Timothy 2:2

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Publications

Select list of books authored or edited by Dr. Joel R. Beeke
  • A Puritan Theology: Doctrine for Life. Grand Rapids, MI: Reformation Heritage Books, 2012. Contributor and editor.
  • The Reformation Heritage KJV Study Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Reformation Heritage Books, 2014. General Editor and contributor.
  • Parenting by God’s Promises: How to Raise Children in the Covenant of Grace. Orlando, FL: Reformation Trust, 2011.
  • The Quest for Full Assurance: The Legacy of Calvin and His Successors. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1999.
  • The Epistles of John. Darlington, England: Evangelical Press, 2006.
  • Meet the Puritans: With a Guide to Modern Reprints. Grand Rapids, MI: Reformation Heritage Books, 2006. With Randall J. Peterson