Richard Mouw

Richard Mouw

President, Fuller Theological Seminary

Richard J. Mouw has served as president of Fuller Theological Seminary since 1993, after four years as provost and senior vice president. A philosopher, scholar, and author, the “On Faith” panelist has been recognized as an important voice among reform-oriented evangelicals. Mouw, who earned a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Chicago, has a broad record of publication with 16 books, including Consulting the Faithful, and Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport and his articles have appeared in more than 50 journals and magazines. Currently he serves on the editorial board of Books and Culture as is a regular columnist on “Beliefnet.” Mouw has served on many councils and boards, including the Commission on Accreditation for the Association of Theological Schools (as chair) and the Council on Civil Society. He currently serves on advisory boards for Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, the International Justice Mission, and the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy. Close.

Richard Mouw

President, Fuller Theological Seminary

Richard J. Mouw has served as president of Fuller Theological Seminary since 1993, after four years as provost and senior vice president. A philosopher, scholar, and author, the “On Faith” panelist has been recognized as an important voice among reform-oriented evangelicals. more »

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November 27, 2007 12:58 PM

Unexpected Yearnings

I've often wondered whether, in addition to the obvious factors--the ghosts of holidays past, a heightened awareness of family dysfunctions--there might not be deeper spiritual dynamics at work. We struggle to fill our celebrations with food and toys, only to discover that such things do not satisfy the deeper hungers. And for those who have convinced themselves that they long ago abandoned the faith of their forebears, there may be--as carols about "the hopes and fears of the all the years" follow us wherever we go--inklings that something profoundly important to life has been lost.

If, as Augustine insisted, human "hearts are restless until they rest in Thee," then we should not be surprised that in days when the signals of the sacred surround us in special ways, we will all sense--in our secret places--unexpected yearnings that long to be fulfilled.

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