Richard C. Gamble


Richard C. Gamble is an American Reformed theologian, pastor, and professor of systematic theology. He is known for his scholarship on John Calvin and for authoring the three-volume systematic theology The Whole Counsel of God. Gamble has held faculty positions at Westminster Theological Seminary, Calvin Theological Seminary, Reformed Theological Seminary, and Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary. He is an ordained minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.

Early life and education

Gamble received his B.A. from Westminster College; his M.A. from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary; and his Ph.D. from the Universität Basel, where he studied Reformation theology.

Academic career

Gamble began teaching church history at the Freie Evangelisch-Theologische Akademie from 1979 to 1981. He then served as Associate Professor of Church History at Westminster Theological Seminary from 1981 to 1987.
In 1987, he joined Calvin Theological Seminary as Professor of Historical Theology and became Director of the Henry Meeter Center for Calvin Studies. He remained there until 1997. From 1997 to 2005, he taught at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando. He later joined the faculty of Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh as Professor of Systematic Theology.

Ministry

Gamble is an ordained minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.

Scholarship

Gamble is known for his work on John Calvin and Reformed hermeneutics. His scholarship has appeared in journals, edited collections, and monographs. His most substantial work is the three-volume The Whole Counsel of God, published by P&R Publishing between 2009 and 2022.
He has also contributed lectures and interviews to Reformed Forum and participated in theological conferences focused on Reformation studies.

Teaching and theological approach

Gamble teaches systematic theology, historical theology, Reformed confessions, Calvin's theology, and hermeneutics. He emphasizes the relationship between biblical exegesis and doctrinal formulation, describing theology as “holy ground.”

Political activity

Early in his career, Gamble served as Ward Commissioner for Abington Township, [Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Abington Township] near Philadelphia from 1985-1987. He also was executive director of the Philadelphia branch of the Christian Action Council, an anti-abortion organization, in the mid-1980s.

Works

Books

  • Edited volumes

  • Selected journal articles

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