Norman L. Geisler is an evangelical scholar, Christian apologist, and the author/coauthor of over fifty Christian books defending the Christian faith through alleged logic, evidence, and philosophy. He has also authored many articles and theses on other Christian topics. Dr. Geisler has taught at the university and graduate level for over forty years. Geisler's work Baker Encyclopedia of Christan Apologetics has been well received and is considered a systematic and comprehensive work of Christian apologetics.
Dr. Geisler is also known for holding many debates with various scholars, as well as for frequent Christian radio guest appearances. He is considered by many to be a conservative evangelical and signed the 1978 Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy. He holds a B.A. and an Th.B from Wheaton College (1960), and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Loyola University (1970). Dr. Geisler is former president of Southern Evangelical Seminary, which he co-founded with Ross Rhoads in 1992.
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Geisler claims to be what he calls a "moderate Calvinist," as he attempted to explain in his book Chosen But Free (1999).
While rightly considered a conservative evangelical, Geisler rejects the critical Calvinist tenets of unconditional election, limited atonement, and irresistible grace, yet retains modified versions of total depravity and perseverance of the saints. Because of this, James R. White, a Calvinist pastor and apologist who wrote The Potter's Freedom (2000) in response to Geisler's book, has suggested that "inconsistent Arminianism" would be a more accurate description of Geisler's theology than "moderate Calvinism".