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| name = Joel R. Beeke

| birth_date = December 9, 1952

| birth_place = [[wikipedia:Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo, Michigan]]

| residency = [[wikipedia:Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids, Michigan]]

| occupation = Pastor, Theologian, Professor, Seminary Chancellor

| affiliations = [[Reformation Heritage Books]]<br>[[Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary]]

| tradition_movement = [[Reformed tradition|Reformed]]

| spouse = [[Mary Beeke|Mary Kamp]] (m. 1989)

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| website = [https://joelbeeke.org joelbeeke.org]

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'''Joel Robert Beeke''' (born December 9, 1952) is an American [[Calvinism|Reformed]] [[Christian theology|theologian]] who is a [[pastor]] in the [[Heritage Reformed Congregations]] and the chancellor of [[Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary]]. Under the oversight of the Heritage Reformed Congregations, Beeke helped found [[Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary]] in 1995, where he served as president until he assumed the chancellorship in 2023. He teaches there as the [[wikipedia:professor|professor]] of [[homiletics]], [[systematic theology]], and [[Pastoral theology|practical theology]]. Beeke has also taught as [[wikipedia:Adjunct professor|adjunct faculty]] at [[Reformed Theological Seminary]] and [[Grand Rapids Theological Seminary]] (now Cornerstone Theological Seminary); he was an adjunct professor of theology at [[Westminster Theological Seminary]] in [[wikipedia:Philadelphia|Philadelphia]], [[wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], from 1993 to 1998; he lectured in homiletics at [[Westminster Seminary California]] in [[wikipedia:Escondido, California|Escondido, California]] from 1995 to 2001; and he has lectured at dozens of [[Seminary|seminaries]] around the world.

'''Joel Robert Beeke''' (born December 9, 1952) is an American [[Calvinism|Reformed]] [[Christian theology|theologian]] who is a [[pastor]] in the [[Heritage Reformed Congregations]] and the chancellor of [[Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary]]. Under the oversight of the Heritage Reformed Congregations, Beeke helped found [[Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary]] in 1995, where he served as president until he assumed the chancellorship in 2023. He teaches there as the [[wikipedia:professor|professor]] of [[homiletics]], [[systematic theology]], and [[Pastoral theology|practical theology]]. Beeke has also taught as [[wikipedia:Adjunct professor|adjunct faculty]] at [[Reformed Theological Seminary]] and [[Grand Rapids Theological Seminary]] (now [[Cornerstone Theological Seminary]]); he was an adjunct professor of theology at [[Westminster Theological Seminary]] in [[wikipedia:Philadelphia|Philadelphia]], [[wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], from 1993 to 1998; he lectured in homiletics at [[Westminster Seminary California]] in [[wikipedia:Escondido, California|Escondido, California]] from 1995 to 2001; and he has lectured at dozens of [[Seminary|seminaries]] around the world.

Beeke founded [[Reformation Heritage Books]] (RHB) in 1994. He was the president and editorial director of RHB from 1994 to 2022 and has been the board chairman since 2022. He is the editor of the ''Puritan Reformed Journal'' and ''The Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth'' magazine, the [[wikipedia:Periodical literature|periodical]] of the [[Heritage Reformed Congregations]]; he is the president of Inheritance Publishers, a ministry that republishes sermons in the Reformed tradition from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries; and he is the vice president of the [[Dutch Reformed Translation Society]].<ref>“Joel R. Beeke,” Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, January 23, 2024, <nowiki>https://prts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/JoelBeeke-CV-2023.pdf</nowiki>, 1–2.</ref>

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==Early life==

Joel Robert Beeke was the fourth of five children and the third son born to John Beeke (1920–1993) and Johanna (née Van Strien) Beeke (1920–2012) on December 9, 1952, in [[wikipedia:Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo, Michigan]].<ref>“Church News: John Beeke [Obituary],” ''Banner of Truth'' 59, no. 4 (April 1993): 108; Paul M. Smalley, “Introduction: The Puritan Piety of Joel Beeke,” in ''Puritan Piety: Writings in Honor of Joel R. Beeke'', ed. Michael A. G. Haykin and Paul M. Smalley (Fearn, UK: Christian Focus, 2018), 10.</ref> Beeke’s father, John Beeke, was born in [[wikipedia:Krabbendijke|Krabbendijke]], the [[wikipedia:Netherlands|Netherlands]], and emigrated to the [[wikipedia:United States|United States]] with his family when he was seven years old.<ref>Smalley, ''Puritan Piety'', 10.</ref> John and Johanna Beeke were devout [[Christians]] and raised their children in the [[Netherlands Reformed Congregations]].<ref>Smalley, ''Puritan Piety'', 10; “Testimony of Dr. Joel Beeke,” SermonAudio, May 5, 2013, <nowiki>https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=55132115396</nowiki>. 7:00–59.</ref> John Beeke worked as a [[wikipedia:Carpentry|carpenter]] and served as a [[wikipedia:Presbyterian polity|ruling elder]] in the [[Netherlands Reformed Congregation of Kalamazoo]] for forty years.<ref>“Testimony of Dr. Joel Beeke.” 28:02–28:04; 34:59–35:01; “Church News: John Beeke [Obituary],” ''Banner of Truth'' 59, no. 4 (April 1993): 108.</ref>

Joel Robert Beeke was the fourth of five children and the third son born to John Beeke (1920–1993) and Johanna (née Van Strien) Beeke (1920–2012) on December 9, 1952, in [[wikipedia:Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo, Michigan]].<ref>“Church News: John Beeke [Obituary],” ''Banner of Truth'' 59, no. 4 (April 1993): 108; Paul M. Smalley, “Introduction: The Puritan Piety of Joel Beeke,” in ''Puritan Piety: Writings in Honor of Joel R. Beeke'', ed. Michael A. G. Haykin and Paul M. Smalley (Fearn, UK: Christian Focus, 2018), 10.</ref> Beeke’s father, John Beeke, was born in [[wikipedia:Krabbendijke|Krabbendijke]], the [[wikipedia:Netherlands|Netherlands]], and emigrated to the [[wikipedia:United States|United States]] with his family when he was seven years old.<ref>Smalley, ''Puritan Piety'', 10.</ref> John and Johanna Beeke were devout [[Christians]] and raised their children in the [[Netherlands Reformed Congregations]].<ref>Smalley, ''Puritan Piety'', 10; “Testimony of Dr. Joel Beeke,” SermonAudio, May 5, 2013, <nowiki>https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=55132115396</nowiki>. 7:00–59.</ref> John Beeke worked as a [[wikipedia:Carpentry|carpenter]] and served as a [[wikipedia:Presbyterian polity|ruling elder]] in the [[Netherlands Reformed Congregation (Kalamazoo, Michigan)]] for forty years.<ref>“Testimony of Dr. Joel Beeke.” 28:02–28:04; 34:59–35:01; “Church News: John Beeke [Obituary],” ''Banner of Truth'' 59, no. 4 (April 1993): 108.</ref>

==Conversion==

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==Select Bibliography==

*''Assurance of Faith: Calvin, English Puritanism, and the Dutch Second Reformation''. Vol. 89, ''American University Studies''. New York: Peter Lang, 1991. ISBN|0-8204-1428-X.

*''Assurance of Faith: Calvin, English Puritanism, and the Dutch Second Reformation''. Vol. 89, ''American University Studies''. New York: Peter Lang, 1991. ISBN 0-8204-1428-X.

*“Acronius, Ruardus.” In ''The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation'', vol. 1, edited by Hans Joachim Hillerbrand, 2–3. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-510362-9.

*“Bastingius, Jeremias.” In ''The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation'', vol. 1, edited by Hans Joachim Hillerbrand, 127–28. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-510362-9}}.

*“Bastingius, Jeremias.” In ''The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation'', vol. 1, edited by Hans Joachim Hillerbrand, 127–28. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-510362-9.

*“Taffin, Jean.” In ''The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation'', vol. 4, edited by Hans Joachim Hillerbrand, 143. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-510365-3.

*“Venator, Adolphus.” In ''The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation'', vol. 4, edited by Hans Joachim Hillerbrand, 224–25. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-510365-3.

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 | name = Joel R. Beeke
 | birth_date = December 9, 1952
+| birth_place = [[wikipedia:Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo, Michigan]]
+| residency = [[wikipedia:Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids, Michigan]]
 | occupation = Pastor, Theologian, Professor, Seminary Chancellor
+| affiliations = [[Reformation Heritage Books]]<br>[[Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary]]
 | tradition_movement = [[Reformed tradition|Reformed]]
 | spouse = [[Mary Beeke|Mary Kamp]] (m. 1989)
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 | website = [https://joelbeeke.org joelbeeke.org]
 }}
-'''Joel Robert Beeke''' (born December 9, 1952) is an American [[Calvinism|Reformed]] [[Christian theology|theologian]] who is a [[pastor]] in the [[Heritage Reformed Congregations]] and the chancellor of [[Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary]]. Under the oversight of the Heritage Reformed Congregations, Beeke helped found [[Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary]] in 1995, where he served as president until he assumed the chancellorship in 2023. He teaches there as the [[wikipedia:professor|professor]] of [[homiletics]], [[systematic theology]], and [[Pastoral theology|practical theology]]. Beeke has also taught as [[wikipedia:Adjunct professor|adjunct faculty]] at [[Reformed Theological Seminary]] and [[Grand Rapids Theological Seminary]] (now Cornerstone Theological Seminary); he was an adjunct professor of theology at [[Westminster Theological Seminary]] in [[wikipedia:Philadelphia|Philadelphia]], [[wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], from 1993 to 1998; he lectured in homiletics at [[Westminster Seminary California]] in [[wikipedia:Escondido, California|Escondido, California]] from 1995 to 2001; and he has lectured at dozens of [[Seminary|seminaries]] around the world.
+'''Joel Robert Beeke''' (born December 9, 1952) is an American [[Calvinism|Reformed]] [[Christian theology|theologian]] who is a [[pastor]] in the [[Heritage Reformed Congregations]] and the chancellor of [[Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary]]. Under the oversight of the Heritage Reformed Congregations, Beeke helped found [[Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary]] in 1995, where he served as president until he assumed the chancellorship in 2023. He teaches there as the [[wikipedia:professor|professor]] of [[homiletics]], [[systematic theology]], and [[Pastoral theology|practical theology]]. Beeke has also taught as [[wikipedia:Adjunct professor|adjunct faculty]] at [[Reformed Theological Seminary]] and [[Grand Rapids Theological Seminary]] (now [[Cornerstone Theological Seminary]]); he was an adjunct professor of theology at [[Westminster Theological Seminary]] in [[wikipedia:Philadelphia|Philadelphia]], [[wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], from 1993 to 1998; he lectured in homiletics at [[Westminster Seminary California]] in [[wikipedia:Escondido, California|Escondido, California]] from 1995 to 2001; and he has lectured at dozens of [[Seminary|seminaries]] around the world.
 Beeke founded [[Reformation Heritage Books]] (RHB) in 1994. He was the president and editorial director of RHB from 1994 to 2022 and has been the board chairman since 2022. He is the editor of the ''Puritan Reformed Journal'' and ''The Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth'' magazine, the [[wikipedia:Periodical literature|periodical]] of the [[Heritage Reformed Congregations]]; he is the president of Inheritance Publishers, a ministry that republishes sermons in the Reformed tradition from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries; and he is the vice president of the [[Dutch Reformed Translation Society]].<ref>“Joel R. Beeke,” Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, January 23, 2024, <nowiki>https://prts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/JoelBeeke-CV-2023.pdf</nowiki>, 1–2.</ref>
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 ==Early life==
-Joel Robert Beeke was the fourth of five children and the third son born to John Beeke (1920–1993) and Johanna (née Van Strien) Beeke (1920–2012) on December 9, 1952, in [[wikipedia:Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo, Michigan]].<ref>“Church News: John Beeke [Obituary],” ''Banner of Truth'' 59, no. 4 (April 1993): 108; Paul M. Smalley, “Introduction: The Puritan Piety of Joel Beeke,” in ''Puritan Piety: Writings in Honor of Joel R. Beeke'', ed. Michael A. G. Haykin and Paul M. Smalley (Fearn, UK: Christian Focus, 2018), 10.</ref> Beeke’s father, John Beeke, was born in [[wikipedia:Krabbendijke|Krabbendijke]], the [[wikipedia:Netherlands|Netherlands]], and emigrated to the [[wikipedia:United States|United States]] with his family when he was seven years old.<ref>Smalley, ''Puritan Piety'', 10.</ref> John and Johanna Beeke were devout [[Christians]] and raised their children in the [[Netherlands Reformed Congregations]].<ref>Smalley, ''Puritan Piety'', 10; “Testimony of Dr. Joel Beeke,” SermonAudio, May 5, 2013, <nowiki>https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=55132115396</nowiki>. 7:00–59.</ref> John Beeke worked as a [[wikipedia:Carpentry|carpenter]] and served as a [[wikipedia:Presbyterian polity|ruling elder]] in the [[Netherlands Reformed Congregation of Kalamazoo]] for forty years.<ref>“Testimony of Dr. Joel Beeke.” 28:02–28:04; 34:59–35:01; “Church News: John Beeke [Obituary],” ''Banner of Truth'' 59, no. 4 (April 1993): 108.</ref>
+Joel Robert Beeke was the fourth of five children and the third son born to John Beeke (1920–1993) and Johanna (née Van Strien) Beeke (1920–2012) on December 9, 1952, in [[wikipedia:Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo, Michigan]].<ref>“Church News: John Beeke [Obituary],” ''Banner of Truth'' 59, no. 4 (April 1993): 108; Paul M. Smalley, “Introduction: The Puritan Piety of Joel Beeke,” in ''Puritan Piety: Writings in Honor of Joel R. Beeke'', ed. Michael A. G. Haykin and Paul M. Smalley (Fearn, UK: Christian Focus, 2018), 10.</ref> Beeke’s father, John Beeke, was born in [[wikipedia:Krabbendijke|Krabbendijke]], the [[wikipedia:Netherlands|Netherlands]], and emigrated to the [[wikipedia:United States|United States]] with his family when he was seven years old.<ref>Smalley, ''Puritan Piety'', 10.</ref> John and Johanna Beeke were devout [[Christians]] and raised their children in the [[Netherlands Reformed Congregations]].<ref>Smalley, ''Puritan Piety'', 10; “Testimony of Dr. Joel Beeke,” SermonAudio, May 5, 2013, <nowiki>https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=55132115396</nowiki>. 7:00–59.</ref> John Beeke worked as a [[wikipedia:Carpentry|carpenter]] and served as a [[wikipedia:Presbyterian polity|ruling elder]] in the [[Netherlands Reformed Congregation (Kalamazoo, Michigan)]] for forty years.<ref>“Testimony of Dr. Joel Beeke.” 28:02–28:04; 34:59–35:01; “Church News: John Beeke [Obituary],” ''Banner of Truth'' 59, no. 4 (April 1993): 108.</ref>
 ==Conversion==
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 ==Select Bibliography==
-*''Assurance of Faith: Calvin, English Puritanism, and the Dutch Second Reformation''. Vol. 89, ''American University Studies''. New York: Peter Lang, 1991. ISBN|0-8204-1428-X.
+*''Assurance of Faith: Calvin, English Puritanism, and the Dutch Second Reformation''. Vol. 89, ''American University Studies''. New York: Peter Lang, 1991. ISBN 0-8204-1428-X.
 *“Acronius, Ruardus.” In ''The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation'', vol. 1, edited by Hans Joachim Hillerbrand, 2–3. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-510362-9.
-*“Bastingius, Jeremias.” In ''The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation'', vol. 1, edited by Hans Joachim Hillerbrand, 127–28. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-510362-9}}.
+*“Bastingius, Jeremias.” In ''The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation'', vol. 1, edited by Hans Joachim Hillerbrand, 127–28. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-510362-9.
 *“Taffin, Jean.” In ''The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation'', vol. 4, edited by Hans Joachim Hillerbrand, 143. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-510365-3.
 *“Venator, Adolphus.” In ''The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation'', vol. 4, edited by Hans Joachim Hillerbrand, 224–25. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-510365-3.