Collin Hansen Explained

Collin Hansen (born April 7, 1981) is an American journalist who serves as vice president for content and editor in chief for the Gospel Coalition. He is best known for his writing on the New Calvinism, and he hosts the Gospelbound podcast.^[1]

Biography and education

Hansen is from Chester, South Dakota. He received an undergraduate degree in history and journalism from Northwestern University. He earned a Master of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.^[2] Prior to working for the Gospel Coalition, Hansen was an associate editor for Christianity Today.He lives with his wife and children in Birmingham, Alabama, and serves on the advisory board of Beeson Divinity School.^[3] He is the founder of the Shelby Foote Society.^[4]

New Calvinism

Hansen is considered an expert on the New Calvinism, a term that was coined for the title of his 2008 book Young, Restless, Reformed: A Journalist's Journey With the New Calvinists.^[5] He has been quoted on the movement by Time^[6] and The New York Times.^[7]

Books

• Young, Restless, Reformed: A Journalist's Journey With the New Calvinists
• A God-Sized Vision: Revival Stories That Stretch and Stir (coauthor with John D. Woodbridge)
• Four Views on the Spectrum of Evangelicalism (coeditor with Andrew Naselli)
• Blind Spots: Becoming a Courageous, Compassionate, and Commissioned Church
• Gospelbound: Living with Resolute Hope in an Anxious Age (coauthored with Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra)
• Rediscover Church: Why the Body of Christ is Essential (coauthored with Jonathan Leeman)
• Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation

References

1. Web site: Editorial Team of TGC. The Gospel Coalition. 2015-03-19.
2. Web site: Collin Hansen . The Gospel Coalition . 2014-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140320200929/http://thegospelcoalition.org/contributors/collin_hansen/ . 2014-03-20 . dead .
3. Web site: New Advisory Board. beesondivinity.com. 2014-04-07.
4. Web site: Shelby Foote Society Facebook Group. facebook.com. 2015-04-07.
5. Web site: Piper . John . John Piper (theologian) . The New Calvinism and the New Community . Desiring God . 2014-03-12 . 2014-04-07.
6. Van Biema . David . The New Calvinism - 10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now . . March 12, 2009 . April 7, 2014.
7. News: Mark . Oppenheimer . January 3, 2014 . Evangelicals Find Themselves in the Midst of a Calvinist Revival. . April 7, 2014.