| David F. Wells | |
| Era: | 20th and 21st Century |
| Birth Name: | David Falconer Wells |
| Birth Date: | 11 May 1939 |
| Birth Place: | Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia |
| Occupation: | Professor, Author, Theologian |
| Distinguished Senior Research Professor at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary | |
| Spouse: | Jane |
| Discipline: | Biblical research |
| Education: | University of London, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School |
| Alma Mater: | Manchester University (Ph.D.) |
| Main Interests: | Theology, Culture, Postmodernism, Evangelicalism |
| Workplaces: | Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary |
| Notable Works: | No Place for Truth, or Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology? |
David Falconer Wells (born May 11, 1939) is Distinguished Senior Research Professor at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.[1] He is the author of several books in which his evangelical theology engages with the modern world. He has taught at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School[2] and has served as the Academic Dean at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary's Charlotte, North Carolina campus.
Wells received his B.D. from the University of London; Th.M. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Ph.D. from Manchester University (England); and was a post-doctoral Research Fellow at Yale Divinity School. Wells is a Council member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. He also serves on the board of the Rafiki Foundation and as a member for the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization.[3] The Cambridge Declaration came about in 1996 as a result of his book No Place for Truth, or Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology?
He has authored, co-authored, or edited numerous publications including: