{{short description|American theologian (born 1946)}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2011}}{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Use American English|date=August 2024}} '''Cornelius''' "'''Neal'''" '''Plantinga Jr.''' (born 14 February 1946<ref>[http://internal.calvinseminary.edu/pubs/kerux/krx37-2.pdf "A Short History of Pres. Plantinga"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114013910/https://internal.calvinseminary.edu/pubs/kerux/krx37-2.pdf |date=2013-11-14 }}, ''Kerux'' 37.2 (2002), p. 5.</ref>) is an American theologian. He served as president of Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan from 2002 to 2011.<ref name=mlive>[http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/10/religion_briefs_ed_dobson_docu.html Religion briefs], MLive.</ref> He was born in Jamestown, North Dakota.
Plantinga received an AB degree from Calvin College in 1967, a BD degree from Calvin Theological Seminary in 1971, and a PhD degree from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1982.<ref name=bio>[http://www.calvin.edu/hh/seminary_presidents/semm_pres_plantinga.htm Cornelius Plantinga Jr.], Calvin College.</ref> He is the brother of philosopher Alvin Plantinga and musicologist Leon Plantinga.<ref>[http://internal.calvinseminary.edu/pubs/kerux/krx37-2.pdf "Inaugural Lectures"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114013910/https://internal.calvinseminary.edu/pubs/kerux/krx37-2.pdf |date=2013-11-14 }}, ''Kerux'' 37.2 (2002), p. 4.</ref>
Plantinga has written several books, including ''Not the Way It's Supposed to Be'' (Eerdmans, 1995), the ''Christianity Today'' "Book of the Year" in 1996 and ''Engaging God's World'' (Eerdmans, 2002), a ''Christianity Today'' "Book of the Year" in 2003.{{Citation needed|date=May 2013}} He presented the Warfield lectures at Princeton Theological Seminary in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Plantinga To Give Princeton Lectures {{!}} Christian Reformed Church |url=https://www.crcna.org/news-and-events/news/plantinga-give-princeton-lectures |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=www.crcna.org |language=en}}</ref>
He taught systematic theology at Calvin Seminary from 1979 to 1996. He became Dean of the Chapel at Calvin College in 1996 and was President of Calvin Seminary from 2002 to 2011.<ref name=mlive /> He is currently Senior Research Fellow at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Calvin University.<ref>[http://worship.calvin.edu/about/staff-directory/cornelius-plantinga-jr Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.], Calvin Institute of Christian Worship.</ref>
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