Richard J. Mouw has served as president of Fuller Theological Seminary since 1993, after having served the seminary for four years as provost and senior vice president. A philosopher, scholar, and author, Dr. Mouw joined the faculty of Fuller as professor of Christian philosophy and ethics in September 1985. Before coming to Fuller he served for 17 years as professor of philosophy at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

A graduate of Houghton College, Dr. Mouw studied at Western Theological Seminary and earned a master’s degree in philosophy at the University of Alberta. His PhD in philosophy is from the University of Chicago.

Dr. Mouw has a broad record of publication and he has served on many editorial boards, including currently Books and Culture. He is the author of 17 books, including Consulting the Faithful, The Smell of Sawdust: What Evangelicals Can Learn from Their Fundamentalist Heritage, He Shines in All That’s Fair: Culture and Common Grace, Wonderful Words of Life, Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport, Traditions in Leadership (with co-editor Eric Jacobsen), and, most recently, Praying at Burger King. Dr. Mouw is a regular columnist on the popular spirituality website beliefnet.com and he maintains a personal blog.

Dr. Mouw has also participated on many councils and boards, including the Commission on Accreditation for the Association of Theological Schools (as chair) and the Council on Civil Society. He currently serves on advisory boards for Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, the International Justice Mission, and the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy.

Dr. Mouw’s wife, Phyllis, is an art historian who is involved in seminary and community programs. Their son Dirk, daughter-in-law Christine, and grandsons, Willem and Peter, live in Arkansas.