R. Albert Mohler, Jr., Past President 2021

Educational Background

  • B.A., Samford University
  • M.Div., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • Additional Studies: Saint Meinrad School of Theology and Oxford University (England)

Current Position

President, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Select Publications

  • The Prayer That Turns the World Upside Down: The Lord’s Prayer as a Manifesto for Revolution (Thomas Nelson, 2018)
  • Acts 1-12 For You: Charting the Birth of the Church (The Good Book Company, 2018)
  • Exalting Jesus in Hebrews (Holman Reference, 2017)
  • We Cannot Be Silent: Speaking Truth to a Culture Redefining Sex, Marriage, and the Very Meaning of Right and Wrong (Thomas Nelson, 2015)
  • Conviction to Lead: 25 Principles for Leadership That Matters (Bethany House, 2014)
  • Culture Shift: Engaging Current Issues with Timeless Truth (Multnomah, 2011)
  • Atheism Remix: A Christian Confronts the New Atheists (Crossway, 2008)

About Dr. Mohler

Since 1993 Dr. Mohler has served as president and Joseph Emerson Brown Professor of Christian Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He is the author of twelve books, including commentaries on Hebrews and the Book of Acts, and he has written scores of articles and essays and is frequently engaged by national media. He is a committed churchman, and he is also committed to the task of public theology. Dr. Mohler hosts two podcasts, The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview, and Thinking in Public, a series of conversations with leading thinkers. Dr. Mohler and his wife Mary live in Louisville, Kentucky, and they have two children and two grandchildren.