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{{Short description|American theologian}}
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'''Owen Strachan''' (pronounced "Stran"<ref>https://cbmw.org/2013/01/07/owen-strachan-named-new-cbmw-executive-director/</ref>) is an American [[Calvinist]] theologian. He is [[Provost (education)|provost]] of Grace Bible Theological Seminary in [[Arkansas]] and became the Senior Director of the Dobson Culture Center in June 2024.


Strachan studied at [[Bowdoin College]], [[Southern Baptist Theological Seminary]], and [[Trinity Evangelical Divinity School]].<ref>https://gbtseminary.org/gbtseminary-faculty/owen-strachan/</ref> He previously taught at [[Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary]] and served as president of the [[Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood]] from 2014 to 2016.<ref>https://cbmw.org/2014/05/12/owen-strachan-appointed-president-of-cbmw/</ref><ref>https://cbmw.org/2016/07/12/cbmw-announcement-owen-strachan-resigns-as-cbmw-president/</ref><ref>https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/trinity-issue-not-tied-to-cbmw-pres-resignation/</ref>
Strachan is a critic of both [[wokeness]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Giatti |first1=Ian M. |title=Author, theology professor Owen Strachan says feminism, 'wokeness' behind cultural 'war on men' |url=https://www.christianpost.com/books/owen-strachan-says-feminism-wokeness-behind-war-on-men.html |access-date=24 January 2024 |work=[[Christian Post]] |date=3 October 2023}}</ref> and [[Christian nationalism]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smietana |first1=Bob |title=Calvinist activist warns that white nationalism is invading Reformed churches |url=https://religionnews.com/2023/08/23/calvinist-author-and-professor-warns-that-white-nationalism-is-invading-reformed-churches-owen-strachan/ |access-date=24 January 2024 |work=[[Religion News Service]] |date=23 August 2023}}</ref> His podcast "Grace and Truth with Owen Strachan" is hosted by the [[Salem Podcast Network]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Salem Podcast Network Announces the Launch of "Grace and Truth with Owen Strachan" |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/salem-podcast-network-announces-launch-232900607.html |access-date=24 January 2024 |work=[[Business Wire]] |date=3 October 2023}}</ref> Mark Wingfield, writing for ''[[Baptist News Global]]'' in 2022, suggested that Strachan "remains an influential person among the right-most flank of the [[Southern Baptist Convention|SBC]]."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wingfield |first1=Mark |title=Has God really 'staked everything on men'? |url=https://baptistnews.com/article/has-god-really-staked-everything-on-men/ |access-date=24 January 2024 |work=[[Baptist News Global]] |date=6 April 2022}}</ref>
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Owen Strachan
Birth Name Owen D. Strachan
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Birth Place Maine, U.S.
Occupation(s) Pastor, author, theologian
Spouse(s) Bethany Strachan
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Owen Strachan (pronounced "Stran"[1]) is an American Calvinist theologian. He is provost of Grace Bible Theological Seminary in Arkansas and became the Senior Director of the Dobson Culture Center in June 2024.

Strachan studied at Bowdoin College, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.[2] He previously taught at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and served as president of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood from 2014 to 2016.[3][4][5]

Strachan is a critic of both wokeness[6] and Christian nationalism.[7] His podcast "Grace and Truth with Owen Strachan" is hosted by the Salem Podcast Network.[8] Mark Wingfield, writing for Baptist News Global in 2022, suggested that Strachan "remains an influential person among the right-most flank of the SBC."[9]

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