Ian A. McFarland

Ian A. McFarland
Born
Ian Alexander McFarland

1963 (age 62–63)
Hartford, CT
SpouseAnn Lillya
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisTeaching with Authority (1995)
Doctoral advisorKathryn Tanner
Academic work
DisciplineTheology
Sub-disciplineSystematic theology
School or traditionLutheranism
Institutions

Ian Alexander McFarland (born 1963) is an American Lutheran theologian who has served since 2019 as Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Theology at Emory University's Candler School of Theology, His books include The Hope of Glory: A Theology of Redemption (2024), The Word Made Flesh: A Theology of the Incarnation (2019), From Nothing: A Theology of Creation (2014), In Adam's Fall: A Meditation on the Christian Doctrine of Original Sin (2010), and The Divine Image: Envisioning the Invisible God (2005).