Richard Muller (theologian)

Richard A. Muller
TitleP. J. Zondervan Professor of Historical Theology Emeritus
AwardsMellon Post-Doctoral Research Grant
Academic background
Alma mater
  • Queens College, City University of New York (B.A., 1969)
  • Union Theological Seminary (M.Div., 1972)
  • Duke University (Ph.D., 1976)
Academic work
DisciplineHistorical theology, Reformation studies
Institutions
Main interestsReformation, Reformed scholasticism, Protestant orthodoxy
Notable works
  • Post-Reformation Reformed Dogmatics

Richard A. Muller (born October 12, 1948, in Flushing, New York) is an American historian of theology and professor emeritus at Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A leading scholar of Reformation and post-Reformation thought, he is best known for his work on Reformed scholasticism and Protestant orthodoxy, particularly through his multi-volume study Post-Reformation Reformed Dogmatics. Muller has taught at Fuller Theological Seminary and served on the editorial boards of the Sixteenth Century Journal and the Reformation and Renaissance Review.