Watch James I. Packer

James I. Packer was born in Gloucestershire, England in 1926. He attended Oxford University from which he earned a D.Phil. degree in 1954, and was ordained in the Church of England two years earlier. Packer served briefly as a curate and then held a series of academic posts at Tyndale Hall, Bristol and Trinity College, Bristol until 1979 when he became professor of historical and systematic theology at Regent College, Vancouver, Canada. He is a strong supporter of biblical inerrancy, and a theologian who combines the evangelical reformed tradition with Puritan tradition. Packer has made a thorough study of Puritan spirituality and was influenced early on by the writings of Richard Baxter and John Owen. "I was called to be a pastor," says Packer, "and I am a pastor still -- teaching is the way I fulfill my pastoral ministry. This program is part of the Christian Catalyst VIPS Collection.

James I. Packer is a 2006 documentary with a runtime of 28 minutes.