Preston Sprinkle
Preston Sprinkle is an author and speaker known for addressing challenging biblical and cultural topics with grace and theological depth. His work focuses on helping Christians navigate difficult conversations around sexuality, violence, and social justice from a biblical perspective. Preston is dedicated to equipping believers to think critically about their faith and engage compassionately with a complex world.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Preston Sprinkle
What is Preston Sprinkle's theology?
Sprinkle is a broadly evangelical biblical scholar with a PhD from Aberdeen who resists tidy partisan labels. He holds a high view of Scripture, affirms the historic Christian sexual ethic, and is known for hosting charitable long-form conversations with people across theological and political divides on his Theology in the Raw podcast.
Is Preston Sprinkle affirming of same-sex marriage?
No. Sprinkle holds the historic view that marriage is between a man and a woman, argued in books like People to Be Loved and Does the Bible Support Same-Sex Marriage? 21 Conversations. At the same time, he emphasizes that LGBTQ people should be treated with dignity and genuinely welcomed in churches, and he critiques evangelical culture-war postures.
What is The Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender?
It is an organization Sprinkle co-founded and leads that equips churches to engage questions of sexuality and gender with what it calls 'theological faithfulness and courageous love.' It produces courses, pastoral papers, and conferences from a historic-sexual-ethic perspective.
What is Exiles in Babylon?
Exiles in Babylon is the annual conference Sprinkle launched in 2022 through Theology in the Raw. It deliberately platforms a range of viewpoints on contested topics — sexuality, race, politics, hell — modeling disagreement within a shared commitment to Scripture.
What else has Preston Sprinkle written about?
Beyond sexuality and gender, Sprinkle co-authored Erasing Hell with Francis Chan, wrote Fight on Christian nonviolence, and Exiles on Christian political identity. His consistent theme is that Christians are 'exiles' whose primary allegiance transcends partisan politics.