Don Carson Biography
Don Carson is a Canadian-born American, Reformed Evangelical theologian, and professor of the New Testament. Additionally, he is the founder of the Gospel Coalition.
Don Carson Age
How old is Carson? He is 76 years old as of 2023. He was born Donald Arthur Carson on December 21, 1946, in Montreal, Quebec.
Don Carson Education
In 1963 – 1967, Carson spent the years in Montreal at McGill University where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry and mathematics. He then moved to Toronto where he completed his Master of Divinity degree from Central Baptist Seminary.
Don Carson Height|Weight
He stands on an average height of 5 feet 7 inches and weighs around 80kgs
Don Carson Family
He is the son of Thomas Donald McMillan Carson and Elizabeth Margaret Maybury. He grew up in Drummondville, the second of three children, where his father pastored a bilingual church. His father planted multiple churches and pastored in French-speaking Canada.

Don Carson Wife
He is happily married to Joy Wheildon. The couple tied the knot on August 16, 1975.
Don Carson Children
Carson and his wife Joy Wheildon are blessed with two children and reside in Libertyville, Illinois.
Don Carson Career
Carson worked as pastor of the Richmond Baptist Church in Richmond, British Columbia from 1970 to 1972. He worked three years at the Northwest Baptist Theological College after his doctoral research and was the seminary’s founding dean in 1976. Carson joined Trinity Evangelical Divinity School’s faculty in 1978, where he presently serves as a professor of studies.
A Festschrift, Understanding the Times: New Testament Studies in the 21st Century: Essays in Honor of D, was released in his memory in 2011. A. Carson on the 65th birthday occasion. Andreas J. Köstenberger, Grant Osborne, Mark Dever, Douglas Moo, Peter O’Brien, and Craig Blomberg were among the contributors. Carson is a founding council member of The Gospel Coalition.
Don Carson Books
- The King James Version Debate: A Plea for Realism
- Exegetical Fallacies
- Showing the Spirit: A Theological Exposition of 1 Corinthians 12-14
- How Long, O Lord?: Reflections on Suffering and Evil
- An Introduction to the New Testament
- The Gospel according to John
- A Call to Spiritual Reformation: Priorities from Paul and His Prayers
- The Cross and Christian Ministry: Leadership Lessons from 1 Corinthians
- The Inclusive Language Debate: A Plea for Realism
- The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God
- For the Love of God
- Telling the Truth: Evangelizing Postmoderns
- Telling the Truth: Evangelizing Postmoderns
- Gagging of God, The: Christianity Confronts Pluralism
- Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church: Understanding a Movement and Its Implications
- An Introduction to the New Testament
- Christ and Culture Revisited
- Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor: The Life and Reflections of Tom Carson
- The Intolerance of Tolerance
- Evangelicalism: What Is It and Is It Worth Keeping?
- Scandalous: The Cross and Resurrection of Jesus
- Sermon on the Mount: An Exposition of Matthew 5-7
- The God Who Is There: Finding Your Place In God’s
- Jesus the Son of God: A Christological Title Often Overlooked, Sometimes Misunderstood, and Currently Disputed
- Praying with Paul: A Call To Spiritual Reformation
Don Carson Quotes
“People do not drift toward Holiness. Apart from grace-driven effort, people do not gravitate toward godliness, prayer, obedience to Scripture, faith, and delight in the Lord. We drift toward compromise and call it tolerance; we drift toward disobedience and call it freedom; drifting toward superstition and call it faith. We cherish the indiscipline of lost self-control and call it relaxation; slouch toward prayerlessness and delude ourselves into thinking we have escaped legalism; we slide toward godlessness and convince ourselves we have been liberated.”
“If God had perceived that our greatest need was economic, he would have sent an economist. He had perceived that our greatest need was entertainment, he would have sent us a comedian or an artist. If God had perceived that our greatest need was political stability, he would have sent us a politician. He had perceived that our greatest need was health, he would have sent us a doctor. But he perceived that our greatest need involved our sin, our alienation from him, our profound rebellion, our death; and he sent us a Savior. ”
“The broader problem is that a great deal of popular preaching and teaching uses the bible as a pegboard on which to hang a fair bit of Christianized pop psychology or moralizing encouragement, with very little effort to teach the faithful, from the Bible, the massive doctrines of historic confessional Christianity.”
Don Carson Salary|Net Worth
Carson has an estimated salary ranging between $70,000 – $125,000 and has an estimated net worth of $1 Million -$ 20 Million.
Don Carson Social Media Platforms
He is very active on social media platforms and has over 12k followers on Twitter, 500 followers on Instagram, and over 4k followers on Facebook.