Stanley James Grenz (1950–2005) was an American Protestant Christian theologian and ethicist in the Baptist tradition.

[5] He served as Professor of Systematic Theology and Christian Ethics at the North American Baptist Seminary in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, from 1981 to 1990.

[4] In fall 2004, he assumed an appointment as Professor of Theological Studies at Mars Hill Graduate School in Seattle, Washington.

[7][8] He held to a specific concept eternal security in which "the presence of the Spirit guarantees that the one who is truly converted will remain in faith to the end"[9] reflecting his view of corporate election.

Writers, Editors and Poets, Grenz died in his sleep 12 March 2005 from a brain aneurysm in St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver.