Somebody just wrote a Master's thesis on the life of Peter Ruckman!
Inspired in the Original English: The Life and Works of Peter S. Ruckman, by Jacob Bratcher (Univ. of Ga., 2020)
a few more for you:
John Birch, A Life
Lester Roloff in Life and Death
Devil in the Baptist Church (Bob Gray)
Fundamental Baptist Biographies
Discussion in 'Fundamental Baptist Forum' started by TheOldJudge, Jul 3, 2021.
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Who is John Weidenaar? I must confess that I am unfamiliar with "Western Fundamentalism," its history, organizations, and ministers. -
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James Norton, Winning Japan for Jesus (1989). This is by the senior missionary of our mission board in Japan. The book is not a complete autobiography, but has quite a bit of biography in it. The only problem is that it is very difficult to lay hands on it. The publisher was Dawn Press in Japan, a small specialty outfit.
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Charles Cowman, Missionary Warrior, by his wife, Lettie Cowman. Cowman was a fundamentalist holiness missionary to Japan back at the beginning of the 20th century. He saw some amazing results for the Lord, but after about 20 years collapsed physically and was bedridden. His wife then would read to him from good Christian books, and took from that reading to edit the famous devotional book, Streams in the Desert.
Edgar Feghaly, Forward in the Face of Fear. This is a recent autobiography by an amazing Lebanese independent Baptist missionary. What a blessing to read about the dangers he's been in for the Lord, and the things the Lord has done through him.
Billy Renstrom, Darkness is Light. Billy was a wonderful Gospel singer who traveled with Evangelist Bill Rice. He was blinded by a grenade, I think it was, in the Army in WW2, but eventually surgery made him see.
Fred Barlow, Profiles in Evangelism. This is a book of short biographies. Some of those stories you can find told nowhere else. It is still available from the Sword of the Lord: Sword of the Lord Ministries -
Added the Billy Renstrom biography to my "wish list." Thank you for that suggestion.
One title that I forgot to mention was Then Sings My Soul: The Memoirs of a Good-for-Nothing, the autobiography of Dr. David W. Winget. Since you are familiar with Tennessee Temple University, JohnofJapan, I thought that you might recognize this name. He was apparently a presence on the University campus for decades. -
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The Honor Was All Mine (Robert Sumner)
Mr. Baptist (Clarence Walker)
A Man Among Them: The Les Ollila Story
From Dope Fiend's Cell to the Pulpit: The Life Story of Fred Garland
In Mysterious Ways: Incidents from the Life Story of Harvey Springer
A Champion of the Local Church: A Biography of Dr. Samuel James Bradford, by C. Laverne Gaylord (M.A. thesis, Denver Baptist Theological Seminary, 1968) -
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Cowboy Boots in Darkest Africa, by Bill Rice, is a really fun biography of just the one trip Rice made, not his whole life.
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Patriarch of the Rockies: The Life Story of Joshua Gravett
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Men like that are heroes of the faith who deserve to have their legacy preserved in print so that future generations may learn from their successes and mistakes. -
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Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International board announces alternate name: "Foundations Baptist Fellowship"
"We have come to believe that in deference to fundamentalists who must avoid their own identifying term lest they add an unnecessary offense to the Gospel, that the FBFI should provide an alternative."
"In its recent board meeting, those present were unanimous in their support of the name “Foundations Baptist Fellowship.” The FBFI may now be referenced by any of the following terms: “Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International,” “the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International, dba Foundations Baptist Fellowship International,” or simply, “Foundations Baptist Fellowship.” Generally, as is most common, the acronym “FBFI” will be used."
"The FBFI will continue to function under its corporate name, Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International, Inc." -
Update on Tom Wallace's biography:
Brother Wallace told me that his memoirs were sent to a printing press last month so that the printer could read over the manuscript and determine an appropriate timetable for publication. The book is tentatively titled The Man from Odd, due to Brother Wallace being born in Odd, West Virginia. He has twenty-two chapters in the manuscript that promise to cover his extensive ministries in Tennessee, Maryland, Kentucky, and his evangelistic campaigns around the nation. A meeting has been scheduled with the printer this week to talk about the details regarding publication.
I am so looking forward to this book! It will be a blessing to many! -
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My son-in-law's older sister has drafted a biography of Dr. John Dreisbach, medical missionary to Africa (and many other places) but has been unable to find a willing publisher and likely lacks the resources to self-publish. Dr. D and his wife were the subject of the BJU film "Beyond the Night".
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There is also Local Church Bible Publishers (Local Church Bible Publishers | A ministry of Parker Memorial Baptist Church) in Lansing, Michigan, and Faith Baptist Church Publications (Faith Baptist Church (myfocusonfaith.com)) in Fort Pierce, Florida. Both of these ministries have published biographies and re-printed old volumes that had been out of print for years.
If she needs any help in getting them published, let me know! Dr. Dreisbach's story needs to be told in print! -
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