Batsell Barrett Baxter
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Batsell Barrett Baxter ( September 23, 1916, Cordell, Oklahoma – March 31, 1982, Nashville, Tennessee) was an influential preacher and writer within the Churches of Christ.[1]
Baxter was the son of Batsell Baxter, another influential leader within the Churches of Christ.[1] The younger Baxter preached his first sermon in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1933.[2]:71 He received his post-secondary education at Abilene Christian College (B.A.), University of Southern California (M.A., Ph.D.), and Vanderbilt University (B.D.).[1] He was appointed head of the Speech Department at David Lipscomb College in 1945.[1] Later he headed the Bible department at David Lipscomb College after his father died.[1]
Baxter preached in Nashville at the Trinity Lane Church of Christ from 1946 to 1951.[3]:171 He also preached at the Hillsboro Church of Christ in Nashville for 29 years from 1951 to 1980 when he retired.[1] He was also a writer for the Gospel Advocate and 20th-Century Christian.[3]:171
He wrote eleven books including Speaking for the Master, I Believe Because, and When Life Tumbles In.[2] He coauthored two books, and coedited seven more.[2]:71 He became the regular speaker for the Herald of Truth television program in August 1959.[1] When the program went to a radio series, he was featured periodically.[2]:71
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g Samuel S. Hill, Charles H. Lippy, Charles Reagan Wilson, Encyclopedia of Religion in the South, 2nd Edition, Mercer University Press, 2005, ISBN 0865547580, 9780865547582 854 pages, entry on Baxter, Batsell Barrett
- ^ a b c d Douglas Allen Foster and Anthony L. Dunnavant, The Encyclopedia of the Stone-Campbell Movement: Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Churches/Churches of Christ, Churches of Christ, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2004, ISBN 0802838987, 9780802838988, 854 pages, entry on Baxter, Batsell Barrett
- ^ a b Richard Thomas Hughes and R. L. Roberts, The Churches of Christ, 2nd Edition, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001, ISBN 0313233128, 9780313233128, 345 pages
[edit] External links
- Batsell Barrett Baxter at therestorationmovement.com
- Tract Written by Batsell Barrett Baxter
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