William Roscoe Estep
American theologian
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- PhD Church History Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Bachelors Theology Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Bachelors History Baylor University
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, William Roscoe Estep was an American Baptist historian and professor. He was an authority on the Anabaptist movement. Career and life Estep was professor of Church history emeritus at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary from 1954 until his retirement in 1990, however he continued to teach until 1994. During that time, he wrote numerous works on subjects including Baptist and Anabaptist history, religious liberty and world missions. He also was involved in several church organisations including the American Society of Church History; the Conference on Faith and History ; Southern Baptist Historical Society; the Texas Baptist Historical Society; and the Historical Committee of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Estep's most significant contribution was his work on the Anabaptist movement of the 16th century and he wrote several books on the subject. His colleague James Leo Garrett, professor of theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary said that "Estep was one of the four leading American scholars on Anabaptism in the 20th century."
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