2009 William R. Rice Lecture Series
Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Speaker: Dr. Mark Sidwell
Theme: “The Presbyterians: History, Controversies, and Trends” – notes
Lectures:
Four primary areas were addressed in the three lecture sessions, providing some overlap in the recordings: (1) Fundamentals of Presbyterianism; (2) Approaching American Presbyterianism; (3) Presbyterianism in the 20th Century; (4) Contemporary Presbyterian Groups and Controversies.
Session 1 – mp3
Session 2 – mp3
Session 3 (including Q & A) – mp3
About Our Speaker:
Dr. Mark Sidwell is Professor of History at Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC, and has served in that capacity since 2001. Prior to that, he served as Director of the Fundamentalism File (1998-2005) at the BJU Library. Mark also held a variety of editorial and managerial posts at BJU Press (1984-1998), and served as the Book Review Editor (1995-2005) for Biblical Viewpoint, the journal of the BJU School of Religion.
Mark earned a Ph.D. in church history from Bob Jones University (1988). He also received his B.A. (1980) and M.A. (1982) degrees from BJU.
In addition to his classroom duties, Dr. Sidwell is also a frequent conference speaker and a published author.
Books
The Dividing Line: Understanding and Applying Biblical Separation
Faith of Our Fathers: Scenes from Church History
Faith of Our Fathers: Scenes from American Church History
For God and His People: Ulrich Zwingli and the Swiss Reformation
Free Indeed: Heroes of Black Christian History
The Triumph of Truth: A Life of Martin Luther
United States History for Christian Schools
World Studies for Christian Schools
