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William
Roscoe Estep (February 12, 1920 – July 14,
2000) was an American Baptist historian and
professor. He was
considered at the time to be an authority on the
Anabaptist movement. Career and lifeEstep 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
organizations 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."
Estep
married Edna Alice, and this union produced two
sons; William Merl Estep and Martin Andrew Estep;
three adughters; Rhoda Elaine Macdonald, Mary
McDowell Morgan and Lena Jan Gipson. At the time of
his death he had nine grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by his daughter, Alice Ann Estep,
and his son, Martin Andrew Estep. He died in 2000,
at the age of 80, of pancreatic cancer. Published
Works: Why
Baptists?: A study of Baptist faith and
heritage Renaissance and Reformation
(ISBN 0802800505), 1986 Revolution Within the
Revolution: The First Amendment in Historical
Context, 1612-1789 (ISBN 0802804586), 1990
Whole Gospel Whole World: The
Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist
Convention 1845-1995. 1994 The
Anabaptist Story: An Introduction to
Sixteenth-Century
Anabaptism Anabaptist Beginnings,
1523-1533: A Sourcebook (Bibliotheca humanistica et
reformatorica) (ISBN 9060043375), 1976 "The History Guy" is a Registered Trademark. |
Citation http://www.historyguy.com/biofiles/estep_william_roscoe.html
Family Name
(b.
Year)--Father Name
(b.
Year)
--Mother Edna
Alice (b.
Year)
--Wife Siblings Name
(b. Year) Children Martin
Andrew Estep (b.
Year)--Son Rhoda
Elaine
Macdonald--Daughter Mary
McDowell
Morgan--Daughter Lena
Jan
Gipson--Daughter Links
and Resources on William Roscoe
Estep William
Estep's obituary
--From
The Baptist Standard. William
Estep--Wikipedia
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