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R. C. Sproul

This article is about the founder of Ligonier Ministries. For his son, see R. C. Sproul Jr.

R. C. Sproul
Sproul in 2006
Born
Robert Charles Sproul

(1939-02-13)February 13, 1939
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1]
DiedDecember 14, 2017(2017-12-14) (aged 78)
Altamonte Springs, Florida, U.S.[2]
Education
Occupations
  • Professor
  • author
  • pastor
Spouse
Vesta Sproul
​
(m. 1960)​
[3]
Children2, including R. C. Sproul Jr.
Theological work
Tradition or movementReformed (Presbyterianism)
Main interests

Robert Charles Sproul (/sproʊl/ SPROHL; February 13, 1939 – December 14, 2017) was an American Reformed theologian and ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church in America. He was the founder and chairman of Ligonier Ministries (named for the Ligonier Valley just outside Pittsburgh, where the ministry started as a study center for college and seminary students) and could be heard daily on the Renewing Your Mind radio broadcast in the United States and internationally. Under Sproul's direction, Ligonier Ministries produced the Ligonier Statement on Biblical Inerrancy, which would eventually grow into the 1978 Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy. Along with Norman Geisler, Sproul was one of the chief architects of the statement.[4][5] Sproul has been described as "the greatest and most influential proponent of the recovery of Reformed theology in the last century."[6][7][8]

  1. ^ Nichols, Stephen J. (2021). R. C. Sproul: A Life. Wheaton, IL: Crossway. pp. 16–17. ISBN 978-1-4335-4477-4. Archived from the original on January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  2. ^ Banks, Adelle M. (December 15, 2017). "R.C. Sproul, theologian and religious broadcaster, dies at 78". USA Today. Archived from the original on January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  3. ^ Nichols, Stephen J. (2021). R. C. Sproul: A Life. Wheaton, IL: Crossway. pp. 51–52. ISBN 978-1-4335-4477-4. Archived from the original on January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  4. ^ Shellnutt, Kate (December 14, 2017), "Died: R. C. Sproul, Reformed Theologian Who Founded Ligonier Ministries", Christianity Today
  5. ^ "Stations - Renewing Your Mind". Renewing Your Mind. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  6. ^ Comas, Martin E. "Prominent theologian R.C. Sproul of Sanford dies at 78". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  7. ^ "A Bright and Burning Light: Robert Charles Sproul, February 13, 1939-December 14, 2017". albertmohler.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  8. ^ "Obituary: Rev. R.C. Sproul, Presbyterian theologian, founded Ligonier Ministries". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved December 16, 2017.

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