Synopsis: Thomas H. Olbricht grew up in Churches of Christ, has
taught in several of their universities, and has given religious
lectures on six continents and in most states in the United States.
He has met most leaders in Churches of Christ globally. He has been
active in several religious and rhetoric societies and has worked
with leaders in all these organizations to bring about changes over
the past sixty years. C. Clifton Black and Duane F. Watson wrote
about Olbricht, "Tom Olbricht possesses a memory of elephantine
proportions. Not only does he have at his fingertips the names and
places and dates; better than most he understands how the study of
rhetoric has flourished among, while cross-pollinating, multiple
disciplines in the humanities, classics, English, speech
communication, and religion." Endorsements: "Tom Olbricht has
mentored thousands through his long career as a teacher, writer,
and church leader and continues to do so powerfully through this
volume. In this frank and unassuming account, Olbricht provides
rich insights not only into his own formation and life in Churches
of Christ, but also into the complex development of that body in
the twentieth century. Olbricht's immense influence on theological
education in Churches of Christ makes his story a vital resource
for understanding the development of this significant American, and
now global, religious movement." -Douglas A. Foster Professor of
Church History and Director, Center for Restoration Studies Abilene
Christian University "Olbricht travels a path from his childhood to
the present. His personal reflections with incredible detail weave
together his dedication to scholarship and the church. Along the
path one hears about his meetings, personal and intellectual, with
leading twentieth-century New Testament scholars and leaders in his
religious tradition. His thoughts exemplify the kind, energetic,
and focused gentleman all of us have come to appreciate. His
autobiography is not an expose but a thoughtful, respectful
adventure." -Kent Richards Executive Director Emeritus, Society of
Biblical Literature Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Mystic,
Connecticut "As a fellow Southwest Missourian, fellow Harding
University and State University of Iowa alumnus, and longtime
colleague at Pepperdine University, I find Tom Olbricht's account
of his personal and professional journey immensely intriguing and
enlightening. But even those who have traveled very different paths
will find that this is a journey that both amazes and inspires. So
many places . . . so many people . . . such constancy of commitment
to his Church and his profession " -John F. Wilson Dean Emeritus of
Seaver College Pepperdine University "Tom Olbricht has taught
several generations of students, church members, and colleagues
that the best antidote to spiritual lethargy is intellectual depth;
that it is not shameful to know more; that the greater shame is to
know less; and the greatest shame of all is to know more and love
less; that vital faith makes us probe the mystery of God more
deeply; it makes us think harder, argue better, and write more
clearly." -Carl Holladay Charles Howard Candler Professor of New
Testament Candler School of Theology, Emory University Author
Biography: Thomas H. Olbricht is Distinguished Professor Emeritus
of Religion, Pepperdine University. He has taught at the University
of Dubuque, Pennsylvania State University, Abilene Christian
University, and Pepperdine. He has written or edited twenty-two
books and has published over a hundred essays in books on biblical
studies, rhetorical analysis of the Scriptures, and church history.
He has lectured on six continents and in most of the fifty states.
He lives in retirement in South Berwick, Maine.
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