James White (theologian)

American theologian

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James Robert White

White speaking in 2019

Born|

James Robert White

Hennepin County, Minnesota, U.S.

Education|

* Grand Canyon University (BA)
* Fuller Theological Seminary (MA)

Occupations|

* Christian apologist
* theologian
* pastor
* author

Known for| Director of Alpha and Omega Ministries
Spouse| Kelli
Children| 2
Theological work
Era| Late 20th and early 21st centuries
Tradition or movement|

* Reformed (Baptist)

Main interests|

* Christian apologetics
* Soteriology
* Historical criticism
* Mormonism
* Roman Catholicism
* Islam

Website| www.aomin.org/aoblog/

James Robert White is a Reformed Baptist theologian.[1] He is the director of Alpha and Omega Ministries, a Christian apologetics organization based in Phoenix, Arizona. He is a Christian scholar[2][3] and has authored several books.[4]

## Early life and education

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White graduated with a BA from Grand Canyon University (formerly known as Grand Canyon College) and an MA from Fuller Theological Seminary. His ThM, Th.D. and D.Min. degrees are from Columbia Evangelical Seminary (formerly Faraston Theological Seminary), an unaccredited online school.[5][6][7] The legitimacy of White's academic credentials has been questioned.[8]

## Career

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White served as an elder of Phoenix Reformed Baptist Church in Phoenix, Arizona, from 1998 until 2018. He became Scholar-in-Residence at Apologia Church in Tempe, Arizona in 2018,[9][10] and was installed as one of the pastor/elders in 2019.[11][12]

White is the director of Alpha and Omega Ministries, a Christian apologetics organization based in Phoenix, Arizona. As director of Alpha and Omega Ministries, White also hosts a daily Dividing Line Podcast and radio show on the Alpha and Omega Ministries YouTube Channel. He was also a critical consultant for the Lockman Foundation's New American Standard Bible.[13][14]

White often engages in public debate, having participated in more than 170 public moderated debates,[15][16] covering topics such as Calvinism, Roman Catholicism, Islam, Mormonism, Infant baptism[17] the King James Only movement, Jehovah's Witnesses, and atheism. His debate opponents have included scholars such as Bart Ehrman, John Dominic Crossan, Marcus Borg, Robert M. Price, Joe Ventilacion of Iglesia ni Cristo[18] and popularizers such as Dan Barker, Jimmy Akin and John Shelby Spong.[19] James White has criticized fundamentalist views and King James Onlyism. He has argued that the King James version has multiple translation errors.[20][21][22][23]

White has written multiple books critical of Roman Catholic theology, including the books; The Roman Catholic Controversy, Mary: Another Redeemer? and The Fatal Flaw.[24]

White supports Creationism and Theonomy.[25] [26]

## Personal life

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He is married and he and his wife have two children. He also has two grandchildren.[15]

White is a Reformed Baptist[1] and a Calvinist.[3]

## Selected works

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* White, James R. (1990). Letters to a Mormon Elder: Eye-Opening Information for Mormons and the Christians Who Talk with Them. Southbridge, MA: Crowne Publications. ISBN 9780925703590.[27]
* 

 (1995). The King James Only Controversy: Can You Trust the Modern Translations?. Minneapolis, Minn.: Bethany House. ISBN 978-1-55661-575-7.[28]
* 

 (1997). Is the Mormon My Brother? Discerning the Differences between Mormonism and Christianity. Minneapolis, Minn.: Bethany House. ISBN 9780764220470.[29]
* 

 (1998). Mary—Another Redeemer?. Minneapolis, Minn.: Bethany House. ISBN 9780764221026.[30]
* 

 (2000). The Potter's Freedom: A Defense of the Reformation and a Rebuttal of Norman Geisler's Chosen But Free. Amityville, NY: Calvary Press. ISBN 9781879737433.[31]
* 

 (2001). The God Who Justifies: A Comprehensive Study of the Doctrine of Justification. Minneapolis, Minn.: Bethany House. ISBN 9780764222887.[32]
* 

 (2002). The Same Sex Controversy: Defending and Clarifying the Bible's Message about Homosexuality. Minneapolis, Minn.: Bethany House. ISBN 9780764225246.[33]
* 

 (2002). Dangerous Airwaves: Harold Camping Refuted and Christ's Church Defended. Amityville, NY: Calvary Press. ISBN 9781879737495.[34]
* Hunt, Dave; 

 (2004). Debating Calvinism: Five Points, Two Views. Sisters, Or.: Multnomah Publishers. ISBN 9781590522738.[35]
* 

 (2004). Scripture Alone: Exploring the Bible's Accuracy, Authority and Authenticity. Minneapolis, Minn.: Bethany House. ISBN 978-0764220487.[36]
* 

 (2013). What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Qur'an. Minneapolis, Minn.: Bethany House. ISBN 9780764209765.[37]
* 

 (2019). The Forgotten Trinity: Recovering the Heart of Christian Belief. Minneapolis, Minn.: Bethany House. ISBN 978-0-7642-3382-1.[38]

## See also

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* King James Onlyism
* Protestant opposition to papal supremacy

## References

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1. ^ a b The Critique of Religion and Religion's Critique: On Dialectical Religiology. BRILL. April 14, 2020. ISBN 978-90-04-41904-9.
2. ^ Alexis, Jonas E. (2013). Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism: A History of Conflict Between Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism from the Early Church to Our Modern Time. WestBow Press. ISBN 978-1-4497-8159-0.
3. ^ a b "Calvinism debate cancelled, but serious discussion still resulted | Baptist Press". baptistpress.com. October 17, 2006. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
4. ^ "James White | Resources from Ligonier Ministries". Ligonier Ministries. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
5. ^ "Of Doctorates and Eternity". June 1998.
6. ^ "Columbia Evangelical Seminary".
7. ^ "The Saga of Accreditation". January 24, 2008.
8. ^ Armstrong, Dave (March 14, 2017). "James White's Bogus 'Doctorate' Degree".
9. ^ Our Elders, Phoenix Reformed Baptist Church, 2011, retrieved May 12, 2014
10. ^ "Jeff Durbin on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on April 27, 2022.[user-generated source]
11. ^ "Jeff Durbin on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on April 27, 2022.[user-generated source]
12. ^ "Meet the Team".
13. ^ NASB, Amplified, LBLA, and NBLH Bibles, The Lockman Foundation, 2014, archived from the original on November 18, 2006, retrieved May 12, 2014
14. ^ Blair, Leonardo; Reporter, Senior Features (February 12, 2019). "Bible experts Eric Mason, James White clash over racist history of abortion". The Christian Post. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
15. ^ a b James White, Alpha and Omega Ministries, 2014, retrieved May 12, 2014
16. ^ "Announcing Dr. James White, Professor of Apologetics and Church History -". Grace Bible Theological Seminary. December 7, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
17. ^ "New Horizons March 2008: A Better Case for Infant Baptism". opc.org. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
18. ^ South Dakota Apologetics (April 21, 2017). "Dr. James White vs Bro. Joe Ventilacion – Who Is God? – Trinity Debate – Official". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 - via YouTube.
19. ^ 2006 Alpha and Omega National Conference, Sovereign Cruises, retrieved May 12, 2014
20. ^ McGowan, A. T. B. (May 21, 2008). The Divine Authenticity of Scripture: Retrieving an Evangelical Heritage. InterVarsity Press. ISBN 978-0-8308-2879-1.
21. ^ Ankerberg, John; Weldon, John (April 15, 2011). The Facts on the King James Only Debate. ATRI Publishing. ISBN 978-1-937136-08-6. ""James White points out a number of other translation errors in the KJV"
22. ^ Blomberg, Craig L.; Robinson, Stephen E. (September 20, 2009). How Wide the Divide?: A Mormon & an Evangelical in Conversation. InterVarsity Press. ISBN 978-0-8308-7564-1.
23. ^ Hartman, Dayton (January 24, 2014). Joseph Smith's Tritheism: The Prophet's Theology in Historical Context, Critiqued from a Nicene Perspective. Wipf and Stock Publishers. ISBN 978-1-62564-201-1.
24. ^ "Well-Intentioned but Weak". Catholic Answers. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
25. ^ White, James (June 16, 2002). "Evidence for Special Creation From Scientific Evidence". Alpha and Omega Ministries.
26. ^ White, James (January 31, 2020). "Theonomy".
27. ^ Review of Letters to a Mormon Elder:
* Norwood, L. Ara (1993). ""Ignoratio Elenchi": The Dialogue That Never Was". Review of Books on the Book of Mormon. 5: 317–354\. ISSN 1050-7930. JSTOR 44796550.317-354&rft.date=1993&rft_id=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44796550#id-name=JSTOR&rft.issn=1050-7930&rft.aulast=Norwood&rft.aufirst=L.+Ara&rft_id=https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/msr/vol5/iss1/45&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:James+White+(theologian)" class="Z3988">
28. ^ Reviews of The King James Only Controversy:
* Schnaiter, S. E. (April 1996). "The Pastor's Bookshelf". Biblical Viewpoint. Vol. 30, no. 1\. pp. 105–106\. ISSN 0006-0925.105-106&rft.date=1996-04&rft.issn=0006-0925&rft.aulast=Schnaiter&rft.aufirst=S.+E.&rft_id=https://archive.org/details/sim_biblical-viewpoint_1996-04_30_1/page/104/mode/2up&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:James+White+(theologian)" class="Z3988">
* Shealy, Brian A (Spring 1997). "Book Reviews". The Master's Seminary Journal. 8 (1): 125–127\. ISSN 1066-3959.125-127&rft.date=1997&rft.issn=1066-3959&rft.aulast=Shealy&rft.aufirst=Brian+A&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:James+White+(theologian)" class="Z3988">
29. ^ Reviews of Is the Mormon My Brother?:
* Norwood, L. Ara (2001). "He Ain't Heavy". FARMS Review of Books. 13 (1): 133–163\. ISSN 1099-9450. JSTOR 44797058.133-163&rft.date=2001&rft_id=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44797058#id-name=JSTOR&rft.issn=1099-9450&rft.aulast=Norwood&rft.aufirst=L.+Ara&rft_id=https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/msr/vol13/iss1/10/&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:James+White+(theologian)" class="Z3988">
* Zuck, Roy B. (October–December 1998). "Book Reviews". Bibliotheca Sacra. 155 (620): 488–489\. ISSN 0006-1921.488-489&rft.date=1998-10/1998-12&rft.issn=0006-1921&rft.aulast=Zuck&rft.aufirst=Roy+B.&rft_id=https://archive.org/details/sim_the-bibliotheca-sacra_1998-12_155_620/page/488/mode/2up&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:James+White+(theologian)" class="Z3988">
30. ^ Review of Mary—Another Redeemer?:
* Brand, Chad Owen (Fall 2001). "Book Reviews". The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology. 5 (3): 105–106\. ISSN 1520-7307.105-106&rft.date=2001&rft.issn=1520-7307&rft.aulast=Brand&rft.aufirst=Chad+Owen&rft_id=https://equip.sbts.edu/publications/journals/journal-of-theology/sbjt-53-fall-2001/book-reviews-6/&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:James+White+(theologian)" class="Z3988">
31. ^ Review of The Potter's Freedom:
* Nettles, Thomas J. (Spring 2001). "Book Reviews". The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology. 5 (1): 92–98\. ISSN 1520-7307.92-98&rft.date=2001&rft.issn=1520-7307&rft.aulast=Nettles&rft.aufirst=Thomas+J.&rft_id=https://equip.sbts.edu/publications/journals/journal-of-theology/sbjt-51-spring-2001/book-reviews-8/&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:James+White+(theologian)" class="Z3988">
32. ^ Review of The God Who Justifies:
* Hampel, Walter (2002). "Reviews". Ashland Theological Journal. 34: 150–152\. ISSN 1044-6494.150-152&rft.date=2002&rft.issn=1044-6494&rft.aulast=Hampel&rft.aufirst=Walter&rft_id=https://archive.org/details/ashlandtheologic0000unse/page/150/mode/2up&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:James+White+(theologian)" class="Z3988">
33. ^ Reviews of The Same Sex Controversy:
* Ellis, Robert (2004). "Resource Reviews". The Christian Librarian. 47 (1): 30. ISSN 0412-3131.
* Green, Donald E. (Fall 2004). "Book Reviews". The Master's Seminary Journal. 15 (2): 278. ISSN 1066-3959.
34. ^ Review of Dangerous Airwaves:
* Strange, Alan D. (2002). "Book Reviews & Short Notices" (PDF). Mid-America Journal of Theology. 13: 270–272\. ISSN 0887-1760.270-272&rft.date=2002&rft.issn=0887-1760&rft.aulast=Strange&rft.aufirst=Alan+D.&rft_id=https://www.midamerica.edu/uploads/files/pdf/journal/13-reviews.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:James+White+(theologian)" class="Z3988">
35. ^ Reviews of Debating Calvinism:
* Branch, Alan (Fall 2004). "Book Reviews" (PDF). Midwestern Journal of Theology. 3 (1): 110–111\. ISSN 1543-6977.110-111&rft.date=2004&rft.issn=1543-6977&rft.aulast=Branch&rft.aufirst=Alan&rft_id=https://biblicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/midwestern-journal-theology/03-1_096.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:James+White+(theologian)" class="Z3988">
* Vance, Laurence M. (Autumn 2004). "Book Reviews". Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society. 17 (33): 82–88.82-88&rft.date=2004&rft.aulast=Vance&rft.aufirst=Laurence+M.&rft_id=https://faithalone.org/journal-articles/book-reviews/devating-calvinism-five-points-two-views/&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:James+White+(theologian)" class="Z3988">
36. ^ Reviews of Scripture Alone:
* Brennan, Christopher (November 15, 2004). "Arts & Humanities: Religion". Library Journal. Vol. 129, no. 19\. p. 66\. ISSN 0363-0277.
* "Book Notes". The FARMS Review. 17 (1): 369–370\. 2005. doi:10.5406/farmsreview.17.1.0355. ISSN 1550-3194. JSTOR 10.5406/farmsreview.17.1.0355.369-370&rft.date=2005&rft.issn=1550-3194&rft_id=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/farmsreview.17.1.0355#id-name=JSTOR&rft_id=info:doi/10.5406/farmsreview.17.1.0355&rft_id=https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/msr/vol17/iss1/15/&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:James+White+(theologian)" class="Z3988">
* Haas, J. W. (June 2005). "Book Reviews" (PDF). Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith. 57 (2): 160. ISSN 0892-2675.
37. ^ Reviews of What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Qur'an:
* Ventureyra, Scott (May–December 2016). "Recensions et Comptes Rendus". Science et Esprit. 68 (2–3): 436–440\. ISSN 0316-5345.2–3&rft.pages=436-440&rft.date=2016-05/2016-12&rft.issn=0316-5345&rft.aulast=Ventureyra&rft.aufirst=Scott&rft_id=https://www.academia.edu/35323277&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:James+White+(theologian)" class="Z3988">
* Wu, Anthony (November 2013). "Book Reviews". Themelios. 38 (3): 521–523\. ISSN 0307-8388.521-523&rft.date=2013-11&rft.issn=0307-8388&rft.aulast=Wu&rft.aufirst=Anthony&rft_id=https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/review/what-every-christian-needs-to-know-about-the-quran/&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:James+White+(theologian)" class="Z3988">
38. ^ Review of The Forgotten Trinity:
* Hübner, Jamin Andreas (2020). "Book Reviews". Canadian-American Theological Review. 9 (1): 62–67\. ISSN 1198-7804.62-67&rft.date=2020&rft.issn=1198-7804&rft.aulast=Hübner&rft.aufirst=Jamin+Andreas&rft_id=https://www.academia.edu/43732682&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:James+White+(theologian)" class="Z3988">

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