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Billy Jim Leonard (born 20 March 1946) is an American historian of religion. Bill Leonard was born on 20 March 1946 in Decatur, Texas to a salesman, Marvin R. Leonard, and his wife Lavelle, who worked as a secretary. After he turned ten, Leonard moved with his family to Fort Worth, Texas. Leonard earned a bachelor of arts degree from Texas Wesleyan College in 1968, followed by a Master of Divinity at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1971. He then obtained a doctorate at Boston University in 1975. Leonard completed postdoctoral research at Yale University.

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rdfs:comment	Billy Jim Leonard (born 20 March 1946) is an American historian of religion. Bill Leonard was born on 20 March 1946 in Decatur, Texas to a salesman, Marvin R. Leonard, and his wife Lavelle, who worked as a secretary. After he turned ten, Leonard moved with his family to Fort Worth, Texas. Leonard earned a bachelor of arts degree from Texas Wesleyan College in 1968, followed by a Master of Divinity at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1971. He then obtained a doctorate at Boston University in 1975. Leonard completed postdoctoral research at Yale University. (en)
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has abstract	Billy Jim Leonard (born 20 March 1946) is an American historian of religion. Bill Leonard was born on 20 March 1946 in Decatur, Texas to a salesman, Marvin R. Leonard, and his wife Lavelle, who worked as a secretary. After he turned ten, Leonard moved with his family to Fort Worth, Texas. Leonard earned a bachelor of arts degree from Texas Wesleyan College in 1968, followed by a Master of Divinity at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1971. He then obtained a doctorate at Boston University in 1975. Leonard completed postdoctoral research at Yale University. He was raised a Baptist, and became an ordained minister. Between 1965 and 1972, Leonard was a youth minister at Northridge Baptist Church in Mesquite, Texas. He then led the First Community Church in Southborough, Massachusetts from 1971 to 1975. He began teaching at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1975, was appointed William Walker Brookes Professor of American Christianity for 1990 and 1991, then left for Samford University in 1992. Concurrently, Leonard was on the faculty of Berea College between 1989 and 1995, including a stint as dean from 1991 to 1992. In May 1996, Leonard was appointed the founding dean of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity. As dean, Leonard expressed support for LGBT students, and the schools inaugural class admitted in 1999 included a lesbian student. He retired as dean effect 30 June 2010, and was succeeded by Gail R. O'Day. In September 2011, Wake Forest University announced the creation of the James and Marilyn Dunn Chair of Baptist Studies. On 24 January 2012, Leonard formally assumed the named professorship. Since assuming the role, he has spoken at several educational institutions. He delivered Samford University's 2012 Ray Frank Robbins Lecture, the 2015 William James Lecture at Harvard University, as well as the 2017 William L. Self Preaching Lectures hosted by Mercer University's McAfee School of Theology. Leonard retired from teaching in May 2018 and was named Professor of Divinity Emeritus. (en)
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is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	North American Baptist Conference Doug Weaver (author) J. Lee Hill Jr. Union Baptists General Six-Principle Baptists Progressive National Baptist Convention Wake Forest University Wake Forest University School of Divinity Gail R. O'Day Foundations Baptist Fellowship International Baptist Quarterly Jeremiah Wright controversy William Leonard Separate Baptists in Christ World Baptist Fellowship United American Free Will Baptist Church National Baptist Evangelical Life and Soul Saving Assembly of the U.S.A. Southeast Conservative Baptist

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