John Taylor Christian (1854–1925) was a Baptist preacher, author and educator. Christian served as a pastor in Kentucky and was professor of Church History at the Baptist Bible Institute, New Orleans, Louisiana (renamed the "New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary" in 1946). Baptist churches are part of a Christian movement often regarded as an Evangelical, Protestant denomination. ... City nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City that Care Forgot Location of New Orleans Country   State     Parish United States   Louisiana     Orleans Parish Mayor C. Ray Nagin Area  - Land  - Water 350. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

The John T. Christian Library of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is named in his honor. According to the Seminary, "The basic collection came from the library of the outstanding church historian, John T. Christian, who was the first librarian of the seminary. He gave the school his personal library of 18,000 volumes when he joined the faculty in 1919."

Works

• A History of the Baptists, Volume 1, 1922
• A History of the Baptists, Volume 2, 1926
• Did They Dip? An Examination into the Act of Baptism as Practiced by the English and American Baptists Before the Year 1641, Baptist Book Concern, 1896

1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

External links

• A History of the Baptists (http://www.reformedreader.org/history/christian/ahob1/ahob.htm)
• Did They Dip? (http://www.wayoflife.org/articles/dip00.htm)