The Encyclopedia
of
Religious Debates
Volume 2 (E – L)
Thomas N. Thrasher, Ed.D., Ph.D.
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The Encyclopedia of Religious Debates, Volume 2 (E - L)
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Thomas N. Thrasher
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Introduction
Oral and written debates have contributed to the development and refinement of
important ideas throughout human history. In the realm of politics and government,
debates continue to provide a means of presenting and contrasting conflicting views.
Although debating religious issues is far less common than it was a century ago, interest in
religious debates seems to have increased somewhat in recent years despite the aversion of
most denominational preachers to participation in them. An extensive discussion of the
history of religious debating will be provided in Volume 6 of this series.
This writer has collected the data in volumes 1-4 of The Encyclopedia of Religious
Debates over a period of more than 50 years from countless books, periodicals, letters,
announcements, websites, emails, and personal conversations. Since incorporating a
reference citation for every piece of data in these volumes would have been impracticable
and at least doubled the size of this publication, detailed citations have been omitted.
Although such citations might have proved useful to a few researchers, their inclusion would
have served little purpose for the vast majority of individuals who peruse these volumes.
However, I have deemed it worthwhile to incorporate a detailed list of references in Volume
4. Furthermore, hundreds of references to biographical material on the debaters and
debated-related publications can be found throughout the listings.
The basic format for each entry in these listings is as follows:
Debater's Name [Church or Group]
Date of birth (Location) - Date of death (Location)
Related publications and/or comments
Name of opponent (Church or Group); location; date; subject discussed; number of
sessions; attendance; w/ co-participant, if any; remarks. Propositions. Publication
data. [Research data]
In many cases, much of this information on particular debates is not currently available
or has not been located. The "Group" cited is a term which is often used or which most
clearly specifies the group that the person represented. It is not necessarily an official or
exclusive designation.
Debates that were not strictly "religious" debates have been included in the listings if
they involved topics that were related to Bible teaching. For example, debates on
creation/evolution are included even if they were "scientific" rather than "religious" debates.
Your contributions are welcomed! If you have participated in a formal oral or written
debate/discussion/exchange, check your listing for accuracy and completeness. I need your
biographical data (full name, birth date, birthplace, and photograph) and data concerning
each of your formal debates. If you have knowledge about other debates or debaters, check
to see if the data is included. Please e-mail me any information you have that would add to
or correct what is already listed. If you have any photographs of debaters or photographs
that are debate-related, I would appreciate your sharing them with me for possible
inclusion. Please send any data, photos, suggestions, or comments you may have to
thomas.thrasher@att.net. My intention is to provide future updated/expanded editions at
appropriate intervals.
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This volume is dedicated with love and appreciation to
Hiram & Rachel Hutto
It has been a great blessing to have known Hiram and Rachel Hutto for more than 35
years. Along with many others, my wife and I benefitted greatly from their friendship and
encouragement in the work of the Lord. They have strengthened brethren in numerous
congregations throughout the United States with which brother Hutto labored as an
evangelist or preached in gospel meetings for more than half a century. Hundreds have
become Christians as a result of his “preaching Christ” to them.
Despite brother Hutto’s “departure to be with the Lord” in 2006, he continues to speak
(cf. Hebrews 11:4) by means of recorded sermons and debates, through published books,
tracts, and articles, and in the memories of multitudes of God’s servants who continue, as
he did, to “fight the good fight of faith” (1 Timothy 6:12). Although I think the term scholar
is used too broadly and freely in our day, that Hiram Hutto was a careful and thorough
scholar relative to the Sacred Scriptures is obvious to all who are familiar with his work.
It was my privilege to hear brother Hutto on hundreds of occasions on the radio and
during gospel meetings, including meetings with every congregation with which I have
worked regularly as evangelist. I attended six of his public debates, and he served ably as
my moderator in four debates. He was always well prepared to defend the truth in a kind,
clear, and uncompromising manner. His published debate with Salah El Dareer is a
masterful defense of the Sonship of Jesus Christ and exposure of the “prophet Mohammed”
and the Koran.
Brother and sister Hutto reared their children “in the training and admonition of the
Lord” (Ephesians 6:4). However, the Hutto’s influence for righteousness and truth extends
well beyond their physical descendants to a great host of the redeemed, living and dead,
who eagerly await the day of the Lord’s appearing for the greatest of all reunions (1
Thessalonians 4:13-18).
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Acknowledgements
Since I have collected the debate data included in volumes 1-4 of The Encyclopedia
of Religious Debates over a period of more than 50 years, it would be impossible for me to
acknowledge, or even recall, every instance in which different people have provided
information. However, acknowledgement is made of the following individuals who have
made substantial or frequent contributions:
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Bobby O’Dell for submitting data on many published debates.
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Terry J. Gardner for frequent submissions of data for the debate listings.
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James L. McMillan for submitting debate and biographical data.

Tom Childers for supplying biographical data and photographs of debaters.
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Kyle Frank for supplying data and reports on many old debates.
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Derald Boman for supplying data on many old published debates.
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Willie Ramsey for supplying debate data and photographs of debaters.
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Scott Norwood for supplying data on debates by representatives of the
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
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Tom Olbricht for supplying data on the life and debates of Joe Warlick and others.
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Roland Jarrell, Jr. for supplying data on U. W. Jarrell and W. A. Jarrell.
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Ancil Jenkins for supplying data on the debates of A. G. Freed.
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Gordon Wilson for supplying data for the debate listings.
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Granville W. Tyler, Irvin Himmel, Irven Lee, and John A. Welch for providing
access to books and/or periodicals for my research work.
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Patrick T. Donahue for the generous use of his website (www.bibledebates.info) to
host the online edition of The Encyclopedia of Religious Debates.
Several institutions have also provided significant assistance in my research by allowing
me to access their library resources, including Florida College, David Lipscomb
University, Butler University, Heritage Christian University, Disciples of Christ
Historical Society, and Athens Bible School.
In addition to these individuals and institutions, many others have shared information
about debates, biographical data, or photographs. I want to express my gratitude to all who
have generously shared with me in this project. As I continue enlarging and improving The
Encyclopedia of Religious Debates, I request your help in making this work as accurate and
complete as humanly possible. Communications may be directed to me via email
(thomas.thrasher@att.net).
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J. A. Eades [Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
N. O. Stewart (Adventist Church); 1919
Paul Earnhart [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - present
_ (Church of Christ), _ (Church of Christ), _ (Church of Christ), _ (Church of Christ) & _
(Church of Christ); New Albany, IN; February 1989; premillennialism; 2 sessions; w/
Gene Frost (Church of Christ), Connie Adams (Church of Christ), Guy Roberson
(Church of Christ) & John Humphries (Church of Christ).
J. I. Easterly [Seventh-day Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
John M. Banks (Church of Christ); 1952
T. J. Eastes [Baptist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
L. S. White (Church of Christ); Brush Creek, TN; July 5-_, 1898; salvation
Lon Easton [Baptist Church]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
Will M. Thompson (Church of Christ); Summerfield, OK; 1918; Easton afterward became a gospel preacher
W. Easton [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
W. R. De Witt (?); written; before 1848. Book publication: A Discussion on the Order of the Sons of
Temperance. Philadelphia, PA: T. R. Simpson, 1847.
Ephraim Llewellyn Eaton [Methodist Episcopal Church]
March 27, 1846 (Hebron, WI) - 19_ (_, _)
Biographical sketch: History, genealogical and biographical, of the Eaton families by
Nellie Zada Rice Molyneux. Syracuse, NY: C. W. Bardeen, 1911, pp. 77-79.
Charles Taze Russell (Millennial Dawn); Allegheny, PA; October 18 - November 2, 1903;
state of dead, millennium, eternal suffering. Proposition 1: "The Scriptures clearly
teach that divine grace and power, full and free, have been constantly exercised toward
mankind since the fall, to the intent that all, if they would, might be saved: hence there
will be no probation after death, nor need of any.” (Eaton affirmed, Russell denied).
Periodical publication: The Pittsburgh Gazette. October 18-November 2, 1903. Book publication: The
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Famous Religious Debate: Russell vs. Eaton. N.p.: Bethel Library Bookstore, 2007. Related publication:
The Millennial Dawn Heresy by E. L. Eaton. New York: Eaton and Mains, 1911.
Thomas Treadwell Eaton [Baptist Church]
November 16, 1845 (Murfreesboro, TN) – June 27, 1907 (Grand Junction, TN)
Biographical sketch: http://baptisthistoryhomepage.com/eaton.t.t.by.bogard.html
Biographical sketch: http://baptisthistoryhomepage.com/eaton.t.t.baptist.leader.html
_ Eaton [Materialist]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Emmett Wainwright (Church of Christ); Seattle, WA; 1933
A. L. Eaves [Baptist Church]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
Joe W. Crumley (Church of Christ); Shawnee, OK; 1913
George A. Maddox (Church of Christ); 1925; abolition of KKK
C. R. Nichol (Church of Christ); Farwell, TX; 1932
Thomas F. Eaves, Sr. [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Paul R. Johnson (The Lambdas); written; homosexuality; 1979. Book publication: A Debate on Homosexuality.
Algood, TN: T & P Bookshelf, 1981.
Wendell Eaves [Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Norman Gipson (Church of Christ); Bangor, ME; 1959
W. W. Eaves [Missionary Baptist Church]
18__ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
Foy E. Wallace, Sr. (Church of Christ); Hawkins, TX; September 29 - October 2, 1917
F. J. Ebeling [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
H. M. Riggle (Church of God); Blystone, PA; March 15-28, 1901. Book publication: The Ebeling-Riggle
Discussion on the Kingdom of God, Universal Salvation of the Human Family, the Church of God, and the
Practices and Teachings of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Blystone, PA: F.
J. Ebeling & H. M. Riggle, c 1901.
Albert M. McVey (Church of Christ); Pennsville, OH; January 5-17, 1906. Book publication: Debate Held at
the Pennsville church of Christ. _: F. L. Rowe Publisher, _.
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David Eccles [?]
?May 12, 1849 (?Paisley, Scotland) - ?March 12, 1912 (Salt Lake City, UT)
E. L. Kelley (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Kansas City,
MO; May 11-_, 1882
R. G. Eccles [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Seventh Day Adventist Church); Wasioja, Dodge County, _; January 9-_, 1871; 14 nights
W. F. Jamieson (Spiritualist); _, ?MI; c September 1871
John Eck [Roman Catholic Church]
See listing for "Johann Maier of Eck"
James Eddings [Pentecostal Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Ronny F. Wade (Church of Christ); Mountain Home, AR; October 27-28, 1972; miracles
Francis (?Beaufort) Edgeworth [Roman Catholic Church]
?May 10, 1809 (Castle Ray, Ireland) - ?1846 (_, _)
Edward Tottenham (Protestant) & John Lyons (Protestant); Stratton-on-the-Fosse, near Bath, England; February
25-27, March 5-7, 1834.; “The Rule of Faith” & “The Sacrifice of the Mass”; w/ T. M. MacDonnell
(Roman Catholic Church) & T. J. Brown (Roman Catholic Church). Book publication: The Authenticated
Report of the Discussion which took place in the chapel of the Roman Catholic College of Downside, near
Bath, on the 25th, 26th, and 27th of February, and the 5th, 6th, and 7th of March, 1834. London: J. G. and F.
Rivington, 1836.
A. A. Edwards [Primitive Baptist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Adam S. Wright (Church of Christ); Rogers, Benton County, AR; July 14-21, 1886; church identity; 8 days; 16
sessions
John Lowell Edwards [Church of Christ]
1922 (_, _) - present
Biographical sketch: Thrust, Volume 6, Number 1
Bill Jackson (Church of Christ); San Antonio, TX; January 25-26, 1988; meaning of
adultery. Book publication: The Jackson-Edwards Debate on the Meaning of Adultery.
No publication data.
Don W. Tarbet (Church of Christ); written; c 1987. Proposition 1: “Resolved: That the
adultery of Matt. 19:9 is committed after a divorce (not due to fornication by a mate)
AND remarriage.”(Tarbet affirmed, Edwards denied). Proposition 2: “Resolved: That
Matt. 19:9, and related passages teach that adultery is a violation of the covenant, not necessarily the active
sexual violation of the marriage.”(Edwards affirmed, Tarbet denied). Periodical publication: “TarbetEdwards Debate,” Thrust, Volume 6, Number 1 (1988).
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Sam Edwards [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. L. Hines (Church of Christ); Grant, TN; 1928; church
Hugo Allmond (Church of Christ); Dotson Branch, TN; 1932; church
Willie Edwards [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Richard W. Forsythe (Pentecostal Church); Millport & Fayette, AL; c 1975
Bart D. Ehrman [Agnostic]
October 5, 1955 (Lawrence, KS) – present
Biographical sketch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_D._Ehrman
William Lane Craig (Evangelical); College of the Holy Cross; March 2006. Topic: “Is
there historical evidence for the resurrection of Jesus?”
Mike Licona (Believer); Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; February 2008. Topic:
“Can Historians Prove that Jesus Rose from the Dead?”
Daniel B. Wallace (Evangelical); April 2008; textual reliability of the New Testament
James White (Reformed Baptist Church); January 2009. Topic: “Did the Bible mis-quote
Jesus?”
Mike Licona (Believer); Charlotte, NC; April 2, 2009. Topic: “Can Historians Prove that Jesus Rose from the
Dead?”
Dinesh D’Souza (Roman Catholic Church); San Diego, CA; May 3, 2009
Dinesh D’Souza (Roman Catholic Church); Chapel Hill, NC; October 7, 2009
Craig A. Evans (?); Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; March 31, 2010. Topic: Does the New Testament misquote
Jesus?
Daniel B. Wallace (Evangelical); Southern Methodist University; October 1, 2011; 1 session; 1500. Topic: Can
we trust the text of the New Testament?
Daniel B. Wallace (Evangelical); Chapel Hill, NC; February 1, 2012; 1 session; 1000
Peter J. Williams (?)
Richard Swinburne (?)
Darrell Brock (?)
Michael Brown (?)
?Kyle Butt (Church of Christ); Florence, AL; April 2014
Edwin Alexander Elam [Church of Christ]
March 7, 1855 (Fosterville, TN) - March 14, 1929 (Bellwood, near Lebanon, TN)
Biographical sketch: Biographical Sketches of Gospel Preachers by H. Leo Boles.
Nashville, TN: Gospel Advocate, c 1932, pp. 421-425.
_ Oglesby (Baptist Church)
Salah M. El Dareer [Muslim]
19_ (Cairo, Egypt) - _ (_, _)
Hiram O. Hutto (Church of Christ); Birmingham, AL; October 21-22, 24-25, 1974; 4
sessions. Proposition 1: “Jesus the Messiah is the only begotten Son of God, was
crucified for the sins of the world, and the New Testament is God’s final revelation”
(Hutto affirmed, El Dareer denied). Proposition 2: “The advent of the prophet
Mohammed is clearly foretold in both Old and New Testaments, and the Koran is
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God’s final revelation” (El Dareer affirmed, Hutto denied). Book publication: The Hutto-El Dareer Debate.
Athens, AL: Hiram O. Hutto, 1978.
Paul Elder [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Marvin Hooper (Church of Christ); McMinnville, OR; June 3-4, 1948
Abraham Leroy Elkins [Church of Christ]
December 5, 1864 (near Palestine, Anderson Co.,TX) – May 14, 1945 (Hugo, Choctaw Co.,
OK)
Biographical sketch: Gospel Preachers Who Blazed The Trail by C. R. Nichol. Austin, TX:
Firm Foundation Publishing House, n.d.
Several debates by 1911
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Gallatin, TX; December 26, 1916 - January 1,
1917; 7 days
Garland H. Elkins [Church of Christ]
August 19, 1926 (near Woodbury, TN) - present
Biographical sketch: The Church Faces Liberalism (Thomas B. Warren, ed.). Nashville, TN:
Gospel Advocate Company, 1970, page 355.
Bob L. Ross (Baptist Church); Parkersburg, WV; April 16-17, 19-20, 1979. Proposition 1:
“The Scriptures teach that water baptism is for (in order to obtain) the remission of past
sins.” (Elkins affirmed, Ross denied). Proposition 2: “The Scriptures teach that salvation
comes at the point of faith alone before and without any further acts of obedience.”
(Ross affirmed, Elkins denied). Book publication: Ross-Elkins Debate on Baptism and
Faith Alone. Parkersburg, WV: Therefore Stand Publications, 1980. [Gospel Advocate,
Volume 121, Number 9 (March 1, 1979), 140]
Tice Elkins [Church of Christ]
April 21, 1878 (Lincoln County, WV) - March 17, 1967 (Alamogordo, NM)
Biographical sketch: The Trail Blazers: Heroes of the Faith by J. Porter Wilhite. Oklahoma
City, OK: Telegram Book Company, 1965, pp. 84-87.
Biographical sketch: In Memoriam by Gussie Lambert. Shreveport, LA: Gussie Lambert,
1988, pp. 86-89.
W. A. Hearon (Freewill Baptist Church); Alex, OK; 1919
(T. S.?) Brogdon (?); 1920; salvation
(T. S.?) Brogdon (?); 1921; salvation
_ Walker (Materialist); 1934
George W. Elley [?Christian Church]
1801 (_, _) - 1884 (_, _)
George W. Sturtivant (Presbyterian Church); ?Nicholasville, _; c 1826
_ Elliot [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Robert R. Price (Church of Christ); Modesto, CA; 1943; w/ _ Andrews (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints)
Edwards Elliott [Presbyterian Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
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William Floyd Thompson (Church of Christ); Garden Grove, CA; January 6-8, 13-15, 1958; salvation
G. W. Elliott [Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
N. W. Kauble (Seventh-Day Adventist Church); Ramona, SD; July 20-26, 1893; Sabbath, first day. Book
publication: A Debate on the Sabbath and Lord's Day. Madison, SD: The Daily Leader, 1893.
_ Ellis [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Fred A. Amick (Church of Christ); 1952; carnal warfare
M. Ellison [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Chester Bullard (Church of Christ); 1857. Proposition: "The Body Now called Baptists, has departed from the
faith and practice of the New Testament, so far as to forfeit her title to be considered a truly Christian
church.” (Bullard affirmed, Ellison denied). Book publication: Is the Baptist Church truly Christian? A
Discussion. _: William H. Clemmitt Printer, _.
Tromo Dock Ellison [Church of Christ]
January 15, 1881 (Gilpin, Casey Co., KY) – _ (_, _)
William Cicero Ramsey (Church of Christ); written; 1929-1930. Proposition: “Literature, classes are
unscriptural.” (Ellison affirmed, Ramsey denied). Periodical publication: The Mountain Preacher
(September 1929 – March 1930).
Frank Ellmore [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (?); Manchester, OK; 1933
William Ellmore [Church of Christ]
1865 (_, _) - 1929 (_, ?IN)
B. E. Kesler (Church of the Brethren); Jasonville, IN; September 29-October 6, 1915.
Proposition 1: "The Church of Christ, of which I, Wm. Ellmore, am a member, is in
identity in Name, Faith, Doctrine, and Practices with the church established by Christ
and his Apostles and is, therefore, in harmony with the teachings of the New
Testament Scriptures.” (Ellmore affirmed, Kesler denied). Proposition 2: "The Church
of the Brethren of which I, B. E. Kesler, am a member, is in identity in Name, Faith,
Doctrine, and Practices with the church established by Christ and his apostles and is,
therefore, in harmony with the teachings of the New Testament Scriptures.” (Kesler affirmed, Ellmore
denied). Book publication: The Kesler and Ellmore Debate. Elgin, IL: Brethren Publishing House, 1916.
Josiah Ells [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
March 4, 1806 (Lewis, County of Essex, England) - October 15, 1885 (Wheeling, West Virginia)
_ Nelson (Presbyterian Church); Quincy, IL; June 1840
William Elmore [?]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
John J. Cosat (Church of Christ); Bismark, _; 1895; instrumental music in worship
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R. M. Elvin [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
D. R. Dungan (Church of Christ); Clear Creek, NE; April 6-_, 1880
N. M. Allen (Missionary Baptist Church); _, NE; January 22, 1883
M. T. Lamb (?); Malad, ID; January 1888
Ezra Stiles Ely [Presbyterian Church]
June 13, 1786 (Lebanon, CT) – June 18, 1861 (Philadelphia, PA)
Abel C. Thomas (Universalist Society); written; January 27, 1834 - July 15, 1835;
endless punishment. Book publication: Ely and Thomas’ Discussion. _: P. Price,
1835.
_ Elzea [Adventist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
R. W. Briggs (Reorganized Latter Day Saint); Sandwich, IL; June 1864
Clyde Lee Embrey [Church of Christ]
1902 (Mt. Pleasant, TX) - _ (_, _)
Biographical sketch: Preachers of Today, I, 1952, p. 110.
_ Findley (Baptist Church); Mount Pleasant, TX; 1933
?A. J. Finley (Baptist Church); Nevel's Chapel, TX; 1933
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Texarkana, TX; December 28, 1937 January 1, 1938; 5 days
D. N. Jackson (Baptist Church); Texarkana, AR; c 1938
W. Ezekiel "Zeke" Sherrill (Baptist Church); Texarkana, AR; March 28-31, 1939;
baptism, establishment of church, apostasy; S's 180th debate
(?D. N.) Jackson (Baptist Church); 1941
(?D. L.) Welch (?); 1941
D. L. Welch (Pentecostal Church); 1943
D. N. Jackson (Baptist Church); Lucedale, MS; December 6-9, 1955
Mrs. Ralph Waldo Emerson [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Franklin T. Puckett (Church of Christ); Cotter, AR; 1941
_ Emmet [Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Jacob Wright (Church of Christ); Martinsburg, IN; 1836
William Young Emmet [Universalist Society]
July 17, 1798 (Augusta County, VA) – January 2, 1873 (Springfield, Clark County, OH)
Biographical sketch: http://www25.uua.org/uuhs/duub/register/1874.html
At least 13 public debates
Henry R. Pritchard (Church of Christ); 1849
William Engle [Megiddoite]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
W. C. Phillips (Church of Christ); Oneco, FL; 1928
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Dennis Matigan English [Church of Christ]
April 4, 1872 (Lewis County, TN) - 19_ (_, _)
Biographical sketch: Preachers of Today, I, 1952.
_ (Russellite); 1928
_ (Adventist Church); 1929; Sabbath
_ (Church of God); 1946
Paul English [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Seventh-day Adventist Church); Indianapolis, IN
Thomas Enright [Roman Catholic Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
D. B. Ray (Baptist Church); 1891. Proposition: “Resolved that the Roman Catholic Church is the true Church of
God.” (Enright affirmed, Ray denied). Book publication: The Enright-Ray Debate: The Papal Controversy.
_: National Baptist Publishing Company, 1892.
William E. Epler [Church of Christ]
April 15, 1920 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
_ (Seventh-day Adventist Church)
Steve Epley [Pentecostal Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Dick Blackford (Church of Christ); Owensboro, KY; June 9-10, 12, 1986; Holy Spirit baptism & miracles
Dick Blackford (Church of Christ); _, KY; March 9-10, 12-13, 1987; godhead, baptismal formula; their 2nd
debate
_ Boem (?); Yahweh or Jesus
Chad “Aaron” Erhardt [Church of Christ]
November 17, 1980 (Lebanon, KY) - present
John DeBerry (Church of Christ); Louisville, KY; October 19, 2002; 1 session. Proposition: “The Scriptures
authorize the local church to plan and provide social and recreational activities and the facilities such as a
fellowship hall or gym.”
Charles Preston (?); Louisville, KY; October 9, 2003. Proposition: “The scriptures teach that hell is
annihilation, therefore, there is no hell.” (Preston affirmed, Erhardt denied).
Isaac Errett [Christian Church]
January 2, 1820 (New York, NY) - December 19, 1888 (_, _)
Biographical sketch: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Errett
&GSfn=Isaac&GSby=1820&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=14441046
&df=all&
Joel Tiffany (Spiritualist); Warren, OH; 1855; spiritualism versus Christianity. Book
publication: George Adams Co., 1855.
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W. (?William) S. (?Soloman) Ervin [Baptist Church]
?March 15, 1859 (_, _) - ?June 19, 1932 (_, ?TN)
Noah W. Proffitt (Church of Christ); Sanders' Fork, TN; November 20-_, 1917
W. Clarence Cooke (Church of Christ); Lynchburg, TN; 1925
Andy Erwin [Church of Christ]
19__ (_, _) - present
Eddie K. Garrett, Sr. (Primitive Baptist Church); Nashville, TN; c 2000
David Dotson (The Church of Nashville); Nashville, TN; June 2001; necessity of baptism,
apostasy
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ) & Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Pasquo,
TN; March 15-16, 18-19, 2002; recipients of church benevolence, church social meals;
50-100; 4 sessions.
?Allen Shortridge (Oneness Pentecostal Church); written; 2003; godhead
J. D. Erwin [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
F. S. Funchess (?Sanctificationist); Manchester, TX; September 1890; baptism
Will J. Erwood [Spiritualist]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
F. J. Flannagan (Roman Catholic Church); Moundsville, WV; June 1911. Book publication: W. Erwood, 1917.
Calvin (?Lafayette) Essary [Church of Christ]
?March 16, 1875 (?Decaturville, Decatur County, TN) - ?September 18, 1949 (?Marston, New Madrid County,
MO)
Richard P. Duncan (Church of Christ)
Chester Riley Estes [Church of Christ]
July 1, 1903 (Haleyville, AL) – November 17, 1992 (_, ?AL)
(?John R.) Clark (Baptist Church); 1924; baptism, Holy Spirit, apostasy, establishment of
church
Emerson J. Estes [Church of Christ]
?June 17, 1903 (_, _) - ?July 19, 2000 (?Memphis, ?TN)
_ Morris (?)
_ Wright (?)
_ Brown (?)
L. A. Estes [Adventist Church]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
Foy E. Wallace, Sr. (Church of Christ); June 5-8, ?1905; man is wholly mortal, wicked to be annihilated,
establishment of church
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Merle Estes [Seventh Day Adventist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Howard See (Church of Christ); Woodbury, TN; sabbath
Moore Eubanks [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Jack H. Kirby (Church of Christ); May, TX; December 7-10, 1969; classes
Cltmor C. Evans [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Malcolm Richard Phillips (Church of Christ); 1946; baptism, apostasy
Craig A. Evans [?]
19_ (_, _) - present
Bart Ehrman (Agnostic); Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; March 31, 2010. Topic: Does the
New Testament misquote Jesus?
Frederick Williams Evans [Shaker]
1808 (_, _) - 1893 (_, _)
Autobiography of a Shaker, and Revelation of The Apocalypse by F. W. Evans. New York: American News
Company,
A. J. Fishback (Spiritualist); Osceola, IA; November 18-28, 1874; 10 nights. Proposition: “The physical and
psychological phenomena and teachings of modern spiritualism emanate from, and are produced by,
departed human spirits, and are calculated, in their tendency and influence, to secure man’s greatest good
here and hereafter.” (Fishback affirmed, Evans denied). Book publication: Spiritualism on trial: containing
the arguments of Rev. F. W. Evans in the debate on spiritualism between him and Mr. A. J. Fishback, held
in Osceola, Iowa, commencing Nov. 18, and closing Nov. 28, 1874. Cincinnati, OH: Hitchcock & Walden,
1875.
H. Evans [Baptist Church]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
John W. Hedge (Church of Christ); Wainwright, OK; 1920; salvation
Jack Evans, Sr. [Church of Christ]
December 13, 1937 (_, ?TX) - present
Vernon L. Barr (Missionary Baptist Church); Dallas, TX; July 8-9, 11-12, 1974;
establishment of church, Missionary Baptist Church, salvation. Book publication: EvansBarr Debate. Terrell, TX: Southwestern Christian College, c 1974.
Vernon L. Barr (Missionary Baptist Church); Terrell, TX; November 24-25, 1975; John the
Baptist was not a Christian, racial intermarriage. Book publication: The Curing of Ham.
DeQueen, AR: Harrywell Printers, 1976. Note: Only the second proposition (racial
intermarriage) was published in this book.
Wallace D. Muhammad (Muslim); May 1977. Book publication: The Cross or the Crescent?
_: Western Christian Foundation, 1977.
William T. Cox (Sabbatarian) & James Cox (Sabbatarian); Houston, TX; June 28-29, 1983. Book publication:
Western Christian Foundation Inc.
Floyd Rose (?); Toledo, OH; March 19, 1984
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Floyd Rose (?); _, TX; c 1984
_ Satterfield (?); marriage, divorce and remarriage
Jamal Badawi (Muslim); Washington, DC; May 4, 1996; Christianity & Islam; 1500
Joseph William Evans [Church of Christ]
October 28, 1915 (Frisco City, AL) – September 14, 2002 (_, _)
_ Hill (Oneness Pentecostal Church); ?Booneville, MS; 1949; godhead, baptism
L. W. Evans [Holiness Church]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
R. W. Arrington (Church of Christ); Winnsboro, LA; November 12-_, 1917
Norman Lee Evans [Church of Christ]
August 25, 1930 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Richard C. Evans [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
October 20, 1861 (St. Andrews, Ontario, Canada) – January 18, 1921 (_, _)
Biography: http://www.geocities.com/scott_norwood/EvansR.html
_ Sims (?Methodist Episcopal Church); Vanessa, Ontario, Canada; December 5, 1886;
baptism is essential to salvation
T. L. Wilkinson (Methodist Church); Waterford, Ontario, Canada; June 14-_, 1888;
baptism, godhead
Thomas Evans [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
E. W. Burton (Church of Christ); before 1959; church
William H. "Wild Bill" Evans [Methodist Church]
?1861 (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
A. G. Freed (Church of Christ); Burkhead Chapel, TN; 1912
_ Evans [Church of God]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Calvin Leonard Johnson (Church of Christ); 1943; baptism
Robert C. Ewell [Church of Christ]
December 14, 1924 (Amarillo, TX) – December 3, 1988 (_, _)
_ Clement (?); church
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Chatt Ewing [Cumberland Presbyterian Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Duke Young (Church of Christ); _, ?MO; c 1833; w/ _ Horn (Cumberland Presbyterian Church)
J. Pettey Ezell [Church of Christ]
January 2, 1885 (_, _) – May 10, 1934 (near Cookeville, TN)
_ Stults (?); Crossville, TN; 1933
Johann Faber [Roman Catholic Church]
1478 (Leutkirch, Swabia) – May 21, 1541 (Vienna, Austria)
Ulrich Zwingli (Reformer); Zurich, Switzerland
Jim Fagerskog [?Christian Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Daryl G. Busby (Church of Christ); Canton, IL; 1957; instrumental music in worship
Larry Fain [Church of Christ]
19__ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Charles Holt (Church of Christ), _ (Church of Christ) & _ (Church of Christ); Dallas, TX;
c 1990; church, elderships; w/ Stan Cox (Church of Christ) & Terry Green (Church of
Christ)
A. D. Fairbanks [Congregational Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
E. C. Fuqua (Church of Christ); 1918. Book publication: Debate on the Second Coming of Christ. _: _, 1918.
Paul (?E.) Faithful [Oneness Pentecostal Church]
?July 2, 1922 (_, _) – ?June 15, 2009 (_, ?PA)
Carrol R. Sutton (Church of Christ); Lancaster, PA; December 12, 1966; godhead; radio debate
Carrol R. Sutton (Church of Christ); Blue Ball, PA; December 12-14, 1966; godhead
Carrol R. Sutton (Church of Christ); Bareville, PA; January 24-25, 27-28, 1967; Holy Spirit baptism; 4 sessions
Drew E. "Skipper" Falls [Church of Christ]
c 1942 (_, _) - present
Ben J. Franklin (Charismatic); written; 1971; Holy Spirit baptism & gifts
Hugh L. Tubbs (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Hanceville & Jasper, AL; February 7-8, 10-11,
1972; godhead, Holy Spirit baptism; 75-150
John McGuire (Seventh-day Baptist Church), Leslie Welch (Seventh-day Baptist Church), A.
A. Willis (Seventh Day Adventist Church), & J. B. Goodner (Seventh-day Adventist
Church); Fairfield, AL; February 14-15, 1972; Sabbath; 2 sessions; w/ Hiram O. Hutto
(Church of Christ) & Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ). Book publication:
Discussion of the Sabbath. Decatur, AL: Gospel Defender, 1973.
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D. L. Welch (Oneness Pentecostal Church); written; 1972; head coverings of 1 Corinthians 11. Book
publication: Falls-Welch Debate. Decatur, AL: Gospel Defender, 1972.
G. T. "Tom" Sharp (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Sheffield & Florence, AL; May 15-16, 18-19, 1972;
godhead; 4 sessions; 50-70
Keith C. Storment (Church of Christ); written; head coverings of 1 Corinthians 11. Book publication: FallsStorment Debate. Decatur, AL: Gospel Defender Publishing Co., 1974. Book publication: Falls-Storment
Debate. Decatur, AL: Thrasher Publications, 1999.
Lummie Speakman (Oneness Pentecostal Church); written; c 1974; miracles. Book publication: FallsSpeakman Debate on Miracles. Decatur, AL: Gospel Defender Publishing Co., 1974.
Ben J. Franklin (Charismatic); Midfield, AL; July 24-25, 27-28, 1972; 4 sessions; 200. Subject: “What the
Scriptures teach about the baptism of the Holy Spirit and the gifts of the Holy Spirit for our day.” Book
publication: Falls-Franklin Debate. Decatur, AL: Gospel Defender, 1973.
Raymond Taylor (Church of God); Hanceville, AL; February 5-6, 8-9, 1973; Holy Spirit baptism, water
baptism; 125-150
_ (Seventh-day Adventist Church); Tuscaloosa, AL; c 1975
Jerry Falwell [Baptist Church]
August 11, 1933 (Lynchburg, VA) – May 15, 2007 (Lynchburg, VA)
Autobiography: Falwell: An Autobiography.
Biography: Jerry Falwell: His Life and Legacy by Macel Falwell
Biographical sketch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Falwell
Biographical sketch: http://www.findagrave.com/cgibin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Falwell&GSfn=Jerry&GSmn=+&GSby=+
&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=19386714&df=all&
Edward Kennedy (Roman Catholic Church); February 5, 1985
Tolbert Fanning [Church of Christ]
May 10, 1810 (Cannon County, TN) - May 3, 1874 (Nashville, TN)
Biography: Hazard of the Die
Biographical Sketches of Gospel Preachers by H. Leo Boles. Nashville, TN: Gospel
Advocate, 1932.
Biographical sketch: The Trail Blazers: Heroes of the Faith by J. Porter Wilhite. Oklahoma
City, OK: Telegram Book Company, 1965, pp. 36-37.
Biographical sketch: http://www.therestorationmovement.com/fanning,tolbert.htm
Obadiah Jennings (Presbyterian Church); Nashville, TN; 1831; baptism
_ MacKnight (Presbyterian Church);
_ Lyons (Presbyterian Church);
_ Rice (Methodist Church); Perryville, KY; 1835
Edward McMillan (Presbyterian Church); 1840
Edward McMillan (Presbyterian Church); Moulton, AL; June 1843
Nathan L. Rice (Presbyterian Church); Nashville, TN; Summer 1843
_ Chapman (Methodist Church); Lebanon, TN; December 1850; 5 days
Guillaume (William) Farel [Reformer]
1489 (Gap, Dauphine, France) – September 13, 1565 (Metz, France)
Oecolampadius (?); Basel, Switzerland; 1524
_ (?); Berne, Switzerland; 1528
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A. R. Farley [Holiness Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
G. K. Wallace (Church of Christ); Scott City, KS; 1933
G. K. Wallace (Church of Christ); Ransom, KS; 1933
David Farmer [Seventh-day Adventist Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
John T. Lewis (Church of Christ); Texarkana, TX; July 19-20, 2004. Subject: Which day has God required for
Christians to worship on?
Mark Farmer [Evolutionist]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Carl Wieland (Creationist)
Kenneth Eugene Farnsworth [Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
March 19, 1902 (Colonia Dublan, Chihuahua, Mexico) – December 9, 1973 (Salt Lake City, UT)
Roy H. Lanier (Church of Christ); Salt Lake City, UT; 1938
Otis Gatewood (Church of Christ); Salt Lake City, UT; August 17-21, 1942; baptism for the dead, Book of
Mormon, Bible, Church of Christ. Book publication: Gatewood-Farnsworth Debate. Abilene, TX: Otis
Gatewood, n.d.
Otis Gatewood (Church of Christ); Salt Lake City, UT; 1943
Otis Gatewood (Church of Christ); Ogden, UT; 1943
James D. Bales (Church of Christ)
Lucian Montgomery Farrar, Sr. [Church of Christ]
January 12, 1914 (Clarksville, TN) – April 1979 (_, ?AR)
_ Mayhan (?Russellite); 1947; Jesus is more than a perfect man
_ Mayhan (?Russellite); 1947; only 144,000 will go to heaven
Billy K. Farris [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Jerry H. Jordan (Baptist Church); Booneville, MS; March 11, 15-16, 1968; 1st debate for each
Robert Fastigi [?Roman Catholic Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
James White (Reformed Baptist Church); St. Edward’s University; justification by faith, indulgences, papal
infallibility, Marian doctrines
_ Feinberg [?]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ Bahnsen (?); Toronto, Canada; 1981; held during the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society
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Frederick William Fenton [Church of Christ]
January 2, 1899 (_, _) – February 1969 (_, _)
_ Bradley (Sabbatarian); 1922; Sabbath, Lord's day
_ Roberts (?); 1949; women preachers
W. Carl Ketcherside (Church of Christ); written; 1949
Lycurgus Herbert Fergueson [Church of Christ]
March 22, 1876 (_, _) – January 11, 1972 (_, ?TN)
_ Cooper (Methodist Church)
_ Cooper (Methodist Church)
_ Richie (Baptist Church)
_ Richie (Baptist Church)
A. J. Sloan (Baptist Church)
(?A. M.) Shoemake (Holiness Church)
James W. Ferguson [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
C. H. Wiley (?); August 25-29, 1961; premillennialism
Paul Ferguson [Oneness Pentecostal Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Wayne Jackson (Church of Christ) Stockton, CA; April 24-25, 1969; godhead. Book publication: The Godhead:
One or Three? Stockton, CA: Christian Courier, n.d.
Larry Ray Hafley (Church of Christ); Aurora, IL; June 12-13, 15-16, 1972; godhead and baptismal formula.
Book publication: The Hafley-Ferguson Debate. Elgin, IL: Another Real Truth Publication, 1973.
Larry Ray Hafley (Church of Christ); Plano, IL; 1973
Paul Ferguson [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Ellis Lindsey (Church of Christ); Fayetteville, AR; 1974; fragmenting of communion loaf
Ellis Lindsey (Church of Christ); written; 1975; fragmenting of communion loaf. Book publication: The
Lindsey-Ferguson Debate. Waco, TX: D. Ellis Lindsey, 1976.
W. N. Ferguson [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Paul D. Gosnell (?); Greenville, SC; 1929
Worley R. Ferguson [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ Davidson (?); Antlers, OK; 1949
Marion W. Ferrell [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Dan Richardson (Church of Christ) & Dick Blackford (Church of Christ); Vanduser & Charleston, MO; August
8-9, 12-13, 1991; w/ Travis Quertermous (Church of Christ). Proposition: “The sponsoring church method
of evangelism, such as the One Nation Under God campaign sponsored by the Sycamore Church of Christ,
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Cookeville, Tennessee, is authorized by the New Testament.” (Quertermous & Ferrell affirmed, Richardson
& Blackford denied).
_ Field [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ Taylor (?); 1927
Clyde Field [?]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
David Watts (Church of Christ); Long Beach, CA; July 31, August 1, 3-4, 1972; infant baptism, sprinkling
Nathaniel Field [Church of God]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Thomas P. Connelly (Church of Christ); Indianapolis, IN; Summer 1852; immortality of
man, the state of the dead, punishment of the wicked, the kingdom of God, and
everlasting abode of the redeemed. Book publication: A Debate on the State of the
Dead. Louisville, KY: Morton & Griswold, 1853. Second edition, Buchanan, MI:
Western Advent-Christian Publishing Association, 1872.
Emmett F. Fields [Atheist]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Tom Moody (Church of Christ); Louisville, KY; November 14-15, 1983; Bible; 550
Samuel Preston Fields [Church of Christ]
November 4, 1883 (Ozark County, MO) - July 15, 1973 (Springfield, MO)
10 debates
_ Fields [Seventh Day Adventist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
C. R. Nichol (Church of Christ); Coleman County, TX
Wendell R. Fikes [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Elvis Bozarth (Church of Christ); Chicago, IL; 1967
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Augustus Damon Fillmore [Church of Christ]
September 7, 1823 (Gallipolis, OH) – June 5, 1870 (near Cincinnati, OH)
William Shields (Primitive Baptist Church); Edgar County, IL; 1857
Albion Eugene Findley [Church of Christ]
October 5, 1882 (near Sylacaga, AL) – 19__ (_, _)
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Mexia, TX; July 25-28, 1916; 4 days
R. Finger [Independent Baptist Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. A. Holland (Apostolic Pentecostal Church); Columbia, SC; 1971; baptismal formula
Carl E. Finley [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Karl F. Smith (Pentecostal Church); Columbus, OH; May 1948
Ernest Allen Finley [Church of Christ]
December 8, 1921 (Dallas County, _) - _ (_. _)
Biographical sketch: Preachers of Today, I, 1952, p. 116.
Roy Deaver (Church of Christ); Bunavista, TX; September 17-20, 1957; benevolence
Glenn R. Burt (Church of Christ); written; 1974; human organizations teaching the Bible.
Periodical publication: "Finley-Burt Discussion." The Bible Standard, beginning March
29, 1974.
J. F. B. Finling [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
A. J. Fishback [Spiritualist]
September 21, 1826 (_, _) – March 5, 1892 (_, ?IL)
F. W. Evans (?); Osceola, IA; November 18-28, 1874; 10 nights. Proposition: “The physical and psychological
phenomena and teachings of modern spiritualism emanate from, and are produced by, departed human
spirits, and are calculated, in their tendency and influence, to secure man’s greatest good here and
hereafter.” (Fishback affirmed, Evans denied). Book publication: Spiritualism on trial: containing the
arguments of Rev. F. W. Evans in the debate on spiritualism between him and Mr. A. J. Fishback, held in
Osceola, Iowa, commencing Nov. 18, and closing Nov. 28, 1874. Cincinnati, OH: Hitchcock & Walden,
1875.
Clark Braden (Christian Church); Sturgis, MI
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David Fisher [Evolutionist]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Henry M. Morris (Creationist); Ft. Lauderdale, FL; March 2, 1982; creation/evolution; 1500
E. Fisher [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. H. Walden (?). Proposition: “All men will be finally saved.” Book publication: The Christian Doctrine of
Salvation. A Discussion on the proposition: "All Men will Finally be Saved," between E. Fisher, D.D., and
Rev. J. H. Walden. Boston, MA; _, _.
Lester W. Fisher [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Jim McFie (Church of Christ); ?Canyonville, OR; February 4-_, 1963; institutionalism
Thomas Jefferson Fisher [Baptist Church]
April 9, 1812 (Mt. Sterling, KY) – January 11, 1866 (_, _)
L. L. Pinkerton (?); Middletown, PA; 1832; operation of the Holy Spirit
William Clark (?); Elizabethtown, KY; 1839
William Clark (?); West Point, KY; 1839
Benjamin Franklin (Church of Christ); Ghent, KY; June 5-8, 1857. Proposition 1: “Do the Scriptures teach, that
baptism, administered as the Lord intended, to a proper subject, is for the remission of past, or alien sins?”
(Franklin affirmed, Fisher denied). Proposition 2: “Do the Scriptures teach the doctrine of total, hereditary
depravity?” (Fisher affirmed, Franklin denied). Proposition 3: “Do the Scriptures teach that the saints can
apostatize, fall from grace, and be lost?” (Franklin affirmed,, Fisher denied). Book publication: Debate on
Some of the Distinctive Differences between the Reformers and Baptists. Louisville, KY: G. W. Robertson
& Co., 1858.
W. R. Fisher [Jehovah’s Witnesses]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
M. A. Meredith, Sr. (Church of Christ); Caldwell, ID; September 1952
_ Fisher [Methodist Episcopal Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Robert Smith (?Universalist Society); New Richmond, OH; c 1839
_ Fisk [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Jason W. Briggs (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Buffalo Prairie, _; 1866
J. W. Fitch [Methodist Episcopal Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
John A. Brooks (?); September 13-18, 1869. Book publication: A Debate on the Beginning of Messiah's Reign,
the Abrogat of the Mosaic Law, and First Proclamation of the Gospel. Cincinnati, OH: R. W. Carroll, 1870.
Benjamin Lampton (Primitive Baptist Church)
Frank Gibbs Allen (Church of Christ); 1871
J. B. Briney (Christian Church); Kirksville, KY
Albert T. Fitts [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
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G. C. Minor (First Day Adventist Church); Colleton Co., SC; October 16-18, 1900. Proposition: “That the
kingdom of Christ was established in its fullness on the day of Pentecost.” (Fitts affirmed, Minor denied).
Book publication: Debate on First Day Adventism. _: S. B. Newman & Co., 1901.
Don T. Flanagan [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
R. L. Linder (Nazarene)
F. J. Flannagan [Catholic Church]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
Will J. Erwood (Spiritualist); Moundsville, WV; June 1911. Book publication: W. Erwood, 1917.
Emerson Lewis Flannery [Church of Christ]
March 26, 1914 (Danville, IL) – August 1, 1994 (_, _)
Julian O. Hunt (Christian Church); Butler Spring, OH; instrumental music in worship
Clifton Inman (Church of Christ); Columbus, OH; January 16-17, 19-20, 1961;
institutionalism
_ Fleming [Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ Hall (?); Camden, TN; December 1890
Joseph F. Fletcher [?Episcopal Church]
April 10, 1905 (_, _) – October 28, 1991 (_, _)
Darrel G. Rickard (Church of Christ); Stillwater, OK; May 1968; situation ethics
William S. Banowsky (Church of Christ); Ball State University, IN; April 21, 1969; situation ethics; 1 session;
2000. Periodical publication: "The Fletcher-Banowsky Debate." 20th Century Christian, volume 31, number
10 (July 1969).
John Warwick Montgomery (Lutheran Church); San Diego, CA; February 11, 1971; situation ethics; 1 session;
1600. Book publication: Situation Ethics. Minneapolis, MN: Bethany Fellowship, 1972
Antony Garrard Newton Flew [Atheist]
February 11, 1923 (_, _) – April 8, 2010 (_, _)
Flew converted from atheism to deism in 2004.
Obituary: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20100414/eu-britain-obit-flew/
There is a God: How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind by Antony
Flew & Roy Abraham Varheses. New York: HarperCollins, 2007.
_ Plantinga (?); _, CA; before September 1976
Thomas B. Warren (Church of Christ); Denton, TX; September 20-23, 1976; 4 sessions;
existence of God. Book publication: Warren-Flew Debate. Jonesboro, AR: National
Christian Press, 1977. Internet publication: http://www.thebible1.net/video/warrenflewdebate
Gary R. Habermas (Believer); Lynchburg, VA; May 2-3, 1985; resurrection of Jesus; 3000. Book publication:
Did Jesus Rise From The Dead?: The Resurrection Debate. San Francisco, CA: Harper & Row, 1987.
Terry L. Miethe (Believer); written; existence of God. Book publication: Does God Exist?: A believer and an
atheist debate. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1991.
William Lane Craig (Evangelical); 1998. Book publication: Does God Exist? The Craig-Flew Debate.
Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing Company, 2003.
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Gary Habermas (Believer); May 2004; John Ankerberg Show. Book publication: Resurrected? An Atheist &
Theist Dialogue. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2005.
Bill Fling [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Ben J. Franklin (Church of Christ); Anaheim & Long Beach, CA; March 1959; institutionalism
Ben J. Franklin (Church of Christ); San Diego & Garden Grove, CA; April 24-25, 27-28, May 1-2, 4-5, 1972;
Holy Spirit baptism; 8 sessions
William "Bill" Floyd [Church of Christ]
January 13, 1906 (Sparta, TN) - April 3, 1975 (Sherman, TX)
_ Rice (Baptist Church); 1939; church
_ Rice (Baptist Church); _, FL; 1940
_ (?); 1941; instrumental music in worship
_ (Church of Christ); 1941; classes
Anderson Boswell Fly [Methodist Church]
November 11, 1825 (Maury County, TN) – January 20, 1895 (Water Valley, Yalobusha County, MS)
T. W. Caskey (Church of Christ); Paducah, KY
Earl Fly [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
C. L. Long (Baptist Church); 1952
J. B. Fly [Cumberland Presbyterian Church]
18__ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Thomas H. Popplewell (Church of Christ); Hazleton, KS; May 4-13, 1891; 8 days. Proposition 1: “Do the Holy
Scriptures teach that immersion in water is the only baptism taught and commanded by Christ and the
Apostles?” (Popplewell affirmed, Fly denied). Proposition 2: “Do the Holy Scriptures teach that the infant
offspring of believers are scriptural subjects of baptism?” (Fly affirmed, Popplewell denied). Proposition 3:
“Do the Holy Scriptures teach that water baptism to a penitent believer is for (in order to) the remission of
his past sins?” (Popplewell affirmed, Fly denied). Proposition 4: “Do the Holy Scriptures teach that the
Holy Spirit, in the conviction, conversion and regeneration of a sinner, acts without or without the written
word of God; acting how, when and where it pleaseth Him?” (Fly affirmed, Popplewell denied). Book
publication: A Public Oral Discussion of Four Biblical Propositions. Hazleton, KS: W. F. Hatfield, 1892..
J. C. Fogle [German Baptist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. D. Tant (Church of Christ); Niotaze, KS; February 1898
Jim Foley [Evolutionist]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Richard Milton (Anti-Evolutionist); e-mail debate; August 15-December 4, 1997; the evidence for human
evolution. Internet publication: http://www.talkorigns.org/faqs/homs/milton.html
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Edgar Estes Folk [Baptist Church]
September 6, 1856 (Haywood County, TN) – February 27, 1917 (Nashville, TN)
Biographical sketch: http://www.sbhla.org/downloads/663.pdf
J. C. McQuiddy (Church of Christ); written; salvation. Periodical publication: The Baptist
and Reflector. Periodical publication: Gospel Advocate. Book publication: The FolkMcQuiddy Discussion on the Plan of Salvation. Nashville, TN: Folk-Keelin, 1907.
George William Foote [Secularist]
January 11, 1850 (Plymouth, England) – October 17, 1915 (_, _)
Biographical sketch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_William_Foote
Biographical sketch: http://www.ftarchives.net/foote/fbio.htm
H. A. Long (?). Book publication: Verbatim Report of the public discussion upon ‘The
Origin of Man,’ between ... G.W.F. and H. A. Long ... 1877.
George Sexton (?). Book publication: Christianity and Secularism. Verbatim reports of two
... debates ... the second on Secularism, between G.W.F. and G. Sexton. (1878)
George Sexton (?). Book publication: Is Secularism the true Gospel for Mankind? Verbatim
report of a debate ... between G.W.F. and G. Sexton. 1878.
James M. McCann (?). Book publication: Christianity or Secularism, Which is true? Verbatim report of a
public debate between the Rev. Dr. James McCann and Mr. G. W. Foote ... 1886.
Annie Besant (Secularist); London, England; February 2, 9, 16, 23, 1887. 4 nights. Book publication: Is
Socialism Sound? Verbatim report of a four nights' debate between Annie Besant and G.W. Foote ...
London: Progressive Publishing Company, 1887.
George Bernard Shaw (?). Book publication: The Legal Eight Hours' Question. A public debate between Mr.
George Bernard Shaw and Mr. G. W. Foote ... 1891.
W. T. Lee (Christian Evidence Society); Derby, _; May 15-16, 1895. Book publication: Theism or Atheism:
Which is the more reasonable? A public debate between Mr. W. T. Lee ... and Mr. G. W. Foote ... 1895.
London: R. Forder, 1896.
Dueling D. Ford [Baptist Church]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
Jesse Davis Walling (Church of Christ); Wayne County, KY; August 26-_, 1914
E. G. Ford [Assembly of God]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Thomas G. O’Neal (Church of Christ); Orlando, FL; March 15-16, 18-19, 1965; miraculous healing
F. W. Ford [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Raymond Ford [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
F. R. Bingham (Baptist Church); Toledo, OH; May 4-7, 1955
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Samuel Howard Ford [Baptist Church]
February 19, 1819 (Bristol, England) – July 1905 (_, ?MO)
Biographical sketch: “Ford, Rev. Samuel Howard, LL.D.” The Baptist Encyclopedia.
Cathcart, William (Ed.). [2 vols. Rev. ed.] Philadelphia: Louis H. Everts, 1883, I, 404405.
Biographical sketch: http://baptisthistoryhomepage.com/ford.samuel.h.by.taylor.html
Alexander Campbell (Disciples of Christ)
“Bishop” Spaulding (Roman Catholic Church)
N. L. Rice (Presbyterian Church)
_ Ford [Seventh-day Adventist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
R. C. White (Church of Christ); 1939
Bryan Forgy [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); written; 1998-_; A.D. 70 doctrine
Shelby Watkin Forkum [Church of Christ]
April 25, 1933 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
F. L. Ray (Baptist Church); North Springs, TN; baptism
Mark Hill Forscutt [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
June 19, 1834 (Godmanchester, England) – October 18, 1903 (_, _)
Biographical sketch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_H._Forscutt
_ Ray (?); Decatur County, IA; 1872
John L. Shinn (Universalist Society); Rock Creek, Hancock County, IL; August 10-13, 1875; 8 sessions.
Proposition 1: “The Bible teaches that the coming of Christ to judge the world is now past.” (Shinn
affirmed, Forscutt denied). Proposition 2: “The Bible teaches the literal resurrection of the body from the
grave.” (Forscutt affirmed, Shinn denied). Book publication: Discussion between Rev. John L. Shinn, of the
Universalist Church, and Elder Mark H. Forscutt, of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints, held at Rock Creek, Ills., August 10 th-13th, 1875. Plano, IL: Board of Publication of the Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1875.
W. B. F. Treat (Church of Christ); Lilly Dale, Perry County, IN; 1876
Richard Waring Forsythe [Oneness Pentecostal Church]
October 4, 1929 (Corinth,, MS) – April 6, 2015 (Forest, MS)
Obituary: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/clarionledger/obituary.aspx?n=richardforsythe&pid=174586803&
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); Decatur, AL; March 6-7, 9-10, 1972; godhead; 100150; 4 sessions
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); Meridian, MS; March 13-14, 16-17, 1972; Holy
Spirit baptism; 100-125; 4 sessions
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); Oxford & Myrtle, MS; January 8-9, 11-12, 1973;
godhead, Holy Spirit baptism; 60-110; 4 sessions
Richard W. Terry (Church of Christ); Fayette, AL; 1973
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); written; May 11, 1974-_. Proposition: “The church of Christ, of which
I am a member, is scriptural in origin, doctrine, practice, and name, and is the one that began on the day of
Pentecost in Acts 2.” (Thrasher affirmed, Forsythe denied). Book publication: Thrasher-Forsythe Debate.
Decatur, AL: Thrasher Publications, 2009.
Willie Edwards (Church of Christ); Millport & Fayette, AL; c 1975
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Paul Brock (Church of Christ); Brandon, MS; November 3-4, 6-7, 19_. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that
the Baptism of the Holy Ghost is for all New Testament Christian Believers, and will continue until the end
of the New Testament Church age.” (Forsythe affirmed, Brock denied). Proposition 2: “The Scriptures
teach that special miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit were given only to confirm the oral word of God, and
were to cease when the word of God was completely revealed.” (Brock affirmed, Forsythe denied).
Joe W. Nichols (Church of Christ); Meadville, MS; 1979
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); Hillsboro, AL; August 8-9, 1983; baptismal formula; 2 sessions
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Madison & Huntsville, AL; March 12-13, 1992; tongues; 60
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Forest, MS; July 2-3, 1992; 150
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Meridian, MS; December 11, 1992; frequency of Lord's supper; 50
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Athens, AL; February 27, 1993; frequency of Lord's supper; 50
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); Meridian, MS; June 22, 24, 2000; oversight of elders, baptismal
formula; 2 sessions; their 6th debate
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Dyersburg, TN; August 22-24, 2002; miraculous gifts, women
preachers; 4 sessions; 50-150; w/ Tanya Brown (Oneness Pentecostal Church)
Benjamin Franklin Foster [Universalist Society]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Jacob Wright (Church of Christ); New Washington, Clark County, IN; October 1848
_ Mahan (Methodist Episcopal Church); written; c 1850. Periodical publication: Gospel Herald.
Henry Pritchard (Church of Christ); Bentonville, IN; c 1853
Henry Pritchard (Church of Christ); Filmore, IN; 1858
J. H. Lozier (Methodist Church); Indianapolis, IN; July 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 1867; universalism, endless
punishment. Book publication: Theological Discussion on Universalism and Endless Punishment. B. F.
Foster, 1867.
E. S. Foster [Universalist Society]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Lucy A. Prouty (Calvinist); written; 1869. Book publication: The Correspondence and Discussion of the
Question of Endless Misery between Miss L. A.. Prouty,Orthodox, in the Affirmative, and E. S. Foster,
Universalist, in the Negative. Claremont, NH: The Claremont Manufacturing Company, 1870.
Howard Donald Foster [Church of Christ]
July 1, 1930 (_, MO) – January 1, 2009 (Joplin, MO)
Obituary: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Foster&GSfn=
Howard&GSmn=+&GSby=1930&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GScntry
=4&GSob=n&GRid=37781125&df=all&
_ (Church of Christ); women teachers
_ (Church of Christ); institutionalism
_ Foster [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Eugene Britnell (Church of Christ); 1977; benevolence
Robert Foster [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Daniel Waggle (Dunkard); Chapman's Point, Macoupin County, IL; 1860
W. (?Wilbert) R. (?Ross) Foulston [Seventh Day Adventist Church]
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_ (_, _) - ?2000 (_, ?CA)
W. T. Boaz (Church of Christ); written; 1945; Sabbath day. Book publication: A Discussion on the Sabbath
Question.
Nolan Fowler [Agnostic]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Malcolm L. Hill (Church of Christ); Cookeville, TN; March 1-2, 1993; Biblical influence on the U.S.
Constitution
_ Fowler [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Guy Overby (Church of Christ) & W. L. Gentry (Church of Christ); Winter Haven, FL; 1941
James Fox [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Gordon Brewer (Church of Christ); Peoria, IL; April 18, 1971; church benevolence
Marion R. Fox [Church of Christ]
c 1943 (_, _) - present
Mac Deaver (Church of Christ); Oklahoma City, OK; August 15-16, 18-19, 1994;
indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Book publication: The Deaver-Fox Debate. Spring,
TX: Bible Resource Publications, 1995.
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Sapulpa, OK; January 14-16, 1999; indwelling of
Holy Spirit; 4 sessions; 150
Reginald Rogers (?); written. Book publication: Holy Spirit Baptism Debate. _: Five F
Publishing Co., _.
?Jerry D. McDonald (Church of Christ); Belle, MO; July 18-19, 21-22, 2011. Proposition
1: “The Scriptures forbid a woman to authoritatively teach (didaskein) the Scriptures to a man in every
situation in which the woman teaches a man authoritatively” (Fox affirmed, McDonald denied). Proposition
2: “The Great Commission (as given in Mt. 28:19-20 and Mk. 16:15-16) always has obligated all Christians
(including women) to preach and teach the gospel to every creature, since it was given, and will continue to
do so until Christ returns to judge the world” (McDonald affirmed, Fox denied).
John M. Frame [Calvinist]
1939 (Pittsburgh, PA) - present
Biographical sketch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Frame
Biographical sketch: http://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/articles/bio/johnframe.html
Michael Martin (Atheist)
Darryl Hart (?); written; 1998. Subject: “"How does one go about defining the Regulative
Principle of Worship? The relationship of Scripture, our confessional history, and the
contemporary audience." Internet publication: http://www.framepoythress.org//frame_articles/1998HartDebate.htm
Dennis “Skip” Francis [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
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Nelta Brock (Church of Christ); written. Proposition 1: “The New Testament teaches that a Christian is not to
take the life of another human being, even in war.” (Brock affirmed, Francis denied). Proposition 2; “The
New Testament teaches that a Christian must obey the call to war by his government, which results in
killing other people.” (Francis affirmed, Brock denied). Web publication.
Eben Francis [Universalist Society]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Freeman Yates (Methodist Church); Dover, NH; March 15, April 4, 11, 25, 1843. Book publication: A
Discussion of the conjoint Question: Is the Doctrine of Endless Punishment for any part or portion of the
Human Family taught in the Scriptures, or is the Doctrine of the Final Holiness and Happiness of All
Mankind? Exeter: Francis Grant, 1843.
Benjamin Franklin [Church of Christ]
February 1, 1812 (Belmont County, OH) - October 22, 1878 (Anderson, IN)
Biography: The Life of Elder Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Franklin and J. A.
Headington. St. Louis, MO: John Burns, 1879.
Biography: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin by Josiah Franklin. 508 pages.
Biography: They Heard Him Gladly by Otis L. Castleberry. _: Old Paths Publishing Co.,
1963.
Biography: Biographical Sketch and Writings from Elder Ben Franklin. _: Daniel
Sommer, 1889.
Book of Gems by Joseph Franklin and J. A. Headington. _: John Burns Pub., 1879.
Biographical sketch: The Trail Blazers: Heroes of the Faith by J. Porter Wilhite. Oklahoma City, OK: Telegram
Book Company, 1965, pp. 39-40.
Biographical Sketches of Gospel Preachers by H. Leo Boles. Nashville, TN: Gospel Advocate, 1932.
At least 30 debates; 6 published
Eaton Davis (United Brethren); 1840
George W. McCune (Universalist Society); 1843
Philip May (Methodist Episcopal Church); written; 1845
Erasmus Manford (Universalist Society); Milton, IN; October 26-28, 1847; future judgment, endless
punishment. Proposition 3: “Do the Scriptures teach that those who die in disobedience to the gospel will
suffer endless punishment?” Book publication: Oral Debate on the Coming of the Son of Man, Endless
Punishment and Universal Salvation. _: Abel Thompkins, 1860. Book publication: An Oral Debate on the
Coming: of the Son of Man, Endless Punishment, and Universal Salvation. _: F. L. Rowe, 1902.
Samuel Williams (Anti-Means Baptist Church); May 19-20, 1848. Proposition: “Do the Scriptures teach that
eternal salvation is stipulated to man upon conditions to be performed by him in this life?” (Franklin
Affirmed, Williams denied). [The Western Reformer, volume 6, number 7 (May 1848), 443-447]
James Matthews (Presbyterian Church); Carlisle, KY; May 20 - June 1, 1852; predestination & foreknowledge.
Book publication: Predestination and Foreknowledge of God. Cincinnati, OH: Jethro Jackson, 1852.
_ Craven (Universalist Society); Somerville, OH; February 1847; future coming of Christ to judge the world,
endless punishment; Craven’s 2nd debate. Proposition 1: “The coming of Christ to judge the world is
future.” (Franklin affirmed, Craven denied). [Western Reformer, vol. 6, number 3 (February 1847), 232],
[Western Reformer, vol. 6, number 7 (June 1848), 469]
Joel Hume (Baptist Church); Mt. Vernon, IN; 1854; depravity, baptism, apostasy. Book publication: A Debate
on Total Hereditary Depravity.
John B. Luccock (Methodist Episcopal Church); Long Point, IL; c 1855
T. J. Fisher (Baptist Church); Ghent, KY; June 5-8, 1857. Proposition 1: “Do the Scriptures teach, that baptism,
administered as the Lord intended, to a proper subject, is for the remission of past, or alien sins?” (Franklin
affirmed, Fisher denied). Proposition 2: “Do the Scriptures teach the doctrine of total, hereditary
depravity?” (Fisher affirmed, Franklin denied). Proposition 3: “Do the Scriptures teach that the saints can
apostatize, fall from grace, and be lost?” (Franklin affirmed,, Fisher denied). Book publication: Debate on
Some of the Distinctive Differences between the Reformers and Baptists. Louisville, KY: G. W. Robertson
& Co., 1858.
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S. M. Merrill (Methodist Episcopal Church); April 5-11, 1858; faith, action of baptism, infant baptism, design
of baptism. Book publication: An Oral Discussion on Justification, the Action of Baptism, Infant Baptism
and the Design of Baptism. Cincinnati, OH: Benjamin Franklin, 1858.
William Shadrach (Baptist Church); Pine Flats, PA; August 25, 1859. Proposition 1: “Do the Scriptures teach
that baptism is ordained of God, as the medium through which, under the New Disposition, penitent
believers in Christ obtain the remission of their past sins?” (Franklin affirmed, Shadrach denied).
Proposition 2: “The converting power is in the written word—in its facts, arguments and motives.”
(Franklin affirmed, Shadrach denied). Proposition 3: “The Scriptures authorize the practice of the Baptists
in praying for the conversion and pardon of sinners before baptism.” (Shadrach affirmed, Franklin denied).
Proposition 4: “The Scriptures authorize the Baptists and Disciples to commune together, when, in the
providence of God, it is their privilege to meet together on the Lord’s day.” (Franklin affirmed, Shadrach
denied). Proposition 5: “Is the weekly celebration of the Lord’s supper enjoined upon the churches of
Christ by scriptural authority?” (Franklin affirmed, Rush denied). Proposition 6: “Do the Scriptures teach
that true believers, the children of God, may so fall away as to be finally lost?” (Franklin affirmed,
Shadrach denied).
John B. Luccock (Methodist Episcopal Church); Lexington, IL; November 1859
D. P. Bunn (Universalist Society); Decatur, IL; 1860
William M. Rush (Methodist Church); Trenton, MO; January 23-28, 1860; 12 sessions. Subject 1: infant
baptism. (Rush affirmed, Franklin denied). Proposition 2: “Immersion in water into the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, is the only baptism ordained by Jesus Christ.” (Franklin affirmed,
Rush denied). Proposition 3: “The penitent sinner is justified in the sense of pardon by faith only.” (Rush
affirmed, Franklin denied). Proposition 4: “The Scriptures teach that baptism is a condition of the
forgiveness of past sins.” (Franklin affirmed, Rush denied). Proposition 5: “In conversion and sanctification
the Spirit of God operates on persons only through the word of truth.” (Franklin affirmed, Rush denied).
William M. Rush (Methodist Church); Chillicothe, MO; May 1860; 8 days. Subject 1: infant baptism. (Rush
affirmed, Franklin denied). Proposition 2: “Immersion in water into the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit, is the only baptism ordained by Jesus Christ.” (Franklin affirmed, Rush denied).
Proposition 3: “The penitent sinner is justified in the sense of pardon by faith only.” (Rush affirmed,
Franklin denied). Proposition 4: “The Scriptures teach that baptism is a condition of the forgiveness of past
sins.” (Franklin affirmed, Rush denied). Proposition 5: “In conversion and sanctification the Spirit of God
operates on persons only through the word of truth.” (Franklin affirmed, Rush denied). [“The Trenton
Debate (Franklin-Rush Debate)” by J. W. McGarvey. Faith and Facts Quarterly, 34:1 (January 2006), 3856.]
J. B. Solomon (Baptist Church); Fairmount, WV; July 23-25, 1872. Proposition: “Baptism is necessary to
salvation.” (Franklin affirmed, Solomon denied).
John A. Thompson (Primitive Baptist Church); Reynoldsburg, OH; November 10-_, 1873; free will, baptism,
salvation. Book publication: An Oral Debate. Cincinnati, OH: Franklin & Rice, 1874.
Benjamin Joseph Franklin [Church of Christ]
November 19, 1916 (Gallatin, TN) - _ (_, _)
Biographical sketch: Preachers of Today, I, 1952, p. 122.
Bill Fling (Church of Christ); Anaheim & Long Beach, CA; March 1959; institutionalism
Clyde Goff (Church of Christ); San Diego, CA; October 13-14, 16, 1969
Jeff Walling (Church of Christ); c 1970
Drew E. Falls (Church of Christ); written; 1971; Holy Spirit baptism & gifts
Bill Fling (Church of Christ); San Diego & Garden Grove, CA; April 24-25, 27-28, May 1-2, 4-5, 1972; Holy
Spirit baptism; 8 sessions
Drew E. Falls (Church of Christ); Midfield, AL; July 24-25, 27-28, 1972. Subject: “What the Scriptures teach
about the baptism of the Holy Spirit and the gifts of the Holy Spirit for our day.” Book publication: FallsFranklin Debate. Decatur, AL: Gospel Defender, 1973.
John W. Wilson (Church of Christ)
Royce P. Bell (Church of Christ); Venice, CA; 1974; Pentecostalism, gifts & baptism of Holy Spirit
Guy N. Woods (Church of Christ); Gadsden, AL; May 20-23, 1974; Holy Spirit baptism and miracles; 9001000. Book publication: Woods-Franklin Debate. Birmingham, AL: Roberts & Son, 1975.
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Kenneth West Franklin [Church of Christ]
February 18, 1922 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Atheist); Waynesville, IL
Bobby Herschel Franks [Church of Christ]
July 31, 1926 (_, _) - September 3, 1972 (_, _)
Frank Mullins, Jr. (Church of Christ); Lafayette, LA; November 30 - December 4, 1964; premillennialism
Giles Fraser [?Believer]
19_ (_, _) - present
Sam Harris (Atheist); _, UK; April 11, 2011
Jack Free [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); 1932
Arvy Glenn Freed [Church of Christ]
August 3, 1863 (Saltillo, IN) - November 11, 1931 (Nashville, TN)
Biography: Biography of a Gentleman: A. G. Freed by John Ancil Jenkins. Henderson,
TN: Hester Publications, 2002.
Sermons, Chapel Talks, and Debates by Arvy Glenn Freed. Nashville, TN: Gospel
Advocate Company, 1931.
J. N. Hall (Missionary Baptist Church); Corinth, MS; August 1894; baptism, operation of
Spirit, apostasy, establishment of church; Freed's 1st debate
_ (Christadelphian); Rouse Hill, TN; 1896
S. F. Cayce (Primitive Baptist Church); Sweet Lips, TN; 1897
I. N. Penick (Baptist Church); Fowlkes, TN; 1897
?Ramsey Duncan (?); Rives, TN; 1898
W. H. Williams (Baptist Church); Russell, Gibson County, TN; February 14-17, 1899; design of baptism,
justification by faith only
I. N. Penick (Baptist Church); Middleton, TN; January 24-27, 1899; necessity of water baptism for salvation
J. H. Wilburn (?); Kenton, TN; 1899
Richard H. Pigue (Methodist Church); Bradford, TN; 1899
P. Clark (?); Friendship, TN; 1900
W. C. Berry (?); Palestine, AR; 1901
A. A. Andrus (?); Palestine, AR; 1901
J. N. Hall (Missionary Baptist Church); Bardwell, KY; April 1902; apostasy
Richard H. Pigue (Methodist Church); Middleton, TN; 1902; immersion, infant baptism, baptism, sprinkling,
establishment of church, salvation; 6 sessions
Richard H. Pigue (Methodist Church); Troy, TN; 1903; immersion, infant baptism, baptism, sprinkling,
establishment of church, salvation; 6 sessions
I. N. Penick (Baptist Church); Gardner, TN; 1903
Richard H. Pigue (Methodist Church); Yorkville, TN; 1903; immersion, infant baptism, baptism, sprinkling,
establishment of church, salvation; 6 sessions
_ Clark (?); Hornbeak, TN; 1903
Richard H. Pigue (Methodist Church); Hornbeak, TN; 1903; immersion, infant baptism, baptism, sprinkling,
establishment of church, salvation; 6 sessions
_ (?); Kirksey, KY; 1904
Richard H. Pigue (Methodist Church); Bogata, TN; 1907; immersion, infant baptism, baptism, sprinkling,
establishment of church, salvation; 6 sessions
?_ (?); Muary City, TN; 1908
I. N. Penick (Baptist Church); Toon, TN; 1908
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Richard H. Pigue (Methodist Church); Ro Ellen & Bogata, TN; 1908; immersion, infant baptism, baptism,
sprinkling, establishment of church, salvation; 6 sessions
“Wild Bill” Evans (Methodist Church); Burkhead Chapel, TN; 1912
Richard H. Pigue (Methodist Church); Marietta, MS; 1914; immersion, infant baptism, baptism, sprinkling,
establishment of church, salvation; 6 sessions
J. E. Skinner (Baptist Church); Benton, KY; March 21-_, 1922
J. T. Banks (Methodist Church); Old Harmony, TN; 1923
John R. Clark (Baptist Church); Nashville, TN; May 11-14, 1926
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Nashville, TN; January 11-22, 1927; church, baptism, apostasy;
12 days
Jesse S. Neal (Missionary Baptist Church); Buchanan, TN; November 1-_, 1927; baptism, apostasy, work of
Holy Spirit
H. B. Taylor (Missionary Baptist Church); Jackson, TN; November 22-26, 1927; Church of Christ
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Little Rock, AR; January 3-9, 1928; church; 7 days
H. B. Taylor (Missionary Baptist Church); Jackson, TN; 1928
Abraham Eason Freeman, Jr. [Church of Christ]
June 3, 1863 (near Lafayette, TN) – 1944 (_, _)
Jack Freeman [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Tommy Hodge (Church of Christ); Santa Ana?, CA; July 1963; second serving of Lord's supper
Ron Halbrook (Church of Christ); North Las Vegas, NV; January 15-16, 18-19, 1990; divorce & remarriage
Ron Halbrook (Church of Christ); West Columbia, TX; February 26-27, March 1-2, 1990; divorce &
remarriage. Book publication: The Halbrook-Freeman Debate. Bowling Green, KY: Guardian of Truth
Foundation, 1995.
L. L. Freeman [Church of Christ]
c 1903 (_, _) - November 23, 1981 (_, _)
_ (Baptist Church); 1940
Daniel French [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
John Cumming (?); Hammersmith, _; April & May, 1839. Book publication: The Hammersmith Protestant
discussion; being an authenticated report of the controversial discussion between the Rev. John Cumming
... and Daniel French ... on the differences between Protestantism and popery. London: A. Hall, 1848
John French [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Corbitt Mask (Baptist Church); Hazen, AR; 1952
Sidney French [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Aubrey C. Belue, Jr. (Church of Christ); Gary, IN & Chicago, IL; December 1965
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F. S. Fries [Seventh-day Adventist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Ernest Beam (Church of Christ); Dinuba, CA; 1932
Roland W. Fritz [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Jerry Jarue (Pentecostal); Sault Ste. Marie, MI; c 1963
J. A. Holland (Apostolic Pentecostal Church); _, MI; 1966; baptismal formula
Timothy C. Frogge [Methodist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
R.
T. W. Brents (Church of Christ)
E. G. Sewell (Church of Christ); Rich Pond, KY; c 1875
Gene R. Frost [Church of Christ]
May 25, 1927 (Memphis, TN) - present
David F. Smith (Seventh-day Adventist Church); written; 1949-51. Book publication: The
$200 Text: A Written Discussion Concerning the Sabbath. n.p., 1952.
Lester Hathaway (Church of Christ); Alamogordo, NM; January 4-7, 1955; Frost's first public
debate. Related publication: Debate Notes on Bible Classes and Women Teachers.
Vallejo, CA: Gene Frost, c 1952.
Lloyd Moyer (Church of Christ); written; divorce & remarriage. Periodical publication:
Gospel Guardian. Book publication: Frost-Moyer Exchange on Marriage, Divorce, and
Remarriage. Cullman, AL: Printing Service, 19__.
Joe Moulder (Church of Christ); written; c 1956; institutionalism
F. I. Stanley (Church of Christ); El Paso, TX; June 18-21, 1957; cooperation, Herald of Truth, orphan homes
?Rollo Tinkler (Church of Christ); Houston, TX; September 9-10, 12-13, 1957; institutionalism
Don Rudd (Church of Christ); Houston, TX; September 15-20, 1958; institutionalism
J. Luther Dabney (Church of Christ); written; divorce & remarriage. Book publication: Dabney-Frost Debate on
Marriage, Divorce & Remarriage: Must Adulterers Separate Before Being Baptized? Fort Worth, TX: The
Manney Co., 1959.
Lester Hathaway (Church of Christ); Carrollton, TX; May 4-8, 1959; classes & women teachers
Paul S. Knight (Church of Christ); Little Rock, AR; January 15-16, 1962; classes & women teachers
Hiram O. Hutto (Church of Christ); Athens, AL; c 1972; coverings of 1 Corinthians 11
Raymond E. Parnell (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Greenwood, IN; August 27-28, 30-31, 1973; godhead,
miracles
G. T. Sharp (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Hillsboro & Wheeler, AL; c 1975
_ (Church of Christ), _ (Church of Christ), _ (Church of Christ), _ (Church of Christ) & _ (Church of Christ);
New Albany, IN; February 1989; premillennialism; 2 sessions; w/ Connie W. Adams (Church of Christ),
Paul Earnhart (Church of Christ), Guy Roberson (Church of Christ) & John Humphries (Church of Christ)
John A. Welch (Church of Christ); Louisville, KY; June 19-20, 22-23, 1995; 400-500. Proposition 1:
“Resolved: The Scriptures teach that the inner being of Jesus, His Spirit, was unchanged when He came to
earth.” (Frost affirmed, Welch denied). Proposition 2: “Resolved: The Scriptures teach that when Jesus
came to earth His spirit was changed.” (Welch affirmed, Frost denied). Book publication: Debates on the
Humanity of Jesus. Indianapolis, IN: Faith and Facts, 1997.
Jack L. Holt (Church of Christ); Temple Terrace, FL; August 11-14, 1997; Did Jesus have two spirits?
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Jack L. Frost [End Time Church of God]
19 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Thomas G. O’Neal (Church of Christ); Jasper, AL; July 10-11, 13-14, 1961; baptism
Thomas G. O’Neal (Church of Christ); Jasper, AL; August 26-27, 29-30, 1963; baptism
Carrol R. Sutton (Church of Christ); Tuscaloosa, AL; September 8-9, 11-12, 1986; water baptism; 4 sessions
Carrol R. Sutton (Church of Christ); Tuscaloosa, AL; November 17-18, 20-21, 1986; action of baptism; 4
sessions
Carrol R. Sutton (Church of Christ); Albertville, AL; December 1-2, 4-5, 1986; baptism; 4 sessions
Carrol R. Sutton (Church of Christ); Berry, AL; November 16-17, 19-20, 1988; design of baptism; 4 sessions
Carrol R. Sutton (Church of Christ); Albertville, AL; January 9-10, 12-13, 1989; action of baptism; 4 sessions
Carrol R. Sutton (Church of Christ); Berry, AL; February 20-21, 23-24, 1989; action of baptism; 4 sessions
Lindon Frost [End Time Church of God]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Son of Jack L. Frost
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Tigrett, TN; April 29-30, 1993; baptism; 2 sessions; 75
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Jasper, AL; January 17-18, 1994; 2 sessions; 50. Proposition 1: “The
Scriptures teach that a person must be baptized with the Holy Ghost in order to be converted (saved), under
the New Covenant. He is converted (saved) without water baptism.” (Frost affirmed, Donahue denied).
Proposition 2: “The Scriptures teach that a person must be baptized in water to be saved, that is, to become
a Christian.” (Donahue affirmed, Frost denied).
W. J. Frost [Christian Church]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
J. D. Tant (Church of Christ); written; 1904; instrumental music in worship, missionary societies; book
publication: The Tant-Frost Debate. Cincinnati, OH: F. L. Rowe, 1904. Book publication: Tant-Frost
Debate. Decatur, AL: Thrasher Publications, 1999.
John Leondus Fry [Church of Christ]
August 9, 1863 (Ravenden Springs, Randolph County, AR) – January 1, 1939 (_, ?AR)
Biographical sketch: Arkansas Angels by Boyd E. Morgan. Paragould, AR: College
Bookstore & Press, 1967, pp. 25-33.
Ruff Landers (?); Oxford, AR; c 1908
E. F. Thorpe (Seventh-day Adventist Church); Bono, AR; 1921
E. F. Thorpe (Seventh-day Adventist Church);
J. W. Rogers (General Baptist Church); Lafe, AR; 1924. Proposition 1: “The Church of
Christ was established in the days of Christ’s personal ministry.” (Rogers affirmed, Fry
denied). Proposition 2: “The Church of which I (John L. Fry) am a member was established on the first
Pentecost after the resurrection of Christ.” (Fry affirmed, Rogers denied). Proposition 3: “The General
Baptist Church, of which I (J. W. Rogers) am a member, is scriptural in origin, doctrine, name, faith, and
practice.” (Rogers affirmed, Fry denied). Proposition 4: “The Church of Christ, of which I (John L. Fry) am
a member, is scriptural in the conditions of pardon and name.” (Fry affirmed, Rogers denied).
W. E. Liddell (Baptist Church); Giles Spur, AR; 1930
W. Ezekiel "Zeke" Sherrill (Baptist Church); Walnut Ridge, AR; 1933
_ Fuchs [Primitive Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Caswell E. McGaughey (Church of Christ); Bulo, OK; 1933; salvation, apostasy; w/ F. M. Griffin (Primitive
Baptist Church)
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Benjamin Lee Fudge [Church of Christ]
April 5, 1914 (Athens, Limestone County, AL) - February 5, 1972 (?Athens, Limestone
County, AL)
Biographical Sketch: Preachers of Today, I, 1952, p. 125.
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_ Brooks (Pentecostal Church); 1940
W. J. Johnson (?Church of Christ); Turkey Creek, LA; 1943
Frank M. Mullins (Church of Christ); 1943
_ Kennedy (?); 1945
_ Aldridge (?); 1947; baptism
Edward William Fudge [Church of Christ]
July 13, 1944 (_, AL) – present
Biographical sketch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Fudge
Son of Benjamin Lee Fudge
Robert A. Peterson (?); written. Book publication: Two Views of Hell: A Biblical and
Theological Debate. InterVarsity Press, 2000.
John McKinley (?); Los Angeles, CA; May 2011; 1 session. Topic: Eternal torment vs
Annihilationism. Web publication: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mpngOFmx7M
David Otis Fuller [Baptist Church]
November 20, 1903 (_, _) – February 21, 1988 (_, ?MI)
Daniel H. King (Church of Christ); written; 1972. Periodical publication: "Debate on KJV," Facts For Faith,
III, 10 (October 1972).
Norman Fultz [Church of Christ]
August 17, 19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Clyde Muse (Church of Christ); Louisville, KY; c January 1964; contribution other than on
the first day of the week
F. S. Funchess [?Sanctificationist]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. D. Erwin (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Manchester, TX; September 1890;
baptism
Robert Funk [Jesus Seminar]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
James White (Reformed Baptist Church); radio debate. Subject: Is the Bible for real?
Charles C. Fuqua [Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) - September 1, 1941 (_, _)
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); August 29 - September 1, 1922; 4 days
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Edward Charlton “E. C.” Fuqua [Church of Christ]
November 1, 1876 (near Nashville, Davidson County, TN) – September 23, 1965 (Fort
Worth, Tarrant County, TX)
_ (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Denver, CO; 1910
L. G. Holloway (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Greeley, CO;
July 8-18, 1912
_ (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Edgewater, CO; c 1915
_ (Seventh Day Adventist Church); Olathe, CO; c 1916
A. D. Fairbanks (Congregational Church); 1918. Book publication: Debate on the Second
Coming of Christ. _: _, 1918.
W. E. Sherrill (Baptist Church); Adona, AR; October 1-_, 1919
C. A. Hansen (Seventh Day Baptist Church); Riverside, CA; 1925; 1 day. Book publication: The Riverside
Debate.
J. N. Cowan (Church of Christ); before 1951; classes
L. S. Ballard (Baptist Church); written; Baptist Church. Periodical publication: The Vindicator. Book
publication: Fuqua-Ballard Debate
G. R. Reynolds (Missionary Baptist Church); written; September 1947 - April 1948; baptism. Book publication:
The Fuqua-Reynolds Debate. Vindicator Press. Reynolds was converted after the debate.
_ (Roman Catholic Church); Dallas, TX; Roman Catholicism. Book publication: Romanism Inspected.
Thomas B. Warren (Church of Christ); written; 1954; divorce & remarriage. Periodical publication: The
Vindicator (August-December, 1954). Book publication: The Warren-Fuqua Debate. Fort Worth, TX: J. E.
Snelson Printing Co., n.d. Book publication: Are Non-Christians Amenable To The Law of Christ on
Divorce and Remarriage? Jonesboro, AR: National Christian Press, Inc., n.d.
Edgar E. Furr [Church of Christ]
April 18, 1906 (Menard County, TX) – March 24, 1998 (_, TX)
_ (Baptist Church); 1935; baptism
_ (Infidel); 1936; inspiration of Bible
_ (Baptist Church); 1939; apostasy, baptism, church
Jesse Thomas Gabbert [Church of Christ]
September 8, 1888 (Midway, AR) - June 23, 1964 (Bastrop, LA)
_ (Church of God); Eudora, AR
Ralph Dennis Gage [Church of Christ]
July 23, 1915 (Healdton, Carter County, OK) – July 16, 2005 (El Dorado, Union County, AR)
Obituary: http://www.findagrave.com/cgibin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Gage&GSfn=Ralph&GSmn=D&GSby=+&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=+&GSdyrel=in
&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=13691361&df=all&
J. W. Kesner, Sr. (Missionary Baptist Church). Fort Smith, AR; March 29-April 2, 1954. Proposition 1: “The
Scriptures teach that the sinner is saved by grace through faith without works and before water baptism.”
(Kesner affirmed, Gage denied). Prposition 2: “The Scriptures teach that the alien sinner must be baptized
in water for his sins to be forgiven.” (Gage affirmed, Kesner denied). Book publication: Gage-Kesner
Debate.
Ward Hogland (Church of Christ); Sallisaw, OK; October 9-12, 1951; classes & women teachers
Norman Gipson (Church of Christ); Littlefield, TX; 1953; classes & women teachers
Joe L. Banks (Church of Christ) & F. I. Stanley (Church of Christ); Fayetteville, AR; December 5-9, 1955;
classes & women teachers; w/ Kermit Lynch (Church of Christ)
A. C. Grider (Church of Christ); Rock Springs, TN; 1957; classes & women teachers
A. C. Grider (Church of Christ); Casey County, KY; 1958; classes & women teachers
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W. Curtis Porter (Church of Christ); Norman, OK; April 7-10, 1958; classes & women teachers
?Jesse M. Kelley (Church of Christ); Altus, OK; July 1965
Ronny Wade (Church of Christ); Huntsville, AR; January 1967; drinking vessels in Lord’s supper
Earl Dale (Church of Christ); Harlington, TX; March 27-28, 30-31, 1967; classes & women teachers
David Bonner (Church of Christ); Dumas, TX; February 28-29, March 2-3, 1972; classes & women teachers,
benevolence
Jesse McKenney Gainer [Church of Christ]
January 6, 1892 (Pilot point, TX) – April 20, 1970 (_, ?AL)
_ (?); 1913; church
_ (Holiness Church); 1935
_ (Church of Christ); 1937; drinking vessels, literature
W. Freeman Jones (?); _, TN; 1939
Brian Galloway [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Robert Waters (Church of Christ) written. Proposition 1: “Jesus taught new law (contradictory to the Law of
Moses) when He taught that one commits adultery if he puts away his wife and marries another, unless it
was because of fornication.” (Galloway affirmed, Waters denied). Proposition 2: “Jesus’ teachings in
Matthew 19:3-12 and Matthew 5:32 were in complete harmony with Moses’ Law, which allowed for legal
divorce.” (Waters affirmed, Galloway denied). Web publication.
Robert Waters (Church of Christ) written. Proposition 1: “When Jesus stated that when one ‘puts away’ his
spouse, except it be for fornication, and marries another he commits adultery (Matthew 19:9), he was only
talking about cases where one was merely ‘put away’ by his spouse without ‘a bill of divorcement.”
(Waters affirmed, Galloway denied). Proposition 2: “When Jesus stated that when one ‘puts away’ his
spouse, except it be for fornication, and marries another he commits adultery (Matthew 19:9), he was
talking about cases where a legal divorce had taken place, which is the same as ‘put away.’” (Galloway
affirmed, Waters denied). Web publication.
Charles W. Galloway [Methodist Church]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
C. E. W. Dorris (Church of Christ) & Nora Yount (Church of Christ); written; December 19, 1906 - September
30, 1907; baptism; w/ A. E. Clement (Methodist Church), W. H. Lovell (Methodist Church), & George W.
Nackles (Methodist Church). Book publication: An Interesting Correspondence. West Nashville, TN: C. E.
W. Dorris, 1910.
Stephen Gambill [Reformed Baptist Church]
19__ (_, _) - present
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Nashville, TN; January 16-17, 2004; 2 sessions;
225. Proposition 1: “The Bible teaches that fallen man is totally depraved and
therefore unable and unwilling to come to God apart from the supernatural work of
regeneration by the Holy Spirit before faith.” (Gambill affirmed, Donahue denied).
Proposition 2: “The Bible teaches that infants are born completely innocent of any
and all sin.” (Donahue affirmed, Gambill denied).
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Nashville, TN; March 22-23, 2004; 2 sessions;
150. Proposition 1: “The Bible teaches that a person must be baptized in water to be saved, that is, to
become a Christian.” (Donahue affirmed, Mefford denied). Proposition 2: “The Bible teaches that a man is
justified before God by faith alone (i.e. at the point of faith) in Christ alone, apart from works.” (Gambill
affirmed, Donahue denied).
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Nashville, TN; October 12, 2004; 225. Proposition 1: “The Bible
teaches that it is possible for a truly saved person to sin so as to lose their salvation.” (Donahue affirms,
Gambill denies). Proposition 2: “The Bible teaches that all who have true saving faith are preserved by God
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and persevere to the end of their life, so as to never lose their salvation.” (Gambill affirmed, Donahue
denied).
William H. Gammon [Primitive Baptist Church]
December 28, 1851 (_, KY) – February 4, 1915 (Chrisney, Spencer County, IN)
_ Jeffries (Christian Church); Pike County, IN; November 1885
_ Gardener [Methodist Episcopal Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Thomas Daly (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Genoa, NV; December 9, 1888;
church
Don Gardner [Church of Christ]
April 8, 1927 (Marmaduke, AR) - _ (_, _)
Biographical sketch: Preachers of Today, I, 1952, p. 128.
Justus Beetge (Pentecostal Church); Pretoria, South Africa; December 12, 1951; Gardner's
first debate
Stephen I. Gardner [Primitive Baptist Church]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
A. K. Williams (Church of Christ); Alma, IL; July or August 1904; 2 days
James Abram Garfield [Church of Christ]
November 19, 1831 (Orange, Cuyahoga County, OH) - September 19, 1881 (Elberon, NJ)
Biography: The Life of Garfield by F. M. Green.
Biography: The Life of James Abram Garfield by William Ralston Balch. Philadelphia, PA:
J. C. McCurdy & Co., 1881.
Biography: General Garfield from the Log Cabin to the White House by J. B. McClure
(Ed.). Chicago: Rhodes & McClure, 1881.
Biographical sketch: F. M. Green, “James A. Garfield” by F. M. Green in Churches of
Christ, John T. Brown (Ed.), 1904, pp. 412-414.
Biographical Sketches of Gospel Preachers by H. Leo Boles. Nashville, TN: Gospel Advocate, 1932.
William Denton (Infidel); Chagrin Falls, OH; 1858
William Lawrence Garmon [Church of Christ]
April 4, 1925 (_, _) - February 14, 1982 (Rome, GA)
_ (Baptist Church)
_ (Baptist Church)
_ (Atheist)
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Albert Garner [Missionary Baptist Church]
August 1, 1920 (Cross County, AR) – August 23, 2007 (Lakeland, FL)
Obituary: http://gentrymorrison.typepad.com/obituaries/2007/08/dr-george-alber.html
Emmett Smith (Church of Christ); Searcy, AR; April 16, 1945; instrumental music in
worship. Book publication: Garner-Smith Debate on Instrumental Music. No
publication data.
Monroe E. Hawley (Church of Christ); 1945; establishment of kingdom
Charles A. Holt (Church of Christ); Mt. Pleasant, TX; January 25-26, 1951; instrumental
music in worship
Charles A. Holt (Church of Christ); Henderson, TX; April 28 - May 2, 1952; instrumental
music in worship, Holy Spirit
J. Porter Wilhite (Church of Christ); Houston, TX; June 4-_, 1952; baptism, apostasy
Wilson M. Coon (Church of Christ) & Marvine Kelley (Church of Christ); 1952; instrumental music in worship,
apostasy, establishment of church, baptism; w/ A. J. Wall (Baptist Church)
Thomas B. Warren (Church of Christ); Galena Park, TX; September 16-19, 1952; salvation
Charles Marvine Kelley, Jr. (Church of Christ); Raymondville, TX; September 9-12, 1953; 4 nights. Proposition
1: “The scriptures teach that water baptism is essential to salvation for the alien sinner.” (Kelley affirmed,
Garner denied). Proposition 2: “The alien sinner is saved at the point of faith alone before and without
water baptism.” (Garner affirmed, Kelley denied). Proposition 3: “The scriptures teach that a child of God
may so live as to be finally lost in hell.” (Kelley affirmed, Garner denied). Proposition 4: “The scriptures
teach that a child of God, once saved by the blood of Christ, cannot so live as to be finally lost in hell.”
(Garner affirmed, Kelley denied). Book publication: Kelley-Garner Debate. No publication data.
John W. Hedge (Church of Christ); Gallatin, TX; October 1953
Guy N. Woods (Church of Christ); Center, TX; February 1954
John W. Hedge (Church of Christ); Jacksonville, TX; September 27 - October 8, 1954; 8 nights
W. Curtis Porter (Church of Christ); Ft. Meade, FL; March 30-April 2, 1959
James P. Miller (Church of Christ); Miami, FL; 1959
Ward Hogland (Church of Christ); Lakeland, FL; April 6-7, 9-10, 13-14, 16-17, 1964; instrumental music in
worship, baptism, apostasy; 8 nights
A. C. Grider (Church of Christ); Wauchula, FL; January 18-19, 21-22, 1965; baptism, apostasy
Guy N. Woods (Church of Christ); Montgomery, AL; November 13-16, 1967; baptism, apostasy, instrumental
music in worship
Alan Highers (Church of Christ); Ocala, FL; December 1970
J. T. Smith (Church of Christ); Beedeville, AR; August 7-8, 10-11, 1972
J. T. Smith (Church of Christ); Gainesville, FL; May 6-7, 9-10, 1974. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that
a penitent believer in Christ is saved at the point of faith in Christ before and without water baptism.”
(Garner affirmed, Smith denied). Proposition 2: “The Scriptures teach that a penitent believer may be saved
by water bapism into the Body or Church of Christ.” (Smith affirmed, Garner denied). Proposition 3: “The
Scriptures teach that a Child of God, saved by the blood, stays forever saved and may never so sin as to be
finally lost in Hell.” (Garner affirmed, Smith denied). Proposition 4: “The Scriptures teach that a Child of
God, saved by the blood, may so apostatize and fall away from grace as to be finally lost in Hell.” (Smith
affirmed, Garner denied). Book publication: Garner-Smith Debate. Lakeland, FL: The Blessed Hope
Foundation, 1976.
Phil Garner [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Jeremy Morris (Church of Christ); written. Proposition 1: “The days of creation recorded in Genesis 1 and 2 are
of necessity literal and consecutive 24 hour days.” (Morris affirmed, Garner denied). Proposition 2:
_ Garner [Methodist Episcopal Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Rolla M. Martin (Church of Christ); Myersville, _; c 1856
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Elbert Ray Garretson [Church of Christ]
November 12, 1915 ( _, OK) – October 26, 2000 (_, ?CA)
_ (Adventist Church); _, CA
_ (Pentecostal Church); _, CA
_ (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); _, CA
Christian Shawn Garrett [Oneness Pentecostal Church]
c 1968 (_, _) - present
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); Morton, MS; July 11, 1992; godhead; 1 session
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); Athens, AL; November 18-19, 1993; godhead; 2
sessions
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Athens, AL; November 22-23, 1993; spiritual
gifts; 2 sessions; 50
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); Beebe, AR; March 4-5, 1994; 2 sessions; their 3rd
debate. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that the one true God consists of three separate and distinct
divine persons: Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.” (Thrasher affirmed, Garrett denied). Proposition 2: “Be it
resolved that the Scriptures teach that there is only one Lord God Almighty, and that Jesus the Lord is the
one Lord God Almighty. Jesus is the Father, Jesus is the Son, and Jesus is the Holy Ghost.” (Garrett
affirmed, Thrasher denied).
Jesse Jenkins (Church of Christ); Choctaw, OK; June 30-July 1, 1994; godhead
Bill Lockwood (Church of Christ); Portland, TX; May 6-9, 1995; miracles, godhead
Bill Lockwood (Church of Christ)
Eddie Kendall Garrett, Sr. [Primitive Baptist Church]
February 20, 1933 (Beattyville, Lee County, KY) - present
Biographical sketch: http://primitivebaptistsermons.org/ministers-details.php?id=50
Elmer Butler (Church of Christ); Ava, MO; 1958
Carson Patterson (Church of Christ); Hamilton, OH; 1958
J. Willard Holcomb (Church of Christ); Lebanon, OH; 1959
Leo Taylor (Church of Christ); Franklin, OH; 1960
_ Carpenter (Pentecostal Church); Hamilton, OH; 1965
J. T. Smith (Church of Christ); Dayton, OH; 1966
J. T. Smith (Church of Christ); Trenton, OH; 1966
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); written; January 5 - May 8, 1972. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach
that everyone for whom Christ died will be unconditionally saved—eternally.” (Garrett affirmed, Thrasher
denied). Proposition 2: “The Scriptures teach that a born again child of God may so sin as to be finally lost
in hell.” (Thrasher affirmed, Garrett denied). Periodical publication: The Christian Baptist. Atwood, TN,
starting May 1972. Book publication: Thrasher-Garrett Debate on Unconditional Salvation and Apostasy.
Decatur, AL: Gospel Defender, 1972.
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); Decatur, AL; August 14-17, 1972; the church of Christ, the Primitive
Baptist Church; 180-230; 4 sessions. Proposition 1: “The church of Christ, of which T. N. Thrasher is a
member, is scriptural in origin, doctrine, and practice.” (Thrasher affirmed, Garrett denied). Proposition 2:
“The Primitive Baptist Church, of which Elder Eddie K. Garrett is a member, is scriptural in origin,
doctrine, and practice.” (Garrett affirmed, Thrasher denied).
Larry Ray Hafley (Church of Christ); Russellville, AL; c 1975
Mike Willis (Church of Christ); Franklin, OH; April 16-20, 1979
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); Hillsboro, AL; March 12-13, 15-16, 1984; 4 sessions. Proposition 1:
“Believing the gospel and baptism in water are two necessary conditions for eternal salvation.” (Thrasher
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affirmed, Garrett denied). Proposition 2: “Eternal salvation is on the basis of grace, which excludes all
conditions by the alien sinner.” (Garrett affirmed, Thrasher denied).
_ (Seventh Day Adventist Church); Middletown, OH; 1988
Lee Loftus (Sovereign Grace Baptist Church); Franklin, OH; September 2-3, 1991; 2 sessions. Proposition #1:
“The Scriptures teach that in regeneration, or the new birth, the Lord uses the gospel as a means.” (Loftus
affirmed, Garrett denied). Proposition #2: “The Scriptures teach that sinners are regenerated, or born of
God, independently of, or without, the gospel as a means.” (Garrett affirmed, Loftus denied). [“Comments
about our recent debate” by Eddie K. Garrett. The Hardshell Baptist (November 1991), 2-3]
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Franklin, OH; July 15-16, 1993; total depravity; 2 sessions; 60
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); Franklin, OH; July 17, 1993; 2 sessions. Proposition 1: “God before
the foundation of the world elected to eternally save only those people who meet his conditions.” (Thrasher
affirmed, Garrett denied). Proposition 2: “God before the foundation of the world unconditionally elected a
people to be saved eternally.” (Garrett affirmed, Thrasher denied).
John A. Welch (Church of Christ); Englewood, OH; October 9-10, 12-13, 1995; salvation, apostasy; 100
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); Cincinnati, OH; July 25-26, 1996; gospel means; 2 sessions; their 5th
debate
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Middletown, OH; July 27, 1996; limited atonement; 2 sessions; 40
John A. Welch (Church of Christ); Indianapolis, IN; 1998
Andy Erwin (Church of Christ); Nashville, TN; c 2000
_ (Primitive Baptist Church); _, NC; c 2003
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Franklin, OH; July 24, 2006; 1 session; 100. Proposition: “The
Scriptures teach that God before the foundation of the world elected a people unto salvation,
unconditionally.” (Garrett affirms, Donahue denies). Web audio:
http://98.131.169.180/Debates/Audio/UnconditionalElection-GarrettDonahueDebate20060724/index.htm
Thomas N. Thrasher, Sr. (Church of Christ); written; October 15-November _, 2007; their sixth debate;
Thrasher’s 100th debate. Proposition: “The ‘Great Commission’ recorded in Matthew 28:18-20 and Mark
16:15-18 was given to the apostles alone, and expired when they expired.” (Garrett affirmed, Thrasher
denied). Periodical publication: Faith and Facts Quarterly, 2008. Book publication: Garrett-Thrasher
Debate on the “Great Commission.” Decatur, AL: Thrasher Publications, 2007.
Eddie Kendall Garrett II [Non-Denominational]
February 2, 1954 (Hamilton, OH) - present
Garrett’s first three debates were conducted as a member of the Church of Christ. He became a United
Pentecostal Church minister in 2002.
Son of Eddie K. Garrett, Sr.
Flake Braswell (True Light); Monroe, NC; January 1, 1999; for whom did Christ die
Wayne Burkett (Baptist Church); Osprey, FL; June 10-12, 1999; apostasy, salvation; 4 sessions
J. T. Smith (Church of Christ); Rosamond, CA; August 27-31, 2001; elders & preachers; 4 sessions; 150-200
George H. Huff (Church of Christ); Venice, FL; April 24-25, 2003; 150; 2 sessions. Proposition: “Holy Ghost
baptism is still for us today with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues.” (Garrett affirmed, Huff
denied).
Leroy Garrett [Church of Christ]
1918 (_, ?TX) - present
Biography: A Lover’s Quarrel: My Pilgrimage of Freedom in Churches of Christ (An
Autobiography by Leroy Garrett). Abilene, TX: ACU Press, 2004.
D. N. Jackson (Missionary Baptist Church); 1940
D. N. Jackson (Missionary Baptist Church); Taylor, AR; 1941
Floyd I. Stanley (Church of Christ); Midland, TX; April 14-18, 1953; located preachers
Bill J. Humble (Church of Christ); Kansas City, MO; April 20-23, 1954; located preachers,
colleges. Book publication: Humble-Garrett Debate. Oklahoma City, OK: Telegram
Book Company, 1955.
Thomas B. Warren (Church of Christ); Dallas, TX; 1954; located preachers
Thomas B. Warren (Church of Christ); Coleman, TX; 1954; located preachers
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Guy N. Woods (Church of Christ); Stockton, CA; 1954
George W. DeHoff (Church of Christ). Nashville, TN; June 1-4, 1954; located preachers, mutual ministry; 4
sessions; tent debate. Book publication: DeHoff-Garrett Debate. Murfreesboro, TN: DeHoff Publications,
1955.
Cecil Abercrombie (Church of Christ); Montgomery, AL; classes
Cecil Abercrombie (Church of Christ); Carville, AL; 4 sessions
Stephen M. Garrett [Sovereign Grace Baptist Church]
c 1955 (_, _) - present
Son of Eddie K. Garrett, Sr.
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ) &Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ);
Monroe, NC; April 2-3, 1992; baptism; 60; w/ Fred Vacarro (Baptist Church)
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); Huntsville, AL; June 4-6, 1992; absolute
predestination; 4 sessions; w/ Fred Vacarro (Baptist Church)
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Athens, AL; Athens, AL; October 29-31, 1992;
50; w/ Fred Vacarro (Baptist Church). Proposition 1: “The scriptures teach that a
sinner is saved at the point of faith in Christ before baptism in water.” (Garrett affirmed, Donahue denied).
Proposition 2: “The scriptures teach that a person must be baptized in water to be saved, that is, to become
a Christian.” (Donahue affirmed, Garrett denied).
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); Atlanta, GA; August 6-8, 1992; absolute predestination; 3 sessions; w/
Fred Vacarro (Baptist Church)
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ) & Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Monroe, NC; August 3-5,
1995; babies born in sin; 4 sessions; 25; w/ Fred Vacarro (Baptist Church)
John A. Welch (Church of Christ); Indianapolis, IN; June 6-7, 9-10, 1994; salvation; 150
Bruce Reeves (Church of Christ); _, NC; November 8-9, 11-12, 2010; 4 sessions. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures
teach that God’s election to salvation is of a class of persons and not specific individuals.” (Revves
affirmed, Garrett denied). Proposition 2: “The Scriptures teach that God chose, before the world began, a
definite number of people to be saved, without respect to any act on their part as a condition.” (Garrett
affirmed, Reeves denied). Internet publication:
http://w65stchurchofchrist.org/sermon_series/ReevesGarrettVideo.html
Bruce Reeves (Church of Christ); Fort Smith, AR; July 23-24, 26-27, 2012; their second debate. Proposition 1:
“The scriptures teach that it is impossible for the child of God, one born again, to sin so as to be eternally
lost.” (Garrett affirmed, Reeves denied). Proposition 2: “The scriptures teach that it is possible for the child
of God, one born again, to sin so as to be eternally lost.” (Reeves affirmed, Garrett denied). [“Review of the
Reeves-Garrett Debate” by Shawn Chancellor. Faith and Facts Quarterly, 42:1 (January 2015), 80-89.]
E. (?Earl) T. Gary [Assembly of God]
?April 28, 1891 (_, _) - ?February 2, 1964 (_, ?TX)
Floyd A. Decker (Church of Christ); 1939
V. E. Howard (Church of Christ); Haynesville, LA; 1939; baptism, Holy Spirit baptism, godhead
James Gary [?]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Bobby Cohoon (?); written. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that God created an angelic being that fell
from grace and now is the epitome of evil known as ‘Satan.’” (Cohoon affirmed, Gary denied). Proposition
2: “The Scriptures teach all power is from God and believing in a powerful fallen angel named ‘Satan’ is
having another god beside God.” (Gary affirmed, Cohoon denied). Web publication.
Rusty Stark (?); written. Proposition 1: “The Ten Commandments were abolished under the New Covenant and
are no longer in effect today.” (Stark affirmed, Gary denied). Proposition 2:
John Gasaway [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
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J. T. Payne (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Covington, GA; May 2-5, 1956
Otis Gatewood [Church of Christ]
August 27, 1911 (Meridian, TX) – September 16, 1999 (Rochester Hills, MI)
Obituary: The Christian Chronicle.
At least 10 debates with Latter Day Saints
_ (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Salt Lake City, UT; 1939
_ McCullough (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Salt Lake City, UT; 1941
Kenneth E. Farnsworth (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Salt Lake City, UT;
August 17-21, 1942; baptism for the dead, Book of Mormon, Bible, Church of Christ; 5
sessions. Book publication: Gatewood-Farnsworth Debate on "Mormonism." Salt Lake
City, UT: Otis Gatewood, ?1942.
_ (Adventist Church); 1943; Sabbath, the Law
_ (Baptist Church); 1943; salvation, apostasy, establishment of church
Kenneth E. Farnsworth (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Salt Lake City, UT; 1943
Kenneth E. Farnsworth (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Ogden, UT; 1943
_ (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Tempe, AZ
_ (Atheist)
_ (Lutheran)
_ (B'Hai)
Charles A. Matthews (?); c 1962
Marshall Jerome Gauvin [Atheist]
April 3, 1881 (Dover, New Brunswick, Canada) – September 23. 1978 (Winnipeg, Canada)
Biographical sketch: http://www.umanitoba.ca/libraries/units/archives/collections/complete_holdings/ead/
html/gauvin.shtml#tag_bioghist
David Eugene Olson (?); Minneapolis, MN; May 1, 8, 1921; 2 sessions. Book publication: The Gauvin-Olson
Debates on God and the Bible. New York: Peter Eckler Publishing Co., 1921.
G. Gauze [Evolutionist]
Duane T. Gish (Creationist); _, USSR; 1990; TV debate
James Gavan [Evolutionist]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Duane T. Gish (Creationist); Columbia, MO; October 20, 1975; 1500
Homer A. Gay [Church of Christ]
November 19, 1894 (Yellville, AR) - 19_ (_, _)
Biographical sketch: Preachers of Today, I, 1952, p. 130.
_ Wolfe (?); 1912; kingdom
_ Jones (?); 1939; wine
_ Hines (?); 1949; classes
S. J. Gay [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Sterl A. Watson (Church of Christ); Mountain View, MO; 1941
Sterl A. Watson (Church of Christ); Richland, MO; 1941
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George Andrew Gee [Church of Christ]
May 9, 1963 (Indianapolis, IN) - present
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Moulton, AL; February 21-22, 2003; divorce &
remarriage; 2 sessions; 75. Proposition 1: “The Bible teaches that if a man divorces his
scriptural wife for any reason other than fornication and remarries, he commits
adultery, and his repentance demands that he get out of that second marriage.”
Proposition 2: “The Bible teaches that a man or woman can only divorce their spouse
for fornication and adultery. However there are circumstances that cause divorce in
which the innocent spouse cannot control. And can the guilty spouse receive
forgiveness and marry?”
Luther Loren Geiger [Church of Christ]
October 8, 1914 (Mt. Pleasant, TX) - May 15, 1993 (_, _)
Jim Watson (?Baptist Church); Oklahoma City, OK; 1947; baptism, apostasy,
premillennialism, return of Jews to Palestine
Charles Geiser [?Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Roger Jackson (Church of Christ); written; c 1985; 4 propositions. Book publication: Geiser-Jackson Debate:
A.D. 70 Doctrine and the Establishment of the Kingdom. 1985.
Norman L. Geisler [Evangelical]
1932 (_, _) - present
Biographical sketch: http://normangeisler.net/about.htm
Milton Rosenberg (Atheist); College of Lake County; 1973. Topic: “Can the Existence of
God Be Proven?”
Kenneth Simonson (?); College of Lake County; 1973. Topic: “Sexual Morality: Relative
or Absolute?”
Michael Scriven (?); University of Calgary; 1974. Topic: “Is Christianity Credible?”
Joseph E. Barnhart (?); North Texas State University; January 24, 1974. Topic: “Is
Humanistic Ethics Superior to Biblical Christianity?”
Jonathan Saville (Atheist); San Diego, CA; Spring 1976. Topic: “Can the Existence of God Be Proven?”
_ (?); Southern Methodist University; March 1977. Topic: “The Existence of God”
John Riteris (?);Indianapolis, IN; November 2, 1977. Topic: “Is Christianity Credible?”
William Wisdom (Atheist); Temple University; November 8, 1979. Topic: “The Reasonableness of God’s
Existence”
William Wisdom (Atheist); Temple University; February, 1980. Topic: “Does God Exist?”
K. Kolenda (?); Rice University; March 14, 1980. Topic: “Christianity vs. Humanism”
Norman Beck (?); January 1981. Topic: “Inerrancy of Scripture”
William De Vries (Atheist); Mount Holyoke College, MA; April 8, 1981. Topic: “Does God Exist?”
Thor Hall (?); Chattanooga, TN. Topic: “The Inerrancy of Scripture”
Claud Rupert (?); January 10, 1982; NBC-TV debate. Topic: “Creation/Evolution”
Paul Edwards (?); May 1983. Topic: “Creation vs. Evolution”
Fred Edwards (?) & Steve Schafersman (?); May 6, 1983. Topic: “Should Creationism be Taught (as science) in
the Public School?
Harry Benswanger (Atheist); April 9, 1984. Topic: “Does God Exist?”
_ Kushner (Jew); TV debate; 1984. Topic: “Why do Bad Things Happen to Good People?”
Philip Kitcher (?); November 8, 1985. Topic: “Should Creation be Taught in Public Schools?”
Charlotte Taft (?); January 17, 1986. Topic: “Should Roe vs. Wade (Abortion) Decision Be Reversed?”
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Paul Kurtz (?); 1986. Topic: “Christianity vs. Secular Humanism”
Harvey Siegel (?); 1987. Topic: “Is Christianity Rational”
John Cobb (?); April, 1988. Topic: “Process Theism vs. Classical Theism”
_ Crawford (?); March 5, 1991. Topic: “Should Creation be Taught in the Public Schools”
Farrell Till (Atheist); Columbus, GA; March 29, 1994. Topic: “Did Jesus rise from the dead?” Transcript
publication: The Geisler-Till Debate. Montgomery, AL: Apologetics Press, n.d. Online publication:
http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/farrell_till/geisler-till/
John R. Gentry [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - present
Martin Richling (?); Galena, IN; August 21, 2010; 1 session; salvation
Ralph D. Gentry [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. T. Payne (Oneness Pentecostal Church); 1956
J. W. Holcomb (Church of Christ); Fairborn, OH; 1962; women teachers
W. L. Gentry [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ Fowler (?); Winter Haven, FL; 1941; w/ Guy Overby (Church of Christ)
K. (?Kermit) Varghese George [Church of Christ]
?April 6, 1919 (_, _) - ?February 21, 2002 (_, ?VA)
Timothy George [?]
19_ (_, _) – _ (_, _)
Francis Beckwith (Romans Catholic Church); Wheaton, _; September 3, 2009. Topic: Can you be Catholic and
Evangelical?
L. Gerrod [Adventist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. A. Holland (Apostolic Pentecostal Church); Battle Creek, MI; 1967; baptismal formula
Cyrus Gesulga [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ Balbin (Church of Christ); _, Philippines; October 1981; premillennialism.
Jack Gibbert [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
E. H. Miller (Church of Christ); Walterboro, SC; 1968
J. T. Smith (Church of Christ); Fredericksburg, VA; April 17-18, 20-21, 1978; divorce & remarriage
Gilbert Franklin Gibbs [Church of Christ]
March 22, 1896 (Lawrenceburg, TN) – October 28, 1987 (_, ?TN)
_ Berryhill (Holiness Church); _, TN; 1939
_ (Holiness Church)
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Johnnie B. Gibbs [Church of Christ]
April 10, 1929 (Lawrenceburg, TN) - _ (_, _)
Glen W. Lovelady (Church of Christ); Highland & Fontana, CA; March 27-30, 1962;
benevolence
Aharon Gibor [Evolutionist]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Duane T. Gish (Creationist) & Henry M. Morris (Creationist); Santa Barbara, CA; May 24, 1976; 1100; w/
Preston Cloud (Evolutionist)
Marshden Gibson [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Charles Bradlaugh (Atheist); 2 nights. Book publication: “Has Humanity Gained from Unbelief?” 1889.
Steve Gibson [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Jesse Jenkins (Church of Christ); Taylor & College Station, TX; July 8-9, 11-12, 1991; benevolence
William Gibson [Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Woodville Woodman (New Jerusalem Church); Bolton, ?England; c 1851; what is God, the Godhead, true
nature of the signs promised to follow faith. Book publication: Report of Three Nights’ Public Discussion
in Bolton. Liverpool, England: Franklin D. Richards, 1851.
E. C. Gilbert [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Joe McGaw (Church of Christ); Kingston Springs, TN; 1975
G. P. Gilbert [Pentecostal Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Charles B. Middleton (Church of Christ); La Feria, TX; 1938; miracles, godhead, instrumental music in worship
Charles B. Middleton (Church of Christ); ); Raymondville, TX; 1938
A. L. Harbin (Church of Christ); Mangum, OK; 1940
Larry Gilbert [Evolutionist]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Duane T. Gish (Creationist) & Henry M. Morris (Creationist); Austin, TX; March 24, 1977; 2000; w/ Alan
Templeton (Evolutionist)
_ Gilbert [Methodist Episcopal Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
George W. Abell (Church of Christ); Newbern, _; c 1869
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_ Gilbert [Holiness Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Possibly G. P. Gilbert
Guy N. Woods (Church of Christ); Vernon, TX, July 25-_, 1949
Samuel Boliver Giles [Church of Christ]
December 25, 1808 (Pennsylvania County, VA) – May 27, 1884 (Manor, TX)
O. Fisher (Methodist Church); _, TX; first public debate in Texas
Langdon Gilkey [Evolutionist]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Walter T. Brown, Jr. (Church of Christ); Albion College, MI; January 1984
James W. Gillen [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
March 18, 1836 (Coleraine, Ireland) - _ (_, _)
J. D. Pegg (Adventist Church); Lucas, IA; December 5-_, 1882
Clark Braden (Christian Church); Stewartsville, MO; December 1884
W. Gillespie [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Charles Bradlaugh (Atheist). Book publication: Atheism Or Theism? Debate between Iconoclast ... and W.
Gillespie c 1869.
Tolbert Franklin Gilley [Church of Christ]
April 25, 1909 (Cannon County, ?TN) - _ (_, _)
Biographical sketch: Preachers of Today, I, 1952, p. 133.
Joe Gilmore, Jr. [Church of Christ]
August 16, 1919 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ Reese (?); 1942; Anglo-Israelism
_ Meeks (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); 1947
_ Berry (Jehovah's Witnesses); 1951
_ Hardenbrook (?); 1953; instrumental music in worship
Ralph Gilmore [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
David Faust (Christian Church); Henderson, TN; October 14, 2006; unity. Article: The Christian Chronicle,
Vol. 63, No. 10 (October 2006), 3.
Wallace E. Gilmore [Oneness Pentecostal Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
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Carrol R. Sutton (Church of Christ); Davenport, IA; January 19, 1962; godhead
Carrol R. Sutton (Church of Christ); Peoria, IL; February 2, 1962; godhead
F. S. Gipson [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
F. O. Howell (Church of Christ); Portageville, MO; October 9-_, 1917; possibly Gipson's 40th debate with "the
church of Christ"
W. Curtis Porter (Church of Christ); Mangrum, AR; 1934; general church
Harold Norman Gipson [Church of Christ]
August 29, 1918 (Estelline, TX) - _ (_, _)
Logan Buchanan (Church of Christ); Breckenridge, TX; 1943; classes & women teachers
Ralph Gage (Church of Christ); Littlefield, TX; 1953; classes & women teachers
Wendell Eaves (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Bangor, ME; 1959
Tommy Gipson [Baptist Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Baton Rouge, LA; December 5, 2003; 1 session; 50. Proposition: “The
Bible teaches that a person must be baptized in water to be saved, that is, to become a Christian.” (Donahue
affirmed, Gipson denied).
Duane Tolbert Gish [Creationist]
February 17, 1921 (White City, Kansas) – March 6, 2013 (_, CA)
Biographical sketch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duane_Gish
Biographical sketch: www.icr.org/article/7318
Biographical sketch: “Dr. Gish Announces Retirement” by Henry M. Morris. Acts &
Facts, 34 (5), May 2005, pp. 1-2.
Obituary: www.legacy.com/obituaries/utsandiego/obituary.aspx?n=duane-tgish&pid=163795
Approximately 300 public debates on creation/evolution, each lasting one session.
Sheldon Matlow (Evolutionist); Cupertino, CA; August 29, 1974; 2300
Sheldon Matlow (Evolutionist); San Francisco, CA; 1974; debate over KGO radio
_ (Evolutionist) & _ (Evolutionist) & _ (Evolutionist); London, Ontario, Canada; 1974
_ Nichols (Evolutionist); _, Canada; ?October _, 1974; TV debate
_ Sadleir (Evolutionist); Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada; 1974
Thomas Leith (Evolutionist); Toronto, Canada; 1974
Mark Ragan (Evolutionist); Halifax, Nova Scotia,, Canada; 1974
?_ (Evolutionist); Cincinnati, OH; October 24, 1974
George Schweitzer (Evolutionist) & Arthur Jones (Evolutionist); Knoxville, TN; January 14, 1975; 2200; w/
Henry M. Morris (Creationist)
Kenneth Stuart (Evolutionist) & Martin Samoiloff (Evolutionist); Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; February 6,
1975; 400
Rae Harris (Evolutionist) & Robert Baker (Evolutionist); Lubbock, TX; February 9, 1975; 2700; w/ Henry M.
Morris (Creationist)
Richard W. Haines (Evolutionist); Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; 1975; 400
James A. Gavan (Evolutionist); Columbia, MO; October 20, 1975; 1500
Elizabeth Baldwin (Evolutionist); Kalamazoo. MI; October 29, 1975; 1500
Bayard Brattstrom (Evolutionist) & William Presch (Evolutionist); Santa Ana, CA; November 17, 1975; 2800;
w/ Henry M. Morris (Creationist)
?_ (Evolutionist); Wichita, KS; March 18, 1976
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Robert Demar (Evolutionist); Glenview, IL; April 5, 1976
Robert Demar (Evolutionist) & Steven Weller (Evolutionist); Chicago, IL; April 5, 1976; 225
Benjamin Banta (Evolutionist) & Hale Wedberg (Evolutionist); San Diego, CA; April 7, 1976; 1400; w/ Henry
M. Morris (Creationist)
Madalyn Murray O'Hair (Evolutionist); Houston, TX; April 20, 1976; radio debate (KTRH)
?_ (Evolutionist); Wichita, KS; April 22, 1976
Preston Cloud (Evolutionist) & Aharon Gibor (Evolutionist); Santa Barbara, CA; May 24, 1976; 950; w/ Henry
M. Morris (Creationist)
Charles Good (Evolutionist); Lima, OH; September 14, 1976; 1200
E. O. Wiley (Evolutionist) & Marion Bickford (Evolutionist); Lawrence, KS; September 17, 1976; 3500; w/
Henry M. Morris (Creationist)
Gary Lynch (Evolutionist) & George Miller (Evolutionist); Costa Mesa, CA; October 1, 1976; 3000; w/ Harold
Slusher (Creationist)
Thomas O'Neill (Evolutionist) & Paul Aiello (Evolutionist); Ventura, CA; October 5, 1976; 1000; w/ Henry M.
Morris (Creationist)
Geerat J. Vermeij (Evolutionist) & Isidora Adler (Evolutionist); University of Maryland,_, MD; October 14,
1976; 1200
Michael Erpino (Evolutionist); Chico, CA; November 19, 1976; 1400
Arthur J. Boucot (Evolutionist); Eugene, OR; January 20, 1977
Paul Simonds (Evolutionist); Eugene, OR; January 21, 1977
?_ (Evolutionist); Stuart, FL; January 23-26, 1977
?_ (Evolutionist); Ames, IA; January 27, 1977
?_ (Evolutionist); Emporia, KS; February 14-15, 1977
Peter Chrapluvy (Evolutionist), Walter Whitford (Evolutionist) & Robert Dinegar (Evolutionist); El Paso, TX;
February 17, 1977; 700; w/ Harold Slusher (Creationist)
Larry Gilbert (Evolutionist) & Alan Templeton (Evolutionist); Austin, TX; March 24, 1977; 2000; w/ Henry M.
Morris (Creationist)
Michael Ruse (Evolutionist) & Donald Weinshank (Evolutionist); Northwestern University; April 1977; 1500;
w/ Henry M. Morris (Creationist)
_ Bussjaeger (Evolutionist) & _ Potts (Evolutionist); radio debate; April 14, 1977; w/ Harold Slusher
(Creationist)
Stephen Krause (Evolutionist); Dearborn, MI; April 18, 1977; 200
Frank W. Awbrey (Evolutionist) & William Thwaites (Evolutionist); San Diego, CA; April 26, 1977; 1500; w/
Henry M. Morris (Creationist)
Sam Kirkwood (Evolutionist); Minneapolis, MN; April 29, 1977; 5000
Fred Plog (Evolutionist); Tempe, AZ; May 2, 1977; 450
Henry Hespenheide (Evolutionist); Los Angeles, CA; May 10, 1977; 1200
Jerry Albert (Evolutionist); Pasadena, CA; May 17, 1977; 400
Harold Morowitz (Evolutionist); Berkeley, CA; May 19, 1977; 400
M. Sluijser (Evolutionist), Carl Koppeschaar (Evolutionist) & Cees Laban (Evolutionist); Utrecht, The
Netherlands; October 1, 1977; 1100; w/ Harold Slusher (Creationist) & Donald Chittick (Creationist)
Michael Charney (Evolutionist) & Charles Wilbur (Evolutionist); Ft. Collins, CO; October 7, 1977; 2000; w/
Harold Slusher (Creationist)
?_ (Evolutionist); Madison, WI; October 14-15, 1977
Erving Taylor (Evolutionist); Cypress, CA; October 20, 1977; 650
?_ (Evolutionist); Morgan Hill, CA; November 9, 1978
?_ (Evolutionist); San Marcos, CA; November 7, 1979
Wayne Hunt (Evolutionist) & _ Madison (Evolutionist); Cave Hill, Barbados; 1981
David Milne (Evolutionist); c 1981
Russell F. Doolittle (Evolutionist); Lynchburg, VA; October 13, 1981; creation/evolution; 5000; broadcast on
national TV
Michael Leneman (Evolutionist) & Clay Singer (Evolutionist); Northridge, CA; November 17, 1981;
creation/evolution; 450
Fred Edwords (Evolutionist); University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada; February 2, 1982; creation/evolution
Melton Fingerman (Evolutionist); New Orleans, LA; February 6, 1982; creation/evolution; 600
Duane Jeffries (Evolutionist); Salt Lake City, UT; February 10, 1982; creation/evolution; TV debate
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Cedric Davern (Evolutionist); Salt Lake City, UT; February 10, 1982; creation/evolution
Kenneth Miller (Evolutionist) & David Milne (Evolutionist); Tucson, AZ; February 12, 1982;
creation/evolution; 2000; w/ Henry Morris (Creationist)
C. Loring Brace (Evolutionist); Ann Arbor, MI; March 17, 1982; creation/evolution; 2000
Craig Nelson (Evolutionist); Louisville, KY; March 18, 1982; creation/evolution; 600
Kenneth Miller (Evolutionist); Tampa, FL; March 20, 1982; creation/evolution
James Murray (Evolutionist) & Jerry Wolff (Evolutionist); Charlottesville, VA; March 22, 1982;
creation/evolution; 500
Michael Parks (Evolutionist); New Britain, CT; April 1, 1982; creation/evolution; 1000
?_ (?); San Luis Obispo, CA; April 7, 1982
Edward Wiley (Evolutionist); Kansas University, KS; c April 1982; creation/evolution
Richard Hughes (Evolutionist); Sacramento, CA; April 12, 1982; creation/evolution
David Bantz (Evolutionist); Racine, WI; June 18, 1982; creation/evolution; 800
John Dwyer (Evolutionist); ?St. Charles, MO; September 21, 1982; creation/evolution; radio debate on KMOX
Michael Ruse (Evolutionist); Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; September 28, 1982; creation/evolution; TV debate
on CTKW
Fred Edwords (Evolutionist); University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada; September 29, 1982;
creation/evolution
Kenneth Miller (Evolutionist); Boston, MA; January 18, 1983; radio debate on WRKO
Fred Edwords (Evolutionist); Oberlin, OH; May 17, 1983; 1200
Richard Lee Armstrong (Evolutionist); Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; June 30, 1983; radio debate over
CJOR
Stephen Shore (Evolutionist); Wooster, OH; September 24, 1983; 600
Donald Prothero (Evolutionist); Lafayette, IN; October 1, 1983; 150
Fred Allendorf (Evolutionist); Missoula, MT; October 11, 1983; 1600
David Wagner (Evolutionist); Eugene, OR; January 24, 1984
Steven Shore (Evolutionist); Columbus, OH; February 2, 1984; 3000
? ___ (Evolutionist) & ___ (Evolutionist); Trinidad, Jamaica, West Indies; February 1984; w/ Harold Slusher
(Creationist)
William B. Mayer (Evolutionist); Evansville, IN; March 16, 1984; 1400
Kenneth Saladin (Evolutionist); Montgomery, AL; March 25, 1984; 650. Transcript publication: National
Center for Science Education.
John Rice (Evolutionist); Brandon, Manitoba, Canada; March 27, 1984
Glen Klassen (Evolutionist); Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; March 28, 1984
? ___ (Evolutionist); Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; ?March 29, 1984
Kenneth Miller (Evolutionist) & Phillip Kitcher (Evolutionist); Philadelphia, PA; May 3, 1984; TV debate; w/
Luther Sunderland (Creationist)
Emmanuel Sillman (Evolutionist); Uniontown, PA; May 5, 1984; 250
William Thwaites (Evolutionist) & Frank W. Awbrey (Evolutionist); San Diego, CA; October 22, 1984; 400
Vincent Sarich (Evolutionist)
Vincent Sarich (Evolutionist)
Vincent Sarich (Evolutionist)
Vincent Sarich (Evolutionist)
Vincent Sarich (Evolutionist); Porterville, CA; February 1, 1985; 1700; their 5 th debate
Phillip Kitcher (Evolutionist); University of Minnesota, _, MN; February 18, 1985; 2000
Craig Nelson (Evolutionist); University of Illinois, _, IL; February 19, 1985
John Patterson (Evolutionist); Iowa State University, _, IA; February 20, 1985; 650
Craig Nelson (Evolutionist); Emporia State University, _, _; February 26, 1985
Patrick McKim (Evolutionist); San Luis Obispo, CA; May 11, 1985; 1900
Fred Edwords (Evolutionist); Los Angeles, CA; May 29, 1985; radio debate
Wayne Moyer (Evolutionist); TV debate (CNN); July 10, 1985
Frank W. Awbrey (Evolutionist) & William Thwaites (Evolutionist); Long Beach, CA; September 28, 1985;
1400; w/ Henry M. Morris (Creationist)
Emmanuel Sillman (Evolutionist); Norwyn, PA; October 12, 1985; 700
Michael Shiner (Evolutionist); Red Deer, Alberta, Canada; December 7, 1985
_ Archer (Evolutionist); Sidney, New South Wales, Australia; January 1986; TV debate
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Phil Donahue (Evolutionist); c 1986; creation/evolution; “Feed-Back” TV program
David Schwimmer (Evolutionist); Athens, GA; February 6, 1986; creation/evolution; 3000
Vincent Sarich (Evolutionist); Palo Alto, CA; March 3, 1986; creation/evolution; 200
Arthur Shapiro (Evolutionist) & James Clark (Evolutionist); Arcata, CA; ?March 1986; creation/evolution; 750;
w/ James Zirkle (Creationist)
George Bakken (Evolutionist); Indiana State University; _, IN; 1987. Manuscript publication: National Center
for Science Education
Kenneth S. Saladin (Evolutionist); Auburn, AL; May 10, 1988. Proposition: “Resolved: The theory of evolution
is superior to the theory of special creation as an explanation for the scientific evidence related to origins.”
(Saladin affirmed, Gish denied). Transcript publication: National Center for Science Education. Web
publication: http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/ken_saladin/saladin-gish2/
Kenneth Saladin (Evolutionist); 1988. Their second debate in 1988. Transcript publication: National Center for
Science Education.
William Thwaites (Evolutionist); 1988
Ian Plimer (Evolutionist); _, ?Australia; 1988; creation & evolution
Vincent Sarich (Evolutionist)
Vincent Sarich (Evolutionist)
Vincent Sarich (Evolutionist)
Vincent Sarich (Evolutionist)
Massimo Pigliucci (Evolutionist)
Massimo Pigliucci (Evolutionist)
Massimo Pigliucci (Evolutionist)
Massimo Pigliucci (Evolutionist)
Massimo Pigliucci (Evolutionist); their 5th debate
G. Gauze (Evolutionist); _, USSR; 1990; TV debate
Frank Zindler (Evolutionist); 1990. Manuscript publication: National Center for Science Education.
Fred Parrish (Evolutionist); 1991. Manuscript publication: National Center for Science Education.
Frank Zindler (Evolutionist); Norfolk, VA; June 4, 1992; radio debate (WNIS)
Hugh Ross (Old-Earth Creationist); Focus on the Family radio program; August 12-13, 1992; the origin of the
universe and the age of the earth. Internet publication: http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/gish-rossdebate.html
Paul Helpman (Evolutionist); Shawnee Mission (Kansas City), KS; c 1992; TV debate. Review: Acts & Facts,
22(1), January 1993, pp. 3-4.
John Maynard Smith (?)
John T. Robinson (?); University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; 3300
M. F. Ashley Montagu (?); Princeton University
Isaac Asimov (Atheist); written; published in Science Digest
Vincent Sarich (Evolutionist); c 1995
Edward Max (Evolutionist); Amarillo, TX; March 4, 1996; 2000
Cyrille Barrette (Evolutionist); before February 1999
Curtis J. Clark (Evolutionist); Pomona, CA; October 20, 1999; 1200
Vincent Sarich (Evolutionist); Harrisonburg, VA; January 22, 2001; creation & evolution; 1500; more than a
dozen debates between them
Michael Shermer (Skeptic); Phoenix, AZ; June 1, 2001; creation & evolution; 900; broadcast over KFLR radio
Edward Max (Evolutionist); Portland, OR; February 19, 2005; evolution & creation; 1 session. This may have
been Gish’s final debate.
Hatton Brenaugh Gist [Church of Christ]
October 3, 1892 (Sparta, White County, TN) – February 1979 (_, _)
Biographical sketch: Preachers of Today, I, 1952, p. 134.
Biographical sketch: Gospel Advocate, August 26, 1943, p. 764.
_ Roten (Baptist Church); 1918
_ Graham (Baptist Church); 1925
_ Unsicker (Adventist Church); 1930
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Ken Gjemere [Evolutionist]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Harold Slusher (Creationist), Jody Dillow (Creationist), Tom Newberger (Creationist) & Richard Bliss
(Creationist); Dallas, TX; February 24, 1977; 300; broadcast on TV; w/ Wilford Bailey (Evolutionist),
Virginia Currey (Evolutionist), _ Jagger (Evolutionist) & _ (Evolutionist)
William Ewart Gladstone [?]
1809 (_, _) - 1898 (?)
W. (?William) T. Goalen [Church of Christ]
?1872 (_, _) - ?October 31, 1916 (?Limestone County, AL)
C. H. Cayce (Primitive Baptist Church); Headland, AL; June 29-July 2, 1915
Clarence Cecil Gobbell [Church of Christ]
August 29, 1900 (Dayton, TX) - _ (_, _)
J. E. Pippin (Pentecostal Church); Hobbs, NM; 1939
J. F. Solomon (Holiness Church); Hobbs, NM; 1937
_ Dingman (Apostolic Church); Mesa, AZ; 1944; Holy Spirit, baptism, instrumental music in worship
Elmer Goble [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. E. Cobb (Baptist Church); Bastrop, LA; 1940
_ (?); 1940
William Baxter Godbey [Methodist Episcopal Church]
June 3, 1833 (Pulaski County, KY) – September 12, 1920 (_, ?KY)
_ Shick (Church of Christ); California, KY; c July 1872; baptism, influence of the Spirit in conversion
William Maupin (Church of Christ); c 1900. Book publication: Godbey-Maupin Debate: Outline on a Debate,
on Water Baptism and the Baptism with the Holy Ghost between Rev. W. B. Godbey, D.D. and Rev. Wm.
Maupin by Leroy McWherter. Cincinnati, OH: God's Revivalist Office, n.d.
Cicero Napoleon Goddard [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Duane Jensen (Church of Christ); Bakersfield, CA; April 27 - May 2, 1970; drinking vessels in the Lord's
supper, classes
Bernie E. Goff [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
David L. Rice (?); Lakeside, CA; December 11-12, 14-15, 1978; kingdom
Clyde O. Goff [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Ben J. Franklin (Church of Christ); San Diego, CA; October 13-14, 16, 1969
Choice L. Bryant (Church of Christ); Irving, TX; June 21-22, 24-25, 1982
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Layton Monroe Goings [Church of Christ]
June 7, 1883 (Poughkeepsie, Sharp County, AR) – July 1, 1966 (_, _)
Biographical sketch: Arkansas Angels by Boyd E. Morgan. Paragould, AR: College
Bookstore & Press, 1967, pp. 133-134.
_ (Baptist Church); Bettistown, AR; Goings’ only debate
_ Goldstein [Roman Catholic Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
O. C. Lambert (Church of Christ); 1935
Abel S. Gomez [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Pentecostal Church); Gral Teran, N. L., Mexico
Benedicto C. Gomez [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Several debates
Laurence Gonzaga [?]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Robert Harvey (?); Da Vinci Code
Guillermo Gonzalez [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Jay Richards (?); Seattle, WA; “Discussion on the Privileged Planet”; Discover Institute’s Cosmos and Creator
Conference
_ Gooch [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Joe Willard (Church of Christ); 1942
Charles Good [Evolutionist]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Duane T. Gish (Creationist); Lima, OH; September 14, 1976; 1200
G. M. Goode [Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Ramsey Smithson (Methodist Episcopal Church); Scottsville, IL; spring 1871
Ramsey Smithson (Methodist Episcopal Church); Girard, IL; July 1871
J. B. Goodner [Seventh-day Adventist Church]
19__ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Drew E. Falls (Church of Christ), Hiram O. Hutto (Church of Christ) & Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of
Christ); Fairfield, AL; February 14-15, 1972; Sabbath day; w/ Leslie Welch (Seventh-day Baptist Church),
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A. A. Willis (Seventh-day Adventist Church) & John McGuire (Seventh-day Baptist Church). Book
publication: Discussion of the Sabbath. Decatur, AL: Gospel Defender, 1973.
Elijah Goodwin [Church of Christ]
1807 (_, _) – September 3, 1879 (_, _)
Life of Elijah Goodwin, the Pioneer Preacher by James M. Mathes. St. Louis, MO: John
Burns, 1880. [1st edition]
Biographical Sketches of Gospel Preachers by H. Leo Boles. Nashville, TN: Gospel
Advocate, 1932.
Joel Hume (Primitive Baptist Church); Mount Vernon, OH; 1842
William Alexander Goodwin [Church of Christ]
December 11, 1857 (Lawrence County, AR) - 1939 (Maynard, AR)
Biographical sketch: Arkansas Angels by Boyd E. Morgan. Paragould, AR: College
Bookstore & Press, 1967, pp. 10-15.
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Jesup, AR; August 16-19, 1905. ?Book
publication
John L. Causey (Missionary Baptist Church); written; 1938. Proposition 1: “That baptism,
administered to a penitent believer, is in order to salvation.” (Goodwin affirmed,
Causey denied). Proposition 2: “That sinners are saved by grace through faith, before
they are baptized—and the scriptures so teach.” (Causey affirmed, Goodwin denied).
Book publication: Goodwin-Causey Debate on the Design of Baptism.
_ Martin (Methodist Church); Maynard, AR
J. H. Gordon [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Paul Gordon [Baptist Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Howard See (Church of Christ); Nashville, TN; May 23-24, 26-27, 1977; salvation
Denny Jason Gosser [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
John Evan Thomas (Church of Christ); written; c 1928; kneeling during public prayer. Periodical publication:
The Mountain Preacher, April – September 1928
John Harrison Gosser, Jr. [Church of Christ]
March 9, 1883 (_, _) – April 22, 1939 (_, ?KY)
J. E. Wooldridge (Methodist Church); _, KY; November 1924
?Willie Thurston (Baptist Church); Pine Top, Russell County, KY; c 1928
?James Fountain Thomas (Church of Christ); Mintonville, Casey County, KY; c 1930
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Frank William Gould [Church of Christ]
November 8, 1907 (Bloomfield, Johnson County, IL) – July 28, 1994 (Pocahontas,
Randolph County, AR)
James Ivy (Baptist Church); Pocahontas, AR; 1950; baptism, apostasy
Bobby Graham [Church of Christ]
August 30, 1946 (_, _) - present
Arvid McGuire (Church of Christ); Huntsville, AL; 1990; head coverings of 1 Corinthians
11.
_ Graham [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Hatton B. Gist (Church of Christ); 1925
_ Granger [Baptist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
W. H. Isam (Church of Christ); Marshall, TX; September 23-_, 1919
Brewin Grant [Congregational Church]
April 3, 1821 (Countesthorpe, Leicestershire, England) - _ (_, _)
Jacob Holyoake (Secularist); London, England; January 20-February 24, 1853; Christianity vs. Secularism.
Book publication: Grant-Holyoake Debate. N.p.: Ward & Co., 1853.
Joseph Barker (Freethinker); Halifax, _; 1855. Book publication: Report of a Public Discussion between Joseph
Barker, Esq., and the Rev. Brewin Grant, B. A. Glasgow, _: Robert Stark, 1855. [Book includes
Mormonism Unveiled, being a Narrative of a Residence in Illinois in 1844, 1845 and 1846 by Ralph
Liddle]
Charles Bradlaugh (Atheist). Book publication: A Full Report of the Discussion between B.G. and 'Iconoclast'.
1858.
Charles Bradlaugh (Atheist); 1875. Book publication: Discussion on Atheism. Report of a public discussion
between the Rev. Brewin Grant ... and C. Bradlaugh ... 1875 ... 1875.
Charles Bradlaugh (Atheist); Finsbury, London, England; June 22, 29, July 6, 13, 20, 27, 1875. Subject: “Is
atheism or is Christianity the true Secular Gospel, as tending to the improvement and happiness of mankind
in this life by human efforts and material means?” Book publication: Grant-Bradlaugh Debate. London,
England: Anti-Liberation Society, 1890.
F. W. Grant [?]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Thomas Williams (Christadelphian); Guelph, Ontario, Canada; November 1887; immortality of soul, state of
man, punishment of wicked, heaven. Book publication: Grant-Williams Debate. N.p.: Thomas Williams,
1888.
Thomas Williams (Christadelphian); Guelph, Ontario, Canada; 1897; death, resurrection; 9 days. Book
publication: Advocate Printing Co., 1897.
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Miles Grant [First Day Adventist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
D. M. Canright (Seventh Day Adventist Church); Napa City, CA; 1874
_ Grantham [?Pentecostal Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Conan Doyle Cannon (Church of Christ); 1951; miracles
Benton R. Graves [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - February 4, 1983 (_, _)
_ Worley (Church of God); Eden, NC; 1969
G. H. Graves [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Methodist Church); _, AL; ?July 16, 1880
G. W. Graves [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Van Bonneau (Church of Christ); Nashville, TN; 1943
James Robinson Graves [Baptist Church]
April 10, 1820 (Chester, VT) - June 26, 1893 (Memphis, TN)
Biography: J. R. Graves: Life, Times, and Teachings by O. L. Hailey. Nashville, TN: _,
1929.
Biographical sketch: “Graves, J. R., LL.D.” The Baptist Encyclopedia. Cathcart, William
(Ed.). [2 vols. Rev. ed.] Philadelphia: Louis H. Everts, 1883, I, 466-468.
Biographical sketch: “Graves, James Robinson” by Homer L. Grice. Encyclopedia of
Southern Baptists, I, 1958, 576-78
Biography: http://baptisthistoryhomepage.com/graves.lfe.tms.tchng.1-12.html
Biographical sketch: http://baptisthistoryhomepage.com/graves.j.r.bapt.encyclo.html
Biographical sketch: http://baptisthistoryhomepage.com/graves.jr.tenn.bap.prchr.html
Biographical sketch: http://baptisthistoryhomepage.com/graves.j.r.by.borum.html
Biographical sketch: http://baptisthistoryhomepage.com/graves.j.r.by.spencer.html
Patterson, T. A. "The Theology of J. R. Graves and Its Influence on Southern Baptist Life." Unpublished Th.D.
dissertation, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1944.
Smith, H. S. "A Critical Analysis of the Theology of J. R. Graves." Unpublished Th.D. dissertation, Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary, 1966.
Approximately 10 debates
James L. Chapman (Methodist Episcopal Church); Canton, MS; May 1855. Book publication: Defence of the
government of the Methodist Episcopal Church: In his debate with the Rev. J. R. Graves, at Canton, Miss.,
May, 1855 by James L Chapman, Southern Methodist Pub. House, 1860.
Jacob Ditzler (Methodist Church). Book publication: The Graves-Ditzler: or, Great Carrollton debate, on the
mode of baptism, Infant baptism, Church of Christ, The Lord’s Supper, Believers’ baptism, Final
perseverance of saints, between J. R. Graves and Jacob Ditzler. Memphis, TN: Southern Baptist
Publication Society, 1876.
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Fisher Gray [Church of Christ]
January 1, 1899 (Glasgow, KY) - _ (_, _)
Biographical sketch: Preachers of Today, I, 1952, p. 138.
_ Jackson (?); 1933; instrumental music in worship
A. J. Sloan (Baptist Church); 1937; baptism
A. J. Sloan (Baptist Church); 1937; apostasy
A. J. Sloan (Baptist Church); Tompkinsville, KY; 1939
A. J. Sloan (Baptist Church); Berea, KY; 1939
Clay Grayson [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Ken Weliever (Church of Christ); November 26-27, 1979; located preachers
H. J. Grayson [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Charles A. Holt (Church of Christ); Franklin, TN; c 1949
Charles A. Holt (Church of Christ); Nashville, TN; c 1949
Gilbert Greathouse [Christian Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Grant Caldwell (Church of Christ); Cincinnati & Hilliard, OH; February 6-7, 14, 21, 1975; instrumental music
in worship
Glen Earl Green [Church of Christ]
October 2, 1891 (_, _) - 1961 (_, _)
Charles T. Russell (Russellite)
_ Barton (Baptist Church); Marvel, AR; 1932
_ (Jehovah's Witness); Dover, AR; 1932
J. C. Carson (Baptist Church); Marvel, AR; 1932
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church)
D. N. Jackson (Missionary Baptist Church)
G. W. Green [Materialist]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
W. B. Chrisler (Church of Christ); Chappel Hill, Floyd County, IN; September 18-22, 1867. Proposition 1:
“Jesus the Christ was coronated or constituted king when He ascended to heaven, and He exercised
authority on earth as king on the day of Pentecost.” (Chrisler affirmed, Green denied). Proposition 2: “All
those who have legally entered the church of Jesus Christ on earth, have at the same time entered His
kingdom.” (Chrisler affirmed, Green denied). Proposition 3: “There is a living spirit of soul in man which
survives the death of the body, and remains living and conscious between death and the resurrection.”
(Chrisler affirmed, Green denied).
John Green [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Richard Cargile (?);Norwich, England; August 24-28, 1837. Book publication: A Report of the Public
Discussion Between the Rev. John Green, and Mr. Richard Carlile. Norwich, England: Josiah Fletcher, _.
J. E. Green [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
R. Mears (Pentecostal Church); Friendship, TN; 1932
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Kenneth Green [Church of Christ]
November 21, 1941 (Plymouth, IN) - present
Biographical sketch: Centers of Faith and Faltering (Florida College Annual Lectures,
1977). Marion, IN: Cogdill Foundation, 1977, p. 133.
James Hervey Johnson (Atheist); 1966
Reedie Van Meter (Methodist Church); Louisville, KY; September 7-8, 14-15, 1970; 4
sessions; spiritual gifts. Review: “The Green-Van Meter Debate—A Review” by
Ronald G. Mosby. The South End Expounder, 5(39), September 29, 1970, p. 2.
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); written; December 19, 1970-April 6, 1973.
Proposition 1: “The Scriptures authorize the Christian’s acting as a punitive agent of
the civil government.” (Green affirmed, Thrasher denied). Proposition 2: “The Scriptures forbid the
Christian’s acting as a punitive agent of the civil government.” (Thrasher affirmed, Green denied). Book
publication: Thrasher-Green Debate. Decatur, AL: Gospel Defender Publishing Co., 1973. Book
publication: Thrasher-Green Debate. Decatur, AL: Thrasher Publications, 2000. Internet publication:
http://www.dcs.edu/teacherpages/tthrasher/debates/Thrasher-Green/Thr-Gre.htm
Raymond G. Bishop (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Jeffersontown, KY; May 22-24, 1973; godhead, Holy Spirit
baptism. Review: “The Bishop-Green Debate” by Dick Blackford. The South End Expounder, 8(34),
August 28, 1973, pp. 1-4.
George Russell (Worldwide Church of God); Owensboro, KY; December 1-2, 4-5, 1975; sabbath
_ Rogers (?); Beaver Dam, KY; April 19-20, 1979; wine & strong drink
Jesse F. Pratt (Church of God of the Union Assembly); Huntsville, AL; March 2-5, 1981; miracles, instrumental
music in worship, "reverend" as a title
Jerry L. Hayes (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Huntsville, AL; June 1-2, 4-5, 1987; godhead
Allan Turner (Church of Christ); written; 1989; foreknowledge of God. Periodical publication: Gospel Anchor.
Louisville, KY (November 1989 - February 1990).
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); Huntsville, AL; December 11, 1989; the Christian and warfare; 1
session
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Huntsville, AL; March 9, 1990; forgiveness for the Christian; 1 session;
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Lewis Green [?Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Jacob Creath, Jr. (Church of Christ); Lincoln County, KY; July 1834
M. Wood Green [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Thomas Walker (Spiritualist); Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; March 5-7, 12-14, 19-21, 1878. Proposition 1:
“That Christianity is of divine origin.” (Green affirmed, Walker denied). Proposition 2: “That the Bible
supports and parallels modern spiritualism in all its phases, teachings, and phenomena.” (Walker affirmed,
Green denied). Book publication: Report of the Oral Discussion. Melbourne, Australia: J. Wing, 1878.
Charles Bright (Freethinker); Dunedin, New Zealand; January 21-25, 1879; divine origin of Christianity. Book
publication.
Isaac Selby (Freethinker); Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; November 8-26, 1886; Secularism vs.
Christianity. Book publication:
Ralph G. Green [Jehovah’s Witnesses]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
C. R. Nichol (Church of Christ); Center Ridge, AR; 1933
Rue Porter (Church of Christ); c 1933
Joe S. Warlick (Church of Christ); Pocahontas, AR; c 1935; 400
W. Curtis Porter (Church of Christ); Leachville, AR; 1935; eternal punishment
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Terry Green [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Charles Holt (Church of Christ), _ (Church of Christ) & _ (Church of Christ); Dallas, TX; c 1990; church,
elderships; w/ Stan Cox (Church of Christ) & Larry Fain (Church of Christ)
Thomas P. Green [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints])
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
At least 21 debates
William McAllen Green [Church of Christ]
June 26, 1897 (_, _) – 1979 (_, _)
_ Green [Russellite]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Henry C. Bryant (Church of Christ)
_ Green [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
James B. Nelson (Church of Christ); written; 1953; miracles
_ Green [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Will M. Thompson (Church of Christ); Bentonville, AR; 1941
_ Greenwell [?Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Charlie D. Crouch (Church of Christ); 1922; baptism, apostasy, Lord’s supper
S. Douglas Greer [Church of Christ]
August 1, 1912 (Henry, TN) - _ (_, _)
_ (Holiness Church); 1939; Holy Spirit baptism
_ (?); 1940; salvation
Richard Wayne Greeson [Church of Christ]
May 18, 1957 (Tampa, FL) - present
Ted Clarke (Church of Christ); Indianapolis & Noblesville, IN; October 11-13, 1984;
benevolence; 4 sessions; 200; first debate for each
Buddy Looper (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Stuggart & Pine Bluff, AR; December 2-3,
5-6, 1991; godhead, gifts; 4 sessions; 250-300
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John F. Scheel (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Beebe & Pine Bluff, AR; September 19-20, 22-23, 1994;
godhead, miracles; 4 sessions; 200
John Zecca (Assembly of Yahweh) & Michael Mastropalo (Assembly of Yahweh); Rogers, AR; January 15-17,
19, 2001; are we under the Old Testament or New Testament law today; 4 sessions; radio debate (KURM).
Periodical publication: “Debate on ‘What law are we under today?’” Faith and Facts Quarterly (Vol. 30,
No. 1), January 2002, pp. 58-95.
Bill Rutland (Roman Catholic Church); Bentonville, AR; May 7-9, 11, 2001; authority of Roman Catholic
Church traditions, sole authority of Scriptures; 4 sessions; radio debate (KURM)
Bill Rutland (Roman Catholic Church); Rogers & Bentonville, AR; April 22-23, 25-26, 2002. Proposition 1:
“Resolved: The Scriptures and ‘Apostolic Tradiion’ as put forth by the Roman Catholic Church are our
authority for Christian faith and doctrine.” (Rutland affirmed, Greeson denied). Proposition 2: “Resolved:
The Scriptures teach that the Scriptures are our only authority for Christian faith and doctrine.” (Greeson
affirmed, Rutland denied).
Harmon Gregg [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Marion Brown (Baptist Church); Edgar County, IL; 1864
James Shaw (Methodist Episcopal Church); Rural Retreat, IL; 1867; 8 days
Hiram Ashmore (Cumberland Presbyterian Church); Westfield, IL; 1868
Tresham Dames Gregg [?]
1799 (_, _) - 1881 (_, _)
Thomas Maguire (Roman Catholic Church). Book publication: Authenticated Report of the Discussion between
the Rev. T. D. Gregg, and the Rev. Thomas Maguire. Dublin, Ireland: William Carson, 1839.
Stephen Calvin Gregory [Baptist Church]
July 8, 1891 (Smith Co., TN) – November 16, 1957 (Carthage, TN)
Obituary: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/t/h/a/John-ThackxtonCarthage/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0189.html
Joe S. Warlick (Church of Christ); Willette, TN; 1928
Charlie D. Crouch (Church of Christ); Sykes, TN; 1928
Emmett G. Creacy (Church of Christ); Flippin, KY; 1929
Ernest Christian (Church of Christ) & E. G. Creacy (Church of Christ); Franklin, KY;
1932; w/ A. J. Sloan (Baptist Church)
H. E. Winkler (Church of Christ); Nashville, TN; 1932
Leslie L. Spear (Church of Christ), Ernest Christian (Church of Christ) & Glen E. Page (Church of Christ);
Moss, TN; 1933; w/ A. J. Sloan (Baptist Church), J. L. Sanders (Baptist Church) & J. E. McDonald
(Baptist Church)
Allen Phy (Church of Christ); Glasgow, KY; 1934; baptism, apostasy
?H. M. Phillips (Church of Christ); 1937; establishment of church, baptism, apostasy
Guy N. Woods (Church of Christ); Hartsville, TN; January 17-20, 1950
Guy N. Woods (Church of Christ); Lafayette, TN; 1950
W. L. Totty (Church of Christ); Lafayette, TN; April 10-13, 1951
W. L. Totty (Church of Christ); North Springs, TN; August 23, 1953
W. L. Totty (Church of Christ); Macon County, TN
W. T. Gregory [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
W. W. Heflin (Church of Christ); Vina, AL; 1928
_ Gregory [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
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James T. Bentley (Church of Christ); Eastland County, TX
James T. Bentley (Church of Christ); Eastland County, TX
Adolphus C. Grider [Church of Christ]
January 15, 1912 (Creelsboro, KY) - September 15, 1990 (_, _)
Biography: A. C. Grider's Reminiscences by A. C. Grider. Huntsville, AL: A. C. Grider,
1979.
Obituary: Guardian of Truth (XXXIV:23, December 6, 1990, p. 6)
Charts and Debate Notes on Institutionalism by A. C. Grider. Longview, TX: A. C.
Grider, n.d. (Fourth Printing).
W. T. Russell (Baptist Church); Lafayette, TN; April 1948; baptism
W. T. Russell (Baptist Church); Lafayette, TN; 1949; apostasy
Albert H. Batts (Church of God); Harriman, TN; July 1949; baptism, Holy Spirit baptism
F. L. Ray (Baptist Church); Willette, TN; February 28 - March 3, 1950; baptism
J. E. McDonald (Baptist Church); Lafayette, TN; May 2-5, 1950; establishment of church
F. L. Ray (Baptist Church); Willette, TN; 1951; apostasy
Robert McCarter (Baptist Church); Summerville, GA; 1951; baptism, apostasy
F. L. Ray (Baptist Church); Algood, TN; 1953; baptism
W. P. Jordan (Baptist Church); Bowling Green, KY; November 30 - December 4, 1953; baptism
W. T. Russell (Baptist Church); Bowling Green, KY; June 28 - July 3, 1954; establishment of church
J. L. Sanders (Baptist Church); Caneyville, KY; 1954; church
F. L. Ray (Baptist Church); Bowling Green, KY; April 26-29, 1955; apostasy;
W. Ezekial "Zeke" Sherrill (Baptist Church); Somerset, KY; May 12-15, 1955; 4 sessions; Sherrill's 208th
debate. Proposition 1: “The scriptures teach that salvation is by grace through faith, independent of
baptism.” (Sherrill affirmed, Grider denied). Proposition 2: “The scriptures teach that a child of God, saved
by the blood of Christ, may so far apostatize as to be finally lost in hell.” (Grider affirmed, Sherrill denied).
Book publication: Grider-Sherrill Debate. No publication data. Probably Sherrill's last debate.
Hoyt Chastain (Missionary Baptist Church); Somerset, KY; December 19-22, 1955; baptism, apostasy; 4
sessions
Vernon L. Barr (Missionary Baptist Church); Somerset, KY; May 29 - June 1, 1956; baptism, apostasy
W. P. Jordan (Baptist Church); Bowling Green, KY; 1956; establishment of church
Van Bonneau (Church of Christ); Liberty, KY; 1957; classes & women teachers
Ralph Gage (Church of Christ); Rock Springs, TN; 1957; classes & women teachers
W. L. Totty (Church of Christ); Corbin, KY; August 11-14, 1958; church benevolence
Ralph Gage (Church of Christ); Casey County, KY; 1958; classes & women teachers
Van Bonneau (Church of Christ); Phil, KY; 1959; classes & women teachers
Guy N. Woods (Church of Christ); Louisville, KY; July 10-14, 1961; church benevolence, Herald of Truth
W. L. Totty (Church of Christ); Meridian, MS; March 18-23, 1963; church benevolence, Herald of Truth
W. L. Totty (Church of Christ); Indianapolis, IN; December 3-4, 1964; church benevolence
Albert Garner (Missionary Baptist Church); Wauchula, FL; January 18-19, 21-22, 1965; baptism, apostasy
W. C. Nevil (Baptist Church); Meridian, MS; March 1-2, 4-5, 1965; baptism, apostasy
W. L. Totty (Church of Christ); Tompkinsville, KY; September 27-30, 1965; church benevolence, Herald of
Truth
Henry C. McCaghren (Church of Christ); Longview, TX; October 17-20, 1966; church benevolence, church
cooperation
Henry C. McCaghren (Church of Christ); Dallas, TX; February 6-7, 9-10, 1967; church benevolence
W. L. Totty (Church of Christ); Glasgow, KY; November 13-16, 1967; church cooperation, church benevolence
Allen Phy (Church of Christ); Dunmor, KY; institutionalism; 1 session
?W. L. Totty (Church of Christ); Indianapolis, IN; May 19-22, 1969. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that
in the field of benevolence the church may extend assistance to those who are not saints.” (Totty affirmed,
Grider denied). Proposition 2: “The Scriptures teach that in the field of benevolence the church is limited to
assisting needly saints only.” (Grider affirmed, Totty denied).
Glen Page (Church of Christ); Beaver Dam, KY; November 17-20, 1969. Proposition 1: “It is in harmony with
the scriptures for churches of Christ to contribute funds from their treasuries to another church as a means
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of cooperating in accomplishing the mission of the church in preaching the gospel.” (Page affirmed, Grider
denied). Proposition 2: “It is contrary to the scriptures for churches of Christ to build and maintain
benevolent organizations for the care of the needy, such as Boles Home, Tipton Home, Tennessee Orphan
Home, Childhaven, and other orphan homes and homes for the aged that are among us.” (Grider affirmed,
Page denied).
_ Embry (Church of Christ); fermented wine in communion March 6-10, 1972
Billy Duncan (Church of Christ); Huntsville, AL; coverings of 1 Corinthians 11
Alan E. Highers (Church of Christ); Central City, KY; March 6-10, 1972; benevolence, cooperation. Review:
“Report on the Highers-Grider Debate” by W. L. Totty. The Informer, 24(23), March 19, 1972, pp. 1-2.
F. M. Griffin [Primitive Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Caswell E. McGaughey (Church of Christ); Bulo, OK; 1933; salvation, apostasy; w/ _ Fuchs (Primitive Baptist
Church)
George E. Griffin [Primitive Baptist Church]
c 1905 (_, _) – February 1978 (_, _)
Johnnie Price Williams (Church of Christ); Rupert, ID; 1955
Ronald G. Lovelady (Church of Christ); Lennox & Norwalk, CA; August 12-15, 1957;
salvation
Guy N. Woods (Church of Christ); Lovington, NM; July 15-18, 1957. Proposition 1: “The
Scriptures teach that the alien sinner comes into possession of Spiritual or Eternal life,
without any condition on his, the siner’s, part.” (Griffin affirmed, Woods denied).
Proposition 2: “The Scriptures teach that faith, repentance, confession and baptism by
immersion in water are necessary conditions for, in order to, remission of past sins, to the alien sinner.”
(Woods affirmed, Griffin denied). Book publication: Griffin-Woods Debate. Anton, TX: Banner of Love
Press, 1958.
George W. Griffin [Primitive Baptist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
David Lipscomb (Church of Christ); Gallatin, TN; January 1872
Ronald D. Griffin [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - present
John T. Polk II (Church of Christ); Metropolis, IL & Paducah, KY; March 22-23, 2007; benevolence
J. B. Griffith [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
W. Ezekiel "Zeke" Sherrill (Baptist Church); Gurdon, AR; 1929
_ Martin (Baptist Church); Nettleton, AR; 1933
John Harvey Grime [Baptist Church]
July 29, 1851 (Cookeville, Putnam County, TN) – August 8, 1941 (_, _)
Autobiography: http://baptisthistoryhomepage.com/grime.j.h.recollections.1.html
Catechism of Ecclesiastical History by John Harvey Grime. Lebanon, TN: J. Hall Grime,
1955. Third Edition. Earlier editions published in 1905 and 1939.
James M. Kidwell (Church of Christ); Cannon County, TN; March 1887
James M. Kidwell (Church of Christ); Cedar Creek, Wilson County, TN; December 1889
James A. Allen (Church of Christ); written; 1927. Periodical publication: "Grime-Allen
Discussion." Nashville, TN: Gospel Advocate (November 24 - December 29, 1927).
Periodical publication: Little Rock, AR: Baptist and Commoner (1927).
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Columbus Grimsley [Church of Christ]
July 29, 1908 (Havana, FL) - _ (_, _)
_ (?); 1944; baptismal formula, instrumental music in worship
William Grissom [Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Ipava, IL; 1862
J. F. Leake (Baptist Church); Meredosia, IL; 1881; baptism
Gary L. Grizzell [Church of Christ]
February 28, 1953 (_, _) - present
Wayne S. Walker (Church of Christ); written; 1995; individual & church action. Periodical
publication: The Preceptor (October 1995). Book publication: Unscriptural Binding.
Cookeville, TN: Pillars Publications, 1996.
Thomas C. Brite (Church of Christ); written; church gymnasiums. Book publication:
Church Financed Gynasiums: God-Serving or Self-Serving? Cookeville, TN: Pillars
Publications, 1997.
M. S. Groom [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
John W. Hedge (Church of Christ); Dora, NM; 1936; salvation
John W. Hedge (Church of Christ); Dora, NM; 1938
J. Porter Wilhite (Church of Christ); Jackson, TX; 1938; Holy Spirit, baptism, establishment of church, apostasy
Marion F. Davis (Church of Christ); Drumright, OK; 1939
Linwood E. Bishop (Church of Christ); Laird Hill, TX; May 6-9, 1941; baptism, operation of Holy Spirit,
apostasy
Ellis G. Grubb [Church of Christ]
April 4, 1901 (Hamilton County, TX) - _ (_, _)
_ Adams (?Baptist Church); 1936; baptism, apostasy
_ Hicky (?Baptist Church); 1940; kingdom, baptism, apostasy
Vernon L. Barr (Missionary Baptist Church); 1946; kingdom, baptism
Isaiah Boone Grubbs [Church of Christ]
May 20, 1833 (near Trenton, Todd County, KY) – September 18, 1912 (?Lexington, KY)
Obituary: “Isaiah Boone Grubbs: A Saintly Life Ended.” Christian Evangelist, 49
(September 26, 1912), 1360.
Obituary: “The Death Of Isaiah Boone Grubbs” by M. C. Kurfees. Gospel Advocate, 54
(October 10, 1912), 1120.
Thomas Munnell (Church of Christ); written; 1869; elders and preachers. Periodical
publication: Christian Standard. 1869.
James Challen (Church of Christ); written; 1874; colleges
W. F. Jamieson (Spiritualist); Burlington Junction, MO; September-October 1885
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R. C. Grundy [Presbyterian Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
John Young (Christian Church); Maysville, KY; 1851; written. Periodical publication: Post-Boy, Maysville,
KY, April – June 1851. Book publication: A Discussion of the Mode and Subjects of Christian Baptism in a
Series of Letters first published in the Maysville 'Post-Boy,' during the months of April, May, and June of
the Year 1851. Maysville, KY: Post-Boy, 1851. [1st edition]
Claude Adrian Guild [Church of Christ]
May 9, 1916 (Buffalo, MT) - _ (_, _)
Biography: A Man And His Mission: An Autobiography by Claude A. Guild. Fort Worth,
TX: Star Bible Publications, 1990.
George R. Archer (Methodist Church); La Grande, OR; February 18-21, 1942; action of
baptism; 4 sessions; Archer quit during the fourth session
E. F. Thorp (Adventist Church); Albany, OR; 1942; Sabbath, first day worship; 7 days
Frank Walker (?Adventist Church); ?Albany, OR; 1943; Sabbath, first day worship; 7
nights
L. Chester Guinn [Missionary Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
James P. Miller (Church of Christ); Clute, TX; December 7-_, 1959; baptism, apostasy; 6
days
Carl Allen (Church of Christ); Crockett, TX; April - May 1962
Ehteshaam Gulam [Muslim]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
James White (?)
Mary Jo Sharp (Believer). Topic: Did Jesus die on the cross?
David Wood (Believer). Topic: Was Jesus crucified?
Randy Guliuzza [Creationist]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Robert Gulledge [Christian Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Irvin Himmel (Church of Christ); written; instrumental music in worship. Periodical
publication: Apostolic Doctrine, IX & X (1968-69). Book publication: Is Singing Accompanied By
Instrumental Music Condemned in the Scriptures? _: McDowell Publications, 1969.
H. H. Gunn [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Universalist Society), _ (Universalist Society), & _ (Universalist Society); w/ Rolla M. Martin (Church of
Christ) & George Y. Stipp (Church of Christ)
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Radford Gunn [Baptist Church]
May 13, 1797 (_, VA) - _ (_, _)
_ Shehane (Universalist Church); 1 day
Marquis Leroy Guthery [Church of Christ]
March 15, 1910 (Cullman, AL) – January 13, 1987 (Broken Arrow, OK)
_ Roberson (Pentecostal Church); 1950; godhead
_ Borden (Pentecostal Church); 1951; godhead, Holy Spirit baptism
_ McCarrell (?Baptist Church); 1951; salvation
Greg Gwin [Church of Christ]
October 1, 1951 (_, _) - present
Jimmy Thomas (Church of Christ); Maryville, TN; August 30, 1987; divorce & remarriage
Joel Gwin [Church of Christ]
c 1980 (_, _) - present
Bill H. Reeves (Church of Christ); Hopkinsville, KY; July 17-18, 2003; 2 sessions; 175-230. Proposition: “The
Scriptures teach that if a man puts away his scriptural wife for a reason other than fornication and then
commits fornication, his original wife may not remarry.” (Gwin affirmed, Reeves denied). [“Debate
Review” by John Welch. Faith and Facts Quarterly, 31:3 (July 2003), 129-137.]
Gary Robert Habermas [Evangelical]
1950 (Detroit, MI) – present
Biographical sketch: http://www.garyhabermas.com/vitainnuce.htm
Biographical sketch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Habermas
Biographical sketch: http://www.theopedia.com/Gary_Habermas
Antony G. N. Flew (Atheist); Lynchburg, VA; May 2-3, 1985; resurrection of Jesus; 3000.
Book publication: Did Jesus Rise From The Dead? San Francisco, CA: Harper &
Row, 1987.
Tim Callahan (Atheist); Faith Under Fire TV program. Web publication:
http://www.garyhabermas.com/video/video.htm
Arif Ahmed (?); Cambridge University; March 13, 2008. Web publication:
http://www.garyhabermas.com/video/video.htm
J. Hacker [Baptist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
F. C. Warnky (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Webb City, MO; August 12-_, 1884
Ray Hadley [?]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Billy Ashworth (Church of Christ); Nashville, TN; April 1966
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Larry Ray Hafley [Church of Christ]
July 18, 1943 (Peoria, IL) - present
Adrian C. Swindler (Church of Christ); August 18-19, 21-22, 1969; institutionalism.
Billy W. Lewis (Oneness Pentecostal Church) & Raymond G. Bishop (Oneness Pentecostal
Church); Aurora, IL; March 10-11, 13-14, 1970; godhead, formula, Holy Spirit
baptism.
Wayne Camp (Missionary Baptist Church); Peoria, IL; August 10-11, 13-14, 1970; 180252. Proposition 1: “The scriptures teach that water baptism, to the penitent believer,
is for (in order to) the remission of sins.” (Hafley affirmed, Camp denied). Subject 2:
possibilityof a child of God sinning so as to be lost. Book publication: Camp-Hafley
Debate. _: Maranatha Publications, 1970.
Billy W. Lewis (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Sandwich, IL; November 9-10, 12-13, 1970. Proposition 1: “The
scriptures teach that the Holy Spirit baptism, speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance, as
recorded in the book of Acts, is for believers today.” (Lewis affirmed, Hafley denied). Proposition 2: “The
scriptures teach that Holy Spirit Baptism, speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance, is not
for Christians today.” (Hafley affirmed, Lewis denied).
Roy Wayne Burkett (Bible Baptist Church); St. Louis, MO; January 11-12, 14-15, 1971; water baptism for the
remission of sins, salvation by grace through faith alone.
Gordon Brewer (Church of Christ); Plano, IL; March 7, 1971.
Wayne Burkett (Baptist Church); Dittmer, MO; 1971.
Wayne Camp (Baptist Church); Peoria, IL; May 24-25, 27-28, 1971.
Gordon Brewer (Church of Christ); Joliet, IL; 1971.
Wayne Camp (Baptist Church); Peoria, IL; August 23-24, 26-27, 1971; Missionary Baptist Church, Church of
Christ; their 3rd debate.
Philip Colburn (Seventh Day Adventist Church); Plano, IL; April 16, 1972; Sabbath day.
Paul Ferguson (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Aurora, IL; June 12-13, 15-16, 1972; godhead, baptismal
formula. Book publication: The Hafley-Ferguson Debate. Elgin, IL: Another Real Truth Publication, 1973.
Paul Ferguson (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Plano, IL; 1973.
Raymond E. Parnell (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Indianapolis, IN; March 4-5, 7-8, 1974; general church
questions; 450.
_ (Church of God) & _ (Church of God); Russellville, AL; April or May 1975; Holy Spirit baptism
Eddie K. Garrett (Primitive Baptist Church); Russellville, AL; 1975.
G. T. "Tom" Sharp (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Russellville, AL; October 25-26, 28-29, 1976.
F. Richard "Ricky" Reynolds (Church of God); Hamilton, AL; November 15-16, 1976.
Hulon Myre (Pentecostal Church); Johnson City, TN; November 12, 14-16, 1984; Holy Spirit baptism &
miracles.
Robert N. "Bob" Wilkin (Grace Evangelical Society); Baytown, TX; January 19-20, 1996; 2 sessions.
Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that water baptism, to the penitent believer, is for (in order to) the
remission of sins.” (Hafley affirmed, Wilkin denied). Proposition 2: “The Scriptures teach that sinners are
saved by grace through faith alone, before and without water baptism.” (Wilkin affirmed, Hafley denied).
Thomas D. Ross (Independent Fundamental Baptist Church); Alameda, CA; Match 28-29, 31, April 1, 2005;
baptism, faith only.
Kent Brandenburg (Independent Fundamental Baptist Church); Pinole, CA; March 27-28, 30-31, 2006;
apostasy.
Erman Hagar [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Rick King (Church of Christ); Madison, WV; October 29-30, November 1-2, 1984; institutionalism.
Tim Haile [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. T. Smith (Church of Christ); Tulsa, OK & Bowling Green, KY; March 10-11, 17-18, 2005. Proposition 1:
“The Scriptures teach that whenever fornication is committed, the faithful spouse may put away his
fornicator-mate and marry another.” (Haile affirmed, Smith denied). Proposition 2: “The Bible teaches that
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if a man puts away his scriptural (faithful) wife for a reason other than fornication, and then commits
fornication, the original wife may not remarry.” (Smith affirmed, Haile denied). [“Review of the HaileSmith Bowling Green Debate” by Ronny Milliner. Faith and Facts Quarterly, 33:2 (April 2005), 32-39.
Homer Hailey [Church of Christ]
August 12, 1903 (Marshall, TX) - November 7, 2000 (Tucson, AZ)
“1903 – Homer Hailey – 2000” by Eugene Britnell. The Sower, Volume 46, Number 1
(January/February, 2001), 7.
6 debates
_ Smallwood (Baptist Church); 1936.
_ (Adventist Church); Oklahoma City, OK; 1943
Percy Krewson (?); Douglas, AZ; 1943; instrumental music in worship
_ (Pentecostal Church); 1947; instrumental music in worship, miracles, premillennialism
Richard Oliver Nason "Ron" Halbrook [Church of Christ]
May 7, 1946 (Indianola, MS) - present
Biographical sketch: They Being Dead Yet Speak (Florida College Annual Lectures, 1981).
Temple Terrace, FL: Florida College Bookstore, 1981, page 198.
J. Watts (Full Gospel Mission); Toney, AL; May 16-17, 1969; miracles
Joe Peters (Agnostic); Decatur, AL; October 26 & November 9, 1972; evidences for
Christianity
Bill Pace (interdenominational); Dayton, OH; November 1, 1981; baptism; WAVI radio
Fred Majors (Christ Temple Apostolic Faith Church); Dayton & Beavercreek, OH; February
15-16, 18-19, 1982; 4 sessions; miracles; 300-500. Review: “Truth Prevails in Public
Debate” by Tom Moody. The South End Expounder, 9(5), March 1, 1982, pp. 2-3.
Bill Dawson (Church of Christ); Meador, WV; July 22-23, 25-26, 1985; located preachers.
Gene Clemons (Church of Christ); Meador, WV; November 21-22, 1988; institutionalism & social gospel.
Jack Freeman (Church of Christ); North Las Vegas, NV; January 15-16, 18-19, 1990; divorce & remarriage.
Jack Freeman (Church of Christ); West Columbia, TX; February 26-27, March 1-2, 1990; divorce &
remarriage; 350-500. Book publication: The Halbrook-Freeman Debate. Bowling Green, KY: Guardian of
Truth Foundation, 1995.
Emanuel Haldeman-Julius [Atheist]
July 30, 1889 (Philadelphia, PA) – July 31, 1951 (Giradd, KS)
Burris A. Jenkins (Christian Church); Kansas City, MO; April 13, 1930. Proposition: “Resolved, that theism is a
logical philosophy.” (Jenkins affirmed, Haldeman-Julius denied).
Lewis Glenn Hale [Church of Christ]
April 16, 1926 (Cowlington, OK) - _ (_, _)
Dudley Ross Spears (Church of Christ); Oklahoma City, OK; March 28 - April 1, 1966; 4
sessions; 750. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that there is an exclusive and
binding pattern of cooperation among churches for evangelism which is violated by the
Herald of Truth type cooperation.” (Spears affirmed, Hale denied). Proposition 2: “It
is in harmony with the Scriptures for churches of Christ to build, maintain and
regularly contribute money to such benevolent organizations as Tipton Home, Boles
Home and other orphan homes and homes for the aged that are among us.” (Hale
affirmed, Spears denied). Review: “The Hale-Spears Debate in Oklahoma City” by Roy E. Cogdill.
Searching the Scriptures, 7(5), May 1966, pp. 13-15.
_ (Church of Christ); war
_ (Church of Christ); war
_ (Church of Christ); classes, drinking vessels
Keith Sharp (Church of Christ); Russellville, AR; November 16-17, 19-20, 1987; orphan homes, sponsoring
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Van Hale [Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
James White (Reformed Baptist Church); Salt Lake City, UT; radio debate; w/ Alma Allred (Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints)
James White (Reformed Baptist Church). Subject: Is Mormonism Christian?
James White (Reformed Baptist Church); Christianity & Mormonism
James White (Reformed Baptist Church); w/ Martin Tanner (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints).
Subject: Are men gods?
William Henry Hale [Church of Christ]
December 4, 1897 (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
Green M. Haley [Church of Christ]
March 13, 1820 (_, ?KY) - _ (_, _)
Jesse James Haley [Church of Christ]
March 18,1851 (Rockcastle County, KY) – April 7, 1924 (Hanes City,, FL)
Sketch: http://www.mun.ca/rels/restmov/texts/wmoore/tnlpb/HALEYJJ.HTM
_ (Methodist Church); baptism. Book publication: _ (300 pages)
B. Butchers (Methodist Church); Melbourne, Australia; April 24-28, 1882; subjects, purpose,
and action of baptism. Book publication: Are Infants Scriptural Subjects For Christian
Baptism? Is Baptism for the Remission of Sins? Is Baptism by Pouring, Sprinkling or
Immersion? A Debate. Joplin, MO: College Press, ?1981.
Christopher A. Hall [?]
1950 (_, _) – present
John Sanders (?). Book publication: Does God have a future?: A debate on divine providence. Grand Rapids,
MI: Baker Academic, 2003.
Flavil Joseph Hall [Church of Christ]
June 22, 1876 (Trion, GA) – August 16, 1952 (Greenville, AL)
Obituary: “At Rest” by Pryde E. Hinton. Gospel Advocate, 1952, p. 756.
_ Billingsley (?Baptist Church); 1915; baptism, apostasy
_ Stephenson (Sabbatarian); 1922; Sabbath
_ Walker (Sabbatarian); 1927; Sabbath
Gardner Sewell Hall, Jr. [Church of Christ]
June 20, 1930 (Birmingham, AL) - present
Bill Hammondtree (Church of Christ); Chattanooga, TN; 1947; coverings of 1 Corinthians 11
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John Alexander Hall [Church of Christ]
November 1, 1845 (Green County, IL) - _ (_, _)
John Newton Hall [Missionary Baptist Church]
February 5, 1849 (Pleasureville, KY) – December 4, 1905 (_, _)
Biography: Memoirs of Elder J. N. Hall: The Peerless Defender of the Baptist Faith by W.
M. Barker & Mrs. J. N. Hall (Eds.). Fulton, KY: Baptist Flag Print, 1907. Online:
http://baptisthistoryhomepage.com/hall.j.n.memoirs.html
Biograpical sketch: “Hall, John Newton” by Leo T. Crismon. Encyclopedia of Southern
Baptists, I, 1958, 595-96.
Obituary: “Rev. J. N. Hall, D.D.” by W. F. Lowe. Baptist Flag, XXXII (January 25, 1906),
1.
Obituary: “To the Memory of J. N. Hall” by J. H. Milburn. Baptist Flag, XXXII (January 4,
1906), 16.
Biographical sketch: http://baptisthistoryhomepage.com/hall.jn.html
E. C. L. Denton (Church of Christ); Como, TN; September 9-12, 1884; distinct personal influence of Holy
Spirit, baptism for remission of sins. [Gospel Advocate, Vol. 26, No. 40 (October 1, 1884), 626]
James A. Harding (Church of Christ); 1888
James A. Harding (Church of Christ); 1889
Jacob Ditzler (Methodist Church)
E. W. Alderson (Methodist Church)
_ Putman (Atheist)
Lemuel Potter (Primitive Baptist Church); Rock Springs, Fulton County, KY; 1894. Book publication.
A. G. Freed (Church of Christ); Corinth, MS; August 1894; baptism, operation of Spirit, apostasy,
establishment of church; Freed's 1st debate
(?F. B.) Srygley (Christian); February 1-5, 1897; 5 days [The Liberty Herald, October 7, 1896]
Thomas Williams (Christadelphian); Zion, KY; August 1-7, 1898; kingdom, resurrection, and punishment.
Book publication: Advocate Publishing Company.
F. D. Srygley (Church of Christ); written; 1898-99. Proposition: “The same process that makes one a Christian
adds him to the one body—the Church.” (Srygley affirmed, Hall denied). Periodical publication: Gospel
Advocate, 1898-1899. Periodical publication: The American Baptist Flag, 1898-1899. Book publication:
What Is The New Testament Church? Nashville, TN: Gospel Advocate Co., 1954.
?J. H. Lawson (Church of Christ)
E. C. L. Denton (Church of Christ); ?Milburn, KY
W. J. Howe (Church of Christ)
A. G. Freed (Church of Christ); Bardwell, KY; April 1902; apostasy
Joe S. Warlick (Church of Christ)
Joe S. Warlick (Church of Christ)
Milford Hall [Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
R. C. Walker, Sr. (Church of Christ); Red Star, MS; 1934
Perry Hall [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Nathan Lowe (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Leitchfield, KY; June 12-13, 15-16, 1989; godhead
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Roy Hall [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Henry L. Marcum (Holiness Church); _, WV; c 1933
J. W. West (?); Prestonburg, KY; 1938
Julian Olyn Hunt (Christian Church); Martin, KY
Julian Olyn Hunt (Christian Church); Belfry, _
Thomas G. O’Neal (Church of Christ); Richlands, VA; October 6-7, 9-10, 1980. Proposition: “The New
Testament teaches an evangelist may locate with a congregation, preach the gospel to them and the
community and be fully supported by the congregation that he may give fully of his time to preaching and
teaching the gospel.” (O’Neal affirmed, Hall denied).
Samuel Henry Hall [Church of Christ]
December 23, 1877 (Smyrna, TN) - July 18, 1961 (Los Angeles, CA)
Sixty Years In The Pulpit by S. H. Hall. N.p.: Old Paths Book Club, 1955.
Biographical sketch: In Memorium by Gussie Lambert. Shreveport, LA: _, c 1988, p.
116.
H. K. Pendleton (Christian Church); East Point, GA; Hall's 1st debate
John H. Nichols (Methodist Church); Liberty, TN; c 1905
_ Robertson (Sabbatarian); Sabbath
H. K. Pendleton (Christian Church); Atlanta, GA; 1907; instrumental music in worship
H. K. Pendleton (Christian Church); 1910
R. C. Harrell (?Christian Church); written; 1911; instrumental music in worship. Book publication: Can It Be
Proven That God Is Pleased With Instrumental Music In Worship Under the New Covenant? Atlanta, GA:
S. H. Hall, ?191_.
E. S. Smith (?Christian Church); instrumental music in worship
William C. Stalworthy (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) & Charles A. Callis (Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints); Brandon Community, GA; 1912
_ Myers (Holiness Church); East Point, GA; July 1916
_ Oberst (Catholic Church); East Point, GA; July 1916
W. S. Joiner (?); Calhoun, GA; August 21-_, 1916
J. J. Walker (Christian Church); Nashville, TN; 1922; instrumental music in worship
J. J. Walker (Christian Church); Montgomery, AL; 1922; instrumental music in worship
J. J. Walker (Christian Church); Shelbyville, TN; 1922; instrumental music in worship
Allen Walker (Seventh-day Adventist Church); Macon, GA; 1934
Billy Sunday Myers (Church of God) & Albert Batts (Church of God); Dalton, GA; November 3-7, 1947
William Joseph "Bill" Hall [Church of Christ]
August 7, 1937 (Birmingham, AL) - present
Dave Roper (Church of Christ); Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; 1972; institutionalism
Dave Bradford (Church of Christ); Chattanooga, TN; c 1976; head coverings of 1
Corinthians 11
Herschel Patton (Church of Christ); Huntsville, AL; May 14, 1990; head coverings of 1
Cororinthians 11.
Willie Claude Hall [Church of Christ]
March 12, 1883 (Gibson County, TN) - August 17, 1967 (?Henderson, TN)
Biographical sketch: “I Remember My Dad” by John M. Hall. Gospel Advocate, Volume
121, Number 28 (July 26, 1979), 458, 469.
E. F. Mincey (?); Olustee, OK; 1927-28
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_ Hall [?]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Possibly J. N. Hall (Baptist Church)
Collin McKinney Wilmeth (Christian Church); Pettytown, TX; ?August 1894
S. K. Hallam [Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
C. C. Marston (Seventh-day Adventist Church); Farmer City, IL; 1871
Elick Hallmark [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Pat Hardeman (Church of Christ); Cloud, FL; March 1951; establishment of church, baptism, apostasy; 6
sessions; w/ C. C. Hamm (Baptist Church)
Earl Hallonquist [Creationist]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Chris McGowan (Evolutionist); Toronto, Ontario, Canada; October 3, 1983
Fred Edwords (Evolutionist); Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; January 25, 1984; 1000
Dana H. Halstead [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Henry C. Brown (Church of Christ); Stanley, LA; February 15-16, 1962; benevolence
Floyd I. Stanley (Church of Christ); San Antonio, TX; February 1-4, 8-9, 11-12, 1965; limited benevolence
Floyd I. Stanley (Church of Christ); San Antonio, TX; November 1965
Ronny Wade (Church of Christ); Kansas City, MO; February 5-6, 8-9, 1968; drinking vessels in Lord's supper,
classes
Buff Scott, Jr. (?); written; church of Christ. Book publication: Halstead-Scott Discussion
Ken Ham [Creationist]
19_ (_, _) - present
Eugenie Scott (Atheist); September 13, 1999; creation & evolution
Bill Nye (Evolutionist);
E. J. Hamill [Methodist Episcopal Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Samuel Henderson (Baptist Church); c 1856. Book publication: A Discussion on Methodist Episcopacy.
Charleston, _: James and Williams, 1856.
Clinton David Hamilton [Church of Christ]
March 13, 1924 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
William T. Bruner (Baptist Church); Louisville, KY; May 23-28, 1966; 6 sessions.
Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that since the fall of man, every child (Jesus
alone excepted) has been born in original sin and total depravity. This sinful nature
is innate (native or inborn) and yet it is not hereditary; each individual is conceived
in his own personal sin and guilt, and is, therefore, absolutely responsible for it.”
(Bruner affirmed, Hamilton denied). Proposition 2: “The Scriptures teach that
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baptism in the name of Christ to a penitent believer is for (in order to) the remission of his past, or alien,
sins, and is, therefore, essential to his salvation from alien sins.” (Hamilton affirmed, Bruner denied).
Proposition 3: “The Scriptures teach that every one who has been truly born again will persevere unto
everlasting salvation, for he cannot so sin as to be finally lost.” (Bruner affirmed, Hamilton denied).
E. M. Hamilton [Southern Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Carrol R. Sutton (Church of Christ); Athens, AL; 1953; salvation by faith only, necessity of baptism
Gilbert Holt (Church of Christ); Pekin, IL; May 15, 20, 1960; salvation by faith only, necessity of baptism
Floyd Theodore Hamilton [Church of Christ]
September 11, 1910 (Spearville, KS) – February 28, 1999 (near Los Angeles, CA)
_ (Primitive Baptist Church); 1946; salvation
_ (Catholic Church); 1952; pope, authority
G. G. Hamilton [Atheist]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
U. G. Wilkinson (Church of Christ)
Jefferson Hamilton [Methodist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
I. D. Williamson (Universalist Society). Book publication: Religious Controversy between Rev. Jefferson
Hamilton (Methodist) and Rev. I. D. Williamson (Universalist). 1844.
John Henry Hamilton [Church of Christ]
July 16, 1873 (Jonesboro, Craighead County, AR) - 1955 (_, ?OK)
Biographical sketch: Arkansas Angels by Boyd E. Morgan. Paragould, AR: College
Bookstore & Press, 1967, pp. 62-64.
W. Ezekiel "Zeke" Sherrill (Baptist Church); Grubbs, AR; 1914
W. E. Liddell (Baptist Church); Cash, AR
W. E. Liddell (Baptist Church); Cash, AR
W. E. Liddell (Baptist Church); Cash, AR
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Trumann, AR; September 17-21, 1923
Robert Vincent Hamilton [Church of Christ]
May 13, 1915 (Vernon, TX) - _ (_, _)
_ Hansen (Pentecostal Church); 1938; baptismal formula, healing
Bert Hamm [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ Bush (Baptist Church); Nelson Chapel, OK; 1925
Clarence C. Hamm [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
James P. Miller (Church of Christ); Zephyr Hills, FL; February 1950
Pat Hardeman (Church of Christ); Cloud, FL; March 1951; establishment of church, baptism, apostasy; 6
sessions; w/ Elick Hallmark (Baptist Church)
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_ Hampton [Seventh-day Adventist Church]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
Foy E. Wallace, Jr. (Church of Christ); McDade, TX; May 1916; 4 days; Wallace's 1st debate
G. B. Hancock [Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
W. P. Throgmorton (Baptist Church); Winigan, Sullivan County, MO; July 21-24, 1896;
necessity of water baptism, operation of the Spirit in conversion
_ (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Fayette City, PA; March 1-_, 1900; Joseph
Smith was an imposter and the Book of Mormon a fraud. Related publication:
Mormonism Exposed by G. B. Hancock. Marionville, MO: A. Doggett, 1902. Reprint
by Telegram Book Company, 1950.
John Stephen "Steve" Hancock [Oneness Pentecostal Church]
February 25, 1941 (Indianapolis, IN) – July 22, 2010 (Summit, MS)
Biographical sketch: http://www.apostolicarchives.com/whoswho_h.html
Obituary: http://www.enterprise-journal.com/obituaries/article_e3a72506-9a7d-11df-8e8b001cc4c03286.html
David Harkrider (Church of Christ); Gladewater & Gilmer, TX; April 4-5, 7-8, 1983;
godhead, Holy Spirit baptism, formula, gifts
Tom Oglesby (Church of Christ); Columbia, TN; October 24-25, 27-28, 1983. Proposition 2:
“The Scriptures teach that there is one person in the Godhead; namely, Jesus.” (Hancock
affirmed, Oglesby denied).
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Morton, MS; July 11, 1992; tongues; 60
William Herbert Hanna [Christian Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
John Godfred Alber (Christian Church); written; c 1936; tithing. Periodical publication: The Christian
Standard, 1936. Book publication: Reporter Publishing Co., 1936.
C. A. Hansen [Adventist Church]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
E. C. Fuqua (Church of Christ); Riverside, CA; 1925. Book publication: The Riverside Debate.
Jack K. Hansen [Church of Christ]
January 30, 1954 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Bruce R. Webster (Church of Christ); written; application of Matthew 24 - 25. Book publication: HansenWebster Debate on Eschatology.
John H. Hansen [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
David Williams (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Cave Spring, GA; March 23-24, 1878; polygamy
Paul G. Hansen [Lutheran Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Maurice A. Meredith (Church of Christ); Denver, CO; June 23-24, 1948; infant baptism
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_ Hansen [Pentecostal Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Robert V. Hamilton (Church of Christ); 1938; baptismal formula, healing
John Wesley Hanson [Universalist Society]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
John Hogarth Lozier. Book publication: A Brief Debate on Universal Salvation and Endless Punishment
between John Wesley Hanson, D.D., of Chicago, and Rev. John Hogarth Lozier, of Sioux City, Ia. Chicago,
IL: _, 1879.
W. W. Happy [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
C. W. Lewis (Methodist Episcopal Church); Jersey Prairie (Morgan County), IL; c 1852
A. L. Harbin [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
G. P. Gilbert (Pentecostal Church); Mangum, OK; 1940
Nicholas Brodie Hardeman [Church of Christ]
May 18, 1874 (Milledgeville, McNairy County, TN) - November 6, 1965 (_, TN)
Biography: N. B. H.: A Biography of Nicholas Brodie Hardeman by James Marvin Powell &
Mary Nelle Hardeman Powers. _: _, 1964.
Biographical sketch: The Trail Blazers: Heroes of the Faith by J. Porter Wilhite. Oklahoma
City, OK: Telegram Book Company, 1965, pp. 79-81.
Biography: “N. B. Hardeman: Orator, Evangelist, Educator, and Debater” by James R. Cope.
They Being Dead Yet Speak (Florida College Annual Lectures, 1981). Temple Terrace,
FL: Florida College Bookstore, 1981, pp. 133-155.
Biographical sketch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._B._Hardeman
At least 30 debates
I. N. Penick (Baptist Church); Pinson, TN; November 1-4, 1899; 6 days. Proposition 1: “The Bible teaches that
baptism to a penitent believer is for, in order to, the remission of sins.” (Hardeman affirmed, Penick
denied). Proposition 2: “The Bible teaches that the believer has salvation, or remission of sins before
baptism.” (Penick affirmed, Hardeman denied).
T. P. Clark (Baptist Church); Sharon, TN; c 1904; church identity
I. N. Penick (Baptist Church); Henderson, TN; 6 days
I. N. Penick (Baptist Church); Right, TN; February 1907; 6 days
I. N. Penick (Baptist Church); Martin, TN; February 1907; 6 days
I. N. Penick (Baptist Church); Henderson, TN; March 11-_, 1907; 6 days
I. N. Penick (Baptist Church);
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Obion, TN; December 23-26, 1909 [Gospel Advocate, January 6,
1910]
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Dyer, TN; December 6-9, 1912
H. B. Taylor (Missionary Baptist Church); Pottsville, KY; 1914
D. A. Leak (Christian Church); Booneville, MS; June 13-16, 1916. Proposition 1: “The use of instrumental
music in divine worship is authorized by the word of God.” (Leak affirmed, Hardeman denied). Proposition
2: “The use of instrumental music in divine worship is sinful, and the word of God so teaches.’ (Hardeman
affirmed, Leak denied). [Gospel Advocate, Vol. 58, No. 23 (June 8, 1916), 567], [Gospel Advocate, Vol.
58, No. 30 (July 27, 1916), 749]
D. A. Leak (Christian Church); Booneville, MS; 1918; instrumental music in worship [Gospel Advocate, July
27, 1918]
I. N. Penick (Baptist Church); Martin, TN; c 1920
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Ira M. Boswell (Christian Church); Nashville, TN; May 31-June 5, 1923; 6 sessions; 6000. Proposition:
“Instrumental music in church worship is scriptural.” (Boswell affirmed, Hardeman denied). Book
publication: Boswell-Hardeman Discussion on Instrumental Music in the Worship. Nashville, TN: Gospel
Advocate Co., 1924. [Gospel Advocate, June 14, 1923]
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Little Rock, AR; April 19-22, 1938; 1000. Proposition 1: “The
Bible teaches that in conviction and conversion the Holy Spirit exercises a power or influence in addition to
the written or spoken word.” (Bogard affirmed, Hardeman denied). Proposition 2: “The Bible teaches that
baptism, as taught in the commission of our Lord, is for, in order to, the remission of sins, to the penitent
believer.” (Hardeman affirmed, Bogard denied). Proposition 3: “The church of the New Testament was set
up and organized by Jesus Christ during his personal ministry on earth.” (Bogard affirmed, Hardeman
denied). Proposition 4: “The Bible teaces that it is possible for a child of God to apostatize so as to be
finally lost.” (Hardeman affirmed, Bogard denied). Book publication: Hardeman-Bogard Debate.
Nashville, TN: Gospel Advocate Company, 1938.
Thomas Patterson "Pat" Hardeman [Church of Christ]
April 23, 1925 (Cuba, KY) - _ (_, _)
Elick Hallmark (Baptist Church) & C. C. Hamm (Baptist Church); Cloud, FL; March 1951;
establishment of church, baptism, apostasy; 6 sessions
_ (Roman Catholic Church); by 1953
_ (Lutheran); by 1953
Richard Dewey (Agnostic); Urbana, IL; December 1-2, 1953
Harry Tiebout (?); Urbana, IL; May 10-11, 1955; resurrection of Christ
John Thomas Hardin [Church of Christ]
October 22, 1913 (Persimmon, KY) - May 9, 1981 (Willmar, MN)
Basil Holt (Christian Church);
James M. Dames (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Pretoria, South Africa; August 17, 1961;
godhead; one session. Book publication: Hardin-Dames Debate on the Godhead. No
publication data.
James M. Dames (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Pretoria, South Africa; June 1962;
godhead; 2 sessions
_ Hardin [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Linwood E. Bishop (Church of Christ); 1943; baptism, depravity, operation of Spirit, apostasy
_ Hardin [Pentecostal Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Eugene Wert Clevenger (Church of Christ); 1950; godhead, baptism
James Alexander Harding [Church of Christ]
April 16, 1848 (Winchester, KY) - May 28, 1922 (Atlanta, GA)
The Eyes of Jehovah: The Life and Faith of James Alexander Harding by Lloyd Cline
Sears. Nashville, TN: Gospel Advocate Company, 1970.
Biographical Sketches of Gospel Preachers by H. Leo Boles. Nashville, TN: Gospel
Advocate, 1932.
Biographical sketch: The Trail Blazers: Heroes of the Faith by J. Porter Wilhite. Oklahoma
City, OK: Telegram Book Company, 1965, pp. 47-49.
Biographical sketch: Faith and Facts Quarterly, Volume 31, Number 2 (April 2003), 65.
More than 50 debates; about 40 oral debates by 1896
_ Hayes (Methodist Church); Middleton, KY; May 19-27, 1880
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J. C. McQuiddy (Church of Christ); 1883
_ Hiner (?); Sulphur, KY; 1884
T. L. Wilkinson (Methodist Church); Meaford, Ontario, Canada; December 15-20, 1884; 6 days, 12 sessions;
Harding's 9th debate; Wilkinson’s 3rd debate. Proposition 1: “Christian Baptism is immersion,--in it there
must be a burial in water.” (Harding affirmed, Wilkinson denied).Book publication: Debate on Baptism:
Embracing Mode and Subjects. Toronto, Canada: William Briggs, 1886.
_ Peters (Methodist Church); Pine Grove, KY; 1885
J. B. Moody (Baptist Church); White Mills, KY
J. B. Moody (Baptist Church); Wingo, KY
Austin McGary (Church of Christ); written; rebaptism. Book publication: A Debate between J. A. Harding and
A. McGary on the Baptismal Question. Austin, TX: McGary & Hansbrough, ?189_.
W. A. Bridges (Presbyterian Church); Lynnville, TN; October 1887
_ Keeler (?); November 1887
_ (Seventh-day Adventist Church); Columbia, TN
J. B. Moody (Baptist Church); Pikeville, KY; 1888 (?)
John H. Nichols (Methodist Church); Lynnville, TN; January 24-27, 1888; faith only, baptism, infant baptism,
immersion. Book publication: The Harding-Nichols Debate. Nashville, TN: Gospel Advocate Publishing
Co., 1947 (Second Edition).
J. N. Hall (Missionary Baptist Church); 1888
A. Malone (?); 1888
W. P. Throgmorton (Baptist Church);
W. A. Bridges (Presbyterian Church); 1888
J. B. Moody (Baptist Church); Nashville, TN; May 27 - June _, 1889; 16 nights; their 4th debate. Proposition 1:
“Remission of sins with like blessings of salvation is received before baptism.” (Moody affirmed, Hrding
denied). Proposition 2: “Baptism to the penitent believer is for (in order to) the pardon of his past sins.”
(Harding affirmed, Moody denied). Proposition 3: “The Scriptures teach that man is so depraved in mind
and heart that he is unable without a direct enabling power of the Holy Spirit to obey the Gospel of the Son
of God.” (Moody affirmed, Harding denied). Book publication: Debate on baptism and the work of the
Holy Spirit : in which the place of baptism in the gospel economy, its design, and the work of the Holy
Spirit in conversion are considered. Nashville, TN: Brandon Printing Co., 1889.
J. N. Hall (Missionary Baptist Church); 1889
E. W. Alderson (Methodist Church);
_ Nichols (?); Murray, KY; March 24-27, 1890. Book publication: Harding-Nichols Debate.
J. D. Tant (Church of Christ); Nashville, TN; 1898
J. D. Tant (Church of Christ); written; 1901; rebaptism. Periodical publication: Gospel Advocate. Nashville, TN
(June 6 - August 15, 1901). Periodical publication: Firm Foundation (1901). Book publication: TantHarding Debate. Decatur, AL: Gospel Defender Publishing Co., 1988. Book publication: Tant-Harding
Debate. Decatur, AL: Thrasher Publications, 1998.
?Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church)
L. S. White (Church of Christ); written; 1910; trust in God. Periodical publication: Christian Leader, 1910.
Periodical publication: The Way, 1910. Book publication: The Harding-White Discussion. Cincinnati, OH:
F. L. Rowe, 1910.
_ Harding [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
C. L. "Vern" Wilson (Church of Christ); Paonia, CO; 1959
J. W. Hardwick [Primitive Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
W. R. Willcutt (Church of Christ); Fulton, MS; 1934
William L. Totty (Church of Christ); Lafayette, TN; 1938
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James B. Hardy [Primitive Baptist Church]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
Isham E. Wallace (Missionary Baptist Church); Marshall County, KY; July 26-_, 1880; church identity. Book
publication: Five Days' Debate on Church Identity.
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); _, ?AR; ?July 1908; close communion
W. T. Boaz (Church of Christ); Barton's Creek, TN; 1909
W. T. Beasley (Church of Christ); Craigfield, TN; March 1-4, 1910
W. T. Boaz (Church of Christ); near Centerville (Hickman County), TN; March 15-_, 1910; necessity of
baptism, preservation of saints; 4 days
J. D. Tant (Church of Christ); Whitehurst, TN; 1927
Boone L. Douthitt (Church of Christ); Hohenwald, TN; 1929
_ Hargroes [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Robert L. Colley (Church of Christ)
David Harkrider [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - present
Raymond G. Bishop (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Ensley, AL; December 4-5, 7-8, 1967;
4 sessions. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that baptism in water is the only
baptism necessary to salvation.” (Harkrider affirmed, Bishop denied). Proposition 2:
“The Scriptures teach that the baptism of the Holy Spirit and fire is necessary to
complete the new birth.” (Bishop affirmed, Harkrider denied).
Raymond G. Bishop (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Myrtle, MS; December 11-12, 14-15,
1967; Holy Spirit baptism; 4 sessions
R. B. "Bobby" Duncan (Church of Christ); written; 1970; church-to-church contributions.
Periodical publication: Sound Doctrine. Vol. IV, No. 1 (January 1971). Bulletin of Ensley (Alabama)
church of Christ.
Steve Hancock (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Gladewater & Gilmer, TX; April 4-5, 7-8, 1983; godhead, Holy
Spirit baptism, formula, gifts; 410-650 [Faith and Facts Quarterly, 11(3), 210-211]
Maurice Barnett (Church of Christ); written; Lord's supper. Periodical publication: Gospel Anchor (starting
December 1981).
Ernest Rosenthal Harper [Church of Christ]
August 26, 1897 (Enola, AR) - June 15, 1986 (_, _)
_ Cobb (Baptist Church); 1930; baptism, apostasy, establishment of church
_ Jones (Baptist Church); 1932; baptism, apostasy, establishment of church
_ Cobb (Baptist Church); Enola, AR; c 1932
W. H. Hopper (Baptist Church); Lane, TN; 1933
?J. E. Jones (Baptist Church); Chickalah, AR; 1940; possibly G. E. Jones
G. E. Jones (Baptist Church); Chickalah, AR; 1940
Fanning Yater Tant (Church of Christ); Lufkin, TX; April 11-14, 1955; church cooperation.
Related publication: Charts Presented at the Lufkin Debate by E. R. Harper. Abilene,
TX: E. R. Harper, ?1955.
Fanning Yater Tant (Church of Christ); Abilene, TX; November 27-30, 1955; church cooperation. Book
publication: Harper-Tant Debate. Abilene, TX: Chronicle Publishing Co., 1956.
Harry Charles Harper [Church of Christ]
October 24, 1874 (Schannahon, IL) - _ (_, _)
Daniel Sommer (Church of Christ); rebaptism. Book publication:
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John Harper [Primitive Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
John Rigdon (Church of Christ); _, ?IL; 1840; baptism for remission of sins. Pamphlet publication: Rushville,
IL: _, ?1840.
O. C. Harper [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
W. W. Cassio (Church of Christ); Compton, CA; February 16-17, 1962; church cooperation
Will Harper [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
John W. Wilson (Church of Christ); Hulbert, OK; 1940
Mark Harpt [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Chris Lesley (?); written. Subject: “Does the universe exhibit ‘complex design’?”
John Martin Harrel [Church of Christ]
January 11, 1868 (Harristown, IL) – July 10, 1949 (Edmond, OK)
Biographical sketch: http://www.therestorationmovement.com/harrel,jm.htm
Several debates
_ (Methodist Episcopal Church); c 1888
David Edwin "Ed" Harrell, Jr. [Church of Christ]
1930 (Jacksonville, FL) - present
Biographical sketch: They Being Dead Yet Speak (Florida College Annual Lectures,
1981). Temple Terrace, FL: Florida College Bookstore, 1981, page 241.
Mike Willis (Church of Christ); Temple Terrace, FL; February 5, 1991; fellowship of
brethren & marriage and divorce; 1 session; part of the Florida College annual
lectures
Jim Waldron (Church of Christ); Bangalore, Karnataka, India; November 19, 2009
R. C. Harrell [?Christian Church]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
Samuel Henry Hall (Church of Christ); written; 1911; instrumental music in worship. Book publication: Can It
Be Proven That God Is Pleased With Instrumental Music In Worship Under the New Covenant? Atlanta,
GA: S. H. Hall, ?191_.
Bob Harrington [Believer]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Known as “The Chaplain of Bourbon Street”
Madalyn Murray O’Hair (Atheist); March 1970; God & the Bible; TV debate on The Phil Donahue Show.
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A. A. Harris [Baptist]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Vernon L. Barr (Missionary Baptist Church); near Fresno, CA
Voyd N. Ballard (Church of Christ); Atwater, CA; August 18-21, 1969
D. M. McQuiddy (Church of Christ); Salinas, CA; July 12-13, 15-16, 1971
Charles Harris [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Mac Deaver (Church of Christ); Oklahoma City, OK; 1986; necessity of baptism; 2 sessions
“Cowboy” Harris [Baptist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Joe S. Warlick (Church of Christ); Pauls Valley, Indian Territory, _; c 1888
Fred Harris [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Andrew M. Connally, Jr. (Church of Christ); Arlington, TX; February 27-28, March 1-2, 1956; baptism,
apostasy
J. D. Harris [?]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
L. R. Devore (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Dewitt’s Run, WV; December 26-_,
1882
John Harris [Church of Christ]
March 25, 1922 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ Coleman (?);
_ Harton (?);
_ McQueen (?);
Rae Harris [Evolutionist]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Duane T. Gish (Creationist) & Henry Morris (Creationist); Lubbock, TX; February 9, 1975; 2700; w/ Robert
Baker (Evolutionist)
R. L. Harris [Methodist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
M. H. Northcross (Church of Christ); ?Falcon, _; 1892
Sam Harris [Atheist]
19_ (_, _) - present
William Lane Craig (Evangeical); South Bend, IN; April 7, 2011
Giles Fraser (?Believer); _, UK; April 11, 2011; utilitarianism
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Thomas Frederick Harris [Church of Christ]
March 3, 1920 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ Minney (Russellite); 1946
A. J. Harrison [?]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Charles Bradlaugh (Atheist); 1872; 2 nights. Subject: “What does Christian Theism Teach? Book publication:
Verbatim report of the two nights' discussion between the Rev. A.J. Harrison and C. Bradlaugh. 1909.
Frederic Harrison [Agnostic]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Herbert Spencer (?); written; reality of religion. Book publication: D. Appleton & Co., 1885.
William Harrison [?]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
T. W. Caskey (Church of Christ); Crawfordsville, ?TX
T. W. Caskey (Church of Christ)
William Pope Harrison [Methodist Episcopal Church]
September 1830 (Savannah, GA) – February 7, 1895 (Columbus, GA)
James A. Butler (?Christian Church); Smithville, _; 6 days
Darryl Hart [?]
_ (_, _) – present
John Frame (Calvinist); written; 1998. Subject: “"How does one go about defining the Regulative Principle of
Worship? The relationship of Scripture, our confessional history, and the contemporary audience." Internet
publication: http://www.frame-poythress.org//frame_articles/1998HartDebate.htm
(?Gary) Hart [Baptist Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
John A. Welch (Church of Christ); Lexington, KY; September 5-6, 8-9, 1983; apostasy; 150. [Faith and Facts
Quarterly, 12(1), 79-82]
J. M. Hart [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Lee P. Mansfield (Church of Christ); Red Fork, OK; 1924; classes. Book publication: The Mansfield-Hart
Debate.
_ Hart [Baptist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
F. B. Srygley (Church of Christ); New Hermon, Bedford County, TN; c 1900
_ Hartenberger [Lutheran Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Joe Lawrence Banks (Church of Christ); 1950; baptism
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_ Hartgraves [Methodist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. Porter Wilhite (Church of Christ); Pine Grove (near Camden), TX; c 1924
J. Porter Wilhite (Church of Christ); Arcadib (Near Mabank), TX
_ Harthern [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Barry Lee Anderson (Church of Christ); 1951; Holy Spirit baptism
John Hartley [Pentecostal Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Perry B. Cotham (Church of Christ). Book publication: Perry B. Cotham and John Hartley Debate. Grand
Prairie, TX: Perry B. Cotham, ?1981.
Dale Hartman [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - present
_ (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) & _ (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Midwest
City, OK; March 31, April 7, 2005; 750-800; w/ Kent Hartman (Church of Christ). [The Christian
Chronicle, 62, 5 (May 2005), 5]
Kent Hartman [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - present
_ (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) & _ (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Midwest
City, OK; March 31, April 7, 2005; 750-800; w/ Dale Hartman (Church of Christ). [The Christian
Chronicle, 62, 5 (May 2005), 5]
_ Harton [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
John Harris (Church of Christ)
Julian Hartt [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. A. C. F. Auev (Humanist); Yellow Springs, OH; April 20, 1950; humanism versus theism. Book publication:
Auev-Hartt Debate. N.p.: Antioch Press, 1951.
Jonas Hartzel [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. J. Stedman (?) & John Luccock (Methodist Episcopal Church); _, OH; 1843; w/ A. S. Hayden (Church of
Christ)
Joseph Barker (Infidel); July 1853. Book publication: A Defense of the Bible Against the Charges of Modern
Infidelity. Cincinnati, OH: Columbian Printing Co. (printer), 1854.
Robert Harvey [?]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Laurence Gonzaga (?); Da Vinci Code
_ Harvey [Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
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D. L. Shinn (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); _, WV; December 29-_, 1881
James Hearne Harwell [Church of Christ]
March 16, 1918 (Atlanta, GA) - _ (_, _)
_ McVagh (Seventh-day Adventist Church); Orlando, FL; 1943; Sabbath
_ Quinn (Methodist Church); 1944; sprinkling, infant baptism, salvation
_ Reynolds (Church of Christ); 1944; classes & women teachers
J. C. Haskins [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Daniel Witt (Primitive Baptist Church); Ball Creek, TN; 1940
J. F. Haston [Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. W. Herriage (Primitive Baptist Church); Roady (near Wynnewood), _; 1916
W. Hatch [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
A. Hatchard [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Annie Besant (Secularist). Book publication: The Besant-Hatchard Debate. 1880.
Michael Hatcher [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Keith Schweitzer (Lutheran Church); written; 1990-93; total depravity. Book publication: The HatcherSchweitzer Exchange. _: Bellview Church of Christ, _.
Bob L. Ross (Baptist Church); 1994
William C. Hatcher [Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
John L. Wheeler (Church of Christ); Rock Hill, SC; 1951
Lester Hathaway [Church of Christ]
March 22, 1905 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
About 50 debates. About 30 debates taking no-class position.
_ (Baptist Church); 1937; Hathaway's first debate
Guy N. Woods (Church of Christ); Spur, TX; 1939
Sterl Watson (Church of Christ); Alamogordo, NM; October 3-6, 1950
Sterl Watson (Church of Christ); Booneville, AR; March 6-9, 1951; classes & women
teachers
Roy Deaver (Church of Christ); Munday, TX; November 26-29, 1951; classes. Book
publication: Debate on the Bible Class Question. Abilene, TX: Chronicle Publishing
Co., Inc., 1952.
?W. Curtis Porter (Church of Christ); McMinnville, TN; January 13-16, 1953; classes
Thomas B. Warren (Church of Christ); Houston, TX; 1954; classes & women teachers
Gene Frost (Church of Christ); Alamogordo, NM; c 1954; Frost's 1st public debate
Jimmy R. Allen (Church of Christ); Prescott, AR; 1954; classes
E. H. Miller (Church of Christ);
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Jesse Jenkins (Church of Christ); Irving, TX; February 2-3, 5-6, 1959; classes & women teachers
Gene Frost (Church of Christ); Carrollton, TX; May 4-8, 1959; classes & women teachers
W. S. Wiley (Church of Christ); before 1962; classes & women teachers
_ Hathcoat [Holiness Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Fred B. Walker (Church of Christ); 1941; Holy Spirit, miracles
Landon A. Hatley [Church of Christ]
July 15, 1921 (Camden, TN) - _ (_, _)
_ Dennis (Holiness Church); 1949; Holy Spirit baptism
Homer Hughes Hawes [Church of Christ]
July 10, 1916 (Buchanan, TN)- _ (_, _)
Emmett A. McNabb (?); St. Petersburg, FL; 1940
_ (?); 1941
_ Crowe (Holiness Church); 1942
_ Perryman (?); 1948; trine immersion
_ Maynard (?); 1949; daylight Lord's supper, trine immersion
Gene Frost (Church of Christ); Alamogordo, NM; January 4-7, 1955; classes & women teachers
Monte Ray Hawk [Church of Christ]
September 16, 1936 (_, ?OK) - present
John W. Hedge (Church of Christ); written; 1968-69
James P. Needham (Church of Christ); written; 1973; church social meals. Periodical
publication: Torch (June - September 1973). Periodical publication: Bible Beacon. Book
publication: Hawk-Needham Discussion.
E. J. "Gene" Reynolds (Church of God); Gadsden, AL; October 15-16, 18-19, 1973; Hawk's
1st public debate, Reynolds' 3rd debate. Proposition 1: “The scriptures teach that Holy
Spirit baptism was given only to the apostles and the household of Cornelius and is not
promised to believers today.” (Hawk affirmed, Reynolds denied). Proposition 2: “The
Holy scriptures teach that Holy Spirit baptism as promised in Joel 2:28,29; Mark 1:8; Acts 1:5; Acts 2:4, is
for all believers in this dispensation and is appropriated by faith.” (Reynolds affirmed, Hawk denied).
Proposition 3: “The scriptures teach that alien sinners are saved by faith in the atonement before water
baptism.” (Reynolds affirmed, Hawk denied). Proposition 4: “The scriptures teach that alien sinners must
be immersed in water in order to obtain remission of sins.” (Hawk affirmed, Reynolds denied).
Matthew Alfs (Jehovah’s Witnesses); written; was “The Word” created or has “He” always existed. Periodical
publication: “Alfs-Hawk Debate,” The Beacon, 1977.
James C. Brady (Baptist Church); written; apostasy. Periodical publication: “Brady-Hawk Debate on
Apostasy.” The Beacon, 1978.
Carrol R. Sutton (Church of Christ); Hobart & Lake Station, IN; July 24-25, 27-28, 1978. Proposition 1: “The
scriptures teach that the church may arrange, oversee, and provide the needs for those who are its obligation
in the field of benevolence, and this arrangement is not a benevolent organization (institution) such as the
Paragould Children’s Home, Shults-Lewis Children’s Home, and Homes for the Aged.” (Sutton affirmed,
Hawk denied). Proposition 2: “The scriptures teach that churches of Christ may contribute (transmit money
to) to orphan’s homes such as the Paragould Children’s Home, Shuts-Lewis Children’s Home, and Homes
for the Aged.” (Hawk affirmed, Sutton denied).
Hulon Myre (Pentecostal Church); Jackson, TN; 1983; miraculous gifts
Mike Morris (Baptist Church); written; c 1989. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that Romans 6:3,4 and
Galatians 3:27 are Holy Spirit baptism into Christ.” (Morris affirmed, Hawk denied). Proposition 2: “The
Scriptures teach that Romans 6:3,4 and Galatians 3:27 are water baptism into Christ.” (Hawk affirmed,
Morris denied). Book publication: A Debate on the Subject of Salvation. N.p.: n.p., August 1989.
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Olan Hicks (Church of Christ); c 1990. Proposition 1: “The scriptures teach that anyone who puts away a
wife/husband for any cause other than fornication and remarries, lives in a continual state of adultery in the
new marriage.” (Hawk affirmed, Hicks denied). Proposition 2: “The scriptures teach that God approves the
practice of the marriage relationship for all people, including the sinfully divorced.” (Hicks affirmed, Hawk
denied). Book publication: Divorce and Remarriage: A Written Debate. _: Gospel Enterprises, 1990.
Allen Hawkins [Baptist Church]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
Joe H. Blue (Church of Christ); Shaddy Chapel (near Hartville), MO; November 1-6, 1915; general church
Jack Hawkins [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Pentecostal Church); Kilbourne, LA; 1940
E. E. Ingram (Pentecostal Church); Bastrop, LA; 1940
_ (?); Taylor, AR; 1941
James E. Hawkins [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints);
Harold Edwin Hawley [Church of Christ]
March 25, 1895 (Ludington, MI) - 19_ (_, _)
J. Ervin Waters (Church of Christ); 1950; drinking vessels in Lord's supper
_ (?); 1950; classes
Monroe Elwyn Hawley [Church of Christ]
August 10, 1923 (Ludington, MI) - present
Hartman, David. (November 2005). Hawley reflects on 60 years of Midwest ministry. The Christian Chronicle,
62(11), 3.
(?Albert) Garner (Missionary Baptist Church); 1945; establishment of kingdom
Albert Haws [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
November 15, 1830 (_, Ontario, Canada) – November 22, 1902 (_, _)
_ Russell (?); Sweet Home, OR; June 1887; 6 nights. Proposition: “Is the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints the Church of God in fact, and accepted with Him?”
B. F. Hawthorn [Pentecostal Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
C. C. Brown (Church of Christ); 1933
G. H. Hay [Methodist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
D. B. Ray (Baptist Church
_ Hay [Pentecostal Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
R. C. Oliver (Church of Christ); February 1974; Holy Spirit baptism
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Amos Sutton Hayden [Church of Christ]
September 17, 1813 (Youngstown, Trunbull County, OH) - September 8, 1880 (Collamer,
OH)
Biographical sketch: The Living Pulpit Of The Christian Church. W.T. Moore (Ed.), pp.
495-496.
Biographical sketch: A History of Eureka College, St. Louis, MO: Christian Publishing
Company, 1894.
J. J. Stedman (?) & John Luccock (Methodist Episcopal Church); _, OH; 1843; w/ Jonas
Hartzel (Church of Christ)
William Hayden [Church of Christ]
June 30, 1799 (_, _) - April 7, 1863 (_, _)
Stephen Hubbard (Methodist Church); 1828; baptism
Stephen Hubbard (Methodist Church); c 1828; faith only
Warren Luce Hayden [Church of Christ]
1835 (_, _) - 1918 (_, _)
_ (Atheist); c 1857
_ (Catholic Church)
G. H. Hayes [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
John S. Sweeney (Church of Christ); Niagara, KY; 1885
Jerry Lynn Hayes [Oneness Pentecostal Church]
November 18, 19_ (_, _) - present
Debate Charts on the Godhead by Jerry L. Hayes.
John R. Madrigal (Church of Christ); Springfield, TN; 1982; godhead
John R. Madrigal (Church of Christ); Corinth NW (Cullman County), AL; 1982; Holy
Spirit baptism, instrumental music in worship
Jim Deason (Church of Christ); Columbia, TN; 1982
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); Hillsboro, AL; December 12-13, 15-16, 1983;
godhead, baptismal formula; 4 sessions
Jim Deason (Church of Christ); Nashville, TN; July 16-17, 19-20, 1984; godhead
Ken Green (Church of Christ); Huntsville, AL; June 1-2, 4-5, 1987; godhead. Book publication: The Godhead
Discussion. Jerry Hayes Ministries.
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); Huntsville, AL; June 1989; water baptism; 1 session. Meeting of the
Berean Biblical Research Congress.
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); Huntsville, AL; July 22, 1989; rapture; 1 session. Meeting of the
Berean Biblical Research Congress.
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ) & Clark Dugger (Church of Christ); Huntsville, AL; c August 1989;
Holy Spirit baptism; 1 session
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); Huntsville, AL; 1990; tongues; 1 session
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); Athens, AL; 1990; godhead; 4 sessions
Wesley Simons (Church of Christ); Elizabethton, TN; October 1990; godhead
Wesley Simons (Church of Christ); Appalachia, VA; September 1992; baptism
Wesley Simons (Church of Christ); Appalachia, VA; September 1992; instrumental music in worship
Steven Smith (Church of Christ); Medora & Salem, IN; c 1992; godhead; 4 sessions; 200
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Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Kingsport, TN; July 30, 1993; tongues; 1 session; 60. Proposition: “The
Scriptures teach that believers today can receive Holy Spirit baptism and the gift of tongues.” (Hayes
affirmed, Donahue denied).
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); Kingsport, TN; July 31, 1993; 2 sessions; their 7th debate. Proposition
1: “The Scriptures teach that believers today cannot receive Holy Spirit baptism or the gift of tongues.”
(Thrasher affirmed, Hayes denied). Proposition 2: “The Scriptures teach that believers today can receive
Holy Spirit baptism and the gift of tongues.” (Hayes affirmed, Thrasher denied).
John Hayes [Church of Christ]
October 20, 1869 (Athens, AL) - 19_ (_, _)
2 debates by 1911
_ Hayes [Methodist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
James A. Harding (Church of Christ); Middleton, KY; May 19-27, 1880
_ Hayes [?]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
Charles Smith Austin (Church of Christ); 1912; instrumental music in worship
Leonidas Warner Hayhurst [Church of Christ]
1894 (_, OK) – 19__ (_, _)
At least 20 debates by 1950; defended no-class position in 5 debates
_ Nicholson (Baptist Church); 1926; church
_ Weismer (Russellite); 1927
R. L. Colley (Church of Christ); Littlefield, TX; 1939
Roy E. Stephens (Church of Christ); Roaring Springs, TX; 1941
Alva Johnson (Church of Christ) & Van Bonneau (Church of Christ); Brownfield, TX;
January 1950; 4 sessions; w/ Logan Buchanan (Church of Christ). Proposition 1: “It is
scriptural to teach the Bible by the Class Method of teaching as is practiced by the
Church of Christ (Crescent Hill) in Brownsfield, Texas.” (Hayhurst & Buchanan affirmed, Johnson &
Bonneau denied). Proposition 2: “That the Churches of Christ ‘Which oppose the teaching of the Bible in
Classes’ more than one class at one time using women teachers, are scriptural in such opposition.”
(Johnson & Bonneau affirmed, Hayhurst & Buchanan denied). Book publication: A Debate on the Bible
Class Question. Brownfield, TX: J. R. Chisholm and Jimmy Wood, 1950.
John W. Hedge (Church of Christ); written; 1951
T. W. Haynes [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
John O'Kane (Church of Christ); Belleville, IN; September 4-7, 1839; baptism. Book publication: Report of the
Debate on Baptism. Indianapolis, IN: A. E. Drapier, 1840.
Earl Conard Hays [Church of Christ]
June 8, 1917 (Abilene, TX) - _ (_, _)
_ Corley (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); 1942
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Garfield Thomas Haywood [Pentecostal Assemblies of the World]
c 1880 (_, _) - 1931 (_, _)
Marshall Keeble (Church of Christ); Jackson, TN; January 24-26, 1928; water baptism, Holy
Spirit baptism, miracles
Raymond G. Hoekstra (Oneness Pentecostal Church)
Herbert Harold Hazelip [Church of Christ]
August 3, 1930 (_, _) - present
_ Allen (Methodist Church); 1955
_ Druehe (Catholic Church) & _ Schneider (Catholic Church); 1955
(F. R.?) Bingham (Baptist Church); 1956
Billy Sunday Myers (Pentecostal Church of God); Louisville, KY; 1960
C. B. Head [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
George W. DeHoff (Church of Christ); Springdale, AR; November 27-29, 1936; classes & women teachers
D. J. Whitten (Church of Christ); Huntsville, AR; 1949; classes
W. Curtis Porter (Church of Christ); ?El Dorado, AR; February 12-_, 1952; classes & women teachers
Charles V. Headrick [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
R. W. Jernigan (Church of Christ); Section, AL; 1934
Gus Nichols (Church of Christ); Huntsville, AL; 1942
W. Heaford [Secularist]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Jerry Healen [Yahweh New Covenant Assembly]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Jeff Asher (Church of Christ); Amarillo, TX; November 1994; Sabbath; radio debate
Roy J. Hearn [Church of Christ]
November 15, 1911 (Wilmar, AR) - 2000 (_, _)
Handbook on Materialism: A Discussion of the Question, "Does Man Have An Immortal
Spirit?" by Roy J. Hearn. Austin, TX: Firm Foundation Publishing House, ?1950.
_ (Materialist); 1950; nature of man
_ Hearn [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ Cole (?)
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W. A. Hearron [Freewill Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Tice Elkins (Church of Christ); Alex, OK; 1919
R. Thompson (Church of Christ); Alex, OK; 1919
J. Porter Wilhite (Church of Christ); New Hope (near Dierks), AR; July 1932. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures
teach that the church with which I, J. Porter Wilhite, stand identified is scriptural in origin, name, doctrine
and practice.” (Wilhite affirmed, Hearron denied). Proposition 2: “The Scriptures teach that the church with
which I, W. A. Hearron, stand identified is scriptural in origin, name, doctrine and practice.” (Hearron
affirmed, Wilhite denied).
H. H. Dunn (Church of Christ); _ (Southwest), AR; 1936
Floyd C. Heaton [Church of Christ]
December 25, 1903 (_, _) – _ (_, _)
_ (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Blackman, FL; 1939 w/ L. H. Hughes (Church of Christ)
John W. Hedge [Church of Christ]
May 9, 1894 (_, _) – July 11, 1989 (_, ?TX)
Bon Rodden (Presbyterian Church); Longview, TX; 1913; establishment of church
J. Rodecker (Christian Church); written; 1916-17; instrumental music in worship
D. J. Price (Holiness Church); Rush Springs, OK; 1918; Holy Spirit baptism, water baptism
_ Leist (Pentecostal Church); Wainwright, OK; 1918; baptismal formula
Cap Morris (Holiness Church); Spurling, OK; 1919; sinless perfection
H. Evans (Baptist Church); Wainwright, OK; 1920; salvation
G. F. Slape (Baptist Church); Blanchard, OK; 1921; salvation
G. F. Slape (Baptist Church); Blanchard, OK; 1922; salvation
_ Stamps (Christian Church); Hallsville, TX; 1925; action of baptism
I. T. Williams (Nazarene); Big Sandy, TX; 1926
D. N. Jackson (Baptist Church); Bearden, AR; 1926; salvation
D. N. Jackson (Baptist Church); Bearden, AR; 1927; salvation
Hoyt Chastain (Missionary Baptist Church); Poughkeepsie, AR; 1935; salvation
S. C. Swinney (Baptist Church); Millville, AR; 1936; the church & salvation
M. S. Groom (Baptist Church); Dora, NM; 1936; salvation
L. S. Ballard (Baptist Church); Greggton, TX; 1938
M. S. Groom (Baptist Church); Dora, NM; 1938
L. S. Ballard (Baptist Church); White Oak, TX; 1938
Ralph Staten (Freewill Baptist Church); Pocahontas, AR; 1941
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Sulphur Springs (near Mt. Enterprise), TX; December 9-12, 1941;
salvation, apostasy
Ralph Staten (Freewill Baptist Church); Grubbs, AR; 1944; establishment of church, baptism, feetwashing
Hoyt Chastain (Missionary Baptist Church); Poughkeepsie, AR; September 21-24, 1948
L. W. Hayhurst (Church of Christ); written; 1951
Albert Garner (Missionary Baptist Church); Gallatin, TX; October 1953
Albert Garner (Missionary Baptist Church); Jacksonville, TX; September 27 - October 8, 1954; 8 nights
Ray Hawk (Church of Christ); written; 1968-69
Chris Hedges [Theist]
19_ (_, _) – _ (_, _)
Christopher Hitchens (Atheist)
W. W. Heflin [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
W. D. McCoy (Baptist Church); New Site, MS; 1925
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W. T. Gregory (Baptist Church); Vina, AL; 1928
John Heim [Roman Catholic Church]
14_ (_, _) - 15_ (_, _)
Dominican who lived during the late 1400's and early 1500's.
Bill Heinselman [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Glenn L. Shaver (Church of Christ); Kingsford Heights, IN; May 16-21, 1960; benevolent organizations,
sponsoring church
Glenn L. Shaver (Church of Christ); Benton Harbor, MI; June 20-25, 1960; benevolent organizations,
sponsoring church
Glenn L. Shaver (Church of Christ); Gary, IN; 1960
Ferrell Jenkins (Church of Christ); Akron, OH; December 4-5, 7-8, 1967; 500-600; church benevolence, Herald
of Truth. Review: “The Jenkins-Heinselman Debate” by Connie W. Adams. The Enlightener, 3(6), January
1968, pp. 1, 3-4.
Danny Drake (Church of God); Jacksonville, FL; 1971
H. C. Hemstead [Baptist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Ashley S. Johnson (Church of Christ); Thorn Grove, TN; September 16-17, 1891. Proposition 1: “The Church
with which I (H. C. Hemstead) stand identified, is Apostolic in doctrine and practice.” (Hemstead affirmed,
Johnson denid). Proposition 2: “The Church with which I (Ashley S. Johnson) stand identified, is Apostolic
in doctrine and practice.” (Johnson affirmed, Hemstead denied). Book publication: Debate With A Baptist.
Restoration Reprint Library. [Johnson’s speeches only]
Dempsey Henderson [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. T. Smith (Church of Christ); Oklahoma City, OK; December 6-7, 9-10, 1965; baptism, apostasy
Obert Henderson [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
L. E. Ketcherside (Church of Christ); Peoria, IL; June 30-July 2, 1953; colleges, work of evangelism
Samuel Henderson [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
E. J. Hamill (Methodist Episcopal Church); c 1856. Book publication: A Discussion on Methodist Episcopacy.
Charleston, _: James and Williams, 1856.
Greer Ezell Hendon [Church of Christ]
1911 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
3 debates by 1970
J. Will Henley [Church of Christ]
1877 (Harrison, Boone County, AR) - February 14, 1932 (Uvalde, TX)
Biographical sketch: Arkansas Angels by Boyd E. Morgan. Paragould, AR: College
Bookstore & Press, 1967, pp. 95-100.
_ (Methodist Church); Clarita, OK
_ Jones (Baptist Church); c 1931
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J. Henson [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Bushrod Washington Henry [Church of Christ]
1805 (Culpeper County, VA) - 1879 (Shelbyville, IL)
Biographical sketch: http://www.mun.ca/rels/restmov/texts/nhaynes/hdcib/HENRYBW.HTM
Several debates in the 1840's
Robert Lee Henry [Church of Christ]
December 10, 1938 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Seventh-day Adventist Church); Marion, OH; before 1970
_ Henshaw [Church of God]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Oron T. Bolding (Church of Christ); Maulden, MO; 1940
Allen A. Hensler [Baptist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Samuel A. Ribble (Church of Christ)
C. R. Nichol (Church of Christ); written. Proposition: “Resolved, that the Scriptures teach
that the Church or Kingdom of Christ was set up or established during His personal
ministry on earth.” (Hensler affirmed, Nichol denied). Book publication: NicholHensler Debate.
Foy E. Wallace, Sr. (Church of Christ); Lelia Lake, TX, c 1918
C. R. Nichol (Church of Christ); Amory, MS
C. R. Nichol (Church of Christ)
C. R. Nichol (Church of Christ); Amory, MS; c 1932
Hal Henson [Non-denominational]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Phil Morgan (Church of Christ); Saulsbury, NC; September 12-13, 15-16, 19__; institutionalism; at the time of
the debate Henson was a member of the Church of Christ
Russell Henson [Oneness Pentecostal Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
James L. Zachary (Church of Christ); Mountain View, AR; August 9-10, 12-13, 1993; miracles, godhead,
baptismal formula
E. D. Herod [Primitive Baptist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
T. W. Brents (Church of Christ); Franklin, KY; March 29 - April 1, 1887; conditional salvation, unconditional
salvation; 4 sessions. Book publication: A Theological Debate: Between T. W. Brents and E. D. Herod.
Cincinnati, OH: Guide Printing & Publishing Co., 1887.
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J. W. Herriage [Primitive Baptist Church]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
J. F. Haston (Church of Christ); Roady (near Wynnewood), _; 1916
W. Herron [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ Hicks (?); Jacksonville, ?FL; 1933
Max Herzberger [Evolutionist]
March 7, 1899 (_, _) – April 1982 _, _)
Henry M. Morris (Creationist); New Orleans, LA; February 1975; 300
Henry W. Hespenheide [Evolutionist]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Duane T. Gish (Creationist); Los Angeles, CA; May 10, 1977; creation & evolution; 1200
James Fred Hewin [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Holiness Church); Birmingham, AL; 1932
Thomas C. Hickey [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Carl D. Curry (Church of Christ); Hammond, IN; February 26-27, 1987; war question; 2 sessions; 100-125
John T. Hickman [Methodist Church]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
William B. McVey (Church of Christ). Hamlin, WV; July 5-7, 1911; 8 propositions. Book publication: The
Hickman-McVey Debate. _: Union Printing Co., 1911.
G. H. Hicks [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Marvin Arnold Hicks [United Pentecostal Church]
c 1929 (_, _) – December 22, 2014 (DeQuincy, LA)
More than 100 debates
Biographical sketch: http://sundaynightlive.net/about-bro-hicks
Obituary: http://sundaynightlive.net
Bill McCown (Church of Christ); New Braunfels, TX; August 26-29, 1952
?Bill McCown (Church of Christ); 1953; Holy Spirit baptism
W. Curtis Porter (Church of Christ); Lufkin, TX; September 23-27, 1957; godhead,
baptismal formula, Holy Spirit baptism
Elmer Moore (Church of Christ); Boling, TX; March 23-24, 26-27, 1959
Bill Cavender (Church of Christ); Longview, TX; February 10-14, 1964
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Aubrey C. Belue, Jr. (Church of Christ); Aurora, IL; March 20-24, 1967; godhead, miracles, instrumental music
in worship
Johnny Ramsey (Church of Christ); Sherman, TX; December 4-7, 1973; godhead, baptismal formula, Holy
Spirit baptism, and the church. Book publication: Ramsey-Hicks Debate. Fort Worth, TX: Star Bible &
Tract Corporation, 1975.
Dan Billingsly (Church of Christ); Dallas, TX; November 3-5, 1975; tongues
Guy N. Woods (Church of Christ); Kennett, MO; May 5-8, 1975; Holy Spirit baptism, baptismal formula,
godhead. Related publication: Debate Charts. Gadsden, AL: H. C. McCaghren, n.d.
Walton Weaver (Church of Christ); Pine Bluff, AR; November 29-30, December 2-3, 1976; godhead, Holy
Spirit baptism
Glenn Burt (Church of Christ); Baytown, TX; January 3-4, 6-7, 1977
Carrol R. Sutton (Church of Christ); Decatur, AL; February 22-23, 25-26, 1982; Holy Spirit baptism, baptismal
formula; 4 sessions
Olan Lavelle Hicks [Church of Christ]
December 25, 1907 (Sulphur, OK) – September 8, 1963 (_, _)
Founder and editor of The Christian Chronicle (1943-1954)
Ulysses Olan Hicks [Church of Christ]
November 3, 1927 (Judsonia, AR) - present
Glenn L. Shaver (Church of Christ); La Porte, IN; April 28-29, May 1-2, 1958; Herald of
Truth, orphan homes
Thomas G. O'Neal (Church of Christ); written; 1959; church-sponsored recreation.
Periodical publication: Walking In Truth. Vol. 16, No. 1 (January, February, March
1992). Book publication: O’Neal-Hicks Debate. Decatur, AL: Thrasher Publications,
2001.
Jim Waldron (Church of Christ); Knoxville, TN; February 21-25, 1977. Publication: Star
Bible & Tract Corp., Fort Worth, TX
J. T. Smith (Church of Christ); Bowling Green, KY; November 30, December 1, 3-4,
1992; divorce & remarriage. Book publication: Smith-Hicks Debate.
J. T. Smith (Church of Christ); divorce & remarriage
Andrew M. Connally, Jr. (Church of Christ); November 28 – December 1, 1977; divorce & remarriage. Book
publication: The Connally-Hicks Debate. Jonesboro, AR: National Christian Press, 1979.
Rick King (Church of Christ); Pikeville, KY; October 25-26, 28-29, 1982; divorce & remarriage
Royce P. Bell (Church of Christ); Sparks, NV; 1985; divorce & remarriage
Ray Hawk (Church of Christ); c 1990. Proposition 1: “The scriptures teach that anyone who puts away a
wife/husband for any cause other than fornication and remarries, lives in a continual state of adultery in the
new marriage.” (Hawk affirmed, Hicks denied). Proposition 2: “The scriptures teach that God approves the
practice of the marriage relationship for all people, including the sinfully divorced.” (Hicks affirmed, Hawk
denied). Book publication: Divorce and Remarriage: A Written Debate. _: Gospel Enterprises, 1990.
Mac Deaver (Church of Christ); Springfield, TN; September 25-26, 28-29, 1995; divorce & remarriage. Book
publication: The Deaver-Hicks Debate.
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Florence, AL; October 12-13, 2009; 2 sessions; 100. Proposition 1:
“The Bible teaches that if a man divorces his scriptural wife for any reason other than fornication and
marries another, he commits adultery, and repentance would demand that he get out of that second
marriage.” (Donahue affirmed, Hicks denied). Proposition 2: “The scriptures teach that God approves
marriage for every unmarried person, including those who have divorced a mate or have been divorced by a
mate, regardless of the reason.” (Hicks affirmed, Donahue denied).
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W. M. Hicks [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. D. Tant (Church of Christ); Granite, OK
_ Hicks [Baptist Church]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
Clark Braden (Christian Church); Nebo, IL; 1901; church
_ Hicks [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
W. Herron (Church of Christ); Jacksonville, ?FL; 1933
R. E. Higdon [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
W. A. Black (Church of Christ); Millport, AL; 1934
Gus Nichols (Church of Christ)
Gus Nichols (Church of Christ)
Gus Nichols (Church of Christ)
Gus Nichols (Church of Christ)
Gus Nichols (Church of Christ)
Gus Nichols (Church of Christ)
Gus Nichols (Church of Christ); their 7th debate
M. Caleb Higginbottom [Church of Christ]
1893 (Sitka, Sharp County, AR) - 1943 (_, _)
Biographical sketch: Arkansas Angels by Boyd E. Morgan. Paragould, AR: College
Bookstore & Press, 1967, pp. 144-145.
_ Gibson (Baptist Church); Nettleton, AR
_ (Pentecostal Church); _, AR; 1928
_ (Seventh-day Adventist Church); c 1933
W. G. Higgs [Pentecostal Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Duward Edwin Lee (Church of Christ); Sidney, Australia; 1960
Alan Edward Highers [Church of Christ]
July 5, 1937 (Muskogee, OK) - present
Article: “A Conversation with Alan Highers,” The Christian Chronicle, Volume 63,
Number 8 (August 2006), 22.
L. H. Brown (Missionary Baptist Church); Poplar Springs, TN; July 16-19, 1957; tent;
Highers’ first debate. Review: The Spiritual Sword, 36:1 (October 2004), 4-14.
L. H. Brown (Missionary Baptist Church); Yuma, TN
J. E. Cobb (Baptist Church); 1959
J. C. Walker (Baptist Church); Lebanon, TN; 1959
James B. Reesor (Church of God); Memphis, TN; December 14-17, 1965; baptism, miracles, Holy Spirit
baptism
W. Eural Bingham (Church of Christ); near Corinth, MS; November 20-21, 23-24, 1967; church benevolence;
500. Book publication: The Highers-Bingham Debate. Clinton, MS: Pervie Nichols Publications, 1969.
Related publication: A Statement Regarding The Highers-Bingham Debate by W. Eural Bingham.
Raymond G. Bishop (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Ripley, MS; 1968. Review: The Spiritual Sword, 36:1
(October 2004), 27-29, 35-41.
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D. L. Welch (Oneness Pentecostal Church); St. Petersburg, FL; 1969. Review: The Spiritual Sword, 36:1
(October 2004), 29-35.
Albert Garner (Missionary Baptist Church); Ocala, FL; December 1970
A. C. Grider (Church of Christ); Central City, KY; March 6-10, 1972; benevolence, cooperation. Review:
“Report on the Highers-Grider Debate” by W. L. Totty. The Informer, 24(23), March 19, 1972, pp. 1-2.
Hoyt Chastain (Missionary Baptist Church); Pascagoula, MS; April 10-13, 1978. Review: The Spiritual Sword,
36:1 (October 2004), 14-24.
Given O. Blakely (Christian Church); Neosha, MO; April 12-15, 1988; instrumental music in worship. Book
publication: The Highers-Blakely Debate on Instrumental Music in Worship. Denton, TX: Valid
Publications, Inc., 1988.
J. F. Hight [Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
Robert Huggins (Christadelphian); Creal Springs, IL; 1889
G. W. Smith (Baptist Church); Azotas (Pope County), IL; 1896
R. H. Pigue (Methodist Episcopal Church); Joppa, IL; 1897
C. M. Weaver (Primitive Baptist Church); New Burnside, IL; 1898
J. R. McLain (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Massac County, IL; 1911
Albert Ross Hill, Sr. [Church of Christ]
December 4, 1890 (Hilham, Overton County, TN) – February 1983 (_, _)
Biographical sketch: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=42889610
J. R. Hunt (Freewill Baptist Church); 1929
J. L. Smotherman (?); Liberty, TN; 1931; sprinkling, salvation, infant baptism, Holy Spirit
Albert Ross Hill, Jr. [Church of Christ]
August 14, 1936 (Sparta, White County, TN) – January 29, 2001 (_, ?TN)
Obituary: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=42889706
W. Eural Bingham (Church of Christ); Rienzi, MS; 1960
Carrol R. Sutton (Church of Christ); Athens, AL; July 25-26, 28-29, 1960; benevolent
organizations; 4 sessions; w/ Howard Blazer (Church of Christ)
Thomas G. O'Neal (Church of Christ); Lexington, AL; August 28-29, 31, September 1,
1961; orphan homes
Thomas G. O'Neal (Church of Christ); Tuscumbia, AL; December 18-19, 21-22, 1967;
institutionalism
G. T. "Tom" Sharp (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Florence, AL; April 24-25, 27-28,
1972; godhead, miracles, Holy Spirit baptism
Cecil Evans Hill [Church of Christ]
April 3, 1904 (Moran, TX) – August 29, 1988 (_, _)
_ Corbaley (Church of God); 1940; reign of Christ, soul sleeping
Malcolm Lansden Hill [Church of Christ]
January 12, 1934 (_, _) – June 26, 2012 (?Cookeville, TN)
Nolan Fowler (Agnostic); Cookeville, TN; March 1-2, 1993; Biblical influence on the
U.S. Constitution
Harmon Wray (?); capital punishment
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Oscar Clarence Hill, Jr. [Baptist Church]
c 1924 (_, _) - 1984 (_, _)
Obituary: http://newsok.com/oscar-clarence-hill-jr./article/2079604
Floyd I. Stanley (Church of Christ); Fayetteville, AR; 1959
Johnny Ramsey (Church of Christ); Dallas, TX; April 29-30, 1974. Proposition 1: “The
Scriptures teach that water baptism to the penitent believer is for, or in order to
obtain, the remission of past or alien sins.” (Ramsey affirmed, Hill denied).
Proposition 2: “The Scriptures teach that it is impossible for a child of God to so sin
as to be finally lost in hell.” (Hill affirmed, Ramsey denied). Book publication:
Ramsey-Hill Debate. Fort Worth, TX: Star Bible & Tract Corporation, 1975.
S. C. Hill [Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ Filroe (Methodist Episcopal Church); Birds, IL; 1896
Tom Hill [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Charles Holt (Church of Christ); Franklin, TN; c 1948
Charles Holt (Church of Christ); Nashville, TN; c 1948
Guy N. Woods (Church of Christ); c 1954. Subject: Unscripturalness of a church with elders to hire a preacher.
_ Hill [Oneness Pentecostal Church]
October 28, 1915 (Frisco City, AL) – September 14, 2002 (_, _)
J. W. Evans (Church of Christ); ?Booneville, MS; 1949; godhead, baptism
B. H. Hillard [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
E. G. Creacy (Church of Christ); Blue Ash, near Cincinnati, OH; c 1935
E. G. Creacy (Church of Christ); Blue Ash, near Cincinnati, OH; c 1935; their second debate
George H. Hilliard [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
November 7, 1838 (Senecaville, Guernsey County, OH) – October 8, 1912 (_, _)
F. M. Shick (Church of Christ); Richland County, IL; December 19-22, 1881; 4 days
A. C. Layman (Church of Christ); McVey, IL; April 1890; tent
Joseph Hillis [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Maurice Johnson (Dispensational Baptist Church); 1939
Irvin Himmel [Church of Christ]
August 25, c 1937 (_, _) - present
Biographical sketch: They Being Dead Yet Speak (Florida College Annual Lectures,
1981). Temple Terrace, FL: Florida College Bookstore, 1981, page 22.
Robert Gulledge (Christian Church); written; instrumental music in worship. Periodical
publication: Apostolic Doctrine, IX & X (1968-69). Book publication: Is Singing
Accompanied By Instrumental Music Condemned in the Scriptures? _: McDowell
Publications, 1969.
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Donald D. Hinds [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Steve Wolfgang (Church of Christ); San Francisco, CA; c 1979; church cooperation, benevolence
John Thomas Hinds [Church of Christ]
1866 (_, _) - January 1, 1938 (_, _)
(G.W.?) Hughey (Methodist Episcopal Church); Rocky Comfort, MO
J. T. Moore (Baptist Church); August 8-13, 1898; general church
R. H. Pigue (Methodist Church); Rocky Comfort, MO; before 1924
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Elm Springs, AR; July 12-15, 1904
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Grubbs, AR; September 8-12, 1907
Robert Hiner [?]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Frank G. Allen (Church of Christ); Mt. Byrd, KY; infant baptism
R. T. Hiner [Missionary Baptist Church]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
S. D. Murphee (Church of Christ); Falling Springs, AR; early 1909. [Firm Foundation, Vol. 25, No. 12 (March
23, 1909), 3]
_ Hiner [?]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
James A. Harding (Church of Christ); Sulphur, KY; 1884
Edward Hines [?]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Robert Roberts (?); Strand, England; May 2-4, 1879. Subject: Are Englishmen Israelites? Book publication:
Hines-Roberts Debate. N.p.: Christadelphian Scripture Service, ?1920.
Jacob Lee Hines [Church of Christ]
February 25, 1890 (Minerva, KY) – September 1984 (_, ?TX)
Biographical sketch: The Trail Blazers: Heroes of the Faith by J. Porter Wilhite. Oklahoma
City, OK: Telegram Book Company, 1965, pp. 94-95.
J. W. Wade (Baptist Church); Gilstrap, KY; September 1916
Joseph E. Wooldridge (Methodist Church); Wayne County, KY; July 4-7, 1922
C. B. Massey (Baptist Church); Lafayette, TN; 1926
J. W. Wheeler (Baptist Church); Grant, TN; 1927
Sam Edwards (?); Grant, TN; 1928; church
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Hodges, AL; August 13-16, 1929; church
Frank M. Mullins (Church of Christ); Dallas, TX; c 1937; premillennialism
?Mrs. Eunice Wilson (?); Dallas, TX; 1940 _ (?); Dallas, TX; 1941
?G. B. Shelburne, Jr. (Church of Christ); Corsicana, TX; 1941
J. Frank Norris (Baptist Church); Fort Worth, TX; February 10 - March 3, 1946; premillennialism. Book
publication: The Norris-Hines Debate: A Discussion. Dallas, TX: J. L. Hines, c 1946.
W. D. Albin (?); Dallas, TX; 1944
J. Frank Norris (Baptist Church); Dallas, TX; 1946; premillennialism, baptism
R. A. Bynum (?); written (?); c 1946
J. Bourne (?); premillennialism. Periodical publication: American Christian Review. 1951.
L. S. Ballard (Baptist Church); Dallas, TX; February 26-29, 1952; apostasy, salvation
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W. L. Totty (Church of Christ); Paden City, WV; February 5-6, 1953; church benevolence
W. L. Totty (Church of Christ); Indianapolis, IN; March 12-13, 1953; church benevolence
?E. H. Miller (Church of Christ); Garland, TX; February 28 - March 2, 1956; drinking vessels, classes
Robert F. Turner (Church of Christ); written; 1964; church cooperation. Periodical publication: Plain Talk, 1(9),
September 1964. Internet publication: http://www.cedarparkchurchofchrist.org/ptalk/v1/n9c.htm
William Thomas Hines [Church of Christ]
July 22, 1881 (Maysville, KY) – 19__ (_, _)
Biographical sketch: The Trail Blazers: Heroes of the Faith by J. Porter Wilhite. Oklahoma
City, OK: Telegram Book Company, 1965, p. 93.
?_Mitchell (Seventh-day Adventist Church); Latonia, KY; 1927
?E. E. Jones (Baptist Church); Laneville, TX; 1933
L. W. Hinson [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
C. M. Simmons (Baptist Church); Bradford, TN; 1932
S. O. Oliver (Baptist Church); Bayou Jacy, LA; 1932
S. O. Oliver (Baptist Church); Big Cane, LA; 1932
S. O. Oliver (Baptist Church); written; c 1933
_ (?); written; 1933
Joe Hisle [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
David Bonner (Church of Christ); Francis, OK; February 23-24, 26-27, 1987; drinking vessels in Lord's supper,
classes
Mark Hitchcock [Premillennialist]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Don Preston (Preterist) & John Anderson (Preterist); Tampa, FL; October 17-18, 2003; 2 sessions; w/ Thomas
Ice (Premillennialist). Proposition 1: “Resolved: The Parousia, or 2 nd coming of Christ, occurred in A.D. 70
with the Fall of Jerusalem.” (Preston & Anderson affirmed, Ice & Hitchcock denied). Proposition 2:
“Resolved: The Millennial, or Davidic Kingdom is in the future.” (Ice & Hitchcock affirmed, Preston &
Anderson denied).
Christopher Hitchens [Atheist]
April 13, 1949 (Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) – December 15, 2011 (Houston, TX)
Autobiography: Hitch-22. New York: Hachette Book Group, 2010.
Martin Amis (?); _, PA; 2006
Peter Hitchens (Theist); June 21, 2007; BBC “Question Time” program
David Wolpe (Theist); 2007
Al Sharpton (Theist); 2007
Marvin Olasky (Theist); 2007
Douglas Wilson (Reformed Protestant); written; 2007. Topic: “Is Christianity good for the
world?” Periodical publication: Christianity Today. 2007. Book publication: Is Christianity good for the
world? _: Canon Press, 2008.
David Allen White (Theist); 2007; impact of Christianity
Dinesh D’Souza (Roman Catholic Church); 2007
Douglas Wilson (Theist); 2008
John Lennox (Theist); 2008
Peter Hitchens (Theist); Allendale, MI; April 3, 2008; TV debate
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Frank Turek (Theist); 2008
Shmuley Boteach (Theist); 2008
Dinesh D’Souza (Roman Catholic Church) & Dennis Prager (Theist); 2008
Kenneth Miller (Theist); 2008; science & religion
Lorenzo Albacete (Theist); 2008; science & religion
Dinesh D’Souza (Roman Catholic Church); Boulder, CO; January 26, 2009
William Lane Craig (Evangelical) & others; 2009; panel debate
William Lane Craig (Evangelical); La Mirada, CA; April 4, 2009; 3000
Dinesh D’Souza (Roman Catholic Church); Ellisville, MS; April 20, 2009
John Lennox (Theist); 2009
Paul Edwards (Theist)
Alister McGrath (Theist)
Ed Doerr (Theist)
Dennis Prager (Theist)
Mark Roberts (Theist)
Chris Hedges (Theist)
Peter Hitchens (Theist); Grand Rapids, MI; October 12, 2010
Tony Blair (Roman Catholic Church); Toronto, Canada; November 26, 2010. Topic Is religion good for the
world?
John Lennox (Theist); Edinburgh, _; May 12, 2011; whether or not athism will provide a viable future for
Europeans
Jay Richards (Theist); _, CA; theism versus atheism
Peter Hitchens [Theist]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Christopher Hitchens (Atheist); 2007
A. G. Hobbs, Jr. [Church of Christ]
April 17, 1909 (_, _) - May 28, 1991 (_, ?TX)
J. E. Pippin (Pentecostal Church); 1939
T. A. Drinkard (Church of God in Christ of the Abrahamic Faith); Caldwell, KS; April 7-12, 1947
A. R. Ganoe (?); Fort Worth, TX; December 13-14, 16-17, 1954; Church of Christ, baptism
Alvin I. Hobbs [Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
W. W. King (Universalist Society); Des Moines, IA; June 22-27, 1868. Proposition 1:
“Do the Scriptures teach that those who die in willful disobedience to the gospel will
enjoy endless happiness.” (King affirmed, Hobbs denied). Proposition 2: “Do the
Scriptures teach that those who die in willful disobedience to the gospel of Christ will
suffer endless punishment.” (Hobbs affirmed, King denied). Book publication:
Theological Discussion. Des Moines, IA: Mills & Co., Steam Printing and Publishing
House, 1868.
L. A. Hobbs [Church of Christ]
December 12, 1851 (_, TN) - _ (_, _)
Several debates
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_ Hobbs [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Joe Lee Anderson (Church of Christ); before 1970; miraculous gifts
Charles Bee Hodge, Jr. [Church of Christ]
February 23, 1932 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Frank Perigo (Church of Christ); Dallas, TX; February 25-26, 28, March 1, 1957; institutionalism
Tommy Hodge [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Jack Freeman (Church of Christ); ?Santa Ana, CA; July 1963; second serving of Lord's supper
Raymond G. Hoekstra [Oneness Pentecostal Church]
?March 19, 1913 (_, _) – November 20, 1997 (_, _)
Emmett G. Creacy (Church of Christ); Indianapolis, IN; 1938
Albert Abbey (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Flint, MI
I. H. Terry (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Tullahoma, TN
G. T. Haywood (Oneness Pentecostal Church)
J. M. Hoffman [Seventh Day Adventist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
H. Leo Boles (Church of Christ); Nashville, TN; 1944
Sebastian Hofmeister [Reformer]
1476 (Schaffhausen, Switzerland) – June 26, 1533 (Zofingen, _)
J. Hogg [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
George A. Hogland [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Leon Odom (Church of Christ); written. Book publication: The Cup of the Lord, is it the fruit of the vine only?
1982.
Ward Hogland [Church of Christ]
August 14, 1924 (Tuttle, OK) - present
Biographical sketch: “Ward Hogland” by Ken Green. Biblical Insights, 6(8), August 2006,
pp. 14-15.
Burt F. Marrs (Church of God (Seventh Day)); Poteau, OK; October 31 - November 4,
1949; Sabbath; 5 sessions; Hogland's first debate
J. W. Kesner (Missionary Baptist Church); Fort Smith, AR; May 9-12, 1950; Hogland's
second debate; 1500. Proposition 1: “The scriptures teach that the sinner is saved by
grace through faith without works and before water baptism.” (Kesner affirmed,
Hogland denied). Proposition 2: “The scriptures teach that the alien sinner must be baptized in water for his
sins to be obliterated or forgiven.” (Hogland affirmed, Kesner denied). Book publication: Hogland-Kesner
Debate on the Plan of Salvation: A Discussion. Fort Smith, AR: Hogland & Kesner, ?1950.
Ralph Gage (Church of Christ); Sallisaw, OK; October 9-12, 1951; classes & women teachers
Van Bonneau (Church of Christ); Savannah, GA; November 20-22, 1951; classes & women teachers
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I. W. Yandell (Freewill Baptist Church); Tuttle, OK; April 6-9, 1952; salvation, establishment of church; 4
sessions
Earl Jensen (Freewill Baptist Church); Hanna, OK; July 20-24, 1954; 4 sessions
Robert Gordon Clement (Church of Christ); Fort Smith, AR; February 25-28, 1957; institutionalism
Albert Garner (Missionary Baptist Church); Lakeland, FL; April 6-7, 9-10, 13-14, 16-17, 1964; instrumental
music in worship, baptism, apostasy; 8 nights
Vernon L. Barr (Missionary Baptist Church); Greenville, TX; March 1968
F. I. Stanley (Church of Christ); Dallas, TX; October 25-26, 1971
Roy Deaver (Church of Christ); Pensacola, FL; July 18-21, 1977. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that
congregation ‘A’ may not (does not have the right to) contribute to (send money to) congregation ‘B’ for
the purpose of preaching the gospel of Christ.” (Hogland affirmed, Deaver denied). Proposition 2: “The
Scriptures teach that congregation ‘A’ may (has the right to) contribute to (send money to) congregation
‘B’ for the purpose of preaching the gospel of Christ.” (Deaver affirmed, Hogland denied).
J. Noel Merideth (Church of Christ); Grenada, MS; June 25-26, 1982; benevolence
J. W. Holcomb [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
E. H. Miller (Church of Christ); August 1959; classes
Eddie K. Garrett (Primitive Baptist Church); South Lebanon, OH; 1959
Ralph D. Gentry (Church of Christ); Fairborn, OH; 1962; women teachers
J. T. Smith (Church of Christ); Dayton, OH; November 28-30, 1968; 4 sessions. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures
teach that when the church comes together for the purpose of having Bible classes, women may teach some
of the classes.” (Smith affirmed, Holcomb denied). Proposition 2: “The Scriptures teach that when the
church comes together for the purpose of having Bible classes, only men may teach the classes.” (Holcomb
affirmed, Smith denied). Proposition 3: “The artificial head covering of I Cor. 11 is binding today on
women who are Christians.” (Holcomb affirmed, Smith denied). Proposition 4: “The artificial head
covering of I Cor. 11 is not binding today on women who are Christians.” (Smith affirmed, Holcomb
denied).
J. T. Smith (Church of Christ); Neon, KY; June 5-7, 1969; women teachers, headcoverings; 4 sessions
Charles Lee Brown (Church of Christ); Lockport, KY; September 27, 1969; classes; 2 sessions
Howard See (Church of Christ); Ashland, KY; February 17-18, 20-21, 1975; women teachers
Arthur M. Ogden (Church of Christ); Somerset, KY; December 29-30, 1975 & January 1-2, 1976; women
teachers; 300
Windell Wiser (Church of Christ); Cannonsburg, KY; November 8-13, 1976; women teachers; 6 nights
Ronny Wade (Church of Christ); Beattyville, KY; November 26-27, 1976; drinking vessels in Lord's supper
Windell Wiser (Church of Christ); Athens, AL; December 27, 1976 - January 1, 1977; women teachers; 6
sessions. Book publication: The Sunny Hill Debate. Athens, AL: Windell Wiser, n.d.
Thomas G. O'Neal (Church of Christ); Catlettsburg, KY; November 28-30, 1977; women teachers
Thomas G. O'Neal (Church of Christ); Bessemer, AL; December 29-31, 1977; 3 sessions. Proposition: “The
New Testament teaches that women (Christians) may teach the Word of God in classes, when the church
comes together for Bible study, when they recognize the restrictions in the New Testament.” (O’Neal
affirmed, Holcomb denied).
Arthur M. Ogden (Church of Christ); Evendale, OH; March 26-27, 29-30, 1979; women teachers
Weldon Warnock (Church of Christ); Xenia & Fairborn, OH; December 3-4, 6-7, 1979; head coverings of 1
Cor. 11, women teachers
J. Woodie Holden [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Church of Christ); Alemeda, TX; 1940
_ (Holiness Church); Gorman, TX; 1954
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John David Holder [Primitive Baptist Church]
March 27, 1898 (Tishomingo County, MS) – June 14, 1978 (Alcorn County, MS)
Biographical sketch: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&Grid=55090299
John Roy Vaughan, Sr. (Church of Christ); Tupelo, MS; 1933
John Roy Vaughan, Sr. (Church of Christ); Tupelo, MS; 1938
?Homer Putnam Reeves (Church of Christ); 1945
G. C. Brewer (Church of Christ); Fulton, MS; December 27-30, 1949
Charles A. Holt, Jr. (Church of Christ); Mt. Pleasant, TX; 1950; salvation; 1500-2000
Gus Nichols (Church of Christ)
Gus Nichols (Church of Christ); Medina, TN; September 11-14, 1950; 4 days. Proposition
1: “The scriptures teach that all for whom Christ died will be saved or receive remission of sins, without the
preached or written word, or any conditions on their part.” (Holder affirmed, Nichols denied). Proposition
2: “The scriptures teach that Christ died for all the sinful race of Adam, and that he offers the remission of
alien sins, or salvation, to all alike upon the conditions of faith, repentance, confession, and baptism.”
(Nichols affirmed, Holder denied). Book publication: Nichols-Holder Debate.
J. A. Holland [Apostolic Pentecostal Church]
1937 (Bethel Springs, McNairy County, TN) - _ (_, _)
C. C. Cobb (Full Gospel Church); _, IL; 1961; baptismal formula
W. H. Lindler (Four Square Gospel Church); _, WI; 1962; baptismal formula
John Dillard (Church of Christ); _, LA; 1963; baptismal formula
S. Pollard (Church of Christ); _, PA; 1964; baptismal formula
R. W. Fritz (Church of Christ); _, MI; 1966; baptismal formula
L. Gerrod (Adventist Church); Battle Creek, MI; 1967; baptismal formula
L. R. Cline (Church of Christ); _, MI; 1968; baptismal formula
G. Cooper (Church of God; Columbia, SC; 1969; baptismal formula
J. M. Broughton (Freewill Baptist Church); Columbia, SC; 1970; baptismal formula
R. Finger (Independent Baptist Christ); Columbia, SC; 1971; baptismal formula
B. Jeffries (Congregational Holiness Church); Columbia, SC; 1972; baptismal formula
J. C. Hunnicutt (Assembly of God); Columbia, SC; 1973; baptismal formula
O. C. Horne (Assembly of God); Tallahassee, FL; 1974; baptismal formula
George Wallace (Church of God of Prophecy); Chattanooga, TN; 1975; baptismal formula
A. H. Batts (Church of God); Chattanooga, TN; 1976; baptismal formula
G. E. Andraus (Church of God); Charlotte, NC; 1991; baptismal formula
P. E. Childers (Church of God); Charlotte, NC; 1992; baptismal formula
J. Chambers (Independent Church of God); Charlotte, NC; 1993; baptismal formula
P. L. DeBeers (Christian Reformed Church); Holland, MI; 1995; baptismal formula
R. E. Box (Christian Reformed Church); Holland, MI; 1996; baptismal formula
Roger Holland [Baptist Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Jarrod Jacobs (Church of Christ); Dickson, TN; November 6-7, 1998; baptism, faith alone
Jarrod Jacobs (Church of Christ); Gainesboro, TN; March 12-13, 1999; faith alone, baptism
?Jarrod Jacobs (Church of Christ); _, TN; September 24-25, 1999; apostasy
Thomas Holland [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
James White (Reformed Baptist Church); Indianapolis, IN; July 1999. Subject: Is the KJV
the best translation?
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Frank Grant Hollingsworth [Church of Christ]
April 28, 1906 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ Taylor (?); 1949; Lord's supper, judgments of God
G. N. Holloway [New Age Church of Truth]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Joseph H. Cox (Church of Christ); ?Miami, FL; September 26-27, 1958
Joseph H. Cox (Church of Christ); ?Miami, FL; November 21-22, 24, 28, 1958; authority & salvation
L. G. Holloway [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
William G. Campbell (Church of Christ) Andover, MO; 1916
_ Holman [Baptist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Foy E. Wallace, Sr. (Church of Christ); Lone Prairie, TX; February 7, 1890; total depravity; 1 session
Foy E. Wallace, Sr. (Church of Christ); Long Branch, TX; April 1896; apostasy, establishment of church, total
depravity, baptism
David Holmes [?]
1810 (_, _) – 1873 (_, _)
John Mather Austin (Universalist);Cayuga County, NY; December 28, 1847 – January 5. 1848. Book
publication: A Debate on the Doctrines of Atonement, Universal Salvation, and Endless Punishment.
Auburn, NY: Alden & Markham, 1848. Related publication: End of the Argument for Free Believing: A
Review of Mr. Austin's Nineteen Arguments, in a Debate with Rev. Mr. Holmes by Silas Comfort. Auburn,
NY: Wm. J. Moses, 1853.
A. C. Holt [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Holiness Church); Memphis, TN; 1933
_ (Baptist Church); Memphis, TN; 1933
Alvin Holt [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Jesse Pratt (?Church of God)
Shelly Masters (Christian Church); Corbin, KY; c 1953; instrumental music in worship
E. H. Miller (Church of Christ); near Mt. Vernon, KY; c 1953; drinking vessels in Lord’s supper, classes
Bob Grider (Church of Christ); Somerset, KY; c 1959; marriage, divorce & remarriage
W. G. Bass (Church of Christ); Beattyville, KY; c 1959; marriage, divorce & remarriage
Basil Holt [Christian Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
John Thomas Hardin (Church of Christ)
C. E. Holt [Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
A. S. Petty (Baptist Church); Iron City, TN; December 8-13, 1903; general church
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Charles Arthur Holt, Jr. [Church of Christ]
June 25, 1922 (_, _) – May 29, 2002 (_, _)
49 debates by April 24, 1984
A. E. Strauchman (Baptist Church); ?Oak Ridge, TN; July 21-22, 1947; impossibility of
apostasy; 2 sessions
A. E. Strauchman (Baptist Church); Oak Ridge, TN; September 1-2, 1947; necessity of
baptism, faith only; 2 sessions; Strauchman quit the debate after his first affirmative
speech the second night
Tom Hill (Church of Christ); Franklin, TN; c 1948
Tom Hill (Church of Christ); Nashville, TN; c 1948
H. J. Grayson (Church of Christ); Franklin, TN; c 1949
H. J. Grayson (Church of Christ); Nashville, TN; c 1949
B. B. Walton (Primitive Baptist Church); _, TX; c 1950
W. T. Russell (Baptist Church);
W. T. Russell (Baptist Church);
J. D. Holder (Primitive Baptist Church); Mt. Pleasant, TX; 1950; salvation; 1500-2000
A. J. Kirkland (Missionary Baptist Church);
A. J. Kirkland (Missionary Baptist Church); Henderson, TX; March 5-10, 1951; establishment of church,
baptism, apostasy
Connie Lynch (Pentecostal Church); Idabel, OK; September 22-26, 1952
A. J. Kirkland (Missionary Baptist Church); Henderson, TX; December 1-2, 4-5, 1952; their 3rd debate
Albert Garner (Missionary Baptist Church); Mt. Pleasant, TX; January 25-26, 1951; instrumental music in
worship
Albert Garner (Missionary Baptist Church); Henderson, TX; April 28 - May 2, 1952; instrumental music in
worship, Holy Spirit
A. J. Wall (Baptist Church);Turley, OK; March 23-26, 1953
R. R. Stracener (Baptist Church); Gilmer, TX; 1953
R. R. Stracener (Baptist Church); Mt. Pleasant, TX; December 7-8, 10-11, 1953
W. L. Totty (Church of Christ) & Sterl A. Watson (Church of Christ); Indianapolis, IN; October 18-22, 1954;
church support of colleges, orphan homes, sponsoring churches. Book publication: The Indianapolis
Debate. Lufkin, TX: Gospel Guardian Company, 1955.
D. L. Welch (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Marianna, FL; November 16-18, 1954; godhead; 3 sessions
?A. J. Wall (Baptist Church); Turley, OK; December 6-9, 1954; depravity, Holy Spirit
Don Rudd (Church of Christ); Nashville, TN; February 20-24, 1956; benevolence
James Walter Nichols (Church of Christ); Franklin, TN; March 12-13, 15-16, 1956; Herald of Truth
D. L. Welch (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Franklin, TN; April 24-27, 1956
G. K. Wallace (Church of Christ); Florence, AL; December 8-11, 1959; benevolent institutions, Herald of
Truth. Book publication: Wallace-Holt Debate. Nashville, TN: Gospel Advocate Company, 1960.
Roy Deaver (Church of Christ); Jacksonville, FL; June 25-28, 1963; institutionalism
Vernon L. Barr (Missionary Baptist Church); Mt. Pleasant, TX
Vernon L. Barr (Missionary Baptist Church); Lufkin, TX; November 28-29, 1966
Vernon L. Barr (Missionary Baptist Church); Borger, TX
Vernon L. Barr (Missionary Baptist Church); Columbia, TN
J. T. Payne (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Rossville, GA; July 24-27, 1984; 4 sessions; Holy Spirit baptism,
godhead, baptismal formula
W. E. “Billy” Davis (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Conyers, GA; November 27-30, 1984; Holy Spirit baptism
& tongues, miracles, Godhead
W. E. “Billy” Davis (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Rossville, GA; 1985
J. T. Smith (Church of Christ); Lake Jackson, TX; September 30, October 1, 3-4, 1985; nature of church, elders
J. T. Smith (Church of Christ); Chattanooga, TN; March 3-4, 6-7, 1986; nature of church, elders
Stan Cox (Church of Christ), Larry Fain (Church of Christ) & Terry Green (Church of Christ); Dallas, TX; c
1990; church, elderships; w/ _ (Church of Christ) & _ (Church of Christ)
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Darrell Holt [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Roosevelt Johnson (Church of Christ); West Point, MS; March 1988; church contributions to colleges
Gilbert W. Holt [Church of Christ]
1930 (_, _) - February 20, 1978 (_, _)
E. M. Hamilton (Baptist Church); Pekin, IL; May 15, 20, 1960; salvation by faith only, necessity of baptism
Jack L. Holt [Church of Christ]
c 1925 (Pine Bluff, AR) - present
Biographical sketch: Centers of Faith and Faltering (Florida College Annual Lectures, 1977). Marion, IN:
Cogdill Foundation, 1977, page 13.
A. J. Kirkland (Missionary Baptist Church); Longview, TX; July 23-24, 26-27, 1962
Vernon L. Barr (Missionary Baptist Church); Grand Prairie, TX; March & May 1965
Vernon L. Barr (Missionary Baptist Church); Lewisville, TX
Bobby Cullum (Church of Christ); written; benevolence. Periodical publication: Gospel Anchor, starting April
1985
Mac Deaver (Church of Christ); San Antonio, TX; February 16-17, 1987; benevolence
Eusebio Lacuata (Church of Christ); Lakewood, CA; August 24-25, 27-28, 1987; benevolence
F. I. Stanley (Church of Christ); Bossier City, LA; June 27-28, 30, July 1, 1988; divorce & remarriage
Buster Dobbs (Church of Christ); Refugio, TX; November 1993; 50 years of changes in the churches of Christ
Gene Frost (Church of Christ); Temple Terrace, FL; August 11-14, 1997; did Jesus have two spirits
Jack Holt [Church of Christ, Baptist Church]
19__ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Ted Moya (Baptist Church); Corpus Christi, TX; June 6 & July 10, 1984; 2 sessions. Subject:
Dispensationalism and the creed of the Baptist Church
Jerry Bassett (Church of Christ); San Antonio, TX; ?March 1992; divorce & remarriage
Jerry Bassett (Church of Christ); _, OR; ?March 1992; divorce & remarriage
John A. Welch (Church of Christ); Indianapolis, IN; April 24-25, 27-28, 2006. Proposition 1: “Resolved: The
Scriptures teach that one becomes a Christian at the point of faith, before and without water baptism.” (Holt
affirmed, Welch denied). Proposition 2: “Resolved: The Scriptures teach that baptism is necessary for
salvation.” (Welch affirmed, Holt denied).
Lacy Leonus Holt [Church of Christ]
November 28, 1881 (Center, Sharp County, AR) - March 21, 1943 (_, _)
Biographical sketch: Arkansas Angels by Boyd E. Morgan. Paragould, AR: College
Bookstore & Press, 1967, pp. 125-127.
_ (Missionary Baptist Church); Ponder, MO; 1931
_ Gibson (Baptist Church); Ravenden Springs, AR
_ Weaver (Baptist Church); Hardy, AR
William Holt [Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Lemuel Potter (Primitive Baptist Church); Paris,IL; 1873
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George Jacob Holyoake [Atheist]
April 13, 1817 (Birmingham, England) – January 22, 1906 (Brighton, England)
Autobiography: http://gerald-massey.org.uk/holyoake/b_autobiography.htm
Biography: Life and Letters of George Jacob Holyoake (2 vols) by Joseph McCabe.
London: Watts & Co., 1908.
Biographical sketch: http://gerald-massey.org.uk/holyoake/index.htm
Brewin Grant (?); London, England; January 20 – February 24, 1853; Christianity vs.
Secularism. Book publication: Grant-Holyoake Debate. London, England: Ward &
Co., 1853.
C. Bradlaugh (?); 2 nights. Book publication: Secularism, scepticism, and atheism.
Verbatim Report of the proceedings of a two-nights' public debate between Messrs. G.J. Holyoake and C.
Bradlaugh. 1870.
Brewin Grant (?). Book publication: Discussion on secularism. Report of a Public discussion between, the Rev.
Brewin Grant and G. J. Holyoake. 1854.
Brewin Grant (?); written. Book publication: Correspondence between the Rev. Brewin Grant and Mr. G. J.
Holyoake. 2 volumes. 1852.
Brewin Grant (?). Book publication: Review of a controversy between the Rev. Brewin Grant and G.J. Holyoake
... on the question 'What advantages would accrue to mankind generally and the working classes in
particular, by the removal of Christianity and the substitution of Secularis in its place?' 1853.
Frederic R. Lees (?). Book publication: Public Discussion of Teetotalism and the Maine Law, between George
Jacob Holyoake, Esq., and Dr. Frederic R. Lees. 1856.
G. E. Lomax (?). Book publication: Report of a discussion on the Maine Law between Mr. G.J. Holyoake ... and
Mr. G.E. Lomax. 1858.
Giordano Bruno (?). Book publication: 1889.
J. H. Rutherford (?). Book publication: Christianity versus Secularism: a public discussion ... between the Rev.
J. H. Rutherford and Mr. G. J. Holyoake. 1854.
J. H. Rutherford (?); written. Book publication: Correspondence between Mr. George Jacob Holyoake ... and
the Rev. John H. Rutherford. 1853.
Henry Townley (?). Book publication: Public Discussion on the Being of a God. 1852.
J. F. Winks (?). Book publication: Both Sides of the Debate between Mr. J. F. Winks and Mr. G. J. Holyoake.
1852.
R. H. Homer [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Larry Hood [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Robert Jackson (Church of Christ); Dunmor, KY & Nashville, TN; institutionalism
Ferrell Jenkins (Church of Christ); Beaver Dam, KY; August 24-25, 27-28, 1964; benevolence
Ted Hoogsteen [Canadian Reformed Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Charles Bartlett (Church of Christ); Jordan, Ontario, Canada; February 10, 17, 1995; total depravity; 2 sessions;
140
Daniel Hook [Church of Christ]
April 6, 1795 (Point of Rocks, Frederick County, MD) – July 27, 1870 (near Atlanta, GA)
_ Mysic (Methodist Church); Sandersville, _; c 1857
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Harbert Dews Hooker [Church of Christ]
August 11, 1903 (_, _) – July 1985 (_, _)
Maurice Johnson (Dispensational Baptist Church); Springdale, AR; 1939
_ Johnson (Holiness Church); 1942
_ Smith (Baptist Church); 1944; instrumental music in worship, apostasy
_ Croswell (Adventist Church); 1949
Joseph Hooker [Botanist]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Samuel Wilberforce (Church of England); Oxford, England; June 1860; Darwinism; w/ T. H. Huxley
(Zoologist)
Marvin Hooper [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Paul Elder (Church of Christ); McMinnville, OR; June 3-4, 1948
_ Hopkins [Baptist Church]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
J. P. Miller (Christian Church); Yeager, Pike County, KY; February 27, 1914; feet washing. Book publication:
The Hopkins-Miller Debate on Feet-Washing. _: Lulu Press, _.
W. H. Hopper [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Will J. Cullum (Church of Christ); Somerville, TN; 1928
Will J. Cullum (Church of Christ); Jackson, TN; 1928
J. R. Stockard (Church of Christ); Parsons, TN; 1928
J. R. Stockard (Church of Christ); Bemis, TN; 1941
R. L. “Bob” Roberts (Church of Christ); Wildersville, TN; 1932
E. R. Harper (Church of Christ); Lane, TN; 1933
Robert L. Colley (Church of Christ); salvation
W. A. Black (Church of Christ); Berea, MS; 1939
W. A. Black (Church of Christ); Burnsville, MS; c 1942
?E. W. Stoval (Church of Christ); 1948
Robert Cannon Horn [Church of Christ]
1844 (_, _) - 1936 (_, _)
E. W. Alderson (Methodist Church)
Samuel Woodside Webb (Primitive Baptist Church); Vineland, ?TX; 3 days
_ Horn [Cumberland Presbyterian Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Duke Young (Church of Christ); _, ?MO; c 1833; w/ Chatt Ewing (Cumberland Presbyterian Church)
O. C. Horne [Assembly of God]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. A. Holland (Apostolic Pentecostal Church); Tallahassee, FL; 1974; baptismal formula
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Michael Horner [Believer]
19_ (_, _) - present
Dan Barker (Atheist); Cedar Falls, IA; c 1992. Subject: Does God exist?
Dan Barker (Atheist); Cedar Falls, IA; April 2, 1996; 1 session; 450. Subject: Did Jesus
really rise from the dead? Web publication:
http://www.ffrf.org/debates/barker_horner.html
David Johnson (Atheist)
David Johnson (Atheist)
David Johnson (Atheist); University of Regina; October 15, 2003; existence of God;
Horner’s 65th debate; Review: http://carillon.uregina.ca/10.23.03/story3.htm
Richard Carrier (Atheist); Calgary, Alberta, Canada; January 27, 2010; existence of God
John Hosking [Methodist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
W. W. Collins (Freethinker); Christchurch, New Zealand; December 15-18, 1891. Book publication: A
Theological Debate Between Rev. John Hosking (United Methodist Free Church Minister) and W. W.
Collins (Freethought Lecturer). NP: NP, 1892.
Hoyt Harold Houchen [Church of Christ]
December 28, 1918 (_, _) – January 14, 2007 (_, _)
_ (?); c 1950
Ray Tatum (Baptist Church); Amarillo, TX; December 26-29, 1950; Houchen's second
public debate. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that the church of the New
Testament was established on the first Pentecost after the resurrection of Jesus Christ
from the dead.” (Houchen affirmed, Tatum denied). Proposition 2: “The Scriptures teach
that baptism to the penitent believer is essential to his salvation from past or alien sins.”
(Houchen affirmed, Tatum denied). Proposition 3: “The Scriptures teach that a Child of
God, one washed by the blood of Christ, is so saved that he is beyond the possibility of being lost in hell.”
(Tatum affirmed, Houchen denied). Proposition 4: “The Scriptures teach that after the second coming of
Christ and before the final resurrection and judgment, there will be an age or dispensation of one thousand
years during which Christ will reign on earth.” (Tatum affirmed, Houchen denied). Book publication: The
Houchen-Tatum Debate. Amarillo, TX: H. H. Houchen, c 1951.
Ray House [Seventh-day Adventist Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Huntsville, AL; February 1, 2003; 1 session; 150. Proposition 1: “The
Bible teaches that the seventh-day Sabbath is no longer binding today.” Proposition 2: “The Bible teaches
that the seventh-day Sabbath is still binding today.”
Washington Houston [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Methodist Episcopal Church); Pontiac, IL; c 1858
Kent E. Hovind [Baptist Church]
January 15, 1953 (_, _) – present
Approximately 80 debates
Farrell Till (Atheist); Pekin, IL; September 11, 1993; Genesis flood
Ron Patterson (Atheist); Hartselle, AL; January 1994; creation & evolution
Ron Patterson (Atheist); Madison, AL; March 23, 1996; evolution
Ron Patterson (Atheist); Huntsville, AL; April 20, 1996. Proposition: “Evolution shall not
be taught in Alabama Public Schools.” (Hovind affirmed, Patterson denied).
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William Moore (Evolutionist); Wayne State University; September 24, 1998
Hugh Ross (Creationist); July 1999; TV debate on the “Steve Brown Show”
Mark Hartman (Evolutionist); Little Rock, AR; March 2000
Hugh Ross (Creationist); September-October 2000; age of the earth; TV debate on the “John Ankerberg Show”
Massimo Pigliucci (Atheist); ?Knoxville, TN; 2001
Ben Waggoner (Evolutionist); Little Rock, AR; February 2001; creation versus evolution
Ben Waggoner (Evolutionist); Little Rock, AR; February 10, 2002; creation versus evolution
Ben Waggoner (Evolutionist); Little Rock, AR; February 2003; creation versus evolution
Terry James Prewitt (Evolutionist) & Nicholas P. Power (Evolutionist); Pensacola, FL; 400; w/ Mike Schultz
(Creationist). Topic: Genesis: History or Myth?
Mike Schultz (?)
_ Hilpman (Evolutionist); University of Missouri
_ (Evolutionist); Winona State University, MN
_ Meyers (?)
Karen Bartelt (Evolutionist)
James Paulson (Evolutionist); Oshkosh, WI; April 2000
_ Rainbow (?)
Michael Shermer (Atheist); Irvine, CA; April 29, 2004; 500. Web publication:
http://articles.exchristian.net/2006/02/mike-shermerkent-hovind.html#
_ Callahan (?); December 5, 2004
J. H. How [Seventh Day Adventist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
James A. McIntosh (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Prices Corners, Ontario,
Canada; July 14, 1884
George W. Howard [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
W. T. Tiner (Pentecostal Church); Stella, AR; 1934
J. A. Howard [Church of Christ]
March 22, 1855 (_, TN) - _ (_, _)
Joe H. Howard [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Sterl A. Watson (Church of Christ); Diggins, MO; 1941
Boyd E. Morgan (Church of Christ); Dora, MO; 1956; classes, women teachers, literature
R. H. Howard [Church of Christ]
May 17, 1857 (Benton County, AR) – 19__ (_, _)
About 50 debates by 1911
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Verna Elisha Howard [Church of Christ]
September 29, 1911 (_, _) – September 28, 2000 (_, ?TX)
E. T. Gary (Assembly of God); Haynesville, LA; 1939; baptism, Holy Spirit baptism,
godhead
Julian Pope (Missionary Baptist Church); Shreveport, LA; March 8-11, 1952. Proposition 1:
“The Scriptures teach that baptism to the penitent believer is essential to his salvation
from past and alien sins.” (Howard affirmed, Pope denied). Proposition 2: “The
Scriptures teach that salvation comes at the point of faith without any further acts of
obedience.” (Pope affirmed, Howard denied). Propsition 3: “The Scriptures teach that a
child of God can so sin as to be finally lost.” (Howard affirmed, Pope denied).
Proposition 4: “The Scriptures teach that it is impossible for a child of God to so sin as to be finally lost.”
(Pope affirmed, Howard denied). Book publication: Howard-Pope Debate. Delight, AR: Gospel Light
Publishing Co., c 1954.
W. Howard [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Major Howe [Adventist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Henry Kemp (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Wheelers Grove, IA; January 6-_,
1889; the spirit of man is unconscious after death
W. E. Peak (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Wheelers Grove, IA; ?January, 1889;
the spirit of man is unconscious after death
W. J. Howe [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. N. Hall (Missionary Baptist Church)
_ Howe [?]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ Hughes (?Methodist Church); Wilmore, KY; late 1800s
A. Y. Howell [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
A. M. Ramsey (Baptist Church); Buckhorn, MS; 1934
I. P. Randolph (Baptist Church); Buckhorn, MS; 1934
Clifford Y. Howell [Adventist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. Paul Slayden (Church of Christ); Stewart's Chapel, TN; 1925
David L. G. Howell, Jr. [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Mrs. Eleanor Howell [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Rolf L. Miller (Church of Christ); Ventura, CA; November 26, December 3, 8-9, 1972; church
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Francis Ono Howell, Sr. [Church of Christ]
June 17, 1884 (Middleton, TN) - November 22, 1963 (?Memphis, TN)
125 public debates
C. H. Cayce (Primitive Baptist Church); near Idlewild, IN; March 27-30, 1917
F. S. Gipson (Baptist Church); Portageville, MO; October 9-_, 1917; possibly Gipson's 40th debate with "the
church of Christ"
S. C. Swinney (Baptist Church); Stephens, AR; December 10-_, 1918
A. U. Nunnery (Baptist Church); Whiteville, TN; ?December, 1921
John R. Clark (Baptist Church); 1926
A. U. Nunnery (Baptist Church); Jackson, TN; 1927
John R. Clark (Baptist Church); McNairy, TN; 1927
A. U. Nunnery (Baptist Church);
A. U. Nunnery (Baptist Church);
John R. Clark (Baptist Church); Harrisburg, IL; 1939
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); near Chewalla, TN; November 15-18, 1921
(A. H.?) Autrey (?Baptist Church);
J. M. Howell [Russellite]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. D. Tant (Church of Christ); Rosenburg, TX; September 1903
R. T. Howell [Church of Christ]
October 11, 1869 (Goliad County, TX) - _ (_, _)
Several debates
_ Howell [Skeptic]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
James Caffall (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Coal Creek, CO; June 1880
Ron Howes [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Glenn R. Burt (Church of Christ); written; 1983; religious collectivities. Periodical publication: Gospel Anchor
(December 1983 - February 1984)
_ Howes [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Charles A. Lucas (Church of Christ); 1946; establishment of church, baptism, apostasy
Joseph Clyde Hoy [Church of Christ]
September 8, 1900 (Prairieville, TX) - August 2, 1976 (Elk City, OK)
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Stephen Hubbard [Methodist Church]
_ (_, _) – 18_ (_, _)
William Hayden (Church of Christ); 1828; baptism
William Hayden (Church of Christ); c 1828; faith only
E. J. Hubbard [Seventh-day Adventist Church]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
L. S. White (Church of Christ); Riverside, CA; 1907; 12 days
C. Lee Hubell [Atheist]
_ (_, _) – _ (_, _)
Phil Roberts (Church of Christ); Louisville, KY; August 24, 1974; existence of God; 400
Don Huddleston [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Edward O. Bragwell, Sr.; Grenada, MS; November 19-20, 1970; sponsoring church, fellowship halls; 225
C. F. Hudson [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Sylvanus Cobb (?); c 1860; human destiny, utter extinction or final salvation. Book publication: Hudson-Cobb
Debate. Boston, MA: Sylvanus Cobb, 1860.
Gary Hudson [Baptist Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
James L. Yopp (Church of Christ); Gainesville, FL; March 2, 1979; baptism for remission of sins
John Allen Hudson [Church of Christ]
February 25, 1893 (_, _) - May 13, 1962 (_, _)
_ Killingsworth (?); 1916; sanctification, baptism
Mrs. _ Neville (?); Tulsa, OK; 1932; premillennialism
_ Kerr (?); 1940; women teachers
W. M. Hudson [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
James P. Needham (Church of Christ); Louisville, KY; December 19-20, 1968. Subject: Is the church building
dedication service in harmony with the scriptures? Review: “Summary of the Needham-Hudson Debate” by
James P. Needham. The Weekly Reminder, 7(15), December 26, 1968, pp. 2-3.
Abraham Conn "Doc" Huff [Church of Christ]
February 8, 1864 (_, TX) - c December 1967 (_, _)
Biographical sketch: The Trail Blazers: Heroes of the Faith by J. Porter Wilhite. Oklahoma
City, OK: Telegram Book Company, 1965, pp. 72-73.
Lived 103 years 10 months; preached 84 years
_ (Methodist Church); c 1882; necessity of baptism
_ Freeland (Holiness Church); 1904; baptism
_ Crawford (Baptist Church); 1910; establishment of kingdom
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_ Shepherd (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); 1912; church
George H. Huff [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Eddie K. Garrett II (United Pentecostal Church); Venice, FL; April 24-25, 2003; Proposition: “Holy Ghost
baptism is still for us today with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues.” (Garrett affirmed, Huff
denied).
Elvis Henry Huffard [Church of Christ]
April 24, 1918 (Bernie, MO) - _ (_, _)
Biographical sketch: The Church Faces Liberalism (Thomas B. Warren, ed.). Nashville,
TN: Gospel Advocate Company, 1970, pages 307-308.
_ Ashley (?); 1949; instrumental music in worship
Elza Noah William Huffard [Church of Christ]
June 11, 1913 (_, _) – September 17, 1993 (_, _)
Richard Weaver (Church of Christ); Chicago, IL; January 27-28, 30-31, 1958; benevolence
R. H. Huffman [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Jimmy Glenn (?); Knobb City, AL; 1954
Robert Lee Huffman [Church of Christ]
April 5, 1888 (_, _) – January 6, 1973 (Port Saint Joe, Gulf County, FL)
Obituary: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29779714
_ (Adventist Church)
_ (Holiness Church)
_ (Baptist Church)
_ (Russellite); 1933
_ (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
Ariel West (Primitive Baptist Church); McKenzie, AL; 1939
Uriah Huffman [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) – (_, _)
George Abbott (Baptist Church); Urbana, IN; September 26-27, 1883. Book publication: A Report of the
Discussion on Baptism. _: Carlon & Hollenback, 1883.
Robert Huggins [Christadelphian]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. F. Hight (Church of Christ); Creal Springs, IL; 1889
Elton Smith Hughes [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Allen J. Kirkland (Missionary Baptist Church); Shelbyville, TX; 1949
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John Hughes [Roman Catholic Church]
1797 (_, _) - 1864 (_, _)
John Breckinridge (Presbyterian Church); Philadelphia, PA; 1836. Proposition 1: “Is the Roman Catholic
religion, in any or in all its principles or doctrines, opposed to civil or religious liberty?” (Breckinridge
affirmed, Hughes denied). Proposition 2: “Is the Presbyterian religion, in any or in all its principles or
doctrines, opposed to civil or religious liberty?” (Hughes affirmed, Breckinridge denied). Book publication:
Discussion of the Question, Is the Roman Catholic Religion, in any or in all its Principles or Doctrines,
Inimical to Civil or Religious Liberty? And of the Question, Is the Presbyterian Religion, in any or in all its
Principles or Doctrines, Inimical to Civil or Religious Liberty? Philadelphia, PA: Carey, Lea, and
Blanchard, 1836.
John Hughes [Universalist Society]
1834 (_, _) - 1916 (_, _)
John C. Reynolds (Church of Christ); Table Grove, IL; 1866
E. P. Bellche (Church of Christ); Union, IL; 1868
Freeman Walden (Church of Christ); c 1870
Clark Braden (Christian Church); LaFayette, IL; 1872
G. T. Carpenter (Church of Christ); Oskaloosa, IN; destiny of the wicked. Book publication: Debate on the
Destiny of the Wicked. Oskaloosa, IN: Central Book Concern, 1875. Book publication: Debate on the
Destiny of the Wicked. St. Louis, MO: Christian Publishing Co., 1888.
Clark Braden (Christian Church); Lewistown, IL; 1877
W. P. Throgmorton (Baptist Church)
W. P. Throgmorton (Baptist Church)
W. P. Throgmorton (Baptist Church)
John R. Daily (Primitive Baptist Church); Waltonville, IL; 1908. Proposition #1: “The Scriptures teach that all
the human family will finally be brought to enjoy a state of endless holiness and happiness.” (Hughes
affirmed, Daily denied). Proposition #2: “The Scriptures teach that there will be a resurrection in a spiritual
state of the natural bodies of all the dead of the Adamic race, a part of whom will suffer endless
punishment.” (Daily affirmed, Hughes denied). Book publication: Debate on Universalism and the
Resurrection.
L. H. Hughes [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Blackman, FL; 1939; w/ Floyd C. Heaton (Church of Christ)
M. C. Hughes [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
F. F. Conley (Church of Christ); Texas City, TX; March 27-28, 1952; apostasy; Hughes' first debate
Richard Hughes [Evolutionist]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Duane Gish (Creationist); Sacramento, CA; April 12, 1982; creation/evolution
_ Hughes [?Methodist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ Howe (?); Wilmore, KY; late 1800s
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George Washington Hughey [Methodist Episcopal Church]
January 23, 1832 (Livingston County, KY) – October 10, 1909 (Stone County, MO)
At least 14 debates
Thomas Abbott (Universalist Society); c 1865
John S. Sweeney (Church of Christ); Du Quoin, IL; June 1865; pedobaptism, infant
baptism, immersion
John S. Sweeney (Church of Christ); c 1866
J. K. Speer (Church of Christ); Bridgeport, IL; 1866; infant baptism
Clark Braden (Christian Church); Vienna, IL; August 18-27, 1868; baptism, the Holy
Spirit, the Methodist Episcopal Discipline, and human creeds; 9 days. Proposition 1:
“Pouring or sprinkling water on a proper person in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit is the
scriptural Christian baptism.” (Hughey affirmed, Braden denied). Book publication: Debate on the Action
of Baptism, the Design of Baptism, the Subjects of Baptism, the Work of the Holy Spirit, the Discipline of
the M. E. Church, and Human Creeds. Cincinnati, OH: Franklin & Rice, 1870. [American Christian
Review (December 5, 1871)]
?John T. Hinds (Church of Christ); Rocky Comfort, MO
William Henry "Hince" Hulett [Church of Christ]
September 9, 1859 (_, WV) - March 12, 1904 (_, _)
Biographical sketch: Arkansas Angels by Boyd E. Morgan. Paragould, AR: College
Bookstore & Press, 1967, pp. 18-20.
_ (Christian Church); _, MO; Hulett's only debate
Moses Hull [Seventh-day Adventist Church, Spiritualist]
January 16, 1835 (Waldo, Delaware County, OH) – January 1907 (_, _)
Biographical sketch: http://www.answers.com/topic/moses-hull
Biographical sketch: http://www.ellenwhite.info/moses_hull
Hull left the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1863
Joseph Jones (Methodist Church); June 1862
W. F. Jamieson (Spiritualist); Paw Paw, MI; October 1862; 6 sessions. Proposition 1:
“Resolved, That the phenomena and philosophy of Modern Spiritualism prove that
departed spirits exist and communicate with mankind.” (Hull affirmed, Jamieson
denied). Proposition 2: “Resolved, That the phenomena and philosophy of Modern
Spiritualism can be explained without admitting the agency of departed human
spirits. “ (Jamieson affirmed, Hull denied). Book publication: Hull-Jamieson Debate. N.p.: Progressive
Thinker, 1904.
W. R. Covert (Believer); Anderson, IN; October 5-8, 1897; modern spiritualism. Book publication: Hull-Covert
Debate. N.p.: Progressive Thinkers, 1899.
Clark Braden (Christian Church)
W. D. Hull [Spiritualist]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
W. R. Jewell (Church of Christ); Crawfordsville, IN; March 11-_, 1872. Proposition 1: “The Bible sustains
Modern Spiritualism in all its Phases and Teachings.” (Hull affirmed, Jewell denied). Proposition 2: “The
communications and phenomena of Modern Spiritualism furnish a reliable source of information as to
present duty and future welfare.” (Hull affirmed, Jewell denied).
William Henry Hull [Church of Christ]
May 23, 1916 (_, _) – August 12, 1979 (Jonesboro, AR)
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_ Barton (?); Memphis, TN; 1953; salvation
J. W. Hulsey [Missionary Baptist Church]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
C. H. Cayce (Primitive Baptist Church); Dayton, AR; December 20-21, 1910
Bill J. Humble [Church of Christ]
September 18, 1926 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Leroy Garrett (Church of Christ); Kansas City, MO; April 20-23, 1954; located preachers,
colleges. Book publication: Humble-Garrett Debate. Oklahoma City, OK: Telegram
Book Company, 1955.
Joel Hume [Primitive Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Elijah Goodwin (Church of Christ); Mt. Vernon, IN; 1842
_ Roberts (Church of Christ); Newburgh, Warrick County, IN; 1843
Benjamin Franklin (Church of Christ); Mt. Vernon, IN; 1854; depravity, gospel, baptism, apostasy; 4 days.
Book publication: A Debate on Total Hereditary Depravity.
Benoni Stinson (General Baptist Church); Owensville, IN; 1863. Proposition #1: “That Jesus Christ by his death
and resurrection made a full and complete atonement or satisfaction to the Adamic law for the whole
human race, and also a possible salvation for all men from actual sins.” (Stinson affirmed, Hume denied).
Proposition #2: “That man is a moral agent, endowed with the volition of free will, capable of choosing or
refusing eternal salvation, as it is proposed in the gospel.” (Stinson affirmed, Hume denied). Proposition
#3: “That personal salvation is free to all men, and offered to all on certain conditions to be performed by
man, the performance of which results in his salvation.” (Stinson affirmed, Hume denied). Proposition #4:
“That the elect of God, or church of Christ, was chosen in him before the foundation of the world, and that
Christ died for them only, and that all that Christ died for will be eternally saved.” (Hume affirmed, Stinson
denied). Proposition #5: “That personal salvation, so far as relates to the future world, is the effect of the
sovereign grace of God bestowed upon sinners unconditionally.” (Hume affirmed, Stinson denied). Book
publication: Debate on the Doctrine of Atonement.
J. J. Humphrey [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
John Humphries [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Church of Christ), _ (Church of Christ), _ (Church of Christ), _ (Church of Christ) & _ (Church of Christ);
New Albany, IN; February 1989; premillennialism; 2 sessions; w/ Gene Frost (Church of Christ), Connie
Adams (Church of Christ), Paul Earnhart (Church of Christ) & Guy Roberson (Church of Christ)
Chester Alan Hunnicutt [Church of Christ]
October 27, 1905 (_, _) – July 1979 (_, _)
_ (Jehovah's Witness); 1946; second coming of Christ
_ (Baptist Church);
J. C. Hunnicutt [Assembly of God]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. A. Holland (Apostolic Pentecostal Church); Columbia, SC; 1973; baptismal formula
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A. L. Hunt [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Loyd L. Smith (Church of Christ); Fresno, CA; 1942
Loyd L. Smith (Church of Christ); Stockton, CA; February 16-27, 1942; depravity, baptism, Holy Spirit,
establishment of church, apostasy; 10 nights
Bill Hunt [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Wilson M. Coon (Church of Christ); Phoenix, AZ; April 1959; institutionalism; 8 sessions
Tom Baker (Church of Christ); Phoenix, AZ; January 16-17, 19-20, 1961; church benevolence
C. E. Hunt [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
?Allen Phy (Church of Christ); 1930; baptism
?W. A. Shultz (Church of Christ); Batesville, AR
?J. David Taylor (Church of Christ); Salinas, CA; 1939
E. M. Borden, Sr. (Church of Christ); Porterville, CA; 1940
L. L. Stout (Church of Christ); Kerman, CA; July 14-17, 1947
L. L. Stout (Church of Christ); February 1948
?Jack M. Morris (Church of Christ); 1952; baptism, premillennialism, apostasy
W. Curtis Porter (Church of Christ); Livingston, CA; September 8-_, 1952
D. R. McMillien (Church of Christ); Selma, CA; March 1957; instrumental music in worship
Gordon Wilson (Church of Christ); Fresno, CA; early 1962; operation of the Spirit, baptism; 4 sessions
John W. Wilson (Church of Christ); Chico, CA; January 1966
C. J. Hunt [Secularist]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Dave Hunt [Premillennialist]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Gary North (Christian Reconstructionist) & Gary DeMar (Christian Reconstructionist); Dallas, TX; April 14,
1988; Christian Reconstruction; w/ Tommy Ice (Premillennialist). Book publication: Dominion Press,
1988.
Dave Hunt [?]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Possibly the same as the Dave Hunt previously listed.
James White (Reformed Baptist Church); God’s irresistible grace
Julian Olyn Hunt [Christian Church]
March 29, 1916 (_, _) – May 31, 2009 (_, _)
Clifton Inman (Church of Christ); written; instrumental music in worship. Book
publication: The Hunt-Inman Debate. Pikeville, KY: Cumberland Publishing Co.
(printer), 1942.
G. K. Wallace (Church of Christ); Ottumwa, IA; April 1951. Proposition 1: “Resolved,
that a local congregation of the church of Christ may scripturally, reasonably, and
consistently use a song book and tuning fork during the song service; install a
microphone in the church building for the purpose of broadcasting the gospel in
sermon, prayer and song; use a recording machine to make a recording of the worship service for the
purpose of using the recording later; use a collection basket in taking the offering; use a communion set in
helping serve the Lord’s Supper and use all other aids and helps in the same category in obeying God’s
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commands....AND, in the course of this procedure contend that a piano and other mechanical instruments
of music, when used in connection with the singing during the same service is sinful.” (Wallace affirmed,
Hunt denied). Proposition 2: “Resolved, that according to the New Testament the infallibly safe side is for
Christians to use mechanical instruments of music in connection with praises offered to God.” (Hunt
affirmed, Wallace denied). Book publication: Wallace-Hunt Debate. Longview, WA: Telegram Book
Company, 1953.
Eugene S. Smith (Church of Christ); Dallas, TX: 1953. Book publication: Smith-Hunt Debate.
W. Curtis Porter (Church of Christ); Lexington, KY; March 26-31, 1956; instrumental music in worship, name
of church; 6 nights
Roy Hall (Church of Christ); Martin, KY
Roy Hall (Church of Christ); Belfry, _
E. L. Flannery (Church of Christ); Butler Spring, OH; instrumental music in worship
J. R. Hunt [Freewill Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Albert Hill, Sr. (Church of Christ); 1929
Willie Silas Hunter [Church of Christ]
May 21, 1893 (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
_ Rich (?); 1922; salvation
A. J. Sloan (Baptist Church); Gamaliel, KY; c 1926
A. J. Sloan (Baptist Church); Tompkinsville, KY; 1927; church, apostasy
J. Peter Bilyeu (Baptist Church); Netherland, TN; 1928
J. Peter Bilyeu (Baptist Church); Samaria, TN; c 1932; salvation, apostasy
J. W. Wheeler (Baptist Church);
Phillip L. Hunton [?]
?January 24, 1914 (_, _) – ?October 2, 1992 (_, _)
_ (?); Palmetto, FL; ?1949
D. G. Hurst [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Paul O. Nichols (Church of Christ); Orange, CA; June 13-14, 1962; fellowship
J. C. Hurst [Primitive Baptist Church]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
W. W. Otey (Church of Christ); Allisonia, VA; 1904
Tabbasum Hussein [Muslim]
19_ (London, England) – present
Mary Jo Sharp (Believer). Topic: Women in the Bible and the Qur’an
Beth Grove (Believer). Topic: Women in marriage: In the Quran and the Bible
D. L. Hutcheson [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. E. Tidwell (?); Rock Hill, TX; 1932
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Paul Henry Hutcheson [Church of Christ]
December 7, 1928 (Nashville, TN) - present
Charles Deaton (Church of Christ); Manchester, TN; 1968.
Hiram O. Hutto (Church of Christ); Huntsville, AL; July 6, 1990; head coverings of 1
Corinthians 11; 1 session. Internet publication:
http://www.dcs.edu/teacherpages/tthrasher/debates/Hutto-Hutcheson/Hut-Hut.htm
W. Hutchins [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Charles Bradlaugh (Atheist); 1861. Book publication: Christianity and Secularism; Report of a Public
Discussion Between Mr. W. Hutchins and Mr. C. Bradlaugh ... 1861 ... 1861.
Maurice Hutchison [Oneness Pentecostal Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Jimmy Tuten (Church of Christ); written; godhead. Periodical publication: "Debate on the Godhead," Apostolic
Doctrine, VI:7 (July 1965)
Norris Hutchison [Pentecostal Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Cecil Willis (Church of Christ); Lutz, FL; c 1956
Thaddeus Stevens Hutson [Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) – 19_ (_, _)
J. H. Tiller (?); Stoddard County, MO; April 1903
John R. Daily (Primitive Baptist Church); Toddville, IA; 1908; 8 days. Proposition #1: “The
Scriptures teach that water baptism, administered to the penitent believer, is in order to
the remission of his past or alien sins.” (Hutson affirmed, Daily denied). Proposition #2:
“The Scriptures teach that God has unconditionally chosen or elected a portion of the
human family to be his children, who are thus to be finally brought to glory by Christ.”
(Daily affirmed, Hutson denied). Proposition #3: “The Scriptures teach that a child of
God may so apostatize as to fall away and finally be lost.” (Hutson affirmed, Daily
denied). Proposition #4: “The Scriptures teach that unregenerated sinners are totally and hereditarily
depraved.” (Daily affirmed, Hutson denied).
T. H. Spears (Pentecostal Church); 1932
Hiram Oscar Hutto [Church of Christ]
December 5, 1923 (Docena, AL) – August 29, 2006 (Athens, Limestone County, AL)
The Woman's Covering of 1 Corinthians 11:1-16 by Hiram O. Hutto and James P.
Needham. Tampa, FL: Phillips Publications, ?1969.
A. T. Wood (Baptist Church); Brookside, AL; c 1953
_ (Baptist Church); Trussville, AL; c 1955 w/ Frank Underwood (Church of Christ)
Ronald Sanders (Holiness Church); Cordova, AL; c 1960
A. Delane Thrash (Holiness Church); Pleasant Grove & Bessemer, AL; c 1961
Albert Johnson (Baptist Church); Albertville, AL; December 14-15, 1965; baptism
John McGuire (Seventh-day Baptist Church), Leslie Welch (Seventh-day Baptist Church), A. A. Willis
(Seventh-day Adventist Church), & J. B. Goodner (Seventh-day Adventist Church); w/ Drew E. Falls
(Church of Christ) & Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); Fairfield, AL; February 14-15, 1972;
Sabbath; 2 sessions. Book publication: Discussion of the Sabbath. Decatur, AL: Gospel Defender, 1973.
Kenneth Nation (Pentecostal Church) & David E. Jones (Pentecostal Church); Midfield, AL; March 3, 1972;
Holy Spirit baptism & tongues; w/ Jimmy Thomas (Church of Christ)
Jack Godsey (?); Midfield, AL; August 17-18, 1972
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Salah El Dareer (Moslem); Birmingham, AL; October 21-22, 24-25, 1974; 4 sessions. Proposition 1: “Jesus the
Messiah is the only begotten Son of God, was crucified for the sins of the world, and the New Testament is
God’s final revelation” (Hutto affirmed, El Dareer denied). Proposition 2: “The advent of the prophet
Mohammed is clearly foretold in both Old and New Testaments, and the Koran is God’s final revelation”
(El Dareer affirmed, Hutto denied). Book publication: The Hutto-El Dareer Debate. Athens, AL: Hiram O.
Hutto, 1978.
Jerry Cutter (Church of Christ); Athens, AL; September 13-14, 16-17, 1976; drinking vessels in Lord's supper,
classes; 4 sessions. Proposition 2: “The scriptures teach that a local congregation may arrange for the
teaching of the word of God to be done in simultaneous Bible classes, with women teaching some of the
classes.” (Hutto affirmed, Cutter denied).
Gene Frost (Church of Christ); Athens, AL; head coverings of 1 Corinthians 11; 2 sessions
Paul Hutcheson (Church of Christ); Huntsville, AL; July 6, 1990; head coverings of 1 Corinthians 11; 1 session.
Internet publication: http://www.dcs.edu/teacherpages/tthrasher/debates/Hutto-Hutcheson/Hut-Hut.htm
Thomas H. Huxley [Zoologist]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Samuel Wilberforce (Church of England); Oxford, England; June 1860; Darwinism; w/
Joseph Hooker {Botanist)
Roy C. Hyde [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Andrew Johnson (Methodist Church); Falls of Rough, KY; 1934.
C. D. Hylton [Dunkard Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
W. W. Otey (Church of Christ); Mt. Jackson, VA; October 1894
Henry M. Hyndman [Socialist]
March 7, 1842 (London, England) – November 20, 1921 (London, England)
Biographical sketch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Hyndman
Charles Bradlaugh (Atheist); 1884. Book publication: Will Socialism Benefit the English
People? Verbatim report of a debate between H. M. Hyndman and C. Bradlaugh ...
1884. 1884.
Charles Bradlaugh (Atheist). Book publication: Eight Hours Movement. Verbatim report
of a debate between H. M. Hyndman and C. Bradlaugh.” 1890.
Clifford Hyslope [Oneness Pentecostal Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Jesse G. Jenkins (Church of Christ); Muskogee, OK; February 25 - March 1, 1973; godhead, baptismal formula,
drinking vessels, instrumental music in worship.
Rhoderick Dhu Ice [Church of Christ]
June 25, 1929 (White House, KY) - _ (_, _)
Biographical sketch: Preachers of Today, Volume Two (Batsell Barrett Baxter & M. Norvel Young, eds.).
Nashville, TN: The Gospel Advocate Company, 1959, page 216.
Biographical sketch: Preachers of Today, Volume Three (Batsell Barrett Baxter & M. Norvel Young, eds.).
Nashville, TN: The Gospel Advocate Company, 1964, page 211.
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Biographical sketch: Preachers of Today, Volume Four (Batsell Barrett Baxter & M. Norvel Young, eds.).
Nashville, TN: The Gospel Advocate Company, 1970, page 162.
_ (Christian Church); 1953
Thomas D. Ice [Premillennialist]
19__ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Gary North (Christian Reconstructionist) & Gary DeMar (Christian Reconstructionist);
Dallas, TX; April 14, 1988; Christian Reconstruction; w/ Dave Hunt (Premillennialist).
Book publication: Dominion Press, 1988.
Don Preston (Preterist) & John Anderson (Preterist); Tampa, FL; October 17-18, 2003; 2
sessions; w/ Mark Hitchcock (Premillennialist). Proposition 1: “Resolved: The
Parousia, or 2nd coming of Christ, occurred in A.D. 70 with the Fall of Jerusalem.”
(Preston & Anderson affirmed, Ice & Hitchcock denied). Proposition 2: “Resolved:
The Millennial, or Davidic Kingdom is in the future.” (Ice & Hitchcock affirmed, Preston & Anderson
denied).
“Father” Ignatius [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
John R. Iler, Jr. [Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
W. N. “Bill” Jackson (Church of Christ); written 1984-85. Book publication: The Final Revelation: From God the Bible? or The Book of Mormon? _: Southwest Church of Christ, 1985.
Charles Wesley Ing [Church of Christ]
February 11, 1878 (near Benton, IL) – 19__ (_, _)
Biographical sketch: Gospel Preachers Who Blazed The Trail by C. R. Nichol. Austin, TX:
Firm Foundation Publishing House, n.d.
_ (Baptist Church); c 1910
I. T. Williams (Church of the Nazarene); Rosewood, TX; November 26-_, 1919; w/ J.
Porter Wilhite (Church of Christ)
Robert Green Ingersoll [Agnostic]
August 11, 1833 (Dresden, NY) - July 21, 1899 (Dobbs Ferry-on-Hudson, NY)
Obituary: http://papershake.blogspot.com/2011/09/obituary-of-robert-g-ingersoll.html
Roger Clifton Inman [Church of Christ]
December 30, 1915 (Scroggins, TX) – October 6, 1990 (_, _)
Biographical sketch: Preachers of Today, Volume Two (Batsell Barrett Baxter & M.
Norvel Young, eds.). Nashville, TN: The Gospel Advocate Company, 1959, page
217.
Julian Olyn Hunt (Christian Church); written; instrumental music in worship. Book
publication: Hunt-Inman Debate. Pikeville, KY: Cumberland Publishing Co.
(printer), 1942.
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W. E. Smith (Oneness Pentecostal Church); before 1959; godhead
_ Baxter (?); before 1959; eternal punishment
E. L. Flannery (Church of Christ); Columbus, OH; January 16-17, 19-20, 1961; institutionalism
Cecil Willis (Church of Christ); Parkersburg, WV; September 19-20, 22-23, 1966; Herald of Truth, orphan
homes. Book publication: The Willis-Inman Debate. Louisville, KY: Truth Magazine, 1968.
Cecil Willis (Church of Christ); Dayton, OH; October 31 - November 4, 1966; Herald of Truth, orphan homes
Connie Adams (Church of Christ); Middlebourne, WV; May 29-30, June 1-2, 1978; church benevolence,
sponsoring church
W. A. Ireland [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
W. Curtis Porter (Church of Christ); Washburn, MO; February 16-_, 1932
William E. "Bud" Irvine [Church of Christ]
November 22, 1921 (Kansas City, MO) - October 26, 1979 (_, _)
Biographical sketch: Preachers of Today, Volume Two (Batsell Barrett Baxter & M. Norvel Young, eds.).
Nashville, TN: The Gospel Advocate Company, 1959, page 218.
Wayne Jackson (Church of Christ); Fresno & Clovis, CA; September 1966; 4 sessions
W. H. Isam [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ Granger (Baptist Church); Marshall, TX; September 23-_, 1919
William Vaughn Ischie, Jr. [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
?James D. Bales (Church of Christ); Philadelphia, PA; 1956
Yusuf Ismail [Muslim]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
William Lane Craig (Evangeical). Topic: Is Jesus God or both man and God?
Piet Styrdom (Believer); November 1, 2008. Topic: Origin of Scripture The bible - The Quran Science and the
Nature of Reality
Bob Benjamin (Believer) & Glenn Schentke (Believer); February 7, 2009. Topic: Salvation in History:
Evidence for and against the Crucified Messiah
David Seccombe (Believer); Seapoint Civic Centre
John Gilchrist (?Believer)
David Foster (?Believer)
John Azumah (Believer); October 17, 2010. Topic: Why Christian? Why Muslim?
Lucas Israel, Sr. [Church of Christ]
February 19, 1910 (Nealy, GA) - _ (_, _)
Biographical sketch: Preachers of Today (Batsell Barrett Baxter & M. Norvel Young, eds.). Nashville, TN: The
Christian Press, 1952, page 175.
Biographical sketch: Preachers of Today, Volume Two (Batsell Barrett Baxter & M. Norvel Young, eds.).
Nashville, TN: The Gospel Advocate Company, 1959, page 219.
Biographical sketch: Preachers of Today, Volume Three (Batsell Barrett Baxter & M. Norvel Young, eds.).
Nashville, TN: The Gospel Advocate Company, 1964, page 213.
_ (?); Shelby, NC
_ (?); 1943; church
_ (?); 1950; denominationalism
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James Ivy [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Boyd E. Morgan (Church of Christ); Trumann, AR; 1944; baptism
Boyd E. Morgan (Church of Christ); Walnut Ridge, AR; 1944; apostasy
?E. W. Stovall (Church of Christ); 1949
Frank William Gould (Church of Christ); Pocahontas, AR; 1950; baptism, apostasy
Arthur C. Blackwell (Church of Christ); Walnut Ridge, AR; 1971
J. T. Smith (Church of Christ); Conway, AR; 1972
Boyd Wayne Jackson [Church of Christ]
August 29, 1937 (_, TN) – present
Approximately 12 debates by 1977
Will Burson (Church of the Firstborn); Delta, CO; 1960.
W. E. “Bud” Irvine (Church of Christ); Fresno & Clovis, CA; September 1966; 4 sessions
Paul Ferguson (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Stockton, CA; April 24-25, 1969; godhead.
Book publication: The Godhead: One or Three? Stockton, CA: Christian Courier, n.d.
Calvin Warpula (Church of Christ); written. Book publication: 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 - A
Discussion on the Covering. 1971.
Tom Patrick (Atheist); _, CA; December 1980; radio.
Truman Scott (Church of Christ); Martinez, CA; September 25, 1982; divorce & remarriage. Book publication:
Divorce & Remarriage. Stockton, CA: Courier Publications, c 1983.
Tom Carroll (Atheist); written; existence of God, ethics of atheism. Periodical publication: Thrust (Vol. II, Issue
III). Austin, TX: Southwest Church of Christ, n.d.
Paul Ricci (Evolutionist) & Brian Myres (Evolutionist); Chino, CA; October 1987; creation & evolution; w/
Bert Thompson (Church of Christ).
Robert Shank (?); premillennialism. Periodical publication: Thrust, IV:2.
Doss Nathan Jackson [Missionary Baptist Church]
July 14, 1895 (Balch, AR) - November 29, 1968 (Oklahoma City, OK)
Biographical sketch: http://www.geocities.com/prbryan.geo/jackson/jacksonp.htm
Biographical sketch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._N._Jackson
At least 162 debates
Jesse T. Lashlee (Church of Christ); 1916
W. Curtis Porter (Church of Christ); Monette, AR; 1916; baptism; Porter's 1st debate
J. T. Riley (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Tapp school house
(near Fisher), AR; January 8-_, 1918; general church; 12 sessions
Thomas Wiley Croom (Church of Christ); County Line, AR; January 1922; apostasy, Holy Spirit, baptism;
Croom's first debate
John W. Hedge (Church of Christ); Bearden, AR; 1926; salvation
John W. Hedge (Church of Christ); Bearden, AR; 1927; salvation
G. C. Brewer (Church of Christ); Texarkana, _; c 1931
Glen Earl Green (Church of Christ)
W. L. Oliphant (Church of Christ); Hollis, OK; 1933
J. D. Tant (Church of Christ); Texarkana, TX; fall 1933
J. D. Tant (Church of Christ)
J. D. Tant (Church of Christ)
J. D. Tant (Church of Christ)
J. D. Tant (Church of Christ)
Charles B. Middleton (Church of Christ); 1938
Jesse Powell (Church of Christ); Jacksonville, TX; 1938
Clyde L. Embrey (Church of Christ); Texarkana, AR; c 1938
George B. Curtis (Church of Christ); Fayetteville, AR; 1938
Guy N. Woods (Church of Christ); Wellington, TX; c 1938
Thomas L. Conner (Church of Christ); Bald Knob, AR, 1939
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Guy N. Woods (Church of Christ); Independence, TX; c 1939
W. Curtis Porter (Church of Christ); Rush Springs, OK; September 1939; their 2nd debate
J. Porter Wilhite (Church of Christ); Burnsville, MS
Leroy Garrett (Church of Christ); 1940
Leroy Garrett (Church of Christ); Taylor, AR; 1941
John O'Dowd (Church of Christ); Sand Flat, TX; February 11-14, 1941; establishment of Baptist Church
Coleman Overby (Church of Christ); Bearden, AR; 1941
Clyde L. Embrey (Church of Christ); 1941
Eugene S. Smith (Church of Christ); written; 1944. Proposition: “The Scriptures teach that man is inherently
depraved, and in his conviction of sin and conversion to God, the Holy Spirit exercises a power distinct
from the written or spoken word of God.” (Jackson affirmed, Smith denied). Periodical publication:
American Baptist, beginning February 26, 1945. Periodical publication: Gospel Broadcast. Publication: The
Smith-Jackson Debate. Book publication: The American Baptist Publishing Co.
Thomas L. Conner (Church of Christ); Deering, MO; 1944
Eugene S. Smith (Church of Christ); written; 1945. Proposition: “The Scriptures teach that baptism in water, of
the penitent believer, is for (in order to obtain) the remission of sins.” (Smith affirmed, Jackson denied).
Book publication: The Jackson-Smith Debate.
W. Curtis Porter (Church of Christ); Flint, MI; September 18-21, 1945; baptism, apostasy; their 3rd debate
W. Curtis Porter (Church of Christ); Poplar Bluff, MO; May 7-_, 1946. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach
that the sinner is saved by grace through faith, before water baptism “ (Jackson affirmed, Porter denied).
Proposition 2: “The Scriptures teach that water baptism, to the penitent believer, is for (in order to obtain)
the remission of sins.” (Porter affirmed, Jackson denied). Proposition 3: “The Scriptures teach that the child
of God, one washed by the blood of Christ, is in such relationship to God he is beyond the possibility of
ever being lost.” (Jackson affirmed, Porter denied). Proposition 4: “The Scriptures teach that the child of
God, one washed by the blood of Christ, may so apostatize as to be lost in hell.” (Porter affirmed, Jackson
denied). Review: http://www.wordsfitlyspoken.org/bible_banner/v9/v9n2p3-7.html
W. Curtis Porter (Church of Christ); St. Louis, MO; November 18-21, 1946; baptism, apostasy
Roy E. Cogdill (Church of Christ)
Roy E. Cogdill (Church of Christ); Lufkin, TX; December 10-13, 1946. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach
that the sinner is saved by grace through faith before water baptism.” (Jackson affirmed, Cogdill denied).
Proposition 2: “The Scriptures teach that water baptism to the penitent believer is for (in order to obtain)
the remission of sins.” (Cogdill affirmed, Jackson denied). Proposition 3: “The Scriptures teach that the
child of God, one washed by the blood of Christ, is so saved that he is in a relationship to God beyond the
possibility of ever afterwards being lost in hell.” (Jackson affirmed, Cogdill denied). Proposition 4: “The
Scriptures teach that the child of God, one washed by the blood of Christ, may so apostatize as to be finally
lost in hell.” (Cogdill affirmed, Jackson denied). Book publication: The Cogdill-Jackson Debate. Lufkin,
TX: Roy E. Cogdill Publishing Co., 1949. Second edition.
J. Porter Wilhite (Church of Christ); 1947
J. Porter Wilhite (Church of Christ); Laurel, MS; March 1949; establishment of church, baptism
G. C. Brewer (Church of Christ); Fulton, MS; May 9-12, 1950; baptism, apostasy
J. Porter Wilhite (Church of Christ); Burnsville, MS; 1950; establishment of church, baptism
Roy E. Cogdill (Church of Christ); Houston, TX; March 26-29, 1951
W. Curtis Porter (Church of Christ); Fulton, MS; June 18-20, 1952; establishment of church, apostasy, faith
only
W. Curtis Porter (Church of Christ); Fillmore, OK; November 4-_, 1952
W. Curtis Porter (Church of Christ); Jonesboro, AR; December 9-_, 1952
Clyde L. Embrey (Church of Christ); Lucedale, MS; December 6-9, 1955
John W. Wilson (Church of Christ); Bellflower, CA; September 17-20, 1956; baptism, apostasy; Jackson's
161st debate
Guy N. Woods (Church of Christ); Sikeston, MO; late August 1957
George A. Jackson [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Ethan R. Longhenry (Church of Christ); written. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that the church, from its
treasury, may help only the needy saints.” (Longhenry affirmed, Jackson denied). Proposition 2: “The
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Scriptures teach that the church, from its treasury, may help any needy person.” (Jackson affirmed,
Longhenry denied). Web publication.
Matt Warner (?); written. Proposition 1: “Both Scripture and Oral Tradition are authoritative for the Church in
matters of doctrine.” (Warner affirmed, Jackson denied). Proposition 2: “Scripture alone is authoritative for
the Church in matters of doctrine.” (Jackson affirmed, Warner denied). Web publication.
Howard Davis Jackson [Church of Christ]
March 3, 1873 (Dallas County, AL) - _ (_, _)
7 debates by 1911
Hulen Leon Jackson [Church of Christ]
August 22, 1913 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (?); Lometa, TX; 1938
_ (Holiness Church); 1939
J. J. Jackson [Christian Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Benjamin F. Moomaw (United Brethren); written; December 28, 1865 - November 2, 1866; trine immersion.
Book publication: Discussion on Trine Immersion, by Letter, between Elder Benj. F. Moomaw, of Botetourt
Co., Va. and Dr. J. J. Jackson, of Rockingham, Va. Singer’s Glen, VA: Joseph Funk’s Sons, 1867. [Book
includes three additional works by Moomaw: "A Treastise on the Lord's Supper"; "The Necessity, Nature
and Evidences of the New Birth"; and "The Inconsistency of War, In all its Phases, when Viewed in the
Light of the Divine Code, as Delivered to us in the New Testament, or Christian Constitution.”]
J. W. Jackson [Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
Floyd J. Berry (Church of Christ); Apple Springs, TX; 1919
Maurice W. Jackson, Jr. [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Richard C. Craft (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Huntsville, AL; February 13-14, 16-17, 1967. Proposition 1:
“The Scriptures teach that there are three separate and distinct persons in the one Godhead: God the Father,
God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.” (Jackson affirmed, Craft denied). Proposition 2: “The Scriptures
teach that there is but one person in the Godhead, namely, the Lord Jesus Christ.” (Craft affirmed, Jackson
denied). Proposition 3: “The Scriptures teach that baptism in the Holy Spirit, speaking in tongues, and
miracles extend to this present age.” (Craft affirmed, Jackson denied). Proposition 4: “The Scriptures teach
that baptism in the Holy Spirit, speaking in tongues, and miracles do not extend to this present age.”
(Jackson affirmed, Craft denied).
J. L. Pipkin (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Huntsville, AL; September 22-23, 25-26, 1969. Proposition 1: “The
Scriptures teach that there are three separate and distinct persons in the one Godhead: God the Father, God
the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.” (Jackson affirmed, Pipkin denied). Proposition 2: “The Scriptures teach
that there is only one person in the Godhead, namely the Lord Jesus Christ.” (Pipkin affirmed, Jackson
denied). Proposition 3: “The Scriptures teach that baptism in the Holy Spirit, speaking in tongues, and
miracles extend to this present age.” (Pipkin affirmed, Jackson denied). Proposition 4: “The Scriptures
teach that baptism in the Holy Spirit, speaking in tongues, and miracles do not extend to this present age.”
(Jackson affirmed, Pipkin denied).
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Robert M. Jackson, Jr. [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) – 2009 (_, _)
Larry Hood (Church of Christ); Dunmor, KY & Nashville, TN.
Roger Jackson [Church of Christ]
c 1940 (_, _) - present
Eddie Bragwell (Church of Christ); Anniston, AL; January 14-15, 17-18, 1985. Proposition 1: “It is in harmony
with the scriptures for churches of Christ to contribute from their treasuries to benevolent institutions
structured like Childhaven so that the needs of orphaned children might be adequately met.” (Jackson
affirmed, Bragwell denied). Proposition 2: “The Scriptures teach that the local church, in its work of
benevolence, may only provide the needs of the saints.” (Bragwell affirmed, Jackson denied).
Charles Geiser (?Church of Christ); written; c 1985; 4 propositions. Book publication: Geiser-Jackson Debate:
A.D. 70 Doctrine and the Establishment of the Kingdom. 1985.
Todd Buttermore (Church of Christ); ?written; 1985. Proposition 1; “The Scriptures teach that a mate who has
been put away for fornication may not, with God's approval, remarry another person.” (Jackson affirmed,
Buttermore denied). Proposition 2: “The Scriptures teach that a mate who has been put away for fornication
may, with God's approval, remarry another person.” (Buttermore affirmed, Jackson denied). Book
publication: Jackson-Buttermore Debate. 1986.
Bob Myhan (Church of Christ); Bear Creek & Hamilton, AL; 1988
Ronny Wade (Church of Christ); Birmingham, AL; November 22-26, 1989; drinking vessels in Lord's supper,
classes
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); Somerville & Huntsville, AL; June 3-4, 6-7, 1991; church
benevolence; 4 sessions
Thomas Oliver Jackson II [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Holiness Church); St. Petersburg, FL.
William Nelson "Bill" Jackson [Church of Christ]
September 5, 1929 (Sheffield, AL) - April 5, 1991 (_, _)
F. L. Ray (Baptist Church); February 28-29, March 1-2, 1972; salvation.
Robert E. Bayer (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Fulton, MS; July 30 – August 3, 1979; 5 nights. Book
publication: The Jackson-Bayer Debate on Pentecostalism. Fulton, MS: Sowing the Seed Books, c 1980.
Robert Wayne LaCoste (Church of Christ); written; 1984; church benevolence. Book publication: The LaCosteJackson Debate.
?_ Cooper (Primitive Baptist Church); May 28-29, 31, June 1, 1984.
John R. Iler, Jr. (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); written 1984-85. Book publication: The Final
Revelation: From God - the Bible? or The Book of Mormon? _: Southwest Church of Christ, 1985.
Robert Wayne LaCoste (Church of Christ); Austin, TX; May 20-21, 1985; church benevolence
Buff Scott, Jr. (?); written. Book publication: "Is the Church of Christ a Sect?" Austin, TX: Southwest Church
of Christ, n.d.
_ Crackin (Atheist); written; inspiration of the Bible. Periodical publication: Thrust (IV:3). Austin, TX:
Southwest Church of Christ.
James Maxwell (Church of Christ); written; 1986. Book publication: Jackson-Maxwell Debate: Does God’s
Marriage Law Apply to the Alien? 1986.
Steve Bratteng (Atheist); written; 1988; existence of God, humanism. Book publication: Jackson-Bratteng
Debate. No publication data.
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John L. Edwards (Church of Christ); San Antonio, TX; January 25-26, 1988; meaning of adultery. Book
publication: The Jackson-Edwards Debate on the Meaning of Adultery. No publication data. Related
publication: “A Review of the Jackson-Edwards Debate” by Thomas B. Warren. The Spiritual Sword
(Memphis, TN: Getwell Church of Christ, July 1988), 30.
Farrell Till (Atheist); written; September 1989-90; Biblical inerrancy. Book publication: The Jackson-Till
Debate on Biblical Inerrancy. Austin, TX: Southwest Church of Christ, 1991. Book publication: JacksonTill Debate. Canton, IL: Skepticism, Inc., n.d.
Bob L. Ross (Baptist Church); 1991
_ Jackson [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Fisher Gray (Church of Christ); 1933; instrumental music in worship
Jarrod Jacobs [Church of Christ]
September 28, 1974 (?Stinesville, IN) - present
Roger Holland (Baptist Church); Dickson, TN; November 6-7, 1998; baptism, faith alone
Roger Holland (Baptist Church); Gainesboro, TN; March 12-13, 1999; faith alone, baptism
?Roger Holland (Baptist Church); _, TN; September 24-25, 1999; apostasy.
_ Jagger [Evolutionist]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Haddon Robinson (Creationist), Harold Slusher (Creationist), Jody Dillow (Creationist), Tom Newberger
(Creationist) & Richard Bliss (Creationist); Dallas, TX; February 24, 1977; 300; broadcast on TV; w/ Ken
Gjemere (Evolutionist), Virginia Currey (Evolutionist), Wilford Bailey (Evolutionist) & _ (Evolutionist)
John Jahoda [Evolutionist]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Henry M. Morris (Creationist); Bridgewater State College, _, MA; April 29, 1976; w/ Richard Enright
(Evolutionist)
J. M. Jainer [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
W. Freeman Jones (Church of Christ); _, TN; 1939
B. B. James [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
L. H. Brown (Baptist Church)
Robert L. James [Church of Christ]
December 10, 1929 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Church of Christ); 1950; drinking vessels, classes.
_ (Baptist Church); 1950; apostasy.
_ (Baptist Church); 1951; denominationalism.
Alexander Jamieson [?]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Charles Watts (Secularist); 1894; 3 nights. Subjects: “Is it reasonable to believe in the existence of a powerful
and intelligent being distinct from the material universe?” and “Has Man a soul that will live in a future
State?” Book publication.
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Charles Watts (Secularist); 1895; 4 nights. Subjects: “Is Secularism superior to Christianity?' and “Is
Christianity Superior to Secularism?” Book publication.
William F. Jamieson [Spiritualist]
1837 (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
Moses Hull (Seventh-day Adventist Church); Paw Paw, MI; October 1862; 6 sessions.
Proposition 1: “Resolved, That the phenomena and philosophy of Modern Spiritualism
prove that departed spirits exist and communicate with mankind.” (Hull affirmed,
Jamieson denied). Proposition 2: “Resolved, That the phenomena and philosophy of
Modern Spiritualism can be explained without admitting the agency of departed human
spirits. “ (Jamieson affirmed, Hull denied). Book publication: Hull-Jamieson Debate.
N.p.: Progressive Thinker, 1904.
George Thomas Carpenter (Church of Christ); Oskaloosa, _; 1871; 6 days. Synopsis publication: "The Bible vs.
Spiritualism" by George T. Carpenter.
William H. Kelley (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Glenwood, IA; October 1877;
spiritualism, existence of God
Jacob Ditzler (Methodist Church); Kirksville, MO: May 20-29, 1878; inspiration of Bible; 9 sessions. Book
publication: Jamieson-Ditzler Debate. New York, NY: D. M. Bennett, ?1878.
D. R. Dungan (Church of Christ). Synopsis publication.
Robert G. Eccles (?)
A. N. Craft (?); 24 sessions
D. R. Lucas (?); Osceola, IA; 8 sessions
I. B. Grubbs (Church of Christ); Burlington Junction, MO; September-October 1885
Don Carlos Janes [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Seventh Day Adventist Church); north of Chattanooga, TN; summer 1946
Willis Anselm Jarrel [Baptist Church]
August 30, 1849 (Green County, IN) – July 9, 1927 (Dallas, Dallas County, TX)
Biographical sketch: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20163233
About 25 debates by 1892
The Gospel in Water, or Campbellism by W. A. Jarrel.
H. D. Banteau (Church of Christ); Millsap, TX; January, 1883; 6 days
J. D. Tant (Church of Christ); Thornton, TX; October 1895. Periodical publication:
Thornton Topics (Thornton, TX)
J. D. Tant (Church of Christ); Sherman, TX; January or February 1896
J. W. Jarrell [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Possibly W. A. Jarrel
Collin McKinney Wilmeth (Christian Church); _, TX; ?August 1886
Victor Jarrell [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
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Charles Piner (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Lake Worth, FL; November 28-29, December 1-2, 1983.
Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that there is only one person in the Godhead, namely Jesus, and that
water baptism must be administered by speaking only the name of Jesus.” (Piner affirmed, Jarrell denied).
Proposition 2: “The Scriptures teach that there are three separate and distinct persons in the Godhead,
namely the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and that water baptism may be administered without
speaking the name of Jesus.” (Jarrell affirmed, Piner denied). Proposition 3: “The Scriptures teach that
Holy Spirit baptism, evidenced by speaking in tongues and other miracles was for a specific purpose and
for a limited time, and is not for the church today.” (Jarrell affirmed, Piner denied). Proposition 4: “The
Scriptures teach that Holy Spirit baptism, evidenced by speaking in tongues and other miracles, is for the
church today and will continue until the end of the Christian age.” (Piner affirmed, Jarrell denied).
Uriah Willis Smith Jarrell [Baptist Church]
January 2, 1847 (Butts County, GA) - June 10, 1923 (Tenaha, Shelby County, TX)
Obituary: Mildred Cariker Pinkston, Obituaries of Early Pioneers, Shelby County, Texas,
Center, TX: Center Printing Co., 1983, I:238.
C. R. Nichol (Church of Christ)
_ Jarrell [?]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
T. W. Caskey (Church of Christ); Alvarado, TX
Arch Carl Jarrett, Jr. [Church of Christ]
July 4, 1920 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ Jarrett [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ Varner (Church of Christ)
Henry D. Jeffcoat [Church of Christ]
1884 (_, _) - 1951 (_, _)
Joe Meece (Primitive Baptist Church); Teague, TX; 1933
Joe Meece (Primitive Baptist Church); Stewart, MS; August 9-_, 1949
B. Jeffries [Congregational Holiness Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. A. Holland (Apostolic Pentecostal Church); Columbia, SC; 1972; baptismal formula
H. D. Jeffries [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ Jeffries [Protestant Methodist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Jonathan Kidwell (Universalist Society); Indianapolis, IN; c 1827. Book publication:
Billy G. Jenkins [Independent Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - present
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Ron Daly (Church of Christ); Louisville, KY; August 12, 2011; 300. Proposition: “The N.T. teaches that a
person is saved from his sins by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, to the glory of God alone”
(Jenkins affirmed, Daly denied).
Burris A. Jenkins [Christian Church]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
Emanuel Haldeman-Julius (Atheist); Kansas City, MO; April 13, 1930. Proposition: “Resolved, that theism is a
logical philosophy.” (Jenkins affirmed, Haldeman-Julius denied).
Jerry Jenkins [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
?Eugene Britnell (Church of Christ); institutionalism
Jesse G. Jenkins [Church of Christ]
November 18, 1927 (_, _) - present
Lester Hathaway (Church of Christ); Irving, TX; February 2-3, 5-6, 1959; classes & women
teachers; Jenkins' 2nd public debate.
Thomas McDonald (?); Ft. Worth, TX; 1960.
Mack D. Abbott (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Tucumcari, NM; June 3-8, 1963; godhead,
instrumental music in worship, church, salvation.
?Mack D. Abbott (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Roswell, NM; September 9-14, 1963.
J. Ervin Waters (Church of Christ); Odessa, TX; November 1966.
Ronny F. Wade (Church of Christ); Dallas & Irving, TX; June 15-16, 18-19, 1970; drinking
vessels, classes.
Cecil Willis (Church of Christ); Pasadena, TX; September 23-24, 26-27, 1974; college Bible departments. Book
publication: The Willis-Jenkins Debate. Marion, IN: Cogdill Foundation, 1976.
Clifford W. Hyslope (Pentecostal Church); Muskogee, OK; February 25 - March 1, 1973; godhead, baptismal
formula, drinking vessels, instrumental music in worship.
Floyd D. Chappelear (Church of Christ); written. Topic: Is the apostate Christian a child of God?
Steve Gibson (Church of Christ); Taylor & College Station, TX; July 8-9, 11-12, 1991; limited benevolence;
200
_ (Church of Christ); c 1993; classes.
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Pleasant Grove, AL; May 2-3, 1994; head coverings; 2 sessions; 300.
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Oklahoma City, OK; June 20-21, 1994; head coverings; 2 sessions.
Christian Garrett (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Choctaw, OK; June 30-July 1, 1994; godhead.
Tommy Jenkins [Baptist Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Jerry Moffitt (Church of Christ); Southwest Texas State University; April 1975. Proposition: “Is baptism
essential to salvation?” (Moffitt affirmed, Jenkins denied). Book publication: Is Baptism Essential to
Salvation?
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William Ferrell Jenkins [Church of Christ]
January 3, 1936 (_, _) - present
“A Conversation with Ferrell Jenkins” by Erik Tryggestad. The Christian Chronicle,
59(6), June 2002, p. 20.
Max Courtney (Freewill Baptist Church); written. Proposition: “The Scriptures teach that
water baptism is not essential to regeneration.” (Courtney affirmed, Jenkins denied).
Periodical publication: Apostolic Doctrine, III (1962). Book publication: Debate on
Baptism. St. Louis, MO: Evidence Quarterly, 1962.
Larry Hood (Church of Christ); Beaver Dam, KY; August 24-25, 27-28, 1964;
benevolence; Jenkins' 1st public debate.
?Don Sharp (?); Crawfordsville, IN; July 1966.
Bill Heinselman (Church of Christ); Akron, OH; December 4-5, 7-8, 1967; 500-600; church benevolence,
Herald of Truth. Review: “The Jenkins-Heinselman Debate” by Connie W. Adams. The Enlightener, 3(6),
January 1968, pp. 1, 3-4.
Randy Vining (Agnostic); _, FL; April 25, 1982
Arthur Ogden (Church of Christ); written; Domitian persecution of Christians. Periodical publication:
Searching the Scriptures (June & July 1989).
Obadiah Jennings [Presbyterian Church]
December 13, 1778 (near Baskingridge, Somerset County, NJ) – January 12, 1832 (Nashville, Davidson
County, TN)
Obituary: http://www.thenashvillecitycemetery.org/1832.htm#page2
Obituary: http://www.thenashvillecitycemetery.org/280740_jennings.htm
Alexander Campbell (Disciples of Christ); Nashville, TN; December 25, 1830. Book publication: Debate on
Campbellism; held at Nashville, Tennessee. In which the principles of Alexander Campbell are confuted,
and his conduct examined. Pittsburgh, PA: D.& M. Maclean, 1832.
Tolbert Fanning (Church of Christ); Nashville, TN; 1831; baptism
Andrew Jensen [Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
R. J. Anthony (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Pleasant Grove, UT; July 20, 1885;
Doctrine and Covenants and the history of the church up to the death of Joseph Smith
Duane Jensen [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Cicero Goddard (Church of Christ); Bakersfield, CA; April 27 - May 2, 1970; drinking vessels in the Lord's
supper, classes.
Earl Jensen [Freewill Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Marion F. Davis (Church of Christ); Selma, CA; 1950; origin of church, baptism, Lord's supper, instrumental
music in worship, feet washing, name of the church; 10 nights
Ward Hogland (Church of Christ); Hanna, OK; July 20-24, 1954; 4 sessions
Warren R. Cheatham (Church of Christ); October 1-4, 1956
Warren R. Cheatham (Church of Christ); 1959
Elmer Moore (Church of Christ); McAlester & Haileyville, OK; March 3-4, 6-7, 1982; water baptism, Holy
Spirit baptism
R. W. Jernigan [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
C. V. Headrick (Baptist Church); Section, AL; 1934.
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Willis Green Jernigan [Church of Christ]
May 25, 1897 (Bradyville, Cannon County, TN) – 19__ (_, _)
Biographical sketch: The Trail Blazers: Heroes of the Faith by J. Porter Wilhite. Oklahoma
City, OK: Telegram Book Company, 1965, pp. 138-141.
2 debates
_ Mathews (?Baptist Church); 1919; apostasy, baptism
Jerry Jerue [Pentecostal Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Roland W. Fritz (Church of Christ); Sault Ste. Marie, MI; c 1963
Cecil Corkren (Church of Christ); March 1964; miracles
Charles Jessup [Holiness Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
G. K. Wallace (Church of Christ); Oklahoma City, OK; 1940; 1 session; tent; several thousand attended
W. R. Jewell [Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
W. D. Hull (Spiritualist); Crawfordsville, IN; March 11-_, 1872. Proposition 1: “The Bible sustains Modern
Spiritualism in all its Phases and Teachings.” (Hull affirmed, Jewell denied). Proposition 2: “The
communications and phenomena of Modern Spiritualism furnish a reliable source of information as to
present duty and future welfare.” (Hull affirmed, Jewell denied).
_ (Roman Catholic Church); St. Augustine, IL; 1874; Roman Catholic Church.
Joseph Richard Jimenez [Church of Christ]
June 19, 1900 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Church of God); written; c 1939.
_ (Seventh-day Adventist Church); _, Cuba; 1939.
Cyril Edwin Mitchinson Joad [Atheist]
August 12, 1891 (Durham, England) – April 9, 1953 (Hampstead, London, England)
Biographical sketch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._E._M._Joad#Selected_bibliography
Biographical sketch: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jjoad.htm
Biographical sketch: http://www.findagrave.com/cgibin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6532414
Joad endorsed Christianity before his death.
Chapman Cohen (Atheist); 1928. Book publication: Materialism: has it been exploded?
verbatim report of (a) debate between Chapman Cohen and C. E .M. Joad ... 1928
... revised by both disputants. 1928.
A. A. John [Seventh Day Adventist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
W. W. Blair (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Norway, LaSalle County, IL; August 9_, 1879
Peter John [Pentecostal Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
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Perry B. Cotham (Church of Christ); Grand Rapids, MI; July 17-18, 1989; miracles. Book publication: The
Cotham-John Debate on Modern Day Miracles. Grand Prairie, TX: Perry B. Cotham, ?1990.
Albert Johnson [Baptist Church]
19_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
Hiram O. Hutto (Church of Christ); Albertville, AL; December 14-15, 1965; baptism.
Alva Johnson [Church of Christ]
July 4, 1886 (_, _) – 19__ (_, _)
Over 100 debates by 1950
J. D. Tant (Church of Christ)
John M. Rice (Church of Christ); 1928
E. C. Coffman (Church of Christ); Houston, TX; 1933
W. L. Totty (Church of Christ); White House, TN
W. Wallace Layton (Church of Christ); 1945; classes
Guy N. Woods (Church of Christ)
Guy N. Woods (Church of Christ)
Guy N. Woods (Church of Christ)
Guy N. Woods (Church of Christ)
Guy N. Woods (Church of Christ)
Guy N. Woods (Church of Christ); their 6th debate
Lloyd Moyer (Church of Christ); Ropesville, TX; July 12-15, 1949; classes & women teachers
L. W. Hayhurst (Church of Christ) & Logan Buchanan (Church of Christ); Brownfield, TX; January 1950;
classes; 4 nights; w/ Van Bonneau (Church of Christ). Proposition 1: “It is scriptural to teach the Bible by
the Class Method of teaching as is practiced by the Church of Christ (Crescent Hill) in Brownsfield,
Texas.” (Hayhurst & Buchanan affirmed, Johnson & Bonneau denied). Proposition 2: “That the Churches
of Christ ‘Which oppose the teaching of the Bible in Classes’ more than one class at one time using women
teachers, are scriptural in such opposition.” (Johnson & Bonneau affirmed, Hayhurst & Buchanan denied).
Book publication: A Debate on the Bible Class Question. Brownfield, TX: J. R. Chisholm and Jimmy
Wood, 1950.
Andrew Johnson [Methodist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Roy C. Hyde (Church of Christ); Falls of Rough, KY; 1934.
Andrew Waldrep Johnson [Church of Christ]
May 18, 1914 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Seventh-day Adventist Church); 1944; law.
_ (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); 1947; Book of Mormon.
W. C. Nevil (Baptist Church); 1950; salvation, apostasy
Ashley Sidney Johnson [Church of Christ]
June 22, 1857 (_, TN) - January 14, 1925 (_, TN)
H. C. Hemstead (Baptist Church). Thorn Grove, TN; September 16-17, 1891. Proposition
1: “The Church with which I (H. C. Hemstead) stand identified, is Apostolic in
doctrine and practice.” (Hemstead affirmed, Johnson denid). Proposition 2: “The
Church with which I (Ashley S. Johnson) stand identified, is Apostolic in doctrine and
practice.” (Johnson affirmed, Hemstead denied). Book publication: Debate With A
Baptist. Restoration Reprint Library. [Johnson’s speeches only]
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Burney Johnson [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Ellis Lindsey (Church of Christ); written; ?1977; evangelistic authority. Book publication: The Johnson-Lindsey
Debate. _, MO: Burney Johnson, ?1977.
Calvin Leonard Johnson [Church of Christ]
November 18, 1910 (Frankewing, ,Giles Co., TN) - 1994 (_, _)
Biographical sketch: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=
Johnson&GSfn=Calvin&GSmn=L&GSby=1910&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&
GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=42708729&df=all&
_ Evans (Church of God); 1943; baptism.
_ McKenzie (Oneness Pentecostal Church); 1950; godhead, Holy Spirit baptism
D. L. Welch (Oneness Pentecostal Church); 1951; godhead, Holy Spirit baptism.
Cyrus Johnson [Congregationalist]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. D. Bennett (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Clay County, KS; March 1-3, 1880;
Joseph Smith
Derek Johnson [Institute of Divine Metaphysical Research]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Fairfield, AL; December 8, 2001; divorce & remarriage; 1 session; 50
Gary Johnson [?]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
James White (Reformed Baptist Church) & Geoff Volker (?); Tempe, AZ; June 1995; infant baptism; w/ Robert
Strimple (?)
Harry E. Johnson [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Seventh-day Adventist Church); Kalispell, MT; 1940.
_ (?); Molalla, OR; 1942.
J. H. Johnson [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
A. B. Barret (Church of Christ); Sheffield, AL; 1927
James Johnson [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Robert Dozier (Church of Christ); written. Proposition 1: “The scriptures teach that the punishment of lost man
is a final, irrevocable punishment that culminates in annihilation, rather than never ending conscious
torment.” (Dozier affirmed, Johnson denied). Proposition 2: “The scriptures teach that the eternal
punishment of lost man is a final, irrevocable punishment in a lake that burns with fire and brimstone.”
(Johnson affirmed, Dozier denied). Web publication.
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James Hervey Johnson [Atheist]
August 2, 1901 (Portland, OR) – August 6, 1988 (San Diego, CA)
Gordon Wilson (Church of Christ); San Diego, CA; June 28-29, 1966; existence of
God, religion
Ken Green (Church of Christ); 1966
James R. Johnson [Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
A. W. White (Missionary Baptist Church); Whitwell, TN; December 26-29, 1898; church
John N. Johnson [Methodist Episcopal Church]
1783 (_, VA) - 1858 (Mt. Vernon, IL)
_ Vardiman (Baptist Church); Nashville, TN; 1819
John Telemachus Johnson [Church of Christ]
October 5, 1788 (Great Crossing, Scott County, KY) - December 18, 1856 (Lexington,
MO)
Biography: The Biography of Elder J. T. Johnson by John Rogers. Nashville, TN: Gospel
Advocate, 1956. [Reprint]
Biographical sketch: The Trail Blazers: Heroes of the Faith by J. Porter Wilhite.
Oklahoma City, OK: Telegram Book Company, 1965, pp. 32-34.
_ Sleigh (Baptist Church); Cincinnati, OH; mid-1834; unconditional salvation.
J. C. Styles (Presbyterian Church); Versailles, KY; April 1837; operation of Spirit.
_ Watt (Presbyterian Church); Augusta, KY; 1840; creeds, baptism, operation of Spirit.
M. C. Johnson [Primitive Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
H. M. Phillips (Church of Christ); Nashville, TN; 1932
M. U. Johnson [Jehovah's Witnesses]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Jasper Lee Davidson (Church of Christ); Bayside, TX; 1939
Wayne M. Largent (Church of Christ); 1939
O. C. Lambert (Church of Christ); Port Arthur, TX; 1940
M. W. Johnson [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
John B. Peden (Church of Christ); Wauchula, FL; 1928
Marion Sutton Johnson [Church of Christ]
March 14, 1904 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Biographical sketch: Preachers of Today, Vol. 1, 1952, p. 179.
_ (Adventist Church); 1932; Sabbath.
_ (Church of God in Christ); 1937; Holy Spirit baptism.
_ (House of David); 1948; water in Lord's supper.
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Maurice Johnson [Dispensational Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Roy H. Lanier, Sr. (Church of Christ); Ft. Worth, TX; 1936; baptism, apostasy, return of Jews to Palestine
Roy H. Lanier, Sr. (Church of Christ); 1937
Roy H. Lanier, Sr. (Church of Christ); Ft. Worth, TX; 1938
Joseph Hillis (Church of Christ); 1939
Harbert D. Hooker (Church of Christ); Springdale, AR; 1939
Randy Dickson (Church of Christ); c 1955; premillennialism; baptism; 10 sessions
Randy Dickson (Church of Christ); c 1956; premillennialism; baptism; 10 sessions
Randy Dickson (Church of Christ); c 1957; premillennialism; baptism; 10 sessions
Paul R. Johnson [The Lambdas]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Thomas F. Eaves, Sr. (Church of Christ); written; 1979; homosexuality. Book publication: A Debate on
Homosexuality. Algood, TN: T & P Bookshelf, 1981.
Philip E. Johnson [Creationist]
June 18, 1940 (Aurora, IL) – present
Biographical sketch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillip_E._Johnson
Michael R. Rose (evolutionist); Irvine, CA; October 20, 1994; creation & evolution
William B. Provine (evolutionist); _ (Stanford University), CA; 1994; Darwinism
Kenneth Miller (evolutionist); internet; November 11-December 9, 1996. Question: “How
did we get here?” Web publication:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/odyssey/debate/index.html
Barry Lynne (Evolutionist), Eugenie Scott (Evolutionist), Michael Ruse (Evolutionist) &
Kenneth Miller (Evolutionist); PBS TV Firing Line; December 19, 1997; w/ William F.
Buckley (Creationist), Michael Behe (Anti-Darwinist) & David Berlinski (Anti-Darwinist). Proposition:
“Resolved: Evolution should acknowledge creation.”
R. H. Johnson [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Thomas H. Dixon (Freewill Baptist Church); Appleton, AR; December 6-8, 1921
Robert Johnson [Oneness Pentecostal Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Tom L. Bright (Church of Christ); Chelsey, OK; miracles
Roosevelt Johnson [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Darrell Holt (Church of Christ); West point, MS; March 1988; church contributions to colleges
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Sherrod C. Johnson [Pentecostal Church]
November 24, 1901 (Pine Tree Quarters, Edgecomb County, NC) – February 25, 1961
(Kingston, Jamaica)
Acey James Colston (Church of Christ); Memphis, TN; godhead
James P. Miller (Church of Christ); Philadelphia, PA; c 1943
Luke Miller (Church of Christ); 1952
Don Rudd (Church of Christ); Philadelphia, PA; December 29-30, 1959. Book publication:
Rudd-Johnson Debate. Old Hickory, TN: Don Rudd Publishing Company, 1960.
W. C. Johnson [Church of Christ]
_ (_, TN) - _ (_, _)
Several debates
Wilkie J. Johnson [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Baptist Church); Tangipahoa (near Independence), LA
Bennie Lee Fudge (Church of Christ); Turkey Creek, LA; 1943
W. S. Johnson [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
C. R. Nichol (Church of Christ)
_ Johnson [Methodist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Jean Leonard Valentine (Church of Christ); 1943
_ Johnson [?Jehovah's Witness]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
E. M. Borden, Sr. (Church of Christ); Porterville, CA; c 1941
_ Johnson [?Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Adair Pinckney Chapman, Sr. (Church of Christ); 1926; apostasy
_ Johnson [Holiness Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Harbert D. Hooker (Church of Christ); 1942
_ Johnson [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
G. C. White (Church of Christ)
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_ Johnson [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
David Bonner (Church of Christ); Joplin, MO; February 8-9, 11-12, 1982; drinking vessels, classes & women
teachers
_ Johnson [Presbyterian Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
D. M. Canright (Seventh Day Adventist Church); Monroe, IA; December 1870
_ Johnson [Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
E. C. Briggs (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Hamburg, IA; ?January 1884
_ Johnson [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
L. C. Marvin (Universalist); Springfield, IL; c 1857
David Johnston [Atheist]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Michael Horner (Believer)
Michael Horner (Believer)
Michael Horner (Believer); University of Regina; October 15, 2003; existence of God; Horner’s 65 th debate;
Review: http://carillon.uregina.ca/10.23.03/story3.htm
Joseph Egleston Johnston III [Church of Christ]
January 29, 1932 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ Treat (Christian?); 1952.
Perry Bays Johnston [Church of Christ]
April 18, 1868 (Win Parish, near Atlanta, LA) - 19_ (_, _)
J. E. Remsburg (Infidel); Ryan, OK; before 1912.
T. W. Woodrow (Universalist Society); Comanche, TX; before 1912.
Wayne Joiner [Pentecostal Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Dan Billingsly (Church of Christ); 1983; godhead
W. S. Joiner [?]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
S. H. Hall (Church of Christ); Calhoun, GA; August 21-_, 1916
A. Jones [Evolutionist]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Hans Nowak (Church of Christ); before 1970; evolution; TV debate
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Arthur Jones [Evolutionist]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Duane T. Gish (Creationist) & Henry M. Morris (Creationist); Knoxville, TN; January 14, 1975; 2200; w/
George Schweitzer (Evolutionist)
Carl Chapman Jones, Sr. [Church of Christ]
1899 (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
_ (Baptist Church); Winter Haven, FL; 1937.
R. W. Rhodes (Primitive Baptist Church); Spearsville, LA; November 18-23, 1946. Book publication: JonesRhodes Debate. Thornton, AR: Cayce Publishing Co., ?1946.
Conrad Jones [Holiness Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Maurice A. Meredith (Church of Christ); 1946
David E. Jones [Pentecostal Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Hiram O. Hutto (Church of Christ) & Jimmy Thomas (Church of Christ); Midfield, AL; March 3, 1972; Holy
Spirit baptism & tongues; w/ Kenneth Nation (Pentecostal Church)
Douglas Jones [?]
_ (_, _) - present
Michael Martin (Atheist)
E. E. Jones [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. Porter Wilhite (Church of Christ); Glenwood, TX; c 1930
J. Porter Wilhite (Church of Christ); Glenwood, TX; c 1931
?W. T. Hines (Church of Christ); Laneville, TX; 1933
E. L. Jones [Baptist Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Charles Murray (Church of Christ); Lake Wales, FL; September 13-14, 1977; apostasy
Ferris D. Jones [Pentecostal Adventist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. Porter Wilhite (Church of Christ); Houston, TX; 1945; Sabbath, baptismal formula
J. Porter Wilhite (Church of Christ); Houston, TX; 1945; Sabbath, baptismal formula
Thomas B. Warren (Church of Christ); Houston & Galena Park, TX; December 15-16, 1952; Sabbath,
baptismal formula
George Elliott Jones [Baptist Church]
1889 (_, _) - 1966 (_, _)
E. R. Harper (Church of Christ); Chickalah, AR; 1940
J. Porter Wilhite (Church of Christ); Turley, OK; 1945; baptism, apostasy
J. Porter Wilhite (Church of Christ); Turley, OK; May 11-_, 1948. Book publication.
E. L. Whitaker (Church of Christ); ?1950s. Book publication: A Once-for-All Answer to "Once for All": Being a
discussion of the Apostasy Question.
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P. D. Ballard (Baptist Church); written. Proposition 1: “The Bible teaches us one future judgement of all men,
saved & unsaved, for all will he judge in the judgement.” (Ballard affirmed, Jones denied). Proposition 2:
“I affirm that the Bible teaches that there will be two distinct events in the 2 nd advent of Christ first when he
comes in the air to raise the dead in Christ, those sleeping in their graves at that time, and to translate the
living saints, and second He shall come all the way back to this earth for the purpose of reigning on this
earth 1000 years with His glorified saints, at which time Israel will be re-established in Canaan land.”
(Jones affirmed, Ballard denied). Book publication: A Written Scriptural Discussion. No publication data.
Grover Jones [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Robert Akers (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Ada, OK; c 1989.
Guilford Jones [Methodist Church]
July 29, 1812 (Isle of Wight Co., VA) – May 14, 1888 (Memphis, TN)
D. B. Ray (Baptist Church)
J. B. Moody (Baptist Church)
J. B. Jones [Church of Christ]
1867 (Upson County, GA) - _ (_, _)
J. Fred Jones [Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
U. Y. Gilmer (Methodist Episcopal Church); Colfax, IL; February 1908; immersion.
J. Stanley Jones [Church of Christ]
December 8, 1888 (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
_ Arterburn (Baptist Church); establishment of church, Lord's supper.
_ Ketcherside (Church of Christ); 1922; Bible schools, orphan homes.
_ Hooker (Baptist Church); 1924; establishment of church, baptism.
Jerry L. Jones [Church of Christ]
August 18, 1938 (_, _) - present
Gordon R. Lewis (Baptist Church); Chattanooga, TN; February 1982; TV debate on The
John Ankerberg Show (unaired program). Internet publication:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XlE0nCWZyA
David Kingdon (Baptist Church) & James Bjornstad (Baptist Church); Chattanooga, TN;
July 1982; TV debate on The John Ankerberg Show; w/ Jimmy Allen (Church of
Christ). Internet publication:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImwN3fTq6qg&feature=relmfu
Joseph Ferdinand Jones [Church of Christ]
July 25, 1924 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
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L. Wesley Jones [Church of Christ]
November 6, 1926 (Wingo, KY) – April 10, 2003 (Nashville, TN)
Eldon Crump (Baptist Church); Grand Saline, TX; November 26-29, 1951.
Stanford Chambers (Church of Christ); written; c 1957. Periodical publication: The Preceptor.
Luther B. Jones [Church of Christ]
September 29, 1878 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ Bullman (?Baptist Church); apostasy
Napoleon J. Jones [Church of God]
_ (_, _) - _ (_. _)
G. C. Brewer (Church of Christ); Valdosta, GA; March 18-21, 1947; w/ C. J. Weaver (Church of God)
Ruth Jones [Methodist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Luke Miller (Church of Christ); Decatur, AL; 1 night
Sam P. Jones [Christian Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Foy E. Wallace, Jr. (Church of Christ); Moundsville, WV; August 16-20, 1932; 2500-3000; instrumental music
in worship
Steve Jones [Geneticist]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Steven Pinker (Psychologist), Jonathan Miller (Neurologist) & Meredith Small
(Anthropologist); ?London, England; March 28, ?1999; BBC TV debate; the
significance of evolution theory on human society. Internet publication:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/darwin/debate/transcript.htm.
Stanley Jones [Secularist]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
W. Freeman Jones [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. M. Jainer (Church of Christ); _, TN; 1939
W. P. Jones [Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
I. W. Yandell (Freewill Baptist Church); Cross Roads, OK; November 24-_, 1919
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W. R. Jones [Church of Christ]
July 30, 1922 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
H. C. McCaghren (Church of Christ); Baytown, TX; September 17-25, 1962; benevolence,
cooperation.
Warren Saunders Jones [Church of Christ]
May 28, 1921 (_, _) – July 22, 2008 (New Bern, NC)
Walter Kessler (Jehovah's Witness); Waterloo, IN; January 4-5, 1950; kingdom.
_ (Jehovah's Witness); 1950; eternal punishment.
_ (Seventh-day Adventist Church); 1951; Sabbath.
_ Jones [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
John C. Taylor (Church of Christ); Gardner, ?TN; 1922
John C. Taylor (Church of Christ); Martin, ?TN; February 27 - March ?, 1922
_ Jones [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. Will Henley (Church of Christ); c 1931
_ Jones [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
E. R. Harper (Church of Christ); 1932; baptism, apostasy, establishment of church
_ Jones [Pentecostal Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Conan Doyle Cannon (Church of Christ); 1947; godhead
_ Jones [?]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Robert Sabin (Oneness Pentecostal Church); 1984
_ Jones [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Homer A. Gay (Church of Christ); 1939; wine
Jerry H. Jordan [Baptist Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Billy K. Farris (Church of Christ); Booneville, MS; March 11, 15-16, 1968; 1st debate for each
W. P. Jordan [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
C. A. Ashlock (Church of Christ); Plum Springs, KY; 1932
Glen E. Page (Church of Christ); Beckton, KY; 1932
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A. C. Grider (Church of Christ); Bowling Green, KY; November 30 - December 4, 1953; baptism
A. C. Grider (Church of Christ); Bowling Green, KY; 1956; establishment of church
Thomas Joyner [Presbyterian Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
H. E. Winkler (Church of Christ)
James Darrel “Jimmy” Judd [Church of Christ]
March 26, 1926 (Somerset, KY) – June 10, 2011 (Juliet, GA)
Obituary: “Jimmy Judd, pioneering missionary to African nation of Malawi, dies” by
Erik Tryggestad. The Christian Chronicle, 68:8 (August 2011), 6.
_ (?); Tampa, FL; 1954.
_ (?); _, GA.
Ray Votaw (Church of Christ); _, South Africa; 1963; limited benevolence.
Manuscript publication:
Ray Votaw (Church of Christ); Beboni, South Africa; 1965; institutionalism.
Andrew Jackson Kane [Church of Christ]
1817 (Guilford County, NC) - 1896 (Springfield, IL)
D. P. Bunn (Universalist Society); Mt. Pulaski, IL; c 1858.
Andreas Rudolf Bodenstein von Karlstadt (Protestant Reformer)
See Andreas Rudolph Bodenstein
N. W. Kauble [Seventh Day Adventist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
G. W. Elliott (Church of Christ); Ramona, SD; July 20-26, 1893; Sabbath day and first day of the week. Book
publication: A Debate on the Sabbath and Lord's Day. Madison, SD: The Daily Leader, 1893.
Laurence Kean [Methodist Church]
17_ (_, _) - 18_ (_, _)
Samuel Pelton (?); March 2, 1821. Book publication: The absurdities of Methodism / written by Samuel Pelton
... ; containing a public debate between him and the Rev. Laurence Kean, a Methodist preacher ... held on
the 2d of March, 1821; containing also nine sections in which the contradictions, absurdities, and
difficulties, of the Methodist scheme are exhibited, as found in the discipline, standard writings, &c. New
York: E. Bliss and E. White, 1822.
Marshall Keeble [Church of Christ]
December 7, 1878 (Murfreesboro, TN) – April 20, 1968 (?Nashville, TN)
Biography and Sermons of Marshall Keeble by B. C. Goodpasture. Nashville, TN; Gospel
Advocate, 1931.
Roll Jordan Roll: A Biography of Marshall Keeble by J. E. Choate. Nashville, TN: Gospel
Advocate Company, 1968.
History of My Life (or) Mule Back to Super Jet with the Gospel by Marshall Keeble.
Nashville, TN: Gospel Advocate, 1962.
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Marshall Keeble and the Implementation of a Grand Strategy: Erasing the Color Line in the church of Christ
by Darrell Broking. _:_, 2003.
Robert Keeble (Do-Rights); Nashville, TN; c 1916; footwashing, water in the Lord’s supper
_ (Holiness Church); Birmingham, AL; May 1922; water baptism, foot washing, Holy Spirit; 4 nights
_ (Holiness Church); Paducah, KY; 1924; necessity of baptism
_ (Holiness Church); Paducah, KY; 1924; water in Lord's supper
_ (Do-Right); Paducah, KY; 1924; footwashing
_ (?); 1927; feetwashing, Holy Spirit, baptism.
G. T. Haywood (Holiness Church); Jackson, TN; January 24-26, 1928; water baptism, Holy Spirit baptism,
miracles
_ (?); 1930; church, Sabbath.
_ (?) & _ (?); 1932.
_ (Adventist Church); Denver, CO; 1932.
_ (?); Muskogee, OK; 1932.
_ (Holiness Church); _, FL; 1934.
_ (Baptist Church); Lawton, OK; 1934.
_ Michael-John (Seventh-day Adventist Church); Denver, CO; 1936; 1 session
_ (Baptist Church); West Palm Beach, FL; 1938.
Robert Keeble [Do-Right]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
Father of Marshall Keeble.
Marshall Keeble (Church of Christ); Nashville, TN; c 1916
Lemuel James Keffer [Church of Christ]
July 1883 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Apostolic Church).
Raymond C. Kelcy [Church of Christ]
May 8, 1916 (Erath County, TX) - August 26, 1986 (Oklahoma City, OK)
N. E. Kellems [Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
J. W. Stigers (Church of Christ); written; c 1920. Proposition: “The use of one cup for each individual in
communion service is in harmony with the New Testament Scriptures.” (Stugers affirmed, Kellems
denied). Book publication: A Written Discussion. _: Christian Tract Depot, 1920.
Charles Marvine Kelley, Jr. [Church of Christ]
April 4, 1919 (_, _) - ?April 8, 1972 (_, _)
A. J. Walls (Baptist Church) & Albert Garner (Baptist Church); 1952; instrumental music in worship, apostasy,
establishment of church, baptism; w/ Wilson Coon (Church of Christ)
Albert Garner (Baptist Church); Raymondville, TX; September 9-12, 1953; 4 nights. Proposition 1: “The
scriptures teach that water baptism is essential to salvation for the alien sinner.” (Kelley affirmed, Garner
denied). Proposition 2: “The alien sinner is saved at the point of faith alone before and without water
baptism.” (Garner affirmed, Kelley denied). Proposition 3: “The scriptures teach that a child of God may so
live as to be finally lost in hell.” (Kelley affirmed, Garner denied). Proposition 4: “The scriptures teach that
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a child of God, once saved by the blood of Christ, cannot so live as to be finally lost in hell.” (Garner
affirmed, Kelley denied). Book publication: Kelley-Garner Debate. No publication data.
Isaac J. Smith (Baptist Church); Raymondville, TX; March 3-9, 1953
Isaac J. Smith (Baptist Church); Pueblo, CO; April 7-12, 1953
L. L. Brown (?); 1953
L. L. Brown (?); 1953
Leon Odom (Church of Christ); Port Arthur, TX; 1960
Edmund Levi Kelley [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
November 17, 1844 (Vienna, Johnson County, IL) – May 10, 1930 (_, _)
Kelley participated in at least 13 debates
David Eccles (?); Kansas City, MO; May 11-_, 1882
Clark Braden (Disciple); Wilber, NE; November 7-_, 1883
Clark Braden (Disciple); Kirkland, OH; February 12 - March 8, 1884. Book publication:
Public Discussion of the Issues Between the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints and the Church of Christ (Disciples). St. Louis, MO: Clark Braden,
1884.
Thomas Williams (Christadelphian); Tunnelhill, IL; November 12-18, 1886; consciousness
after death, immortality of the spirit, annihilation, resurrection of the dead,
premillennial existence of the kingdom of God, divinity of Christ while in the flesh,
divine authenticity of the Book of Mormon; 7 days
_ (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Kirkland, OH; March 1887; Does the Bible teach or maintain
the doctrine of polygamy?
_ Archibald (Church of Christ); Richey County, WV; August 7-_, 1888; divine origin of the Book of Mormon
F. C. Whitehead (Christadelphian); Boston, MA; late February 1889; state of the dead, kingdom of heaven
Clark Braden (Disciple); Bellair, IL; March 6-13, 1890; church, Book of Mormon, completeness of the canon of
Scripture
D. B. Ray (Baptist Church); Lees Summit, MO; March 24-_, 1890; church, Baptist succession
_ Dungan (Disciple); Runnells, IA; June 1890; church
Irad Kelley [Skeptic]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Alexander Campbell (Disciples of Christ); Cleveland, OH; June 5-9, 1836; w/ Samuel Underhill (Skeptic)
Jesse M. Kelley [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Luke M. Miller (Oneness Pentecostal Church); 1954; godhead, Holy Spirit baptism; 4 nights
W. C. Nevil (Baptist Church); Newbern, TN; 1960's
?Ralph Gage (Church of Christ); Altus, OK; July 1965
Samuel A. Kelley [?Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
D. B. Ray (Baptist Church)
Thomas C. Kelley [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
May 15, 1857 (near Tunnel Hill, IL) – December 5, 1948 (_, _)
W. W. Woodsides (Missionary Baptist Church); Tunnelhill, IL; July 28-31, 1890; church
D. J. Melvin (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Locol, AL; November 11-_, 1918; succession in
church presidency
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William H. Kelley [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
April 1, 1841 (Johnson County, IL) – August 14, 1915 (_, _)
Biography: The Making of a Frontier Missionary: The Early Years of Apostle William H.
Kelley by Emund G. Kelley. Independence, MO: Herald House, 1980.
_ Manning (?); _, MN; ?April 1874
W. F. Jamieson (Spiritualist); Glenwood, IA; October 1877; modern spiritualism, existence of
God
J. B. Taylor (Newlight); Limerick, OH; August 26-29, 1885; 4 days
Joe W. Kelly [Church of Christ]
May 18, 1856 (Coryelle County, TX) - _ (_, _)
Several debates
Henry Kemp [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Major Howe (Adventist Church); Wheelers Grove, IA; January 6-_, 1889; the soul of man is unconscious after
death
_ Kemple [Jehovah’s Witnesses]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Daniel Joseph Ottinger (Church of Christ); 1931; kingdom
John Kendall [Presbyterian Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
C. F. Lefevre (Universalist)
_ Kendall [Adventist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
A. H. Parsons (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Glen Elder, KS; September 12-18,
1887
Carroll Kendrick [Christian Church]
December 29, 1815 (_, _) - 1891 (_, _)
N. L. Rice (Presbyterian); _, KY
R. Kendrick [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Russell Dick (Church of Christ); London, England; November 1879; either 3 sessions or 3 debates
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Charles Henry Kennedy [Church of Christ]
March 20, 1861 (near Princeton, TX) - 19_ (_, _)
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Collinsville, TX; October 19-22, 1909
Edward Moore “Ted” Kennedy [Roman Catholic Church]
February 22, 1932 (Boston, MA) – August 25, 2009 (Hyannis Port, MA)
Biographical sketch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kennedy
Jerry Falwell (Baptist Church); February 5, 1985
_ Kenyon [Seventh Day Adventist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Columbus Scott (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Allegan, MI; May 1880
Mack Ellis Kercheville[Church of Christ]
November 14, 1919 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
(?Mack D.) Abbott (Oneness Pentecostal Church); 1945; godhead, miracles, conversion
B. C. Coates, Jr. (Church of Christ); El Paso, TX; December 11-12, 14-16, 1972; cooperation, benevolence
Phil Kerr [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Emmett Wainwright (Church of Christ); Los Angeles, CA; 1938
B. E. Kesler [Church of the Brethren]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
William Ellmore (Church of Christ); Jasonville, IN; September 29-October 6, 1915. Proposition 1: "The Church
of Christ, of which I, Wm. Ellmore, am a member, is in identity in Name, Faith, Doctrine, and Practices
with the church established by Christ and his Apostles and is, therefore, in harmony with the teachings of
the New Testament Scriptures.” (Ellmore affirmed, Kesler denied). Proposition 2: "The Church of the
Brethren of which I, B. E. Kesler, am a member, is in identity in Name, Faith, Doctrine, and Practices with
the church established by Christ and his apostles and is, therefore, in harmony with the teachings of the
New Testament Scriptures.” (Kesler affirmed, Ellmore denied). Book publication: The Kesler and Ellmore
Debate. Elgin, IL: Brethren Publishing House, 1916.
John Wesley Kesner, Sr. [Baptist Church]
January 11, 1897 (_, MO) - March 1973 (_, _)
Ward Hogland (Church of Christ); Fort Smith, AR; May 9-12, 1950. Proposition 1: “The
scriptures teach that the sinner is saved by grace through faith without works and
before water baptism.” (Kesner affirmed, Hogland denied). Proposition 2: “The
scriptures teach that the alien sinner must be baptized in water for his sins to be
obliterated or forgiven.” (Hogland affirmed, Kesner denied). Book publication:
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Hogland-Kesner Debate on the Plan of Salvation: A Discussion. Fort Smith, AR: Hogland & Kesner,
?1950.
Ralph Gage (Church of Christ). Fort Smith, AR; March 29-April 2, 1954. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach
that the sinner is saved by grace through faith without works and before water baptism.” (Kesner affirmed,
Gage denied). Prposition 2: “The Scriptures teach that the alien sinner must be baptized in water for his sins
to be forgiven.” (Gage affirmed, Kesner denied). Book publication: Gage-Kesner Debate.
Lewis Edward Ketcherside [Church of Christ]
December 1, 1889 (_, _) – October 24, 1958 (_, _)
Obert Henderson (Church of Christ); Peoria, IL; June 30-July 2, 1953; colleges, work of evangelism
William Carl Ketcherside [Church of Christ]
May 10, 1908 (Cantwell, MO) – May 25, 1989 (_, _)
Rue Porter (Church of Christ); Ozark, MO; March 23-26, 1937; orphan homes, colleges; 4
nights; 900-1000; Porter's 26th debate, Ketcherside’s 1st debate. Book publication:
Barnard, MO: Rush Printing Company, 1937.
Sterl Watson (Church of Christ); Hartford, IL
W. L. Totty (Church of Christ); Anderson, IN; 1941; colleges
G. C. Brewer (Church of Christ); St. Louis, MO; December 16-19, 1946; colleges; 4
sessions; 600
G. C. Brewer (Church of Christ); Henderson, TN; January 7, 1947; colleges; 2 sessions
F. W. Fenton (Church of Christ); written; 1949
G. K. Wallace (Church of Christ); Paragould, AR; June 30 - July 4, 1952; located preachers, colleges. Book
publication: Wallace-Ketcherside Debate. Longview, WA: Telegram Book Company, 1953.
G. K. Wallace (Church of Christ); St. Louis, MO; October 26-30, 1953; located preachers, colleges. Book
publication: Wallace-Ketcherside--St. Louis Debate. Longview, WA: Telegram Book Company, 1954.
Flavil L. Colley (Church of Christ); Dallas, TX; December 1-4, 1953; located preachers. Book publication:
Colley-Ketcherside Debate. Dallas, TX: Flavil L. Colley, 1953.
J. C. Bailey (Church of Christ); Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; c 1955; located preachers
P. C. Key [Church of Christ]
January 4, 1885 (Lawrence County, AL) – 19__ (_, _)
Cecil E. Abercrombie (Church of Christ); written; second serving of Lord's supper. Book
publication: The Second Supper. Birmingham, AL: Cecil Abercrombie, 1954.
_ Key [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
O. C. Lambert (Church of Christ); 1931
A. A. Kidd [Methodist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Foy E. Wallace, Sr. (Church of Christ); Long Prairie, TX; October 3-9, 1898
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James Monroe Kidwell [Church of Christ]
September 6, 1836 (near Alexandria, TN) - September 15, 1892 (Smithville, TN)
Biography: The Life of J. M. Kidwell by _ Elam. 1893.
Grub-Ax Upset: A Review of Grub-Ax and Infant Baptism by J. M. Kidwell. Nashville, TN:
Gospel Advocate Co., 1891.
Biographical Sketches of Gospel Preachers by H. Leo Boles. Nashville, TN: Gospel
Advocate, 1932, pp. 286-291.
John T. Oakley (Baptist Church); Alexandria, TN; Kidwell's 1st debate
Gilbert Moffatt (Primitive Baptist Church); Warren County, TN; 1875
J. H. Grime (Baptist Church); Cannon County, TN; March 1887
W. H. Smith (Baptist Church); Rome, Smith County, TN; July 1889
J. H. Grime (Baptist Church); Cedar Creek, Wilson County, TN; December 1889
W. H. Smith (Baptist Church); Bagdad, Smith County, TN; February 1890
Jonathan Kidwell [Universalist Society]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ Jeffries (Protestant Methodist Church); Indianapolis, IN; c 1827. Book publication:
Paul Kidwell, Sr. [Church of Christ]
October 16, 1933 (Daisy, TN) - present
Eugene Britnell (Church of Christ); 1977; benevolence
Edward Kieran [Roman Catholic Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Glen Crowe (Church of Christ); Spearman, TX; September 9, 16, 1963; 2 sessions. Proposition 1: “Resolved,
that the Roman Catholic church as known today is the church that was built by Christ, and that it is the true
church.” (Kieran affirmed, Crowe denied). Proposition 2: “Resolved, that the church of Christ as known
today is the church that was built by Christ, and that it is the true church.” (Crowe affirmed, Kieran denied).
Book publication: Crowe-Kieran Debate on the Church of Christ and Roman Catholicism. Guymon, OK:
Glen Crowe, 1964.
W. A. Kile [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. Porter Wilhite (Church of Christ); Munday, TX; November 1932; establishment of church, baptism, apostasy
W. Wallace Layton (Church of Christ); 1937; salvation
W. Wallace Layton (Church of Christ); Gormon, TX; 1938
Fred Killebrew [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
William A. See (Church of Christ); Kennett, MO; May 7-10, 1957; located preachers
Marlin Kilpatrick [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - present
Steve Diaz (Church of Christ); Leesburg, FL; January 10-11, 1983; benevolence
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Robert Floyd Kilpatrick [Church of Christ]
April 28, 1890 (Flintville, TN) - July 1965 (Maysville, AL)
7 debates
A. C. Weaver (?); 1941
D. L. Kincaid [Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Green W. Smith (Baptist Church); Samoth, IL; 1887
Thomas E. “Bo” Kindell [End Time Pentecostal Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); Friendship, TN; May 1, 1993; action of baptism; 2 sessions
Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ); Jasper, AL; January 20-21, 1994; action of baptism; 2 sessions; 100;
their second debate
Allen Dusky King [Church of Christ]
January 8, 1841 (Coffee County, AL) - _ (_, _)
Chester King [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Peter J. Wilson (Church of Christ); Graton, CA; March 5-8, 1951; drinking vessels in Lord's supper, classes &
women teachers; Wilson's 1st debate
?Ronald G. Lovelady (Church of Christ); Long Beach, CA; 1960
Daniel Hayden King [Church of Christ]
August 1, 1948 (Union City, TN) – present
Biographical sketch: Centers of Faith and Faltering (Florida College Annual Lectures,
1977). Marion, IN: Cogdill Foundation, 1977, page 207.
David Otis Fuller (Baptist Church); written; 1972. Periodical publication: "Debate on
KJV," Facts For Faith, III, 10 (October 1972)
David King [Church of Christ]
18__ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Charles Bradlaugh (Atheist). Book publication: Christianity v. Secularism. Report of a ...
discussion between D. King ... and C. B... Subject: "What can Secularism do for Man
that Christianity cannot?" 1870.
Charles Bradlaugh (Atheist); Bury, Lancashire, England; September 27, 1870. Book
publication: What Is Christianity? Report of a Public Discussion.
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J. A. King [Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. A. Currie, Jr. (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Pipe Creek, TX; September 15-_,
1888; w/ _ Turner (Church of Christ)
James H. “Jim” King [Church of Christ]
November 2, 1965 (_, _) - present
Sargent Sims (Seventh Day Adventist Church); Tuscaloosa, AL; November 1994; Sabbath
Luis D. Lovelace, Jr. (Seventh-day Baptist Church), W. H. Winborne (Seventh-day Baptist Church), & Claude
Tate (Seventh-day Baptist Church); Hiram, GA; September 23, 1995; Sabbath; 25; w/ Pat Donahue
(Church of Christ), Brent Siota (Church of Christ) & Thomas N. Thrasher (Church of Christ)
Max R. King [Church of Christ]
March 30, 1930 (_, WV) - present
Gus Nichols (Church of Christ); Warren, OH; July 17-20, 1973; AD 70 doctrine. Book
publication: The Nichols-King Debate. Warren, OH: Parkman Road church of Christ,
n.d.
Jim McGuiggan (Church of Christ); written; AD 70 doctrine. Book publication: McGuigganKing Debate. Warren, OH: Parkman Road church of Christ, 1975.
Rick King [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Olan Hicks (Church of Christ); Pikeville, KY; October 25-26, 28-29, 1982; divorce & remarriage
Jerry K. Bentley (?); Regina, KY; March 19-20, 22-23, 1984; Sabbath, eternal punishment
Erman Hagar (Church of Christ); Madison, WV; October 29-30, November 1-2, 1984; institutionalism
Ronny F. Wade (Church of Christ); London, KY; March 6-7, 1987; drinking vessels in Lord's supper
Russell Shelby King [Church of Christ]
August 17, 1886 (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
At least 6 debates 1907-1910
_ Livingston (Russellite); 1909
N. L. Clark (Church of Christ). Book publication: Clark-King Discussion.
W. W. King [Universalist Society]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Alvin I. Hobbs (Church of Christ); Des Moines, IA; June 22-27, 1868. Proposition 1: “Do the Scriptures teach
that those who die in willful disobedience to the gospel will enjoy endless happiness.” (King affirmed,
Hobbs denied). Proposition 2: “Do the Scriptures teach that those who die in willful disobedience to the
gospel of Christ will suffer endless punishment.” (Hobbs affirmed, King denied). Book publication:
Theological Discussion. Des Moines, IA: Mills & Co., Steam Printing and Publishing House, 1868.
David P. Kingdon [Baptist Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Frank Worgan (Church of Christ); Belfast, Northern Ireland; June 2-3, 1967; 800.
Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that the penitent believer must be baptized in
order to receive remission of his sins.” (Worgan affirmed, Kingdon denied).
Proposition 2: “The Scriptures teach that remission of sins is obtained by faith alone
before and without baptism.” (Kingdon affirmed, Worgan denied). Book publication:
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The Worgan-Kingdon Debate. Belfast, Northern Ireland: Church of Christ Information Centre, n.d.
Jerry Jones (Church of Christ) & Jimmy Allen (Church of Christ); Chattanooga, TN; July 1982; TV debate on
The John Ankerberg Show; w/ James Bjornstad (Baptist Church). Internet publication:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImwN3fTq6qg&feature=relmfu
Sidney Claude Kinningham [Church of Christ]
June 29, 1910 (Corinth, MS) - _ (_, _)
D. L. Welch (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Jefferson, TX(?); 1938
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Arcadia (near Center), TX; July 30 - August 2, 1940; salvation,
apostasy, church
W. E. Yocom (Pentecostal Church); 1942; Holy Spirit baptism, gifts, instrumental music in worship
W. E. Yocom (Pentecostal Church); Minden, LA; 1943
A. J. Kirkland (Baptist Church); Kilgore, TX; 1943; salvation, apostasy, church
Robert E. Bayer (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Tupelo, MS; March 30-April 1, 1978
Bob Kirby [?]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Herbert E. Winkler (Church of Christ); Kettle, KY; 1913; masonry
H. L. Kirby [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Methodist Church); Decatur, AL; 1 session
Jack H. Kirby [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
R. T. Williamson (Church of Christ); Roswell, NM; July 22-25, 1964; classes & women teachers
Moore Eubanks (Church of Christ); May, TX; December 7-10, 1969; classes
Allen J. Kirkland [Missionary Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Gayle Oler (Church of Christ); 1942; 10 nights
Sidney Claude Kinningham (Church of Christ); Kilgore, TX; 1943; salvation, apostasy,
church
Roy E. Cogdill (Church of Christ); Clute; TX; 1948; Book publication: Kirkland-Cogdill
Debate.
E. S. Hughes (Church of Christ); Shelbyville, TX; 1949
Charles A. Holt, Jr. (Church of Christ)
Charles A. Holt, Jr. (Church of Christ); Henderson, TX; March 5-10, 1951; establishment of church, baptism,
apostasy
W. Curtis Porter (Church of Christ); Somerset, KY; July 8-11, 1952; baptism, apostasy
Charles A. Holt, Jr. (Church of Christ); Henderson, TX; December 1-2, 4-5, 1952; their 3rd debate
Elmer Moore (Church of Christ); Lufkin, TX; April 29-30, May 2-3, 1957; apostasy, salvation
Jack L. Holt (Church of Christ); Longview, TX; July 23-24, 26-27, 1962
_ Kirkland [Missionary Baptist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
A. J. Cato (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Forkner County, AR; July 19-20, August
1, 1887
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Caleb J. Kirkpatrick [Church of Christ]
May 21, 1917 (Sentinel, OK) - January 24, 1974 (_, TN)
Ralph I. Yarnell (Baptist Church); Marietta, OH; March 31, April 2, 1955; baptism, apostasy
Mike Kiser [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - present
_ (Oneness Pentecostal Church); godhead, Holy Spirit baptism, instrumental music
_ Kluzit [Seventh-day Adventist Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Paul K. Williams (Church of Christ); Soweto, South Africa; June 17, 1973; Sabbath
_ Knapp [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Hercia Floyd Lucas (Church of Christ)
Cliffe Knechtle [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Atheist); Harvard University; before 2003
_ (Atheist); MIT; before 2003
_ (Atheist); Stanford University; before 2003
Michael Newdow (Atheist); Oklahoma City, OK; December 8, 2002; existence of God; 600. [The Christian
Chronicle, vol. 60, no. 1 (January 2003), 5]
Abner Kneeland [Universalist Society]
April 7, 1774 (Gardner, MA) – August 27, 1844 (?Salubria, IA)
Biographical sketch: “Abner Kneeland” by Lemuel Willis. The Universalist (1874).
Biographical sketch: “Abner Kneeland” by Mary P. Whitcomb. Annals of Iowa (April
1904).
Biography: Abner Kneeland: Religious Pioneer by Harry S. Sherman. Unpublished thesis
for Tufts University (1953).
Biography: The Last Man Jailed for Blasphemy by Stephan Papa. 1998.
Hosea Ballou (Universalist Society); written; c 1815. Book publication: A Series of
Letters, in Defence of Divine Revelation; in Reply to Rev. Abner Kneeland’s Serious
Inquiry into the Authenticity of the Same. 1820.
William McCalla (Presbyterian Church); 4 days. Subject: Is Universalism taught in the scriptures?
G. D. Knepper [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
W. Curtis Porter (Church of Christ); Metropolis, IL; June 7-9, 1939; premillennialism
David H. Knight [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Paul S. Knight [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Gene Frost (Church of Christ); Little Rock, AR; January 15-16, 1962; classes & women teachers
Eugene Britnell (Church of Christ); Little Rock, AR; January 17-18, 1962; located preachers
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Elmer Moore (Church of Christ); Green's Bayou, TX; March 11-12, 14-15, 18-19, 1963; located preachers,
classes
Ronny F. Wade (Church of Christ); Tulsa, OK; October 24-25, 1968; drinking vessels, classes
Victor Knowles [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Ronny F. Wade (Church of Christ); written; drinking vessels in Lord's supper; 1978. Periodical publication: Old
Paths Advocate (January - June 1978). Book publication: Wade-Knowles Discussion. Springfield, MO:
Ronny F. Wade, 1980.
A. R. Knox [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Universalist Society); Waukegan, IL; 1860
_ Koster [?]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Frank Zindler (Atheist); Detroit, MI; 1990; radio debate
_ Kostura [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Joe Baker (?); written. Question: “Was Darwin right?”
Lawrence Krauss [Atheist]
19_ (_, _) - present
William Lane Craig (Evangelical); Raleigh, NC; Match 30, 2011
William Lane Craig (Evangelical); Sydney, West LaFayette, Australia; November 22, 2013. Topic: Why is
there something rather than nothing?
William Lane Craig (Evangelical); Melbourne, Australia; March 3, 2014; Is it reasonable to believe there is a
God?
William Lane Craig (Evangelical); Brisbane, Australia; Has science “buried” God?
William Lane Craig (Evangelical); Melbourne, Australia; March 3, 2014; Is it reasonable to believe there is a
God?
Lee A. Kreidel [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Doc A. McCain (Baptist Church); 1954; baptism; 4 nights; Kreidel's 1st debate
William Henry Krutsinger [Church of Christ]
September 7, 1838 (Orange County, IN) - August 21, 1916 (Bloomington, IN)
Autobiography of William Henry Krutsinger. Unfinished transcript.
William C. Montgomery (?); ?Grassy-Fork, IN; c 1870; soul sleeping
Abdullah Kunde [Muslim]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Samuel Green (Believer). Topic: The God of the Old Testament Jesus or Allah?
Samuel Green (Believer). Topic: The Preservation of the Bible and Qur'an
James White (?). Topic: Which is a Guidance to Humanity The Qur'an or the New Testament?
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James White (?). Topic: Salvation in Christianity and Islam
Marshall Clement Kurfees [Church of Christ]
January 31, 1856 (_, NC) - February 17, 1931 (Louisville, KY)
Biography: “M. C. Kurfees: Careful Scholar and Astute Author” by Irvin Himmel. They
Being Dead Yet Speak (Florida College Annual Lectures, 1981). Temple Terrace, FL:
Florida College Bookstore, 1981, pp. 22-33.
The Briney-Kurfees Correspondence or, The Debate about a Debate by M. C. Kurfees and
J. B. Briney. Nashville, TN: McQuiddy Printing Co., 1904.
W. P. Throgmorton (Baptist Church); written; 1877-78. Periodical publication: Baptist
Banner, Benton, IL
_ Cooke (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); w/other Latter Day Saints; near
Winston, NC; 1884
_ (Episcopal Church)
_ (Methodist Church)
_ (Quaker)
H. M. Brown (Lutheran Church); Davie County, NC; 1893
Hall Calhoun (Church of Christ); written; 1900-01; instrumental music in worship. Book publication:
Instrumental Music in the Worship: A Discussion. Nashville, TN: Gospel Advocate Publishing Co., 1901.
Book publication: Calhoun-Kurfees Discussion. Decatur, AL: Thrasher Publications, 2000.
Robert Wayne “Bob” LaCoste [Church of Christ]
19__ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Jack Langford (Dispensationalist); Fort Worth, TX; February 21-23, 1974; baptism, Holy
Spirit baptism
James L. Thompson (Church of Christ); Tompkinsville, KY & Indianapolis, IN; January 910, 12-13, 1978; benevolence
Gabriel Mendez (Pentecostal Church); Sunnyside & Toppenish, WA; June 4-7, 1979
Bill Jackson (Church of Christ); written; 1984; church benevolence. Book publication: The
LaCoste-Jackson Debate.
Bill Jackson (Church of Christ); Austin, TX; May 20-21, 1985; church benevolence
Corbin T. Volluz (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); written; 1990; Bible is the complete and final
revelation of God. Periodical publication: "LaCoste-Volluz Debate On Latter-day Revelation." Guardian of
Truth, XXXIV:23, December 6, 1990.
Eusebio M. Lacuata [Church of Christ]
c 1910 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. T. Smith (Christian); M'Lang, Cotabato, Philippians; May 11-14, 1971; 250-300. Book publication: The
Smith-Lacuata Debate. Marion, IN: The Cogdell Foundation, 1972.
Jack Holt (Church of Christ); Lakewood, CA; August 24-25, 27-28, 1987; benevolence
Leonard Lacy [Pentecostal Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Connie W. Adams (Church of Christ); Hillsboro, OH; June 5-6, 8-9, 1972; Holy Spirit baptism & gifts
James Edgar Laird [Church of Christ]
October 7, 1883 (Scotts Hill, TN) - November 10, 1964 (Trion, GA)
20 debates
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Bloomer (near Charleston), AR; October 59, 1931
_ Tiller (Christian Church)
_ Wright (Christian Church)
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Joe Willard Laird [Church of Christ]
April 1, 1916 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ Gooch (Baptist Church); 1942
_ (Christian Church); 1945
_ (Church of Christ); 1947; classes
E. H. Lake [Universalist Society]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
B. Todd (Methodist Church) Middleborough, MA; June 26-27, 1850; universal salvation, endless punishment.
Book publication: The Middleborough Discussion : A Debate on the Doctrines of Universal Salvation and
Endless Punishment. Boston, MA: _, 1850.
_ Lamar [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ Goodrich (?); before 1871. Book publication.
J. R. Lamb [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. D. Tant (Church of Christ); Fort Payne, AL; 1928
M. T. Lamb [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
R. M. Elvin (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Malad, ID; January 1888
Francis Lambert [Protestant]
1486 (Avignon, France) – April 8, 1530 (?Marburg, _)
Biography: Francis Lambert of Avignon, A Study in Reformation Origins by Roy Lutz Winters. Philadelphia,
PA: United Lutheran Publishing House, 1938.
Ulrich Zwingli (Protestant); Zurich, Switzerland; 1522
Augustus Alton “Gussie” Lambert [Church of Christ]
November 22, 1914 (Avery, Red River County, TX) – April 10, 1995 (Andover, Butler County, KS)
Obituary: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23619917
Vernon L. Barr (Missionary Baptist Church); 1940; establishment of church, baptism, apostasy
_ Burns (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); 1949; Book of Mormon, baptism for the dead
James J. Brown (Christian Church); 1952; instrumental music in worship
John L. Causey (Missionary Baptist Church); 1954; general church questions
D. L. Welch (Oneness Pentecostal Church); 1957; Holy Spirit baptism; godhead
Vernon L. Barr (Missionary Baptist Church); Rush Springs, OK
Joseph R. Lambert [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
October 4, 1845 (Rock Creek Township, Hancock County, IL) – February 17, 1932 (_, _)
William C. Savage (?Christian); Magnolia, IA; February _-20, 1875; church
A. Wilson (Church of God); Green County, IA; May 1875
P. F. Willoughby (Advent Christian); neay New Jefferson, Greene County, IA; October 15-_,
1877
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Leon Lambert [Oneness Pentecostal Church]
19__ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Windell Wiser (Church of Christ); Tanner & Athens, AL; January 22-23, 25-26, 1973;
godhead, baptismal formula.
Robert Amerson (Church of Christ); Tanner, AL; January 1976; godhead
Orlando Clayton Lambert [Church of Christ]
September 16, 1890 (Marion County, AL) - March 5, 1972 (Winfield, AL)
Biographical sketch: The Trail Blazers: Heroes of the Faith by J. Porter Wilhite.
Oklahoma City, OK: Telegram Book Company, 1965, p. 105.
Biographical sketch: In Memorium by Gussie Lambert. Shreveport, LA: _, c 1988, pp.
167-170.
_ Stegall (Baptist Church); 1914
C. H. Cayce (Primitive Baptist Church); McEwen, TN; April 7-10, 1924
W. W. Crouch (Baptist Church); Dunlap, TN; 1927
_ Key (Baptist Church); 1931
_ Goldstein (Catholic Church); 1935
D. L. Welch (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Vivian, LA; 1938
D. L. Welch (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Vivian, LA; 1939
?M. U. Johnson (Russellite); Port Arthur, TX; 1940
_ (?); 1940
_ (Roman Catholic Church); Decatur, AL
_ (?); Athens, AL
J. M. Bullard (Primitive Baptist Church); Tupelo, MS; August 30-September 2, 1949
Benjamin Lampton [Primitive Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. W. Fitch (Methodist Episcopal Church)
John J. Lancaster [Church of Christ]
October 10, 1882 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ Webb (?); 1938; sinless perfection
Byron Webb (?); Hohenwald, TN; 1939
W. C. "Cecil" Davis (Primitive Baptist Church); Bold Spring, TN; March 24-27, 1941; salvation
E. A. Land [Church of Christ]
March 28, 1827 (Hickman County, TN) - April 7, 1915 (Hohenwald, TN)
_ Park (Baptist Church); c. 1880
W. H. Bailey (Presbyterian Church); Mount Carmel, TN; July 1880; 800; Bailey quit on
the third day of a scheduled eight-day debate
S. F. Cayce (Primitive Baptist Church); Enon, Perry County, TN; February 9-_, 1886;
operation of the Holy Spirit in regeneration and conversion, eternal salvation is
conditional. Synopsis publication: The Primitive Baptist.
Maurice Desso Land [Church of Christ]
February 2, 1914 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
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_ Martin (Church of Christ); 1950; classes
Ruff Landers [?]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
John L. Fry (Church of Christ); Oxford, AR; c 1908
David N. Landon [Reformed Presbyterian Church]
June 25, 1952 (Alexandria Bay, NY) – present
Keith Sharp (Church of Christ); written. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that all men are by inherent nature
innocent of all sin, able to avoid sinning and able to choose either salvation or condemnation.” (Sharp
affirmed, Landon denied). Proposition 2: “The Scriptures teach that all men are by inherent nature totally
depraved.” (Landon affirmed, Sharp denied). Web publication:
http://www.christistheway.com/pdfs/Landon-Sharp1.pdf
Keith Sharp (Church of Christ); written. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that God before the foundation of
the world unconditionally chose certain individuals to salvation and that only these can be saved.” (Landon
affirmed, Sharp denied). Proposition 2: “The Scriptures teach that salvation is available to all mankind
without exception or limitation.” (Sharp affirmed, Landon denied). Web publication:
http://www.christistheway.com/pdfs/Landon-Sharp2.pdf
Keith Sharp (Church of Christ); written; c 2003. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that Christ died for all lost
humans without exception or limitation.” (Sharp affirmed, Landon denied). Proposition 2: “The Scriptures
teach that Christ died only for the elect.” (Landon affirmed, Sharp denied). Periodical publication: Faith
and Facts Quarterly, 31:1 (January 2003), 36-59. Web publication:
http://www.christistheway.com/pdfs/Landon-Sharp3.pdf
Keith Sharp (Church of Christ); written; c 2003. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that the Holy Spirit
operates directly and supernaturally upon the hearts of elect sinners to regenerate their dead harts and to
irresistibly draw them to Christ.” (Landon affirmed, Sharp denied). Proposition 2: “The Scriptures teach
that the only call to salvation God extends to sinners is through the gospel message and that this gospel
message is completely able to bring dead sinners to saving faith.” (Sharp affirmed, Landon denied).
Periodical publication: Faith and Facts Quarterly, 31:3 (July 2003), 90-114. Web publication:
http://www.christistheway.com/pdfs/Landon-Sharp4.pdf
Keith Sharp (Church of Christ); written; c 2004. Proposition 1: “Resolved: The Scriptures teach that it is
possible for a child of God to be lost.” (Sharp affirmed, Landon denied). Proposition 2: “Resolved: The
Scriptres teach that it is impossible for a child of God to be lost.” (Landon affirmed, Sharp denied).
Periodical publication: Faith and Facts Quarterly, 32:3 (July 2004), 23-49. Web publication:
http://www.christistheway.com/pdfs/Landon-Sharp5.pdf
Keith Sharp (Church of Christ); written; c 2004. Proposition 1: “Resolved: The Scriptures teach that God has
endued the will of all responsible people with that natural liberty that it is neither forced nor by any
absolute necssity of nature determined to do good or evil.” (Sharp affirmed, Landon denied). Proposition 2:
“Resolved: The Scriptures teach that man, by his fall into a state of sin, has wholly lost all ability of will to
any spiritual good accompanying salvation.” (Landon affirmed, Sharp denied). Web publication:
http://www.christistheway.com/pdfs/Landon-Sharp6.pdf
Keith Sharp (Church of Christ); written; c 2005. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that justification before
God is by faith alone.” (Landon affirmed, Sharp denied). Proposition 2: “The Scriptures teach that
justification before God is by the obedience of faith.” (Sharp affirmed, Landon denied). Periodical
publication: Faith and Facts Quarterly, 33:3 (July 2005), 90-115. Web publication:
http://www.christistheway.com/pdfs/Landon-Sharp7.pdf
Keith Sharp (Church of Christ); written; c 2005. Proposition 1: “The righteousness of Christ is imputed to the
believer for his justification.” (Landon affirmed, Sharp denied). Proposition 2: “The obedience of faith of
the believer is imputed to the believer for his justification.” (Sharp affirmed, Landon denied). Periodical
publication: Faith and Facts Quarterly, 34:1 (January 2006), 85-110. Web publication:
http://www.christistheway.com/pdfs/Landon-Sharp8.pdf
Keith Sharp (Church of Christ); written; c 2006. Proposition 1: “The divine moral law has been the same in
every age.” (Landon affirmed, Sharp denied). Proposition 2: “The law of Christ is the only divine law in
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effect in this age.” (Sharp affirmed, Landon denied). Periodical publication: Faith and Facts Quarterly,
34:3 (July 2006), 97-120. Web publication: http://www.christistheway.com/pdfs/Landon-Sharp9.pdf
Keith Sharp (Church of Christ); written; c 2006. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that water baptism, to a
penitent believer, is for (in order to) the remission of sins.” (Sharp affirmed, Landon denied). Proposition 2:
“Water baptism is a New Testament sacrament administered as a sign and seal that the one being baptized
is in the covenant of grace.” (Landon affirmed, Sharp denied). Web publication:
http://www.christistheway.com/pdfs/Landon-Sharp10.pdf
Keith Sharp (Church of Christ); written; c 2007. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that infants of one or both
believing parents are to be baptized.” (Landon affirmed, Sharp denied). Proposition 2: “The Scriptures
teach that the only proper subjects of baptism are penitent believers.” (Sharp affirmed, Landon denied).
Periodical publication: “Debate on the Proper Subjects of Baptism.” Faith and Facts Quarterly, 35(3), 95121. Periodical publication: “Debate on the Proper Subjects of Baptism.” Faith and Facts Quarterly, 36:2
(April 2008), 69-94. Web publication: http://www.christistheway.com/pdfs/Landon-Sharp11.pdf
Keith Sharp (Church of Christ); written; c 2007. Proposition 1: “The only baptism authorized by Jesus Christ is
immersion.” (Sharp affirmed, Landon denied). Proposition 2: “Baptism is rightly administered by pouring
or sprinkling water upon the person as well as by dipping of the person into water.” (Landon affirmed,
Sharp denied). Web publication: http://www.christistheway.com/pdfs/Landon-Sharp12.pdf
Keith Sharp (Church of Christ); written; c 2007. Proposition 1: “Justified believers are found in various sects
and denominations.” (Landon affirmed, Sharp denied). Proposition 2: “It is a sin to belong to a sect or
denomination.” (Sharp affirmed, Landon denied). Web publication:
http://www.christistheway.com/pdfs/Landon-Sharp13.pdf
Keith Sharp (Church of Christ); written; c 2008; their 14 th written debate. Proposition 1: “A local church must
recognize the Scriptures alone as its only creed.” (Sharp affirmed, Landon denied). Proposition 2: “A local
church may adopt a scriptural, uninspired creed as a standard of fellowship.” (Landon affirmed, Sharp
denied). Periodical publication: “Sharp-Landon Debate on Creeds” Faith and Facts Quarterly, 36:3 (July
2008), 91-116. Web publication: http://www.christistheway.com/pdfs/Landon-Sharp14.pdf
Tim E. Landry [United Pentecostal Church]
September 20, 1957 (Honolulu, HI) – present
Carl Allen (Church of Christ); Lufkin, TX; August 1-5, 1983; godhead, Holy Spirit
baptism; 4 sessions
Jack W. Langford [Dispensationalist]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Robert Wayne LaCoste (Church of Christ); Fort Worth, TX; February 21-23, 1974; baptism, Holy Spirit
baptism
Royce P. Bell (Church of Christ); Irving & Fort Worth, TX; September 11-12, 14-15, 18-19, 21-22, 1978; water
baptism & salvation, Holy Spirit baptism; 8 sessions
Jerry Moffitt (Church of Christ); written. Periodical publication: Moffitt-Langford Discussion on "Faith Only".
Thrust, II:1 (1980).
Jerry Moffitt (Church of Christ); written; water baptism. Periodical publication: Thrust, III:1 (1981).
John A. Welch (Church of Christ); Petersburg, VA; August 14-18, 1988; dispensationalism, apostasy, salvation;
13 sessions; 125
Harry Lewis (Church of Christ); Sacramento & Antioch, CA; December 1988; salvation; 300-400; 4 sessions
J. Baxter Langley [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Robert Maguire (?Church of England); London, England; December 16-17, 1857. Book publication: The
Discussion at Exeter Hall on the Sunday Question. London, England: J. A. Berger, 1858.
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Robert Court (Protestant); Glasgow, Scotland; November 10-11, 18, 1858. Book publication: Discussion
between Mr J. Baxter Langley and Mr Robert Court, representative of the Glasgow Protestant Laymen’s
Association, in the City Hall there, on 10th, 11th, and 18th Nov. 1858. Glasgow: _, 1858.
Perry Langston [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Elbert Harvey Miller (Church of Christ); written; fermented or unfermented wine in Lord's supper. Book
publication: The Langston-Miller Debate.
Roy Harrison Lanier, Sr. [Church of Christ]
August 31, 1899 (Forestburg, TX) - October 27, 1980 (Denver, CO)
15 debates
James F. Dew (Baptist Church); Roswell, NM; 1931; baptism, apostasy
Joe Meece (Primitive Baptist Church); Blanton, TX; 1933
Joe Meece (Primitive Baptist Church); Blanton, TX; 1934; salvation
Maurice Johnson (Baptist Church); Ft. Worth, TX; 1936; baptism, apostasy, return of Jews
to Palestine
(?Maurice) Johnson (?Baptist Church); 1937
D. J. Whitten (Church of Christ); Pleasanton, TX; 1937; classes & women teachers
(?Maurice) Johnson (?Baptist Church); Ft. Worth, TX; 1938
Kenneth Farnsworth (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Salt Lake City, UT; 1938
J. E. Nicholson (Baptist Church); Lone Grove, TX; 1939; Baptist Church
C. R. Worsham (Church of Christ); Modesto, CA; 1947; classes & women teachers
D. J. Whitten (Church of Christ); written. Book publication: Whitten-Lanier Debate. Whitten changed from no
class position following this debate.
_ (Pentecostal Church); 1973
_ (Pentecostal Church); c 1975
Moses Easterly Lard [Church of Christ]
October 29, 1818 (near Shelbyville, Bedford County, TN) - June 17, 1880 (Lexington, KY)
Biographical sketch: The Trail Blazers: Heroes of the Faith by J. Porter Wilhite. Oklahoma
City, OK: Telegram Book Company, 1965, pp. 37-39.
Biography: Moses Lard: That Prince of Preachers by Kenneth L. Van Deusen. Joplin, MO:
College Press Publishing Company, 1987.
Biographical Sketches of Gospel Preachers by H. Leo Boles. Nashville, TN: Gospel
Advocate, 1932.
William G. Caples (Methodist Episcopal Church); Brunswick, Chariton County, MO;
October 8-18, 1860; 19 sessions; 1500-3000. Proposition 1: “The Holy Scriptures authorize the baptism of
infants.” (Caples affirmed, Lard denied). Proposition 2: “The baptism enjoined in the Holy Scriptures is
immersion in water.” (Lard affirmed, Caples denied). Proposition 3: “The Holy Scriptures teach that
sprinkling and pouring are each valid baptism.” (Caples affirmed, Lard denied). Proposition 4: “The Holy
Scriptures make it the duty of the sinner to pray for the remission of sins.” (Caples affirmed, Lard denied).
Proposition 5: “The Holy Scriptures teach that baptism to its proper subject is as a condition necessary to
remission of sins.” (Lard affirmed, Caples denied). Proposition 6: “The Holy Scriptures teach that faith is
the sole condition of remission of sins.” (Caples affirmed, Lard denied). Proposition 7: “The Holy
Scriptures teach that in the conversion of the sinner, the Holy Spirit in His operation on the mind or heart is
immediately present.” (Caples affirmed, Lard denied).
Wayne M. Largent [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Thomas L. Guy (?); Norphlet, AR; 1928
_ (?); Norphlet, AR; 1928
W. Ezekiel "Zeke" Sherrill (Baptist Church); Smackover, AR; 1929
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W. Ezekiel "Zeke" Sherrill (Baptist Church); El Dorado, AR; 1929
M. U. Johnson (?); 1939
Theophilus Brown Larimore [Church of Christ]
July 10, 1843 (_, TN) - March 18, 1929 (Santa Ana, CA)
Biography: Life, Letters and Sermons of T. B. Larimore by Mrs. T. B. Larimore. Nashville,
TN: Gospel Advocate, 1955.
Biographical sketch: The Trail Blazers: Heroes of the Faith by J. Porter Wilhite. Oklahoma
City, OK: Telegram Book Company, 1965, pp. 49-51.
Biography: “T. B. Larimore: Evangelist To The World” by Earl Kimbrough. They Being
Dead Yet Speak (Florida College Annual Lectures, 1981). Temple Terrace, FL: Florida
College Bookstore, 1981, pp. 74-85.
W. B. Blackburn (Methodist Church); Rock Creek, AL; Summer 1869; one session; differences between the
Methodist Church and Church of Christ; Larimore’s only debate
Jesse B. Lashlee [Church of Christ]
c 1865 (_, ?AR) - _ (_, ?AR)
Biographical sketch: Arkansas Angels by Boyd E. Morgan. Paragould, AR: College
Bookstore & Press, 1967, pp. 141-142.
_ Brown (?); Little Springs, AR
_ (Baptist Church); English Bluff, AR
W. Ezekiel "Zeke" Sherrill (Baptist Church); Beedeville, AR
Jesse Thomas Lashlee [Church of Christ]
August 15, 1891 (Batesville, AR) - August 8, 1963 (?Cash, AR)
Biographical sketch: Arkansas Angels by Boyd E. Morgan. Paragould, AR: College
Bookstore & Press, 1967, pp. 141-142.
Son of Jesse B. Lashlee
W. C. Blansett (Baptist Church); Augusta, AR
W. Ezekiel "Zeke" Sherrill (Baptist Church); 1915
D. N. Jackson (Missionary Baptist Church); 1916
W. E. Liddell (Baptist Church); 1916
E. Sharp (?);
R. C. McCoy (?);
John Causey (Missionary Baptist Church); Independence County, AR; 1931
T. A. H. Laslie [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
T. D. Willis (Church of Christ); Cherry Grove, Muhlenberg County, KY; September 13-16, 1921. Proposition
1: “The Churches of Christ, one of which I, T. D. Willis, am a member, are identical in origin, name,
doctrine and practice with the Churches in the N.T.” (Willis affirmed, Laslie denied). Proposition 2: “The
General Baptist Chuches, one of which I, T. A. H. Laslie, am a member, are identical in origin, name,
doctrine and practice with the Churches of the N.T.” (Laslie affirmed, Willis denied). Book publication:
The Laslie-Willis Debate.
Alanson Latham [Methodist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. M. Cook (Universalist); c 1847; John 5:28-29. Book publication: Discussion between Rev. A. Latham,
Methodist, and Rev. J. M. Cook, Universalist. Providence, RI: Knowles & Vose, 1847.
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John Lavender [Emmanuel Sabbath Assembly]
19_ (_, _) - present
Pat Donahue (Church of Christ); Huntsville, AL; September 30, 2005; 1 session; 125. Proposition 1: “The Bible
teaches that the seventh-day Sabbath is no longer binding today.” (Donahue affirms, Lavender denies).
Proposition 2: “The Bible teaches that the seventh-day Sabbath is still binding today.” (Lavender affirms,
Donahue denies).
Harriet Law [Secularist]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
R. Shepherd (?); Grimsby, _
Stephen Law [?]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Marianne Talbot (?); University of Oxford, _; April 6, 2009
H. R. Lawless [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Odis Medlin (Church of Christ); Grand Junction, CO; November 2-5, 1954; classes & women teachers
F. M. Lawley [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
J. F. Wright (Church of Christ); Tunnel Hill, IL; 1909
J. F. Wright (Church of Christ); Goreville, IL; 1909
Alfred Ross Lawrence [Church of Christ]
January 1, 1874 (Salado, TX) - 19_ (_, _)
James F. Dew (Baptist Church); Abilene, TX; 1933
Claude Lawrence [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Ernest E. West (Church of Christ); Roswell, NM; January 14-15, 1954; classes
David Lawrence [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Harold Maffit (?); Weiner, AR; October 1965
Robert Meyers (?); Wichita, KS; 1967
James Howard "Jim" Laws, Jr. [Church of Christ]
c 1950 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Farrell Till (Atheist); written; May 1988 - May 1989; Biblical inerrancy. Book publication: The Laws-Till
Debate. Canton, IL: Skepticism, Inc., n.d.
Dale Lawson [Seventh Day Church of God]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Don McWhorter (Church of Christ); Pennville, GA; October 23-27, 1972; Sabbath, establishment of church,
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John Henry Lawson [Church of Christ]
June 12, 1867 (Lawrence County, AR) - 1935 (_, OK)
Biographical sketch: Arkansas Angels by Boyd E. Morgan. Paragould, AR: College
Bookstore & Press, 1967, pp. 43-44.
Obituary: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=81&GSvcid=
117347&GRid=24096136&
At least 60 debates
_ Ray (?Baptist Church)
(?J. N.) Hall (?Baptist Church)
_ Cayce (?Primitive Baptist Church)
_ Weaver (?)
_ Williams (?)
J. M. Thompson (Primitive Baptist Church); written; 1898. Proposition 1: “The church to which I, J. M.
Thompson, belong as a member is scriptural in origin, doctrine, and practice.” (Thompson affirmed,
Lawson denied). Proposition 2: “The church to which I (J. H. Lawson) belong as a member, is scriptural in
origin, doctrine, and practice.” (Lawson affirmed, Thompson denied). Book publication: Church Identity
Discussed.
_ Minnis (Methodist Church); Pilot Grove, TX; 1898; salvation, sprinkling, infant baptism
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Carpenter, OK; October 13-16, 1909
A. Nunnery (Baptist Church); Marlow, OK; September 30 - October _, 1917
J. W. Brewer (Baptist Church); Pottsboro, TX; October 28 - November _, 1917
M. K. Lawson [Holiness Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
L. Freeman Crowder (Church of Christ); Athens, TN; 1932
David H. Bobo (Church of Christ); Cleveland, TN; 1937; godhead, Holy Spirit baptism
W. R. Willcutt (Church of Christ); Kosciusko, MS; 1939
T. Lawson [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Charles Bradlaugh (Atheist). Book publication: A discussion on the Question, Has Man a Soul? between the
Rev. T. Lawson ... and Iconoclast ... 1861.
A. C. Layman [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
George H. Hilliard (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); McVey, IL; April 7-_, 1890;
prophetic calling of Joseph Smith, origin of the Book of Mormon; tent
Mac Layton [Church of Christ]
1931 (_, _) - present
2 debates
William Wallace Layton [Church of Christ]
January 9, 1911 (_, _) – April 22, 1991 (_, NM)
W. A. Kile (Baptist Church); 1937; salvation
Van Bonneau (Church of Christ); 1938; classes
W. A. Kile (Baptist Church); Gormon, TX; 1938
Alva Johnson (Church of Christ); 1945; classes
Horace Leaf [?]
19 (_, _) - _ (_, _)
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Chapman Cohen (?); Glasgow, Scotland; February 26, 1920. Subject: Does man survive death? Is faith
reasonable?. Book publication: Leaf-Cohen Debate. London, England: Pioneer Press, 1920.
D. A. Leak [Christian Church]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
J. D. Tant (Church of Christ); McGregor, TX; January 1904
W. R. Defee (Church of Christ); Paxton, TX; 1910. Proposition: “That baptism being for the remission of sin,
all the designs of baptism must be understood before it becomes valid.” (Defee affirmed, Leak denied).
_ (?); Memphis, TN
Asa O. Colley (Church of Christ); Clarendon, TX; c 1914
N. B. Hardeman (Church of Christ); Booneville, MS; June 13-16, 1916. Proposition 1: “The use of instrumental
music in divine worship is authorized by the word of God.” (Leak affirmed, Hardeman denied). Proposition
2: “The use of instrumental music in divine worship is sinful, and the word of God so teaches.’ (Hardeman
affirmed, Leak denied). [Gospel Advocate, Vol. 58, No. 23 (June 8, 1916), 567], [Gospel Advocate, Vol.
58, No. 30 (July 27, 1916), 749]
N. B. Hardeman (Church of Christ); Booneville, MS; 1918; instrumental music in worship [Gospel Advocate,
July 27, 1918]
W. N. Leak [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. D. Tant (Church of Christ); Bee House, TX; December 1886
J. F. Leake [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
William Grissom (Church of Christ); Meredosia, IL; 1881; baptism
William Franklin Ledlow [Church of Christ]
August 31, 1877 (near Denison, TX) – 19__ (_, _)
At least 25 debates
Duward Edwin Lee [Church of Christ]
August 9, 1919 (_, _) – March 17, 1999 (_, ?TX)
W. G. Higgs (Pentecostal Church); Sidney, Australia; 1960
H. P. Mansfield (?); February 12-27, 1962; immortality of soul, kingdom, second coming, divinity of Christ,
godhead. Book publication: Lee-Mansfield Debate. N.p.: Graphomatic Press, ?1962.
Irven Powell Lee [Church of Christ]
July 26, 1914 (_, _) – May 4, 1991 (?Athens, Limestone County, AL)
Autobiography: Preaching In A Changing World by Irven P. Lee. N.p.: Irven P. Lee,
1975.
Biographical sketch: Preachers of Today, I, 1952, p. 200.
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Luther Lee [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Abel C. Thomas (Universalist Society); written; c 1842. Book publication: A Discussion on the Important
Question, Do the Scriptures teach the Doctrine of the Final Holiness and Happiness of All Mankind? In a
series of Letters between Rev. Abel C. Thomas and Rev. Luther Lee. Terre-Haute, IN: E. Manford, 1845.
N. H. Lee [Methodist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
D. B. Ray (Baptist Church)
Thomas Lee [Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
John T. Davies (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); St. John, UT; end of May, 1888
W. T. Lee [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
G. W. Foote (Secularist); 1895. Book publication: Theism or Atheism: which is the more reasonable? A public
debate between Mr. W. T. Lee ... and Mr. G. W. Foote ... 1895. 1896.
C. F. Lefevre [Universalist]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
John Kendall (Presbyterian Church)
Anthony Leftridge [Institute of Divine Metaphysical Research]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Fairfield, AL; December 6-7, 2001; women preachers, necessity of
water baptism; 2 sessions; 50
David Lehman [?Baptist Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Steve Brewer (Church of Christ); Purdue University; March 22, 1993; necessity of baptism; 1 session
T. Le Mesurier [?Church of England]
17_ (_, _) - 18_ (_, _)
John Lingard (Roman Catholic Church); before 1811; w/ Shute Barrington (?Church of England). Book
publication: The Controversy Between the Rev. John Lingard, D.D., A Catholic Priest, and Shute
Barrington, Protestant Bishop of Durham, and the Rev. T. Le Mesurier. Dublin, Ireland: R. Coyne, 1811
(Fourth Edition).
M. L. Lemley [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
E. H. Miller (Church of Christ). Book publication: Miller-Lemley Exchange.
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Reuel Gordon Lemmons [Church of Christ]
July 8, 1912 (_, _) – January 25, 1989 (_, TX)
John Carver (?); Cortez, CO; 1943
W. F. Lemmons [Church of Christ]
December 16, 1868 (Pocahontas, AR) - September 25, 1936 (_, _)
Biographical sketch: Arkansas Angels by Boyd E. Morgan. Paragould, AR: College
Bookstore & Press, 1967, pp. 45-46.
Several debates by 1911
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Bellemont, OK; February 16-19, 1909
A. J. Lemons [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
N. Ramsay (Baptist Church); _, AR
Charles Griffin "Charlie" Lemons [Church of Christ]
June 8, 1918 (_, _) – May 26, 2002 (_, TN)
_ Vonbargain (?); 1939; baptism
John Lennox [Theist]
19_ (_, _) - present
Christopher Hitchens (Atheist); 2008
Christopher Hitchens (Atheist); 2009
Christopher Hitchens (Atheist); Edinburgh, _; May 12, 2011; whether or not athism will
provide a viable future for Europeans
Charles Leslie [Church of England]
July 1650 (Dublin, Ireland) – April 13, 1722 (Glaslough, Monaghan, Ireland)
Biographical sketch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Leslie
Theological Works of Leslie by Charles Leslie. 2 vol. (1721).
Joseph Stennett (?); c 1695; infant baptism, first day of the week. ?Book publication: J. Morphew & W.
Middleton
_ (Quaker)
_ (Jew)
_ (Socinian)
_ (Roman Catholic Church)
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Lane Lester [Creationist]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Ron Simpson (Evolutionist) & Wyatt Anderson (Evolutionist); December 11, 1975;
teaching of creation in public schools; panel format; 100; w/ John N. Moore
(Creationist)
George Schweitzer (Evolutionist); Rome, GA; February 28, 1977
A. Leverton [Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
W. H. Cooper (Methodist Church); Tilbury Centre, Ontario, Canada; April 18-25, 1894; 8 evenings. Book
publication: Debate on Baptism and the Book of Mormon. Tilbury Centre, Ontario: News Book and Job
Printing Office, c 1894.
_ Lewelyn [First Day Adventist]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Warren E. Peak (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); Opolis, KS; October 1-4, 1885
A. B. Lewis [Church of God]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
George Y. Stipp (Primitive Baptist Church); 1856
Billy W. Lewis [Oneness Pentecostal Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Larry Ray Hafley (Church of Christ); Aurora, IL; March 9-13, 1970; godhead, formula, Holy Spirit baptism; w/
Raymond G. Bishop (Oneness Pentecostal Church)
Larry Ray Hafley (Church of Christ); Sandwich, IL; November 9-10, 12-13, 1970
Guy N. Woods (Church of Christ); Memphis, TN; 1975
David Lipe (Church of Christ); Memphis, TN; November 15-19, 1976. Book publication: Lipe-Lewis Debate.
Winona, MS: J. C. Choate Publications, 1984.
Stephen Wiggins (Church of Christ). Book publication: Lewis-Wiggins Debate on the Godhead. _: Hammer &
Tongs Publications, _.
C. W. Lewis [Methodist Episcopal Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
L. C. Marvin (Universalist); Jacksonville, IL; 1848
Gordon Lewis [?]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Jerry L. Jones (Church of Christ); Chattanooga, TN; c 1981
Harry Lee Lewis [Church of Christ]
September 11, 1932 (Poplar Bluff, MO) - _ (_, _)
Gerald Smith (Baptist Church); Lexington, KY; December 6-7, 9-10, 1982; apostasy; first
debate for each
Gerald Smith (Baptist Church); Lexington, KY; June 6-7, 9-10, 1983; salvation
Leonard V. Tobin (Sabbatarian); Evansville, IN; December 6, 13, 1987; Sabbath; radio
debate
Enis Myers (Dispensationalist); Evansville, IN; March 8-9?, 1988; dispensationalism; 2
sessions
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Jack W. Langford (Dispensationalist); Sacramento & Antioch, CA; December 1988; salvation; 300-400; 4
sessions
James Fish (Seventh Day Adventist Church); Huntingburg, IN; c 1997; 1 session; 10 commandments binding
today
John Parham Lewis [Church of Christ]
January 20, 1903 (_, _) – ?May 1985 (_, ?TX)
_ (Baptist Church); 1927
R. N. Cooper (?); Nashville, TN(?); 1928; baptism, antichrist
Roy E. Davis (Holiness or Baptist Church); Nashville, TN; 1928
John Thomas Lewis [Church of Christ]
March 10, 1876 (Stone’s Run, Rutherford County, TN) - February 17, 1967 (Almaville,
TN)
Biography: He Looked for a City by Ottis L. Castleberry. Fairmount, IN: Cogdill
Foundation Publications, 1980.
Biography: “John T. Lewis: Beloved Builder of Churches” by Herschel E. Patton. They
Being Dead Yet Speak (Florida College Annual Lectures, 1981). Temple Terrace, FL:
Florida College Bookstore, 1981, pp. 34-49.
_ Mitchell (?)
Glenn V. Tingley (Christian Missionary Alliance); Birmingham, AL; c 1935
_ Walker (?)
Glenn V. Tingley (Christian Missionary Alliance); Birmingham, AL; c 1940
Cecil E. Abecrombie (Church of Christ); written. Book publication:
Cecil E. Abecrombie (Church of Christ); c 1944; classes & women teachers
Roy E. Davis, Sr. (Baptist or Pentecostal Church)
John T. Lewis [Church of Christ]
September 19, 1968 (_, _) - present
Jason L. Weatherly (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Lone Grove,, OK; December 7-8, 1995
Jason L. Weatherly (Oneness Pentecostal Church); written; Holy Spirit baptism & gifts; 1996. Book
publication: Lewis-Weatherly Debate. Lone Grove, OK: John T. Lewis, 1996.
Samuele Bacchiocchi (Seventh-Day Adventist Church); written; 1997; Sabbath day. Publication: Lone Grove,
OK: John T. Lewis, 1997.
David Farmer (Seventh-day Adventist Church); Texarkana, TX; July 19-20, 2004. Subject: Which day has God
required for Christians to worship on?
Robert Lewis [Seventh Day Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
W. P. Throgmorton (Baptist Church)
W. P. Throgmorton (Baptist Church)
Shadid Lewis [Muslim]
19_ (_, _) - present
David Wood (Believer). Topic: Did Jesus Rise from the dead?
David Wood (Believer). Topic: Peace and Violence in Christianity and Islam
Nabeel Qureshi (Believer). Topic: The case for Islam vs the case for Christianity--why we chose to leave and
believe
Vin Lewis [Catholic Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
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Wesley Simons (Church of Christ); January 1996; Catholicism; radio; 1 session
William H. Lewis [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
W. L. Totty (Church of Christ); Indianapolis, IN; April 28, 1966; institutionalism. Related publication: A review
of the Totty-Lewis debate on institutionalism: with additional material by William H. Lewis. Indianapolis,
IN: Lafayette Heights Church of Christ, ?1966.
_ Lewis [Methodist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
D. P. Bunn (Universalist Society); _, IL; c 1845
Erasmus Manford (Universalist Society); c 1846; Springfield, IL; 4 days
Erasmus Manford (Universalist Society); c 1850; written. Periodical publication: Golden Era.
Michael R. “Mike” Licona [Baptist Church]
1961 (Baltimore, MD) – present
Biographical sketch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_R._Licona
Dan Barker (Atheist); Madison, WI; April 14, 2003. Topic: Did Jesus Rise from the Dead?
Web publication:
http://www.4truth.net/fourtruthpbjesus.aspx?pageid=8589952851&terms=debate
Shabir Ally (Muslim); Regent University; March 2004. Topic: Did Jesus Rise from the
Dead? Web publication:
http://www.4truth.net/fourtruthpbjesus.aspx?pageid=8589952859&terms=debate
Richard Carrier (Atheist); Los Angeles, CA; April 19, 2004. Topic: Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? Web
publication: http://www.4truth.net/fourtruthpbjesus.aspx?pageid=8589952857&terms=debate
Shabir Ally (Muslim); TV debate (Faith Under Fire); November 2004. Topic: Who was Jesus: Divine or
Prophet?
Elaine Pagels (?); TV debate (Faith Under Fire); February 2005. Topic: The Gospel of Thomas
Elaine Pagels (?); TV debate (Ron Insana Show); April 2005. Topic: Did Jesus Rise from the Dead?
Steve Yothment (Atheist); Athens, GA; March 2006. Topic: God Created Man
Ali Ataie (Muslim); Davis, CA; November 30, 2006. Topic: What was the First Century Fate of Jesus? Web
publication: http://www.4truth.net/fourtruthpbjesus.aspx?pageid=8589952847&terms=debate
Bart D. Ehrman (Agnostic); Kansas City, MO; February 28, 2008. Topic: Can Historians Prove that Jesus Rose
from the Dead? Web publication:
http://www.4truth.net/fourtruthpbjesus.aspx?pageid=8589952857&terms=debate
Bart D. Ehrman (Agnostic); Charlotte, NC; April 2, 2009. Topic: Can Historians Prove that Jesus Rose from the
Dead? Web publication: http://www.4truth.net/fourtruthpbjesus.aspx?pageid=8589952849&terms=debate
Richard Carrier (Atheist); Topeka, KS; February 11, 2010; 750. Topic: Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? Web
publication: http://www.4truth.net/fourtruthpbjesus.aspx?pageid=8589994385&terms=debate
Stephen Patterson (Jesus Seminar); Tallahassee, FL; March 2010. Topic: Did Jesus Rise from the Dead?
William Ernest Liddell [Baptist Church]
May 15, 1877 (Jefferson County, MS) - August 7, 1945 (_, _)
Jesse T. Lashlee (Church of Christ); 1916
John Henry Hamilton (Church of Christ); Cash, AR
John Henry Hamilton (Church of Christ); Cash, AR
John Henry Hamilton (Church of Christ); Cash, AR
John L. Fry (Church of Christ); Giles Spur, AR; 1930
John Lightfoot [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
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Charles Bradlaugh (Atheist); written; 1876. Book publication: Eternal Torment. A Written debate between the
Rev. John Lightfoot ... and Charles Bradlaugh ... 1876. 1888.
David Sylvester Ligon [Church of Christ]
November 19, 1866 (near Hopkinsville, KY) - 1956 (Waco, TX)
Many debates
L. H. Shelton (Church of God-Adventist Church); Havana, AR; July 10-21, 1922; 10
propositions including God as a material being & the deity of Christ
J. E. Pippin (Pentecostal Church); Ft. Worth, TX; 1933
_ (Adventist Church); Francis, OK
J. J. F. Lockhart (Baptist Church); Oran, TX; October 27-30, 1909; baptism, church,
apostasy
John Frank Lilly [Church of Christ]
?November 25, 1905 (_, _) - ?July 21, 1994 (_, ?TX)
12 debates
Howard Peacock (Church of Christ); Gardener's Chapel, TX; November 22-25, 1949; classes
W. H. Lindler [Four Square Gospel Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. A. Holland (Apostolic Pentecostal Church); _, WI; 1962; baptismal formula
Mark Lindley [Church of Christ]
c 1968 (_, _) - present
Mike Strevel (Primitive Baptist Church); Booneville, MS; March 26-28, 1998; salvation; 4 sessions; 200-400
John Lindsay [Church of Christ]
June 15, 1821 (Christian County, KY) - October 15, 1887 (?Eureka, IL)
David Davis (Universalist Society); Metamora, IL; c 1856
John B. Luccock (Methodist Episcopal Church); Lincoln, IL; c 1859
Benjamin Barr “Ben” Lindsey [?]
November 25, 1869 (Jackson, Madison County, TN) – March 26, 1943 (Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, CA)
Autobiography: The Dangerous Life by Ben Lindsey and Rube Borough. _: _, 1931.
G. C. Brewer (Church of Christ); Memphis, TN; April 2, 1928; trial marriages. Lindsay's
24th debate. Book publication: Debate between Judge Ben Lindsey and G. C. Brewer
on "Companionate Marriage". Cincinnati, OH: The Christian Leader Corporation, c
1928.
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Dail Ellis Lindsey [Church of Christ]
July 23, 1939 (_, _) - present
Ronny F. Wade (Church of Christ); written; 1961; drinking vessels in Lord's supper. Book
publication: The Lindsey-Wade Debate.
Ronny F. Wade (Church of Christ); written; 1961; classes
E. H. Miller (Church of Christ); written; 1962; head coverings of 1 Cor. 11. Book publication:
The Miller-Lindsey Debate. LaGrange, GA: E. H. Miller, 1962.
J. F. Dancer, Jr. (Church of Christ); written; c 1964; warfare. Book publication: DancerLindsey Debate. Louisville, KY: J. F. Dancer, Jr., 1965.
John Staley (Church of Christ); Marlow (near Cameron), TX; Summer, 1967; communion
drink element
Clarence Snodgrass (Church of Christ); Hoyte (near Cameron), TX; 1968; communion drink
element
Ira Baker (Church of Christ); Hoyte (near Cameron), TX; 1968; divorce & remarriage
John Staley (Church of Christ); written; 1969. Book publication: The Staley-Lindsey Debate. Waco, TX: D.
Ellis Lindsey, 1969.
Lloyd Treat (Church of Christ); Broken Bow, OK; 1971; fragmenting of communion loaf
Paul Ferguson (Church of Christ); Fayetteville, AR; 1974; fragmenting of communion loaf
Randy Dickson (Church of Christ); written; 1975; single communion loaf. Book publication: The LindseyDickson Debate. Waco, TX: D. Ellis Lindsey, 1976.
Paul Ferguson (Church of Christ); written; 1975; fragmenting of communion loaf. Book publication: The
Lindsey-Ferguson Debate. Waco, TX: D. Ellis Lindsey, 1976.
Burney Johnson (Church of Christ); written; ?1977; evangelistic authority. Book publication: The JohnsonLindsey Debate. __, MO: Burney Johnson, ?1977.
Joseph H. Lines [Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
W. W. Otey (Church of Christ); _, VA; October 1899
John Lingard [Roman Catholic Church]
17_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Shute Barrington (?Church of England) & T. Le Mesurier (?Church of England); before 1811. Book
publication: The Controversy Between the Rev. John Lingard, D.D., A Catholic Priest, and Shute
Barrington, Protestant Bishop of Durham, and the Rev. T. Le Mesurier. Dublin, Ireland: R. Coyne, 1811
(Fourth Edition).
C. J. Linn [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Sterl A. Watson (Church of Christ); 1939
L. M. Linn [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. K. Speer (Church of Christ); Sweet Water, IL: January 1867; conscious existence after death
_ Linsey [?Pentecostal Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Windell Wiser (Church of Christ); Big Stone Gap, KY 1958; Holy Spirit baptism
Dan Lion [Unitarian]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
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Gordon Wilson (Church of Christ); Sunnyvale, CA; 1962; 1 session. Book publication: Is the Bible Fully
Inspired? Lufkin, TX: The Gospel Guardian Company, n.d.
Gordon Wilson (Church of Christ); Sunnyvale, CA; November 1962; 2 sessions
David L. Lipe [Church of Christ]
February 11, 1949 (Charleston, MS) - present
Billy Lewis (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Memphis, TN; November 15-19, 1976; 5 sessions. Book
publication: Winona, MS: J. C. Choate Publications, 1984.
James Lippard [Atheist]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
James White (Reformed Baptist Church)
David Lipscomb [Church of Christ]
January 21, 1831 (Franklin County, TN) - November 11, 1917 (?Nashville, TN)
Biography: The Life and Times of David Lipscomb by Earl Irvin West. Henderson, TN:
Religious Book Service, 1954.
Biographical sketch: The Trail Blazers: Heroes of the Faith by J. Porter Wilhite. Oklahoma
City, OK: Telegram Book Company, 1965, pp. 46-47.
Biography: Crying In The Wilderness: A Biography of David Lipscomb by Robert E.
Hooper. Nashville, TN: David Lipscomb College, 1979.
Biographical sketch: Biographical Sketches of Gospel Preachers by H. Leo Boles.
Nashville, TN: Gospel Advocate, 1932, pp 243-247.
Jacob Ditzler (Methodist Episcopal Church); Gallatin, TN; 1871
George W. Griffin (Primitive Baptist Church); Gallatin, TN; January 1872
John F. Rowe (?); written; 1880-81
J. B. Moody (Baptist Church); Watertown, TN; December 14-18, 1885; total depravity, baptism
Austin McGary (Church of Christ); c 1889
G. A. Trott (Church of Christ); written; 1904. Periodical publication: Firm Foundation.
Gregory Litmer [Church of Christ]
September 27, 1954 (_, _) - present
Richard Lotspeich (Baptist Church) & Don Slayton (Baptist Church); Cincinnati, OH; January 11-12, 1988;
baptism; w/ Randy Pickup (Church of Christ)
Fred M. Little [Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
J. L. Sanders (Holiness Church); Bon Air, TN; August 18-19, 1917
Wilber Little [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Vurel A. Vick (Church of Christ)
W. H. Little [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. Porter Wilhite (Church of Christ); Jacksonville, TX; c 1926
J. Porter Wilhite (Church of Christ); Corene, TX; c 1926
J. Porter Wilhite (Church of Christ); Reese, TX; 1939
W. Curtis Porter (Church of Christ); Troup, TX; March 1939
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J. Porter Wilhite (Church of Christ); Jacksonville, TX & Laurel, MS; 1949; baptism, establishment of church,
Church of Christ
_ Little [?]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Collin M. Wilmeth (Christian Church); Bell County, TX; 1885
_ Littlejohn [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
G. C. White (Church of Christ); written
H. C. Littleton [Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
L. T. Nichols (Christadelphian); Barry, IL; 1890
M. J. McClure (German Baptist Church); Astoria, IL; 1898; trine immersion, feet-washing
Annie Lobert [?]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Carlton Pearson (?) & Deepak Chopra (?); debate on the ABC Nightline TV program; w/ Mark Driscoll
(?).Topic: Does Satan exist?
J. J. F. Lockhart [Baptist Church]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
D. S. Ligon (Church of Christ); Oran, TX; October 27-30, 1909; baptism, church, apostasy
C. R. Nichol (Church of Christ); Dickens, TX; 1933
Joe Lockhart [Baptist Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. D. Tant (Church of Christ); 1894
J. A. Locklear [Ordinance Branch of the Holiness Church of Anderson, Indiana]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
W. T. Boaz (Church of Christ); New Decatur, AL; January 31-February 5, 1916; general church questions
[Gospel Advocate, Vol. 58, No. 3 (January 20, 1916), 70], [Gospel Advocate, Vol. 58, No. 8 (February 24,
1916), 190-192]
Bill Lockwood [Church of Christ]
c 1958 (_, _) - present
Hamza Abdul Malik (Muslim); Marshall, TX; May 13-14, 16-18, 1996; Christianity & Islam
Farrell Till (Atheist); Montgomery, AL; October 7-8, 10-11, 1996; provable realities
Don Preston (Church of Christ); Ardmore, OK; November 30, December 1, 3-4, 199_; AD 70 doctrine
Mac Deaver (Church of Christ); Springfield, TN; January 5-6, 8-9, 1998; work of the Spirit; 200; 4 sessions.
Book publication: The Deaver-Lockwood Debate. _: Biblical Notes, 1998.
Christian Garrett (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Portland, TX; May 6-9, 1995; miracles, godhead
Christian Garrett (Oneness Pentecostal Church)
Burt Lockwood [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Jay Wilson (?); Bozeman, MT & Manhattan, KS; June 22-23, 29-30, 1981; instrumental music in worship
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O. G. Lodge [Church of God]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Gus Nichols (Church of Christ); Vinemont, AL; 1940
Gus Nichols (Church of Christ); Powderly, AL; 1942
Connie W. Adams (Church of Christ); Orlando, FL; September 16, 1963
George A. Lofton [Baptist Church]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
F. W. Smith (Church of Christ); written; c 1912. Book publication: Why the Baptist Name?
Lee Loftus [Sovereign Grace Church]
19_ (_, _) - present
Eddie K. Garrett (Primitive Baptist Church); Franklin, OH; September 2-3, 1991; 2 sessions. Proposition #1:
“The Scriptures teach that in regeneration, or the new birth, the Lord uses the gospel as a means.” (Loftus
affirmed, Garrett denied). Proposition #2: “The Scriptures teach that sinners are regenerated, or born of
God, independently of, or without, the gospel as a means.” (Garrett affirmed, Loftus denied). [“Comments
about our recent debate” by Eddie K. Garrett. The Hardshell Baptist (November 1991), 2-3]
John B. Logan [Cumberland Presbyterian Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
John S. Sweeney (Church of Christ); Whitehall, Green County, IL; February 25-28, 1862.
Proposition 1: “Immersion in water is essential to Christian baptism.” (Sweeney
affirmed, Logan denied). Proposition 2:”The infants of parents, one or both of which
are believers, are scriptural subjects of Christian baptism.” (Logan affirmed, Sweeney
denied). Proposition 3: “Baptism is a condition of the gospel, precedent to the remission
of sins, equally important with repentance and faith.” (Sweeney affirmed, Logan
denied). Proposition 4: “All infants dying in infancy, and all others who are incapable of
being outwardly called by the ministry of the word, are regenerated and saved by Christ, through the Spirit,
who worketh when, where, and how he pleaseth.” (Logan affirmed, Sweeney denied). Book publication: R.
B. Dedman, 1862.
J. D. Logan [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Paul O. Nichols (Church of Christ); Modesto, CA; 1975; breaking of the bread
J. M. Logan [?]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Willis Bernard Logan, Jr. [Church of Christ]
June 14, 1943 (Columbus, MS) - present
E. F. Cannon (Oneness Pentecostal Church); Jacksonville, AR; May 2-3, 5-6, 1977
_ Logan [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Walter N. Bohannan (Church of Christ); 1939; classes, drinking vessels
_ Lohmueller [Spiritualist]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
J. C. Clapp (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); _, CA; 1878; spiritualism; 4 nights
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H. A. Long [?]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
G. W. Foote (Secularist). Book publication: Verbatim Report of the public discussion upon ‘The Origin of
Man,’ between ... G.W.F. and H. A. Long ... 1877.
William Slaughter Long [Church of Christ]
January 9, 1874 (_, _) - 1957 (_, _)
_ (?); 1913; church
Ethan R. Longhenry [Church of Christ]
May 30, 1981 (?Paden City, WV) - present
Bob Thomas (?); written January 2-_, 2003. Proposition: The Scriptures teach that
immersion in water for the remission of sin is necessary for salvation.
Ray Brooks (?); written. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that Christians ought only
use their voice when praising God in song.” (Longhenry affirmed, Brooks denied).
Proposition 2:
Billy Dickinson (Church of Christ); written. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that an
assembly of the church of Christ for the communion must use one cup (drinking
vessel) in the distribution of the fruit of the vine.” (Dickinson affirmed, Longhenry denied). Proposition 2:
Max Burgin (Church of Christ); written. Proposition 1: “The New Testament extends the privilege of
remarriage to a person put away for having committed adultery.” (Burgin affirmed, Longhenry denied).
Proposition 2: “The New Testament does not extend the privilege of remarriage to a person put away for
having committed adultery.” (Longhenry affirmed, Burgin denied). Web publication.
Dan Billingsly (Church of Christ); written. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that the ‘Sermon on the
Mount,’ Matthew chapters 5 through 7, contains both Old and New Testament doctrine.” (Longhenry
affirmed, Billingsly denied). Proposition 2: “The Scriptures teach that the ‘Sermon on the Mount,’ Matthew
chapters 5 through 7, is exclusively Old Testament doctrine” (Billingsly affirmed, Longhenry denied). Web
publication.
George A. Jackson (Church of Christ); written. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that the church, from its
treasury, may help only the needy saints.” (Longhenry affirmed, Jackson denied). Proposition 2: “The
Scriptures teach that the church, from its treasury, may help any needy person.” (Jackson affirmed,
Longhenry denied). Web publication.
Lloyd A. Olson (?); written. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that immersion in water for the remission of
sin is necessary for salvation.” (Longhenry affirmed, Olson denied). Proposition 2: “The Scriptures do not
teach that immersion in water for the remission of sin is necessary for salvation.” (Olson affirmed,
Longhenry denied). Web publication.
Claudie Earl “Buddy” Looper [Oneness Pentecostal Church]
January 19, 1938 (Little Rock, AR) – July 28, 1999 (Joplin, MO)
Wayne Greeson (Church of Christ); Stuggart & Pine Bluff, AR; December 2-3, 5-6, 1991; godhead, gifts; 4
sessions; 250-300
Michael Lopez [Roman Catholic Church]
19__ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
David J. Riggs (Church of Christ); written; 1997-98; authority of the Scriptures
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M. N. Lord [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
W. J. Chaplin (Universalist); Dowagiac, MI; April 9-11, 1867. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that all
mankind will be finally saved.” (Chaplin affirmed, Lord denied). Proposition 2: “The Scriptures teach that
God will inflict endless punishment on the wicked or disobedient.” (Lord affirmed, Chaplin denied).
Davide Lorito [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ (Seventh-day Adventist Church); 1956; 1 night
Richard Lotspeich [Baptist Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Greg Litmer (Church of Christ) & Randy Pickup (Church of Christ); Cincinnati, OH; January 11-12, 1988;
baptism; w/ Don Slayton (Baptist Church)
Robert C. "Bob" Loudermilk [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
William C. Sexton (Church of Christ); Wichita, KS; September 12-13, 1975; drinking vessels in Lord's supper
William C. Sexton (Church of Christ); Wichita, KS; January 13-14, February 17-18, March 24-25, April 2,
1978; 100-150. Proposition 1: “The Scriptures teach that in communion ‘the cup’ (drinking vessel) is
emblematic of the New Testament (new covenant) and the fruit of the vine in ‘the cup’ is emblematic of the
blood of Christ.” (Loudermilk affirmed, Sexton denied). Proposition 2: “The Scriptures teach that in
communion ‘the cup’ of Luke 22:20 and 1 Corinthians 11:25-26 refers to the fruit of the vine which is
emblematic of the blood of Christ by which the New Testament was sealed.” (Sexton affirmed, Loudermilk
denied). Proposition 3: “The Scriptures teach that when a congregation of God’s people partake of the
Lord’s supper, the ‘bread’ must be in one piece or loaf.” (Loudermilk affirmed, Sexton denied).
Proposition 4: “The Scriptures teach that when a congregation of God’s people partake of the Lord’s
supper, the ‘bread’ may be in more than one piece or loaf.” (Sexton affirmed, Loudermilk denied).
Proposition 5: “The Scriptures teach that a congregation of God’s people may use the Bible class
arrangement, among other arrangements (as is sometimes practiced by the Westside church of Christ) in
carrying out the command of God to teach his word.” (Sexton affirmed, Loudermilk denied). Proposition 6:
““The Scriptures teach that a congregation of God’s people may use a woman to teach a Bible class of
small children or young women (as is sometimes practiced by the Westside church of Christ) in carrying
out his command to teach his word.” (Sexton affirmed, Loudermilk denied).
Ernest C. Love [Church of Christ]
August 14, 1877 (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
4 debates in 1913
J. W. Madison (Infidel); Winfield, KS; 1912
Jesse F. Love [Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
Daniel B. Turney (Methodist Church); Big Clifty, KY; October 27-_, 1919
Isaiah Watson (Baptist Church); Womack, LA; April 10-_, 1922
M. C. Love [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
W. Ezekiel "Zeke" Sherrill (Baptist Church); Reynolds County, MO; 1932
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V. D. Love [Church of Christ]
June 25, 1889 (_, _) - October 27, 1964 (_, _)
W. G. Roberts (Church of Christ); Vineland, KS
Vernon Love [Church of Christ]
April 4, 1933 (Winchester, IN) - present
Walter Carroway (Church of God); Brooksville, FL; 1979; Holy Spirit baptism
Luis D. Lovelace [Seventh-day Baptist Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Pat Donahue (Church of Christ), Jim King (Church of Christ), Brent Siota (Church of Christ) & Thomas N.
Thrasher (Church of Christ); Hiram, GA; September 23, 1995; Sabbath; 25; w/ W. H. Winborne (Seventhday Baptist Church) & Claude Tate (Seventh-day Baptist Church)
Clint C. Lovelady [Church of Christ]
August 21, 1907 (_, _) – December 1972 (_, CA)
_ (Evolutionist); 1935; evolution
_ (Adventist Church); 1950; Sabbath
Glen W. Lovelady [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Lyle McCollum (Church of Christ); Alameda,, CA; February 12-13, 1959; institutionalism
Johnnie B. Gibbs (Church of Christ); Highland & Fontana, CA; March 27-30, 1962; benevolence
Jessie S. Macaspac (?); Wilmington, CA; April 27-28, 1970; deity of Christ
J. T. Smith (Church of Christ); Long Beach & Wilmington, CA; March 22-23, 25-26, 1976; divorce &
remarriage. Book publication: Smith-Lovelady Debate. Brooks, KY: Searching the Scriptures, 1976.
Ronald G. Lovelady [Church of Christ]
May 19, 1928 (_, _) - April 30, 1971 (_, _)
George E. Griffin (Primitive Baptist Church); Lennox & Norwalk, CA; August 12-15, 1957; salvation
Chester King (Church of Christ); Long Beach, CA; 1960
E. N. "Early" Lovell [Church of Christ]
c 1935 (_, _) - present
Jim Bullington (Church of Christ); Athens & Oliver, AL; 1977
W. H. Lovell [Methodist Church]
18_ (_, _) - 19_ (_, _)
C. E. W. Dorris (Church of Christ) & Nora Yount (Church of Christ), written; December 19, 1906 - September
30, 1907; baptism; w/ A. E. Clement (Methodist Church). Book publication: An Interesting
Correspondence. West Nashville, TN: C. E. W. Dorris, 1910.
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Stanley J. Lovett [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Wendle Scott (Church of Christ); written; c 1961. Proposition: “It is in harmony with the
scriptures for congregation to send money to another congregation for the purpose of
supporting an evangelist or evangelists.” (Scott affirmed, Lovett denied). Periodical
publication: The Debater. Volume II, Number 4 (January-February 1962).
Nathan Lowe [Oneness Pentecostal Church]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Perry Hall (Church of Christ); Leitchfield, KY; June 12-13, 15-16, 1989; godhead
Todd Lowery [Institute of Divine Metaphysical Research]
November 2, 1952 (Chattanooga, TN) - present
Patrick T. Donahue (Church of Christ); Huntsville, AL; November 2-3, 2001; women preachers, necessity of
water baptism; 60-70; w/ James Vaughn (Institute of Divine Metaphysical Research)
James Perrin Lowrey [Church of Christ]
March 5, 1872 (Ripley, MS) – March 31, 1963 (San Diego, CA)
_ Milburn (Baptist Church); 1912; church
_ Dye (Methodist Church); 1916; church
H. B. Taylor (Missionary Baptist Church); Thyatira, MS; November 21-24, 1916; apostasy,
establishment of church, baptism
John Hogarth Lozier [Methodist Church]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
B. F. Foster (Universalist Society); Indianapolis, IN; July 1-12, 1867; universalism, endless punishment. Book
publication: Debate on Universalism. Indianapolis, IN: Downey & Brouse, 1867.
John Wesley Hanson (Universalist Society). Book publication: A Brief Debate on Universal Salvation and
Endless Punishment between John Wesley Hanson, D.D., of Chicago, and Rev. John Hogarth Lozier, of
Sioux City, Ia. Chicago, IL: _, 1879.
Charles A. Lucas [Church of Christ]
December 22, 1914 (_, _) – February 1983 (_, AL)
_ Howes (Baptist Church); 1946; establishment of church, baptism, apostasy
Daniel Robertson Lucas [Church of Christ]
1840 (_, _) - 1907 (_, _)
_ Thompson (Regular Baptist Church); Timewell (Mound Station), IL; Spring 1869; 4
days; unconditional election & free-will
D. B. Ray (Baptist Church); Clayton, IL, c 1873. Book publication: Church Discussion:
Baptists and Disciples, the Ray and Lucas Debate. St. Louis, MO: Baptist Publishing
Co., 1873. [3rd edition]
D. R. Miller (Cumberland Presbyterian Church); Petersburg, IL; 1875; 3 sessions per day
Evan A. Davies (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); _, KS; c 1884
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Hercia Floyd Lucas [Church of Christ]
August 25, 1896 (_, _) – January 1972 (_, WV)
_ (?); 1939
_ Knapp (?);
J. R. Lucas [Church of Christ]
February 26, 1831 (Wainsburg, TN) - 1907 (_, _)
Jacob Ditzler (Methodist Church)
D. B. Ray (Baptist Church)
D. B. Ray (Baptist Church)
D. B. Ray (Baptist Church)
G. W. Hughey (Methodist Church)
S. Lucas [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) – _ (_, _)
J. B. Moody (Baptist Church)
John B. Luccock [Methodist Episcopal Church]
October 1803 (_, England) – September 9, 1885 (Half Moon Bay, CA)
At least 32 debates
Jonas Hartzel (Church of Christ) & A. S. Hayden (Church of Christ); _, OH; 1843; w/ J. J. Stedman (Methodist
Episcopal Church)
Benjamin Franklin (Church of Christ); Long Point, IL; c 1855
O. A. Burgess (Church of Christ); Cruger, IL; c 1858; Luccock's 32 nd debate
John Lindsay (Church of Christ); Lincoln, IL; c 1859
Benjamin Franklin (Church of Christ); Lexington, IL; November 1859
John S. Sweeney (Church of Christ); Lanark, IL; 1867
Chuck Lucus [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Carl McMurray (Church of Christ); Gainesville, FL; September 1, 1983; Crossroads church; 700-800
James Paul Lusby [Church of Christ]
April 28, 1918 (_, _) - February 5, 1978 (_, NM)
R. F. Pepper (Baptist Church); Wellington, TX; November 21-24, 1949; baptism, apostasy; 4 sessions; Lusby's
first debate
R. F. Pepper (Baptist Church); Buck Creek (near Wellington), TX; March 29 - April 1, 1950; general church
J. Cullis Smith (Baptist Church); Amarillo, TX; c 1954
P. D. Ballard (Baptist Church)
James B. Lusby [Church of Christ]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Dwaine E. Dunning (Christian Church); Pampa, TX; June 14-15, 17-18, 1971; instrumental music in worship
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Martin Luther [Reformer]
November 10, 1483 (Eisleben, Saxony, Germany) - February 18, 1546 (Eisleben,
Saxony, Germany).
Biography: Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther by Roland H. Bainton. New York,
NY: Abingdon Press, 1950.
_ (?); Heidelberg, _; April 1518
John Eck (Roman Catholic Church); Leipzig, Germany; June 27 – July 15, 1519;
indulgences, office of the pope; w/ Andreas Karlstadt (Protestant Reformer).
Related publication: The Leipzig Debate of 1519: Leaves from the Story of
Luther’s Life by W. H. T. Dau. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House,
1919.
Ulrich Zwingli (Protestant Reformer). Related publication: Luther's and Zwingli's propositions for debate: the
Ninety-five theses of 31 October 1517 and the Sixty-seven articles of 19 January 1523: in the original
version and contemporary translations by Carl S. Meyer. Leiden : E. J. Brill, 1963.
Philip F. Lydic [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Maurice Barnett (Church of Christ); written; 1962. divorce and remarriage. Book publication: Lydic-Barnett: A
Debate on Divorce and Remarriage.
Christian Alfred Lyles [Church of Christ]
September 13, 1906 (_, _) – February 1987 (_, OK)
12 debates
W. C. Davis (Primitive Baptist Church); _, MO; 1933
Burt F. Marrs (Church of God (Seventh-day)); Morris, OK; 1938
Cleon Lyles [Church of Christ]
July 1, 1914 (_, _) – September 3, 1989 (_, AR)
_ (Seventh-day Church of God); before 1966
Brian Lynch [Atheist]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
James White (Reformed Baptist Church); radio debate
Connie Lynch [Pentecostal Church]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Charles A. Holt, Jr. (Church of Christ); Idabel, OK; September 22-26, 1952
Gary Lynch [Evolutionist]
19_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Duane Gish (Creationist) & Harold Slusher (Creationist); Costa Mesa, CA; October 1, 1976; 3000; w/ George
Miller (Evolutionist)
Kermit Lynch [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
Joe L. Banks (Church of Christ); classes; before 1959
Joe L. Banks (Church of Christ) & F. I. Stanley (Church of Christ); Fayetteville, AR; December 5-9, 1955;
classes & women teachers; w/ Ralph Gage (Church of Christ)
W. Curtis Porter (Church of Christ); Claremont, OK; February 11-14, 1958; classes & women teachers
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Barry W. Lynn [Evolutionist]
1948 (Harrisburg, PA) - present
William F. Buckley (Creationist), Philip Johnson (Creationist); Michael Behe (AntiDarwinist) & David Berlinski (Anti-Darwinist); Firing Line program (PBS
television); December 19, 1997; w/ Eugenia Scott (Evolutionist); Kenneth Miller
(Evolutionist) & Michael Ruse (Evolutionist). Proposition: “Resolved: Evolution
should acknowledge creation.”
James White (Reformed Baptist Church). Subject: Is homosexuality compatible with
authentic Christianity?
John Lyon [Universalist Society]
18_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
R. G. S. McNeille (Congregational Church). Book publication: "What I Believe Concerning Endless
Punishment," and " Further Remarks on Universalism," by Rev. R. G. S. McNeille, Pastor of South
Congregational Church : with Replies thereto by Rev. John Lyon, Pastor of the Church of the Redeemer,
Universalist. _: _, 1883.
John Lyons [Protestant]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
T. J. Brown (Roman Catholic Church), T. M. MacDonnell (Roman Catholic Church) & Francis Edgeworth
(Roman Catholic Church).); Stratton-on-the-Fosse, near Bath, England; February 25-27, March 5-7, 1834.;
“The Rule of Faith” & “The Sacrifice of the Mass”; w/ Edward Tottenham (Protestant). Book publication:
The Authenticated Report of the Discussion which took place in the chapel of the Roman Catholic College
of Downside, near Bath, on the 25th, 26th, and 27th of February, and the 5th, 6th, and 7th of March, 1834.
London: J. G. and F. Rivington, 1836.
_ Lyons [Church of Christ]
_ (_, _) - _ (_, _)
_ Bruner (?); Gratz, KY; 1968
R. S. Lyons [Church of Christ]
18_ (_, _) – 1913 (_, _)
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); October 9-12, 1906; general church
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Fourche, AR; February 4-9, 1907
Ben M. Bogard (Missionary Baptist Church); Donaldson, AR; December 7-10, 1909
Edward Lyttleton [?]
18_ (_, _) – _ (_, _)
Chapman Cohen (Atheist). Book publication: The Parson and the Atheist, a friendly discussion on religion and
life, between (the) Rev. and Hon. Edward Lyttleton ... and Chapman Cohen. 1919.
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BogardMcPherson Debate on Miraculous Healing
Ben M. Bogard (Baptist) and Aimee Semple McPherson (Foursquare Gospel)
CalhounKurfees Discussion on Instrumental Music in the Worship
H. L. Calhoun (Christian) and M. C. Kurfees (Christian)
FallsFranklin Debate on Holy Spirit Baptism & Gifts of the Spirit
Drew E. Falls (Christian) and Ben J. Franklin (Charismatic)
FallsSpeakman Debate on Miracles
Drew E. Falls (Christian) and Lummie Speakman (Pentecostal)
FallsStorment Debate on the Coverings of 1 Corinthians 11
Drew E. Falls (Christian) and Keith Storment (Christian)
FallsWelch Debate on the Coverings of 1 Corinthians 11
Drew E. Falls (Christian) and D. L. Welch (Pentecostal)
Garrett-Thrasher Debate on the Great Commission
Eddie K. Garrett (Primitive Baptist) and Thomas N. Thrasher (Christian)
MadrigalMayo Debate on the Necessity of Water Baptism
Dan Mayo (Baptist) and John R. Madrigal (Christian)
McCayPorter Debate on the Communion Cup
G. Earl McCay (Christian) and Rue Porter (Christian)
Must We Keep the Sabbath Today?
Carrol R. Sutton (Christian)
O’NealHicks Debate on Church-Sponsored Recreational Activities
Thomas G. O’Neal (Christian) and Olan Hicks (Christian)
PorterDugger Debate on the Sabbath and the Lord’s Day
W. Curtis Porter (Christian) and Andrew N. Dugger (Church of God (Seventh Day))
ScamblerLangley Debate on the Truth of Christianity
T. H. Scambler (Christian) and J. S. Langley (Rationist)
TantFrost Debate on Instrumental Music and Societies
J. D. Tant (Christian) and W. G. Frost (Christian)
TantHarding Debate on Rebaptism
J. D. Tant (Christian) and James A. Harding (Christian)
TantSmith Debate on Alexander Campbell's Baptism
J. D. Tant (Christian) and C. A. Smith (Baptist)
ThrasherBarr Debate on the Identity of the New Testament Church
Vernon L. Barr (Baptist) and Thomas N. Thrasher (Christian)
ThrasherColeman Debate on the Lord’s Supper
Pat S. Coleman (Pentecostal) and Thomas N. Thrasher (Christian)
ThrasherDavis Debate on Universal Salvation
Myles Davis (Universalist) and Thomas N. Thrasher (Christian)
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ThrasherForsythe Debate on the church of Christ
Richard W. Forsythe (Pentecostal) and Thomas N. Thrasher (Christian)
ThrasherGarrett Debate on Unconditional Salvation and the Possibility of Apostasy
Eddie K. Garrett (Primitive Baptist) and Thomas N. Thrasher (Christian)
ThrasherGreen Debate on the Christian and Civil Government
Ken Green (Christian) and Thomas N. Thrasher (Christian)
ThrasherMartignoni Debate: Was Peter the First Pope?
John Martignoni (Roman Catholic) and Thomas N. Thrasher (Christian)
ThrasherMaxey Debate on Eternal Punishment
Al Maxey (Christian) and Thomas N. Thrasher (Christian)
ThrasherMayo Debate on the Impossibility of Apostasy
Dan Mayo (Baptist) and Thomas N. Thrasher (Christian)
ThrasherMiller Debate on Bible Classes and Women Teachers
E. H. Miller (Christian) and Thomas N. Thrasher (Christian)
ThrasherOwens Debate on Everlasting Punishment for the Wicked
Lester Owens (Seventh Day Adventist) and Thomas N. Thrasher (Christian)
ThrasherWaters Debate on Divorce and Remarriage
Robert Waters (Christian) and Thomas N. Thrasher (Christian)
ThrasherWelch Debate on the Formula of Words Used in Baptism
D. L. Welch (Pentecostal) and Thomas N. Thrasher (Christian)
WarnockWilliams Discussion on Weddings and Funerals in the Meetinghouse
Weldon E. Warnock (Christian) and Ralph D. Williams (Christian)
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