James D. Strauss (1929–2014)

Dr. Strauss served as professor of theology and philosophy at Lincoln Christian Seminary from 1967-1994. He has been described as the "Einstein" of the Restoration Movement. For years, his intellectual capacity and wide academic interest amazed both his students and his colleagues. Dr. Strauss graduated from Butler University and Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis (B.A, M.A., M. Div.) and the Chicago Graduate School of Theology (Th.M.). He received a Doctorate of Ministry in 1975 from Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis, where he majored in contemporary theology. He studied with the late Francis Schaeffer in Switzerland and took additional work at the University of Strasbourg in France; at Tubingen University in West Germany; at the University of Chicago Divinity School and at the Institute of Christian Studies in Toronto. He wrote seven books, studied at ten different graduate institutions in five countries, held four advanced degrees and taught courses in everything from economics to science and during his teaching career spent nearly every weekend on the road preaching and teaching in churches and conventions across the country. Dr. Strauss has written extensively, including commentaries on Revelation, Job and the Johannine Letters; as well as Biblical treatment of the doctrine of grace (Grace in an Achievement Culture).