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Lewis Sperry Chafer
1871–1952
A leading early 20th-century theologian and teacher, he helped found Dallas Theological Seminary and shaped dispensational thought for generations. He was also known as an evangelist, conference speaker, and the author of a major eight-volume Systematic Theology.
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Satan
by Lewis Sperry Chafer
About the author
Born in Rock Creek, Ohio, on February 27, 1871, Lewis Sperry Chafer became an American theologian whose work left a lasting mark on evangelical education. He studied at Oberlin College, later entered ministry, and built a reputation as a Bible teacher, musician, evangelist, and popular conference speaker.
In 1924, he helped found what became Dallas Theological Seminary and served as its first president until his death in 1952. He was especially associated with dispensational theology and with a strong emphasis on careful Bible teaching.
Chafer is also remembered for his writing, above all his eight-volume Systematic Theology, which became one of his best-known works. He died in Dallas, Texas, on August 22, 1952, but his influence continued through the seminary he led and the readers who kept turning to his books.