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Robertson L. Whiteside
1869–1951
A thoughtful early 20th-century Bible teacher and writer, remembered for clear, practical books on scripture and for his long ministry in Texas. His work especially mattered within the Churches of Christ, where he became a widely read commentator and preacher.
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The Kingdom of Promise and Prophecy
by Robertson L. Whiteside
About the author
Born in Hickman County, Tennessee, on December 27, 1869, Robertson Lafayette Whiteside devoted himself to Christian ministry while still young and later made his home in Denton, Texas, where he lived for more than forty years. Sources connected with his books and biographical records place his death there on January 5, 1951.
Whiteside was known as a preacher, teacher, and religious author in the Restoration Movement and Churches of Christ. Biographical records also note that he studied at West Tennessee Christian College and Nashville Bible School, and that he served for a time as president of Abilene Christian College.
He is best remembered for Bible-centered writings such as The Kingdom of Promise and Prophecy and Paul's Letter to the Saints at Rome. Readers who come to his work today usually find a plain, direct style focused on helping ordinary people follow his reading of scripture.