T. T. (Thomas Theodore) Martin

Born in Mississippi in 1862, Thomas Theodore Martin was the son of a Baptist minister and college professor. He studied at Mississippi College, taught for a time, and later attended the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Although he originally hoped to become a missionary to Brazil, illness changed those plans and he went on to build his career in the United States.

Martin became a Baptist pastor, evangelist, and popular religious author. He wrote practical, accessible works such as God's Plan with Men, aiming to explain Christian belief in a direct way for general readers rather than specialists.

He is also remembered as a leading voice in the anti-evolution movement of the 1920s, especially through his work with the Anti-Evolution League of America. That role makes him a notable figure in the history of American fundamentalism, even as his books reflect the simpler devotional and evangelistic side of his writing.