R. C. Sproul
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Sproul in 2006 | |
| Born | Robert Charles Sproul February 13, 1939 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 14, 2017 (aged 78) Altamonte Springs, Florida, U.S. |
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Vesta Sproul (m. 1960) |
| Children | 2, Sherrie Lee Sproul (Dorotiak), R. C. Sproul Jr. |
| Ordination | UPCUSA (1965–1975) PCA (1975–2017) |
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| Tradition or movement | Reformed (Presbyterianism) Methodism (early years) |
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Robert Charles Sproul (/sproʊl/ SPROHL; February 13, 1939 – December 14, 2017) was an American Reformed theologian, Christian apologist, and Presbyterian pastor. Being the founder and first chairman of Ligonier Ministries, Sproul could be heard daily on the Renewing Your Mind radio broadcast internationally.
Working as a staunch defender of Protestantism, Sproul saw emerging modern technologies as an opportunity to disseminate teaching on Reformed theology. Faced with an increase in ecumenical activity between evangelical and Catholic figures in the 1990s, Sproul engaged in polemics to defend the evangelical doctrine of justification by faith alone. He has been described as "the greatest and most influential proponent of the recovery of Reformed theology in the last century."