David A. Rausch (1947-2023) was an author and Professor of History at Ashland University in Ohio.[1]
David A. Rausch | |
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Born | Warren, Ohio, U.S. | June 22, 1947
Died | January 4, 2023 | (aged 75)
Occupation | Historian, author |
Rausch was born on June 22, 1947 in Warren, Ohio, to Samuel Albert Rausch and Marion June Palette Rausch.[2]
Rausch received his M.A. in History from Youngstown State University in 1973 with a thesis "The Historical Jesus: A Current Perspective,"[3] and his Ph.D. in History from Kent State University in 1978 with a thesis "Proto-Fundamentalism's Attitudes toward Zionism, 1878–1918."[4]
He spent most of his academic career as a Professor at Ashland University in Ohio[5][6][7] — first as Professor of Church History and Judaic Studies at Ashland Theological Seminary (a seminary associated[8] with The Brethren Church and graduate school within Ashland University) from 1980-1990, then as Professor of History at Ashland University from 1990 to 2005.[9] He served as Chair of the History and Political Science Department at Ashland University.[1]
Rausch wrote hundreds of articles more than three dozen books.[10]
Rausch died on January 4, 2023, aged 75.[where?][11]
Among the most widely held books by Rausch are the following[10]
This article appeared in the Christian Century September 15–22, p. 926.