Joseph Tate Bayly (5 April 1920 – 16 July 1986) was an American author and publishing executive.

Early life and education

Born in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Bayly earned his BA at Wheaton College, Illinois, in 1940, and then entered Faith Theological Seminary to gain his BD in 1945. In 1944, Bayly married Mary Lou DeWalt, a classmate at Wheaton College. Bayly was awarded honorary doctorates from Sterling College and Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary.[1][2]

Career

Bayly was one of the original signers, in 1973, of the Chicago Declaration of Evangelical Social Concern. This document confessed the failure of evangelical Christianity to confront racism, materialism and injustice as well as acknowledging the fact that they have "encouraged men to prideful domination and women to irresponsible passivity".

He was initial east coast staff director for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, editor of His magazine, and director of InterVarsity Press.

Bayly also served as president of both the Evangelical Press Association and the National Association of Christian Schools, and as general director of the Christian Medical Society. In addition, he contributed a monthly column to Eternity magazine.[2]

At the time of his death, Bayly was president of David C. Cook Publishing Company of Elgin, Illinois (now located in Colorado Springs, Colorado).[2]

Personal life and death

Bayly was married to Mary Lou Bayly, and together they had seven children, three of whom died in childhood.[3] He died on July 16, 1986 at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota.[1][2]

Legacy

Among his published works is The Gospel Blimp,[4][5] which was adapted for film in 1967 and was also made into a comic book by Spire Christian Comics.[6][7]

Zwei von Josephs Söhnen, David und Timothy, sind presbyterianische Pfarrer. Tim Bayly wurde in der Presbyterianischen Kirche (USA) ordiniert und diente dort, bevor er mit seiner Gemeinde zur Presbyterianischen Kirche in Amerika wechselte . David Bayly wurde in der Kirche der Vereinigten Brüder in Christus ordiniert und diente dort, bevor er später ebenfalls zur Presbyterianischen Kirche in Amerika wechselte . Nach zwanzig Jahren in der PCA wechselte Tim Bayly mit seiner Gemeinde zum Evangelischen Presbyterium . David Bayly verließ die Presbyterianische Kirche in Amerika und machte sich selbstständig.

Ausgewählte Bibliographie

  • Der Gospel-Luftschiff (1967) [ 4 ]
  • Kongokrise (1967)
  • Aus dem Gleichgewicht (1970) ISBN 0-8423-4790-9[ 3 ]
  • Die Sicht aus einem Leichenwagen (1973) ISBN 0-912692-01-4
  • Winterflug (1981) ISBN 1-56476-786-8[ 8 ]
  • Psalmen meines Lebens (2000) ISBN 1-56476-785-X

Referenzen

  1. ^ a b „Joe Bayly: Herausgeber, Autor, Humorist, stirbt mit 66 Jahren“. Christianity Today . 30 : 47. 1986-09-05.
  2. ^ a b c d „Evangelikaler Autor Joseph Tate Bayly IV, 66“ . Chicago Tribune . 20.07.1986. S. 7.
  3. ^ a b Board, Stephen (20.06.1994). „Prophet Bayly – Out of My Mind: The Best of Joe Bayly, herausgegeben von Timothy Bayly“. Christianity Today . 38 (7): 40.
  4. ^ a b Samarin, William J. (1961-01-01). „Rezension von The Gospel Blimp von Joseph Bayly“. Practical Anthropology . 8 : 237.
  5. ^ „Gimmicks Are of Dubious Value“ . Winnipeg Free Press . 17.09.2005.
  6. ^ Lindvall, Terry; Quicke, Andrew (2011). „Das Studiozeitalter christlicher Filme“. Celluloid Sermons: Die Entstehung der christlichen Filmindustrie, 1930–1986 . NYU Press. S.  116–143 .
  7. ^ Ferguson, Ann D.; Miller, Ward S. (1962). „Newsletter der Konferenz über Christentum und Literatur“ . Newsletter der Konferenz über Christentum und Literatur . 12 (1): 1–4 .
  8. ^ Duncan, Melanie C. (Februar 2000). „Winterflight (Buchbesprechung)“. Library Journal . 125 (2): 70.