Obbie Tyler Todd
Obbie Tyler Todd is pastor of Third Baptist Church in Marion, Illinois, and is an adjunct professor of theology at Luther Rice College and Seminary.
Articles
Baptists provide an excellent window into the American identity during the antebellum period...
American Prophets: Federalist Clergy’s Response to the Hamilton–Burr Duel of 1804
by Obbie Tyler ToddMore than any event in early American history, the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr in 1804 revealed Federalist clergy to be the moral guardians of American society and exposed the moral fault lines within the Federalist party itself...
The Preeminence of Knowledge in John Calvin’s Doctrine of Conversion and Its Influence Upon His Ministry in Geneva
by Obbie Tyler ToddJohn Calvin believed that the mind served as the “citadel” to the soul, commanding the seat of conversion whereby God first remedied the noetic effects of sin before liberating the bound will...