Background
Johnson, Robert Edward was born on November 5, 1950 in Farmville, Virginia, United States. Son of Clyde Thompson and Margaret Ann (Denton) Johnson.
Johnson, Robert Edward was born on November 5, 1950 in Farmville, Virginia, United States. Son of Clyde Thompson and Margaret Ann (Denton) Johnson.
Bachelor in Religion, University Richmond, 1973. Master of Divinity, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy in Church History, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, 1984.
Pastor Chestnut Grove Baptist Church, Appomattox, Virginia, 1970-1973. Professor church history Faculdade Teológica Batista, São Paulo, Brazil, 1980-1991, dean graduate studies Brazil, 1988-1989. Professor church history Baptistische Theologische Hochschule Rüschlikon, Zurich, Switzerland, 1991-1992.
Associate professor church history Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri, 1992-1999. Professor Christian Heritage Central Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas, since 1999. Missionary Foreign Mission Board, Southern Baptist Convention, São Paulo, 1979-1991.
Guest professor Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, 1989-1990.
Board of directors Institute Baptist-Anabaptist Studies, Rüschlikon. Member American Society Church History, Sixteenth Century Society, Conference on Faith andHistory, Southern Baptist History Society, Associaç+220o Batista de Institutos Bíblicos e Teológicos.
Married Celia Claycomb, June 4, 1976. Children: Rebekah Ann, Robert William.