Robert Dean Linder (October 6, 1933 – April 4, 2021) was an American historian, Distinguished Professor of history at the Department of History of the

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. Linder earned his B.S. from

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, his B.D. and M.R.E. from Central Baptist Theological Seminary, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the

University of Iowa The University of Iowa (U of I, UIowa, or Iowa) is a public university, public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is organized int ...

. Linder was mayor of

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in 1971–1972.

Political views

Robert D. Linder is known for speaking out against

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. With

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and

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, Linder edited two significant books that spoke against

conservative evangelical Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide, interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity that emphasizes evangelism, or the preaching and spreading of the Christian go ...

politics generally and the

Vietnam War The Vietnam War (1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975) was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) and their allies. North Vietnam w ...

specifically. "The immorality and corruption of the South Vietnamese government, combined with lessons from history about futility of waging a land war in Asia" convinced Linder that the war was both wrong and an "impossible situation".
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Bibliography

Robert D Linder's publications include: *"Pierre Viret on War and Peace," '' Calvin Theological Journal''; vol. 48 (June 2013): 122–130. *"Reformation Studies in the Early Twenty-First Century," Occasional Paper No. 6, The Australian College of Theology, September 2012, 1–16. *''The Reformation Era'' (London:

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, 2008). *Co-editor and contributor, ''Making History for God: Essays on Evangelicalism, Revival and Mission'' (Sydney: Robert Menzies College, 2004). *''The History of the Church'' (rev. ed., London: Angus Hudson Ltd, 2002). *''The Fountain of Public Prosperity: Evangelical Christians in Australian History 1740–1914'' (co-authored with Stuart Piggin) *''The Long Tragedy: Australian Evangelical Christians and the Great War, 1914-1918'' (Adelaide: Openbook Publishers, 2000). . *Co-editor, author of the Introduction and contributor, ''A Dictionary of Christianity in America'' (Chicago: IV Press, 1990). .

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Robert D. Linder
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