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Dr. Grady L Davis
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A large portion of the material in the sections on
world religions and the cults was developed jointly by myself and my
dear friend and colleague, Dr. Grady L. Davis, of blessed memory,
and several of these articles are of his sole authorship and are
published here with his kind permission. Over the years, Grady and I
traded so many ideas and so many materials that it is hard to be
sure which portions are his original authorship, which are mine, and
which we developed together. The portions that are most easily
understood are probably his; any errors are certainly mine.
Grady was my Major Professor at Bay Cities Bible
College (then known as
Bay Cities
Bible Institute) in Berkeley, California, while I was studying
toward an M.A. degree in Biblical Studies, and was the first (and
only) instructor there with the audacity to give me a "B" on one of
my exams. 
In 1982 we both moved to Golden State School of Theology,
where he served as Vice President and Chairman of the Department of
Directed Individualized Studies (in which capacity I was privileged
to serve a few terms as his Assistant Director), as well as my
Faculty Advisor for my two doctoral programs (Doctor of Theology [Th.D.]
in Cults and World Religions, and Doctor of Ministry [D.Min.] in
Bible College Administration and Curriculum Development).
Originally from West Texas, Grady was a resident of
California since 1957, and lived in Alameda with his wife of 35
years, Dolores Sanford Davis.
Over the years, Grady’s teaching experience proved to
be quite diverse, ranging from work with kindergarten students in
public schools to doctoral students in private universities. He held
the following academic degrees: Bachelor of Science from West Texas
State University, Bachelor of Divinity from Golden Gate Baptist
Theological Seminary, Master of Christian Music from Golden Gate
Baptist Theological Seminary, Master of Arts from San Francisco
State University, and Doctor of Philosophy from University of
Beverly Hills.
Having retired in 1990 after 30 years of teaching in
the public schools, Grady continued to invest himself into the lives
of countless children (and adults). Grady most recently served as
the Minister to Children and Principal of Central Christian School
at Central
Baptist Church in Alameda, California.
Grady had extensive experience in ministry, having
served on the staffs of churches in both Texas and California. He
also served as chaplain and teacher for the California State Prison
at San Quentin for 13 years. He used to delight his new Seminary
students by telling them that he spent over 20 years in First Grade
and 13 years at San Quentin.
Grady went
to Glory to be with his Messiah on Memorial Day, May 26, 2008. He
will be sorely missed until we meet again in
Olam Haba. |
