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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.
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