Ralph Edward Woodrow (born 1939
) is an
Evangelical Christian minister
Minister may refer to:
* Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric
** Minister (Catholic Church)
* Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department)
** Minister without portfolio, a member of government w ...
, speaker and presently the author of sixteen books. Woodrow formerly supported the thesis of 19th century
Presbyterian minister,
Alexander Hislop, that Roman Catholicism is a syncretistic
pagan
Paganism (from classical Latin ''pāgānus'' "rural", "rustic", later "civilian") is a term first used in the fourth century by early Christians for people in the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism, or ethnic religions other than Judaism. ...
religion in his book ''
Babylon Mystery Religion
''Babylon Mystery Religion'' is a book first published in 1966 and reprinted in 1981 by the Ralph Woodrow Evangelistic Association. In the book Woodrow draws parallels between ancient Babylonian rituals and those found in the Roman Catholic Chur ...
'' and gained a certain notoriety when he changed his view and pulled the work from circulation. His new viewpoint is documented in ''The Babylon Connection?''.
Woodrow has been in the ministry since the age of 18, where he has remained for over fifty years.
Bibliography
*
Babylon Mystery Religion: Ancient and Modern (1966)
*''Great Prophecies of the Bible'' (1971)
*''Women's Adornment: What Does the Bible Really Say?'' (1976)
*''His Truth is Marching On: Advanced Studies on Prophecy in Light of History'' (1977)
*''Amazing Discoveries Within the Book of Books'' (1979)
*''Noah's Flood, Joshua's Long Day, and Lucifer's Fall: What Really Happened?'' (1984)
*''The Secret Rapture'' (1989)
*''Dealing With Demons: Total Victory in Chr theist'' (1990)
*''Three Days and Three Nights Reconsidered'' (1993)
*''Christmas Reconsidered'' (1994)
*''Triumph Under Tragedy'' (1996)
*''Easter: Is it pagan'' (1996)
*''The Babylon Connection'' (1997)
*''Reckless Rumors, Misinformation, Doomsday Delusions'' (2000)
*''Divorce and Remarriage: What Does the Bible Really Say?'' (2002)
*''In the World, Not of the World'' (2004)
*''A Balanced Christian Discerns Extremes'' (2005)
References
External links
Ralph Woodrow Evangelistic Association, Inc.
Ralph Woodrow Evangelistic Association homepage
Christian writers
Living people
1939 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
Critics of the Catholic Church
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