James Robert White is a Baptist theologian, the director of Alpha and Omega Ministries, an evangelical Reformed Baptist Christian apologetics organization based in Phoenix, Arizona and a Christian scholar. He is the author of several books.

Early life and education

White graduated with a BA from Grand Canyon University (formerly known as Grand Canyon College) and an MA from Fuller Theological Seminary. His ThM, Th.D. and D.Min. degrees from Columbia Evangelical Seminary (formerly Faraston Theological Seminary), an

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online school. The legitimacy of White's academic credentials has been questioned.

Career

White served as an elder of Phoenix Reformed Baptist Church in Phoenix, Arizona, from 1998 until 2018. He became Scholar-in-Residence at Apologia Church in Tempe, Arizona in 2018, and was installed as one of the pastor/elders in 2019. White is the director of Alpha and Omega Ministries, a

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apologetics organization based in Phoenix, Arizona. As director of Alpha and Omega Ministries, White also hosts a daily Dividing Line Podcast and radio show on the Alpha and Omega Ministries YouTube Channel. He was also a critical consultant for the

Lockman Foundation The Lockman Foundation is a nonprofit, interdenominational Christian ministry dedicated to the translation, publication, and distribution of Bibles and other biblical resources in English and other languages. The foundation's core products are t ...

's New American Standard Bible. White often engages in public debate, having participated in more than 170 public moderated debates, covering topics such as Calvinism,

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, Mormonism, Infant baptism the

King James Only movement The King James Only movement asserts the belief that the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible is superior to all other translations of the Bible. Adherents of the King James Only movement, mostly members of Conservative Anabaptist, Conservativ ...

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, and

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. His debate opponents have included scholars such as Bart Ehrman, John Dominic Crossan, Marcus Borg, Robert M. Price, Joe Ventilacion of Iglesia ni Cristo and popularizers such as

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and John Shelby Spong James White has criticized fundamentalist views and King James Onlyism. He has argued that the King James version has multiple translation errors. White has written multiple books critical of Roman Catholic theology, including the books; ''The Roman Catholic Controversy, Mary: Another Redeemer?'' and ''The Fatal Flaw.'' White supports

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Personal life

He is married and he and his wife have two children. He also has two grandchildren. White is a Baptist and a Calvinist.

Selected works

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