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James Thomas "Jimmy" Draper, Jr. (born October 10, 1935), is a prominent figure in the theologically conservative Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the United States. He was the SBC president from 1982 to 1984. Beginning in 1979, religious conservatives began a decade-long process to gain control of the denomination from a more moderate element that had been in authority. Draper was elected denominational president by the convention delegates, known as messengers, for two one-year terms in 1982 and 1983. The president is restricted to two consecutive terms, but he may sit out a term and run thereafter. From 1991 to February 1, 2006, Draper headed the LifeWay Christian Resources (formerly known as the SBC Sunday School Board). ==Early years and education== Draper was born to a Baptist minister, James T. Draper, Sr. (1913–1966), and the former Lois Jeanne Keeling (1912–1997) in Hartford near Fort Smith in south Sebastian County in western Arkansas. The senior Draper was a pastor in Hartford at the time Draper, Jr., was born. The Drapers moved about in the ministry. Draper graduated in 1953 from Millby High School in Houston. He thereafter received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Baylor University in Waco in 1957. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts in theology from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth in 1961. In 1973, the seminary upgraded Draper's credentials to Master of Arts in theology because of an overhaul of the curriculum. Draper and his family have had a long connection with Southwestern Seminary. His grandfather was in the first seminary class in 1910, and his father, brother, and son-in-law all obtained theology degrees from Southwestern. He is a former chairman of the Southwestern trustees. Draper was one of the leading voices in the conservative resurgence of the Southern Baptist Convention.〔http://sbcvoices.com/paige-patterson/〕 Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, scores of Southern Baptist moderates left the SBC and formed new seminaries and other institutions, including a theological seminary affiliated with Baylor University (the original home of Southwestern). Many of the moderates also joined the new, more liberal Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. At the time of his death, the senior Draper was pastor in Warren, the seat of Bradley County in southern Arkansas. The senior Drapers are interred in Warren. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James T. Draper, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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