What is Charles Caldwell Ryrie?
'''Charles Caldwell Ryrie''' (March 2, 1925 – February 16, 2016) was an [[Americans|American]] writer and [[Christian]] [[theologian]]. He served as [[professor]] of [[systematic theology]] and [[dean]] of [[doctoral studies]] at [[Dallas Theological Seminary]]. He also served as [[president]] and professor at what is now [[Cairn University]]. Ryrie was born in [[St. Louis, Missouri]]. He was raised in [[Alton, Illinois]]. Ryrie studied at [[Haverford College]] and at [[University of Edinburgh]]. He was the editor of ''The Ryrie Study Bible'' by [[Moody Publishers]]. It contains more than 10,000 of Ryrie's explanatory notes. First published in 1978, it has sold more than 2 million copies.<ref>http://www.moodypublishers.com/pub_authorDetail.aspx?id=41798&aid=511 Charles C Ryrie</ref> He was a notable advocate of classic [[premillennialism|premillennial]] [[dispensationalism]]. Ryrie died in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]] on February 16, 2016 from [[pneumonia]]. He was aged 90. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryrie, Charles Caldwell}} [[Category:1925 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:American theologians]] [[Category:Deaths from pneumonia]] [[Category:Writers from Illinois]] [[Category:Writers from St. Louis, Missouri]] {{US-bio-stub}}