Rosalind Rinker

Rosalind Beatrice Rinker (2 April 1906 – 11 January 2002) was a Christian missionary and author.

Rinker was born in New Rockford, North Dakota and served as a missionary in China with the Oriental Mission Society from 1926 to 1940.[1] She then returned to the United States and studied at Asbury College. After her graduation in 1945, she worked as a staff counselor for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.[2]

Rinker wrote a number of books, including Prayer: Conversing With God (1959) which in 2006 was named by Christianity Today as the most influential book on evangelicals over the last fifty years.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Eriksmoen, Curt (12 December 2010). "Woman who changed prayer born in N.D.". The Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Rosalind Rinker". Asbury University. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Top 50 Books That Have Shaped Evangelicals". Christianity Today. 50 (1): 51. October 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
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