Collection 442
[October 12, 2000]
Foxwell, Philip Ross; 1914-
Papers; 1990-1991, n.d.
1 Folder (.1 cubic foot), 3 Reels of Audio Tape
Restrictions: None.
Biography
Full name: Philip Ross Foxwell
Birth date: October 28, 1914
Birth place: Madison, Wisconsin
Family:
Parents: Daniel D. and Hazel Pennewell Foxwell
Siblings: Philip the oldest of two children
Marital status: Married to Jane Alice Buswell, 1945 (daughter of J. Oliver Buswell, president of
Wheaton College)
Children: Mary, Martha, Linda, Philip Jr.
Conversion: Ca. 1933
Denominational affiliation: Baptist, Wheaton Bible Church, Presbyterian
Education:
1932 Graduated from high school
1942 BA, Wheaton College, major in Bible
1944 MA, Wheaton College Graduate School
1946 BD, Northern Baptist Seminary
1947 TSM (Master of Sacred Theology), Faith Theological Seminary
Career:
Other responsibilities:
Foxwell lectureship established at Tokyo Christian Seminary
Chairman of Japan field for WPM
Founder and president of Tokyo Christian Theological Seminary (Japan Christian Theological
Seminary
Oversaw merger between Tokyo Christian College and Kyoritsu Women's Bible School
President of Japan Bible Council
Publication:
Philip Foxwell: Missionary Magician. William Carey Library, 1989 (autobiography)
Scope and Content
This collection contains one folder which includes a brochure on Tokyo Christian University, a newsletter from Tokyo Christian Institute, and an excerpt from Philip Foxwell's memoirs (folder 1), as well as the interview described below.
Philip Ross Foxwell was interviewed by Paul A. Ericksen on May 17, 1991. The events described in the interview cover the time period c. 1920 to 1991.
T1 (50 minutes). Religious environment in his childhood home; conversion; Calvary Baptist Church of South Bend, Indiana, Rev. Daniel Duncan; summers at Moody Bible Institute; student days at Wheaton College; influential professors and friends: Merrill Tenney, Henry Thiessen, Norman Lewis, Ken Hansen, Donald Hoke, father-in-law J. Oliver Buswell; influence of missionary James R. Graham on his decision to become a missionary
T2 (75 minutes) Work on MA at Wheaton and BD at Northern Baptist Seminary simultaneously; influence of Carl Henry and Harold Lindsell as teachers and friends; switch from Baptist to Presbyterian because wife was approved to go out under the Independent Board of Presbyterian Foreign Missions; MSTh from Faith Seminary; summer spent at Wycliffe Summer Institute of Linguistics; wife Jane Alice Buswell; environment in Japan right after World War II; became equal partners with Japanese after about twenty years; establishment of seminary in Tokyo
T3 ( 45 minutes). Development of the Japanese Evangelical church, especially after World War II; reasons for slow church growth in Japan as opposed to the rapid growth in Korea; "becoming a Christian in Japan was like pulling a tooth from a live tiger"; publication of Bibles and other Christian literature in Japanese; view of American visits to shrines as acceptance of Japanese religion, Shintoism; American misperceptions about Japan; differences between American and Japanese Christians; role of women in Japan; reception of Billy Graham; General Douglas MacArthur; opportunities to present gospel as teacher of English in universities; use of magic as opening to tell about Christianity; thankful appreciation for Wheaton, which gave him two degrees and a college president's daughter
Provenance
The materials in this collection were given to the Graham Center Archives by Philip Foxwell in May 1991.
Accession 91-51
June 30, 1997
Janyce H. Nasgowitz
LOCATION RECORDS
Accession 91-51
Type of Material: Audio Tapes
The following items are filed in the AUDIO TAPE FILE:
T1 - Reel-to-reel, 3-3/4 ips, one side only, approx. 50 minutes. Interview of Philip Ross Foxwell by Paul A. Ericksen on May 17, 1991, at the office of the Archives of the Billy Graham Center.
T2 - Reel-to-reel, 3-3/4 ips, one side only, approx. 70 minutes. Continuation of interview of Philip Ross Foxwell by Paul A. Ericksen on May 17, 1991, at the office of the Archives of the Billy Graham Center.
T3 - Reel-to-reel, 3-3/4 ips, one side only, approx. 45 minutes. Continuation of interview of Philip Ross Foxwell by Paul A. Ericksen on May 17, 1991, at the office of the Archives of the Billy Graham Center.
| CONTAINER LIST | ||
| Box | Folder | Item |
| 1 | 1 | Miscellaneous items from Philip Foxwell; 1990-1991, n.d. |