roderick Andrew lee ford ll.d.
Essays (Apostolate Papers)
A History of the Church (St. Augustine of Hippo)
A History of the Church (St. Thomas Aquinas)
A History of the Church (Origins of Western Jurisprudence)
A History of the Church (Emerson and Nature)
Thomas Hobbes As Constitutional Theorist
John Locke As Constitutional Theorist
Christian Philosophy of John Locke
Philosophy of Bishop George Berkeley
Philosophy of David Hume
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part I
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part II
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part III
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part IV
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part V
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part VI
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part VII
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part VIII
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part IX
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part X
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XI
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XII
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XIII
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XIV
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XV
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XVI
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XVII
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XVIII
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XIX
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XX
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XXI
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XXII
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XXIII (Section 1)
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XXIII (Section 2)
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XXIII (Section 3)
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XXIII (Section 4)
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XXIV
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XXV
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XXVI (Section 1)
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XXVI (Section 2)
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XXVI (Section 3)
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XXVII
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XXVIII
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XXIX (Section 1)
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XXIX (Section 2)
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XXIX (Section 3)
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XXIX (Section 4)
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XXX
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XXXI
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XXXII
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XXXIII
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XXXIV
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XXXV
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XXXVI
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XXXVII
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XXXVIII
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XXXIX
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XL
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XLI
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XLII (Section 1)
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XLII (Section 2)
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XLIII
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XLIV
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XLV
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XLVI
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XLVII
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XLVIII
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part XLIX
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part L
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part LI
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part LII
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part LIII
A History of the Anglican Church-- Part LIV
END OF PART I SERIES: A HISTORY OF THE ANGLICAN CHURCH
A History of the Anglican Church-- Vol. 2, No. 1
The Very Reverend Roderick Andrew Lee Ford, JD., LLD, is an American Lawyer and Christian Theologian. As a Reformed-Evangelical Anglican (i.e., an "Oxford Methodist") he is currently the ecclesiastical Chancellor for a variety of church denominations, seminaries, and outreach ministries within the Reformed, Baptist, Presbyterian, and Methodist Church Traditions.
Mr. Ford is descended from the Ford Family of rural Suwannee County in northern Florida. He was born near Louisville, Kentucky, but after the age of five, he was raised in rural, Suwannee County, FL, where he was significantly influenced by "the first generation" of Fords, including his life-long mentor, Rev. Andrew Lee Ford (1913-2014) (A.M.E.), who served as the first Black member of the School Board of Suwannee County.
Mr. Ford graduated "high academic" honors from Suwannee High School; and was formally received into Christian fellowship in 1981 at Bethlehem A.M.E. Church (McAlpin, FL). Mr. Ford also received a bachelor of arts degree in political science (magna cum laude) from Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. Ford was awarded the "Virgil D. Hawkins" full-tuition fellowship to the University of Florida's Levin College of Law, before graduating from the University of Illinois College of Law at Urbana-Champaign with the Doctor of Law (J.D.) degree. Mr. Ford also attained a post-graduate diploma (9 graduate credits) in human resources leadership from the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR) at Cornell University, and the SPHR professional designation from the Human Resource Certification Institute.
Inspired by Jewish legal and rabbinical traditions, Mr. Ford holds the honorary Doctor of Divinity (D.Div.) from the Christian Bible Institute & Seminary, in recognition of 20 years of law practice in service to the Church and civil rights advocacy on behalf of the poor and communities of color. [See, e.g., Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, "Word of Torah: Why Are There So Many Jewish Lawyers?" The Detroit Jewish News (July 16, 2021), describing Deuteronomy 16:20, as stating "Justice, justice shall you pursue."]
Mr. Ford is also a distinguished post-doctoral (Presidential Fellow) at the Whitefield Theological Seminary where he is a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Religion (D.Rel.) in Reformed Church Theological Interpretation. He is currently a holder of the Doctor of Laws (LLD), an honorary degree from Whitefield.
Additionally, Dr. Ford holds the Doctor of Letters (Christian Theology-- Law & Religion) degree from St. Clements University (British West Indies). However, his highest doctorate is in the degree of life and in his Christian walk of faith. Dr. Ford is the Chancellor and the American Missionary Chaplain to Bishop Emmanuel Solofoson of the Diocese of East Africa (Madagascar) of the Worldwide Anglican Church.
Books
Jesus Master of Law: A Juridical Science of Christianity and the Law of Equity (2015)
* Book featured in St. John's Law School Center for Law & Religion forum.
The Parables of Christ: Jesus of Nazareth's Interpretation of the Law of Moses (2015)
The Law of Moses: Commentaries on the Old & New Testament Law(2017)
Bishop Edwards: A Gospel(Novel)(2nd Ed.) (2009, 2015)
The Evasion of African American Workers: Critical Thoughts on U.S. Labor & Employment Law and Policy (2008)
Labor Matters: The African American Labor Crisis, 1861- Present (2nd Ed.)(2011, 2015)
Below: The Ecclesiastical Coat of Arms of Roderick O. Ford, D.Litt.
Articles
The Florida Sentinel Bulletin
Veritas (The Academic Journal of St. Clements Univesity)(Vol. 9, No. 1)
Anchor (St. Clements University E-Magazine)(Vol. 11, No. 3)
Ecclesiastical Origins of St. Clements University
Babylonian Captivity of the African American Vote 2020
Is the American Democratic Party Two-Faced?
On the Duty of Christian Lawyers and Judges
On the Life and Legacy of William Wilberforce
Two-Tables Theory of Civil Government in Colonial America
Special Appointment: Union of Black Episcopalians
Letter to the Church of Nigeria North American Mission
Letter to the President of the AME Council of Bishops
Letter to United States Senate (Common Law of the Family- Part 1)
Letter to United States Senate (Common Law of the Family - Part 2)
Letter to United States Senate (Common Law of the Family - Part 3)
Legal Tradition of Christianity and the African and African American Church: A Tribute to John Calvin (1509 -1564)
Press Release on Uganda's Law Regulating Homosexual Acts
Letter to the Men in the 'Ford Family'
American Zionism: How the Puritans of Colonial New England Inspired 20th Century Jewish Lawyers
The Christian Origins of the Pan-African Movement
Letter to the President of St. Clements University
The Trial and Acquittal of W. E. B. Du Bois
Letter to Dean of Univ. of Illinois College of Law
Easter Letter to the Men in the 'Ford Family'
Selected Speeches
"A Sermon on the African and African American Church in the 21st Century"
"Black Church and the Labor Movement" A Black History Month Speech at Mount Olive A.M.E. Church(Tampa, FL.) (2014)
"Economic Justice and Civil Rights in the 21st Century" A Speech to the Suwannee County Branch NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner Banquet (First African Baptist Church, Live Oak, FL)(2011)
"An African American Family Reunion Speech" (Ocala, FL)(2009)
"Hostile Working Environment" (U.S. EEOC/ City of Tampa Office of Human Rights, Tampa, FL) (2009)your paragraph here.
THE WHITEFIELD PAPERS
A History of the Church of England
by
Elder Roderick Andrew Lee Ford, D. Jur., D. Div., D. Litt., LL.D.
The Whitefield Seminary Papers: "The New Testament Early Church"
1. A History of the Early Church- "Jesus Christ, As Logos of God"
2. A History of the Early Church- "Jewish Synagogue, As Model for the Early Church"
3. A History of the Early Church- "Destruction of the Second Temple of Jerusalem"
4. A History of the Early Church- "Greek Influences Upon the Early Church"
5. A History of the Early Church- "The Jewish Wars: 1st & 2nd Maccabees"
6. A History of the Early Church- "Daniel's Prophecy: Prologue to New Testament"
7. A History of the Early Church- "Jacob's Prophecy: Prologue to New Testament"
8. A History of the Early Church- "Hosea's Prophecy: Prologue to New Testament"
9. A History of the Early Church- "Amos's Prophecy: Prologue to New Testament"
10. A History of the Early Church- "Isaiah's Prophecy: Prologue to New Testament"
11. A History of the Early Church- "Micah's Prophecy: Prologue to New Testament"
12. A History of the Early Church- "Joel's Prophecy: Prologue to New Testament"
13. A History of the Early Church- "Jonah's Prophecy: Prologue to New Testament"
14. A History of the Early Church- "Obadiah's Prophecy: Prologue to New Testament"
15. A History of the Early Church- "Nahum's Prophecy: Prologue to New Testament"
16. A History of the Early Church- "Habakkuk's Prophecy: Prologue to New Testament"
17. A History of the Early Church- "Zephaniah's Prophecy: Prologue to New Testament"
18. A History of the Early Church- "Jeremiah's Prophecy: Prologue to New Testament"
19. A History of the Early Church- "Ezekiel's Prophecy: Prologue to New Testament"
20. A History of the Early Church- "Haggai's Prophecy: Prologue to New Testament"
21. A History of the Early Church- "Zechariah's Prophecy: Prologue to New Testament"
22. A History of the Early Church- "Malachi's Prophecy: Prologue to New Testament"
23. A History of the Early Church- "The Apocalypse of St. John: Epilogue to New Testament"
24. A History of the Early Church- "Old Testament Foundations of the Gospel of Matthew"- Pt. 1
25. A History of the Early Church- "Old Testament Foundations of the Gospel of Matthew"- Pt. 2
26. A History of the Early Church- "Old Testament Foundations of the Gospel of Matthew"- Pt. 3
27. A History of the Early Church- "Old Testament Foundations of the Gospel of Matthew"- Pt. 4
28. A History of the Early Church- "Old Testament Foundations of the Gospel of Matthew"- Pt. 5
29. A History of the Early Church- "Old Testament Foundations of the Gospel of Matthew"- Pt. 6
30. A History of the Early Church- "Old Testament Foundations of the Gospel of Matthew"- End
31. A History of the Early Church- "Forensic Origins of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke"
32. A History of the Early Church; "Historical Origins of the Logos in the Gospel of John"
33. A History of the Early Church: "The Poem-Prophecy of Hannah"
34. A History of the Early Church: "Joshua's Prophetic Leadership"
35. A History of the Early Church: "The Shofet (Judge) of Ancient Israel"
36. A History of the Early Church: "Samuel and the Changing of the Levitical Priesthood"
37. A History of the Early Church: "Nathan, King David, and the First Temple"
38. A History of the Early Church: "New Testament Apocalypse and the Wars of King David"
39. A History of the Early Church: "45th Psalm of David: A Prologue to the New Testament"
40. A History of the Early Church: "110th Psalm of David: A Prologue to the New Testament"
41. A History of the Early Church: "22nd Psalm of David: A Prologue to the New Testament"
42. A History of the Early Church: "3rd & 41st Psalms of David: Prologue to New Testament"
43. A History of the Early Church: "69th Psalm of David: A Prologue to the New Testament"
44. A History of the Early Church: "2nd Psalm of David: A Prologue to the New Testament"
45. A History of the Early Church: Other Messianic Psalms: A Prologue to the New Testament"
46. A History of the Early Church: The Book of Leviticus: A Prologue to the New Testament"
47. A History of the Early Church: "The Minyan (or 10 Lay Men): A Prologue to New Testament"
48. A History of the Early Church: "The Rabbi Jesus of Nazareth: A Prologue to New Testament"
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+ Fellow of Whitefield College and Theological Seminary +
LEGAL NOTICE: Roderick Ozell Ford is legally known as Roderick Andrew Lee Ford
THE REFORMED CHURCH & THEOLOGY
(The Whitefield Seminary Public Letters)
THE WESTMINSTER CONFESSION OF FAITH (1647)
history
CHURCH HISTORY & THEOLOGY
Preface: Oxford Methodism:-- (RMT)
Letter to the Faculty of Whitefield Seminary
Letter to the Faculty of Whitefield Seminary
Letter to the President of Whitefield Seminary
Letter to the Faculty of Whitefield Seminary
Letter to Two Reformed Presbyterian Pastors
Letter to Two Reformed Presbyterian Pastors
Letter to the Director at the Hamilton Center
Letter to the Brothers of Christ Presbyterian Church
Letter to the Brothers of Christ Presbyterian Church
Letter to the Brothers of Christ Presbyterian Church
Letter to the Brothers of Christ Presbyterian Church
Letter to the Brothers of Christ Presbyterian Church
Letter to UF Law Professor on Equity Jurisprudence
Letter to The Florida Bar's Attorney News & Notes Sec.
Letter to Chief Judge/Judges of the 8th Judicial Circuit (Fla)
Letter to President of Whitefield Theological Seminary
Oxford Methodism: (RMT)-- Part I.
Oxford Methodism: (RMT)-- Part II
Oxford Methodism: (RMT)-- Part III
Oxford Methodism: (RMT)-- Part IV
Oxford Methodism: (RMT)-- Part V
Oxford Methodism: (RMT)-- Part VI
Oxford Methodism: (RMT)-- Part VII
Oxford Methodism: Association with the Society of Friends
BOOK: Lord Chancellor Peter King's Primitive Christianity (1691)
BOOKS
Book I. Reformed Methodist Theological Interpretation of the Bible
Chapter One: Why Study the Bible?
Chapter Two: Who and What is God?
Chapter Three: Is the Holy Bible a Legal Document?
Chapter Four: Is the Holy Bible Historically Accurate? (Part I)
DISSERTATION (LL.D./ Doctor of Religion)- A Public Discourse of the Gospel
Puritanism and the Presbyterian Enlightenment: Or the Religion of
Volume One: The Covenant of Nature
Volume Three: General Christianity
Volume Four: A Chosen People: Kingdom of the Britons in Bible Prophecy
Volume Five: The Anglican-Scottish Settlement
Volume Six: Capitalism and the Collapse of Neo-Orthodoxy
A History
A basic principle of English common law is that “any law is or of right ought to be according to the law of God.”
This statement is recorded in a Year Book of Henry VII’s reign (cited in A. K. R. Kiralfy, Potter’s Historical handbook to English Law [London: Sweet and Maxwell Ltd, Fourth Edition, 1958], p. 33).