David A. Rausch

David A. Rausch was an author and Professor of History at Ashland University in Ohio.

Early life

Rausch was born on June 22, 1947 in Warren, Ohio, to Samuel Albert Rausch and Marion June Palette Rausch.

Rausch received his M.A. in History from Youngstown State University in 1973 with a thesis "The Historical Jesus: A Current Perspective," and his Ph.D. in History from Kent State University in 1978 with a thesis "Proto-Fundamentalism's Attitudes toward Zionism, 1878–1918."
He spent most of his academic career as a Professor at Ashland University in Ohio — first as Professor of Church History and Judaic Studies at Ashland Theological Seminary from 1980-1990, then as Professor of History at Ashland University from 1990 to 2005. He served as Chair of the History and Political Science Department at Ashland University.
Rausch wrote hundreds of articles more than three dozen books.

Rausch died on January 4, 2023, aged 75.

Among the most widely held books by Rausch are the following

Zionism within Early American Fundamentalism, 1878–1918: A Convergence of Two Traditions
Messianic Judaism: Its History, Theology, and Polity
Arno C. Gaebelein, 1861–1945: Irenic Fundamentalist and Scholar; including conversations with Dr. Frank E. Gaebelein Louis Meyer's Eminent Hebrew Christians of the Nineteenth Century: Brief Biographical Sketches
A Legacy of Hatred: Why Christians must not Forget the Holocaust
Protestantism: Its Modern Meaning
Building Bridges: Understanding Jews and Judaism
World Religions: Our Quest for Meaning
The Middle East Maze: Israel and her Neighbors
Communities in Conflict: Evangelicals and Jews
Fundamentalist-Evangelicals and Anti-Semitism
Native American Voices
A Historical, Philosophical, and Pragmatic Approach to Penology
''Friends, Colleagues, and Neighbors: Jewish Contributions to American History''