Author, Southwestern professor emeritus dies

Author, Southwestern professor emeritus dies

FORT WORTH, Texas — John W. Drakeford, a distinguished professor emeritus of psychology and counseling and a writer-in-residence at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, died Oct. 16. Drakeford, 90, was a scholar, teacher, preacher and prolific writer.

He held baccalaureate or equivalency degrees from the Morling Theological College (New South Wales, Australia, 1942), the University of Sydney (Australia, 1947) and the Sydney Teachers College (1948). He earned two masters degrees from Texas Christian University (1958, 1960), and two doctorates from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (1956, 1967).

Drakeford wrote or co-wrote 41 books such as “Marriage — How to Keep a Good Thing Going,” “Mothers Are Special,” “A Christian View of Homosexuality,” “Pornography, The Sexual Mirage,” “The Awesome Power of the Listening Ear” and “Counseling for Church Leaders.”