Bill Bright (1921–2003)

He is the founder & president of Campus Crusade for Christ International. He is the author of more than 50 books, including Come Help Change the World, The Coming Revival & the Secret. He & his wife reside in Orlando, Florida. (Publisher Provided) William R. (Bill) Bright was born in Oklahoma in vis mere 1921. He attended Northeastern State University where he graduated with honors. He also attended Princeton and Fuller Theological Seminaries. In 1951, he and his wife Vonette started Campus Crusade for Christ, the world's largest Christian ministry. His first booklet, Four Spiritual Laws, was written in 1956. During his lifetime, he wrote over 100 books and booklets. He was presented with the prestigious Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion in 1996. He received the first Lifetime Achievement Award from Northeastern State and him and his wife received the Lifetime Inspiration Award from Religious Heritage of America Foundation in 2000. He also received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the National Association of Evangelicals and the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. He was inducted into the National Religious Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2002. He died on July 19, 2003. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre