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Bill Gothard is an American Christian minister, speaker, and writer, and the founder of the Institute in Basic Life Principles, notable for his conservative teachings. Among the several strong distinctives of his teaching have been encouragement of Bible memorization, large families, homeschooling, aversion to debt, respect for authority, conservative dress, and extended principles related to identity, family, education, healthcare, music, and finances. He received his B.A. in biblical studies from Wheaton College in 1957, an M.A. in Christian education in 1961 from the same institution and a Ph.D. in biblical studies from the unaccredited Louisiana Baptist University in 2004.