▁two ▁churches ▁in ▁Georgia , ▁four ▁in ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁and ▁one ▁in ▁South ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁Although ▁leg ally ▁blind ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Russell ▁subsequently ▁completed ▁a ▁Th . ▁M .. ▁and ▁a ▁Ph . ▁D . ▁at ▁the ▁independent ▁Bapt ist - orient ed ▁Cov ington ▁The ological ▁ ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁Fort ▁O gle th or pe , ▁Georgia , ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁His ▁dis sert ation ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁t ith ing . ▁From ▁that ▁dis sert ation ▁came ▁his ▁first ▁book , ▁Should ▁the ▁Church ▁Te ach ▁T ith ing ? ▁A ▁The olog ian ’ s ▁Con clus ions ▁about ▁a ▁Tab oo ▁Do ctrine . ▁His ▁second ▁book ▁is ▁Ex pos ing ▁Se vent h - day ▁Advent ism , ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁His ▁third ▁book , ▁From ▁G eth sem ane ▁to ▁As c ension , ▁An ▁Ult imate ▁Harm ony ▁of ▁the ▁G ospel , ▁E aster ▁and ▁Res urre ction ▁Pl ays ▁( F ebru ary ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁is ▁in ▁convers ational ▁style . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁and ▁counter crit ic ism ▁Crit ics ▁say ▁that ▁because ▁his ▁education ▁is ▁from ▁un ac cred ited ▁schools ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁is ▁fra ud ul ent . ▁O thers ▁challenge ▁his ▁sin cer ity ▁and ▁his ▁mot ives . ▁In ▁response , ▁Russell ▁provides ▁a ▁webpage ▁regarding ▁his ▁education ▁and ▁ab ilities