▁volunte ered ▁to ▁serve ▁with ▁the ▁occupation ▁forces ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁While ▁there , ▁R uck man ▁studied ▁Z en ▁Buddh ism , ▁and ▁spoke ▁of ▁" the ▁experience ▁of ▁n ir v ana , ▁which ▁the ▁Z en ▁call ▁sam ad hi , ▁the ▁dis location ▁of ▁the ▁spirit ▁from ▁the ▁body ". ▁R uck man ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁" une asy , ▁un sett led , ▁full ▁of ▁dem ons ". ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁disc ▁j ockey ▁by ▁day ▁and ▁a ▁drum mer ▁in ▁various ▁bands ▁by ▁night . ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁to ▁hear ▁voices , ▁and ▁he ▁met ▁with ▁a ▁Jes uit ▁priest ▁to ▁explore ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁joining ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁R uck man ▁converted ▁to ▁Christian ity ▁after ▁talking ▁to ▁evangel ist ▁Hugh ▁P yle ▁in ▁the ▁stud ios ▁of ▁W EAR ▁radio ▁in ▁P ens ac ola . ▁R uck man ▁attended ▁Bob ▁Jones ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁and ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁religion . ▁ ▁R uck man ▁was ▁the ▁past or ▁of ▁Bible ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ▁in ▁P ens ac ola , ▁and ▁his ▁writ ings ▁and ▁recorded ▁ser m ons ▁are ▁published ▁by ▁his ▁Bible ▁Bapt ist ▁Book store . ▁ ▁Like ▁his ▁father , ▁Peter ▁R uck man ▁demonstrated ▁art istic ▁talent ▁early ▁in ▁life , ▁and ▁he ▁often ▁illustrated ▁his ▁ser m ons ▁in ▁ch alk