Torrance, Thomas Forsyth (b. 1913)

Authors

Roger Newell, George Fox UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2000

Abstract

As active in the church as in the academy, Torrance has diligently served the ecumenical movement, especially in relations and discussions with the Anglican and the Orthodox communions. His many honours include appointment as moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1976 and being awarded the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion in 1979.

Comments

Originally published in The Dictionary of Historical Theology, edited by Trevor Hart, Paternoster/Eerdmans, 2000.

Recommended Citation

Newell, Roger, "Torrance, Thomas Forsyth (b. 1913)" (2000). Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology. 123.
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/ccs/123