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Thomas Forsyth Torrance (30 August 1913 – 2 December 2007) was a 20th century Protestant Christian theologian who served for 27 years as Professor of Christian Dogmatics at New College, Edinburgh in the University of Edinburgh, during which time he was a leader in Protestant Christian theology. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Theology is the study of a god or the gods from a religious perspective New College Edinburgh was opened in 1846 as a college of the Free Church of Scotland, later of the United Free Church of Scotland, and from the 1930s has been the The University of Edinburgh (Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann founded in 1582 is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. While he wrote many books and articles advancing his own study of theology, he also translated several hundred theological writings into English from other languages. Torrance edited the English translation of the thirteen-volume, six-million-word Church Dogmatics (germ. "Die Kirchliche Dogmatik") of celebrated Swiss theologian Karl Barth. Karl Barth ( May 10, 1886 &ndash December 10, 1968) (pronounced "bart" a Swiss Reformed theologian was one Torrance's work has been influential in the paleo-orthodox movement, and he is widely considered to be one of the most important Reformed theologians of his era. Paleo-orthodoxy (from Greek paleo "ancient" and orthodoxy "correct belief" is a Christian theological movement of the late 20th and Calvinism (sometimes called the Reformed tradition, the Reformed faith, or Reformed theology) is a theological system and an approach to the

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Early life and education

Torrance was born to Scottish missionary parents while they were serving in Chengdu, Szechuan, China. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. ( located in southwest People's Republic of China, is the capital of Sichuan province and a Sub-provincial city. ( Postal map spelling: Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in western China with its capital in Chengdu. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National He first studied Classics at the University of Edinburgh and University of Oxford before receiving an academic scholarship that brought him to the University of Basel in Basel, Switzerland. The University of Edinburgh (Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann founded in 1582 is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The University of Basel (German Universität Basel) is located at Basel, Switzerland. "Basilia" redirects here For the Fly Genus, see Basilia (fly. There, Torrance studied under theologian Karl Barth -- whom he had long admired -- and the experience made him a life-long Barthian. Karl Barth ( May 10, 1886 &ndash December 10, 1968) (pronounced "bart" a Swiss Reformed theologian was one

Professorship and work

Torrance initially served as a professor at Auburn Theological Seminary in New York City, U.S., but resigned the post two years later with the outbreak of World War II. The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including He served as a chaplain during the war, and then after the war moved to Scotland and served as a Church of Scotland parish minister for a decade. The Church of Scotland (Eaglais na h-Alba known informally by its Scots language name The Kirk, is the National church of Scotland. Torrance was then offered a professorship at New College, Edinburgh in the University of Edinburgh to teach church history. New College Edinburgh was opened in 1846 as a college of the Free Church of Scotland, later of the United Free Church of Scotland, and from the 1930s has been the The University of Edinburgh (Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann founded in 1582 is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Because of his thorough understanding of theology he was later installed as Professor of Christian Dogmatics, a position that he held from 1952 to 1979.

He was elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1976 (his son Iain held the same post in 2003). The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is an honorary role held for 12 months Iain Torrance (born 1949) is President of Princeton Theological Seminary and a former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

In 1978, he won the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion for his contributions to theology and the relationship between it and science. The Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities is a prize given out annually by the Templeton Foundation.

He was influential in work on theological method and the relationship between theology and science. Opposed to dualistic thought, he argued that modern science is similar to theology in that it is developed in terms of relation and integration: each has its distinctive method, and each is fully rational.

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