Thomas Forsyth Torrance (1913- ) is a 20th century Christian theologian born to Scottish missionary parents in Chengtu, Szechuan, China. His 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. He studied under Karl Barth in Basel, Switzerland. 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Christianity is an Abrahamic religion based on the life, teachings, death by crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth as described in the New Testament. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country or nation and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ... Chengdu (Chinese: 成都; pinyin: Chéngdū; Wade-Giles: Cheng-tu) is the capital of Sichuan province and a sub-provincial city, located in southwest China, and bordering Tibet. ... Sichuan (Chinese: 四川; pinyin: Sìchuān; Wade-Giles: Ssu-ch`uan; non-standard transliteration: Szechwan) is a province in central-western China with its capital at Chengdu. ... The Great Wall of China, stretching over 6,700 km, was erected beginning in the 3rd century BC to guard the north from raids by men on horses. ... Thomas Oden Paleo-Orthodoxy is a Christian theological movement of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. ... Calvinism has been known at times for its simple, unadorned churches and lifestyles, as depicted in this painting by Emmanuel de Witte where the 17th century congregation stands to hear a sermon. ... Karl Barth (May 10, 1886 - December 10, 1968) was a Swiss Christian theologian. ... Basel (English traditionally: Basle [ba:l], German: Basel [ba:z@l], French Bâle [ba:l], Italian Basilea [bazilE:a]) is Switzerlands third most populous city (188,000 inhabitants in the canton of Basel-City as of 2004; the 690,000 inhabitants in the conurbation stretching across the immediate...
The book confirmed Torrance in a conviction that was gaining strength within him and would find expression in everything he wrote; namely, the method of investigating any subject is mandated by the nature of the subject under investigation.
Torrance realized that the truth of the Incarnation -- Jesus Christ is God himself coming among us and living our frailty and the consequences of our sin -- was a truth largely unknown in the church, however much the church spoke of the Master or reveled in Christmas.
From this moment Torrance knew his life-work to be that of the theologian who rethinks rigorously the "faith once for all delivered to the saints".
Thomas Forsyth Torrance (born 30 August 1913) is 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.
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.
Torrance was born to Scottish missionary parents while they were serving in Chengtu, Szechuan, China.
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