{"id":913,"date":"2007-12-07T15:55:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-07T23:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.gajunkie.com\/?p=913"},"modified":"2007-12-07T15:55:00","modified_gmt":"2007-12-07T23:55:00","slug":"follow-up-on-the-passing-of-t-f-torrance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.gajunkie.com\/?p=913","title":{"rendered":"Follow up on the passing of T. F. Torrance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p>In the last couple of days more has been posted on the internet about, and in memory of, the Very Reverend Thomas (T. F.) Torrance.&nbsp; Princeton Theological Seminary, where his son Iain is the president, has posted both a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ptsem.edu\/news\/thomastorrance.php\" target=\"_blank\"> news item<\/a> and an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ptsem.edu\/news\/thomastorranceobituary.php\" target=\"_blank\"> obituary<\/a>.&nbsp; In like manner, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.div.ed.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"> School of Divinity, New College, University of Edinburgh<\/a>, where Torrance taught and was an Emeritus Professor, also has posted a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.div.ed.ac.uk\/events\" target=\"_blank\"> news item<\/a>.&nbsp; And of course, there is a note and remembrance on him at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tftorrance.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"> T. F. Torrance Theological Fellowship<\/a> web site. Finally, several other blogs have mentioned his passing as well including both an<a href=\"http:\/\/faith-theology.blogspot.com\/2007\/12\/thomas-f-torrance-1913-2007.html\" target=\"_blank\"> announcement<\/a> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/faith-theology.blogspot.com\/2007\/12\/t-f-torrance-eulogy.html\" target=\"_blank\"> eulogy<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/faith-theology.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\"> Faith and Theology<\/a>. (Although the Princeton Obituary and the Faith and Theology Eulogy are by the same author, George Hunsinger, and are essentially the same.)<\/p>\n<p>I will add that since I was introduced to Rev. Torrance&#8217; work 25 years ago I have appreciated his theological thought.&nbsp; Having served as the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1976 and having won the Templeton Prize in 1978 he had distinction in both areas of ecclesiology and theology that are of the most interest to me.&nbsp; I&#8217;ll have to dig out my copy of Reality and Scientific Theology and reread it over the holidays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the last couple of days more has been posted on the internet about, and in memory of, the Very Reverend Thomas (T. F.) 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