| George Burman Foster | |
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| Born | (1858-04-02)April 2, 1858 Wolfcreek, Virginia |
| Died | December 22, 1918(1918-12-22) (aged 60) Chicago, Illinois |
| Education | West Virginia University |
| Occupation | Theologian |
| Spouse |
Mary Lyon (m. 1884) |
| Children | 2 |
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George Burman Foster (1858–1918) was part of the faculty in the Divinity School (Baptist) at the University of Chicago under the leadership of William Rainey Harper. His views were often thought by his contemporaries to support scientific naturalistic and humanistic views that contradict a Baptist view. A friendship with Clarence Darrow shows that despite Foster's progressive views he still valued and respected the views of a traditional Christian community.
Biography
George Burman Foster was born in Wolfcreek, Virginia (now West Virginia) on April 2, 1858. He graduated from West Virginia University with an A.M. degree in 1883.
He married Mary Lyon on August 6, 1884, and they had two children.
He died in Chicago on December 22, 1918.
Selected publications
- The finality of the Christian religion. University of Chicago Press, 1906.
- The function of religion in man's struggle for existence. University of Chicago Press, 1909.
- Christianity in its modern expression. Macmillan, 1921.
References
- George M. Marsden. Fundamentalism and American culture. Oxford University Press US, 2006. ISBN 0-19-530047-5. p. 105.
- Leslie A. Muray.Liberal Protestantism and Science Contributor John B. Cobb, Jr. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2008. ISBN 0-313-33701-2. pp. 43-
- ^ "Noted Professor, Religious Writer, Dies in Chicago". San Francisco Chronicle. Chicago. December 23, 1918. p. 14. Retrieved December 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XVIII. James T. White & Company. 1922. pp. 250–251. Retrieved December 29, 2020 – via Google Books.
Further reading
- Gary J. Dorrien. The making of American liberal theology: idealism, realism, and modernity, 1900–1950. Westminster John Knox Press, 2003. ISBN 0-664-22355-9. pp. 156–161.
External links
- Guide to the George Burman Foster Papers 1897-1917 at the University of Chicago Special Collections Research Center
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