Torrance family
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The Torrance family includes several well-known modern Scottish theologians and clergymen, primarily associated with the Church of Scotland
Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland, known informally by its Scots language name, the Kirk, is a Presbyterian church, decisively shaped by the Scottish Reformation....

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Some key members of the Torrance family are:
  • Thomas Forsyth (T. F.) Torrance
    Thomas Torrance
    Thomas Forsyth Torrance 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...

     (1913–2007) – Late Church of Scotland minister and Professor of Christian Dogmatics at New College, Edinburgh
    New College, Edinburgh
    New College 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 home of the School of Divinity of the University of Edinburgh...

    , the University of Edinburgh
    University of Edinburgh
    The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...

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  • James (J. B.) Torrance
    J. B. Torrance
    James Torrance was Professor of Systematic Theology, University of Aberdeen. He was a younger brother to Thomas F. Torrance and father of Alan Torrance...

     (1923–2003) – Late Church of Scotland minister and Professor of Systematic Theology, University of Aberdeen
    University of Aberdeen
    The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...

    . Younger brother of Thomas Torrance.
  • Ronald Wallace
    Ronald Wallace
    Ronald Wallace was Professor of Biblical Theology at Columbia Theological Seminary-Career Overview:* Brora, Minister without Charge* 1940 Minister, Pollock Church, Glasgow* Church of Scotland's Huts and Canteens...

     (1911–2006) – Late Professor of Biblical Theology at Columbia Theological Seminary
    Columbia Theological Seminary
    Columbia Theological Seminary is one of the ten theological institutions affiliated with the Presbyterian Church . It is located in Decatur, Georgia. Dr. Stephen A. Hayner is the seminary's president.-Description:...

    . Brother-in-law of Thomas and James Torrance.
  • Iain Richard Torrance
    Iain Torrance
    Iain Richard Torrance is President of Princeton Theological Seminary and a former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. He is married to Morag Ann , whom he met while they were students at the University of St Andrews, and they have a son, Hew, and a daughter,...

     (born 1949) – Current President and Professor of Patristics at Princeton Theological Seminary
    Princeton Theological Seminary
    Princeton Theological Seminary is a theological seminary of the Presbyterian Church located in the Borough of Princeton, New Jersey in the United States...

     and a former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
    Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
    The Moderator of the General Assembly of Church of Scotland is a Minister, Elder or Deacon of the Church of Scotland chosen to "moderate" the annual General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which is held for a week in Edinburgh every May....

    . Son of Thomas Torrance.
  • Alan Torrance
    Alan Torrance
    Alan Torrance is professor of systematic theology at St Mary's College of the University of St Andrews. Previously he lectured at King's College London from 1993–1998, where he was also Director of the Research Institute in Systematic Theology...

     (born 1956) – Current Professor of Systematic Theology at St Mary's College
    St Mary's College, St Andrews
    St Mary's College of the University of St Andrews, in Fife, Scotland - in full, the New College of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - was founded in 1538 by Archbishop James Beaton, uncle of Cardinal David Beaton on the site of the pedagogy or St Johns College .St Mary's College was...

    , the University of St Andrews
    University of St Andrews
    The University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...

    . Son of James Torrance.
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