Background
Kinney, Laurence Forman was born on November 27, 1902 in Montgomery, West Virginia, United States. Son of William Laurence and Leila (Hitner) Kinney.
Kinney, Laurence Forman was born on November 27, 1902 in Montgomery, West Virginia, United States. Son of William Laurence and Leila (Hitner) Kinney.
Bachelor of Arts, Hampden Sydney (Virginia) College, 1926, Doctor of Laws, 1953. Bachelor of Divinity, Union Theological Seminary, 1929. Master of Arts, University of Virginia 1934, Doctor of Philosophy, 1936.
Bennett Wood Green fellow for study abroad from University of Virginia, 1937-1938, student of University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1938.
Ordained to ministry Presbyterian Church, 1929. Professor Bible and theology General Assembly’s Training School, Richmond, Virginia, 1938-1943. Exchange professor theology Union Theological Seminary, 1938-1940, exchange professor philosophy William and Mary College, Richmond division, 1940-1941.
Professor Bible, Bachelor of Arts Curry Chair, Southwestern at Memphis since 1944.
Member of New York University Graduate Workshop Palestine 1957. Director academic relations Memphis Adult Education Center.
Member National Association Biblical Instructors (Southern division), Southern Society for Philosophy Religion, Presbyterian Ednl. Association of South (president 1950-1951), Phi Beta Kappa, Lambda Chi Alpha, Tau Kappa Alpha, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Contributing editor: The Presbyterian Outlook, since 1941.
Married Fannie Kathryn Patterson, June 11, 1929. Children: Kathryn (Mistress Robert L. Ferm), Laurence Forman.