Background
Torbett, David James was born on August 22, 1964 in Kingsport, Tennessee, United States. Son of David Jesse and Alice Jones Torbett.
(This book examines two important American Protestant theo...)
This book examines two important American Protestant theologians: the archconservative Charles Hodge (1797?1878), and the archliberal Horace Bushnell (1802?1876), and their stances on racial slavery. Hodge, with his rigid doctrine of biblical inerrancy, and Bushnell, with his open-ended experiential theology, represent two poles of thought that continually assert themselves when American Protestants speak out on social issues. This book provides a case study in the moral implications of each of these enduring polarities and upsets conventional understandings of the relationship of conservative and liberal Protestantism to slavery and race. The ambivalent attitudes of both men toward slavery and race are significant aspects of both of their enduring intellectual legacies. This is the first book-length comparison of these two theologians on this subject.
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Torbett, David James was born on August 22, 1964 in Kingsport, Tennessee, United States. Son of David Jesse and Alice Jones Torbett.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dramatic Writing, New York University, 1987. Master of Divinity, Andover Newton Theological School, Newton Center Massachusetts, 1992. Doctor of Philosophy, Union Theological Seminary Virginia, Richmond, 2002.
Professor religious studies Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio, 2001—2007. Professor religion & history Marietta College, Ohio, since 2007.
(This book examines two important American Protestant theo...)
Member First Congressional Church, Marietta, since 2007. Member of American Academy Religion.
Married Jill Faith O'Connell. Children: Thomas Robert, Nora Faith.