T. F. Torrance (1913-2007)

Ben Myers shares the sad news that T. F. Torrance died yesterday, in Edinburgh. He also posts a eulogy by George Hunsinger.

Myers has previously linked a series of audio lectures by Torrance, and at least once before hosted an appreciation of Torrance, by Ray Anderson of Fuller.

Of interest also might be the T. F. Torrance Theological Fellowship, now in its fourth year. Their site includes a well-documented biography of the theologian.

Two friends of mine at St Andrews, also research students but in systematics (and students of T. F.'s nephew, Alan), had the chance to visit Torrance a year or two back. They reported that, despite a failure of short-term memory due to a stroke, his long-term recall was still remarkably acute.

Requiescat in pace. Our thoughts are also with the family.
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