Samuel T. Logan | |
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Born | Samuel Talbot Logan Jr. October 26, 1943
Vicksburg,
Mississippi, US |
Spouse | Susan Luthman Logan |
Ecclesiastical career | |
Religion | Christianity ( Presbyterian) |
Church | Orthodox Presbyterian Church |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | |
Thesis | Hermeneutics and American Literature (1972) |
Doctoral advisor | David Hesla |
Academic work | |
Discipline | History |
Sub-discipline | Ecclesiastical history |
Institutions |
Samuel Talbot Logan Jr. (born October 26, 1943) [1] is an American ecclesiastical historian and Presbyterian minister. He is professor of Church history at Biblical Theological Seminary and former president of Westminster Theological Seminary. [1] He served as president from 1991 to 2005. He is an ordained minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. [2] Logan's tenure was abruptly terminated in 2005 by the seminary's board of trustees due to their perception that he was too inclusive of liberal scholarship. [3]
Samuel T. Logan | |
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Born | Samuel Talbot Logan Jr. October 26, 1943
Vicksburg,
Mississippi, US |
Spouse | Susan Luthman Logan |
Ecclesiastical career | |
Religion | Christianity ( Presbyterian) |
Church | Orthodox Presbyterian Church |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | |
Thesis | Hermeneutics and American Literature (1972) |
Doctoral advisor | David Hesla |
Academic work | |
Discipline | History |
Sub-discipline | Ecclesiastical history |
Institutions |
Samuel Talbot Logan Jr. (born October 26, 1943) [1] is an American ecclesiastical historian and Presbyterian minister. He is professor of Church history at Biblical Theological Seminary and former president of Westminster Theological Seminary. [1] He served as president from 1991 to 2005. He is an ordained minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. [2] Logan's tenure was abruptly terminated in 2005 by the seminary's board of trustees due to their perception that he was too inclusive of liberal scholarship. [3]