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George Burman Foster

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George Burman Foster
Born(1858-04-02)April 2, 1858
Wolfcreek, Virginia
DiedDecember 22, 1918(1918-12-22) (aged 60)
Chicago, Illinois
EducationWest Virginia University
OccupationTheologian
Spouse
Mary Lyon
(m. 1884)
Children2
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George Burman Foster (1858–1918) was part of the faculty in the Divinity School (Baptist) at the University of Chicago under the leadership of William Rainey Harper.[1] His views were often thought by his contemporaries to support scientific naturalistic and humanistic views that contradict a Baptist view. A friendship with Clarence Darrow shows that despite Foster's progressive views he still valued and respected the views of a traditional Christian community.[2]

Biography

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George Burman Foster was born in Wolfcreek, Virginia (now West Virginia) on April 2, 1858.[3] He graduated from West Virginia University with an A.M. degree in 1883.[4]

He married Mary Lyon on August 6, 1884, and they had two children.[4]

He died in Chicago on December 22, 1918.[3]

Selected publications

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References

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  1. ^ George M. Marsden. Fundamentalism and American culture. Oxford University Press US, 2006. ISBN 0-19-530047-5. p. 105.
  2. ^ Leslie A. Muray.Liberal Protestantism and Science Contributor John B. Cobb, Jr. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2008. ISBN 0-313-33701-2. pp. 43-
  3. ^ a b "Noted Professor, Religious Writer, Dies in Chicago". San Francisco Chronicle. Chicago. December 23, 1918. p. 14. Retrieved December 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XVIII. James T. White & Company. 1922. pp. 250–251. Retrieved December 29, 2020 – via Google Books.

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