James Orr (theologian)

James Orr (philosopher) thumb| James Orr (1844 – 6 September 1913) was a Scottish Presbyterian minister and professor of church history and then theology. He was an influential defender of evangelical doctrine and a contributor to The Fundamentals, a series of essays published between 1910 and 1915. Quotes He who with his whole heart believes in Jesus as the Son of God is thereby committed to much else besides. He is committed to a view of God, to a view of man, to a view of sin, to a view of Redemption, to a view of the purpose of God in creation and history, to a view of human destiny found only in Christianity. The Christian View of God and the World as Centering in the Incarnation, 2nd ed. (Edinburgh: Andrew Elliot, 1893) Lecture I, pp. 4-5. Quoted in Millard J. Erickson, Christian Theology, 3rd ed. (Grand Rapids, MI: BakerAcademic, 2013) p. 6 External links Category:Theologians from Scotland Category:Historians from Scotland Category:Presbyterians Category:University of Glasgow alumni Category:1844 births Category:1913 deaths