Forrest Church

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For Frank Forrester Church III, the former United States Senator, see Frank Church.
Rev. Dr. Forrest Church

Born Frank Forrester Church IV
September 23, 1948 (1948-09-23) (age 59)
Palo Alto, California
Residence New York City, New York, United States
Education Stanford University (A.B., 1970)
Harvard Divinity School (M.Div., 1974)
Harvard University( Ph.D., 1978)
Occupation minister, author, and theologian
Employers Unitarian Church of All Souls, New York City, New York
Title Minister of Public Theology
Religious beliefs Unitarian Universalist
Spouse Carolyn Buck Luce, (1992-Present)
Amy ___ (?-1991)
Children 4
Parents Frank Forrester Church III
Bethine Clark Church
Website
forrestchurch.com

Frank Forrester Church IV (born September 23, 1948 in Palo Alto, California) is a leading Unitarian Universalist minister, author, and theologian. He is Minister of Public Theology of the Unitarian Church of All Souls in New York City having served as Senior Minister until late 2006.[1]

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[edit] Biography

Church was born in Palo Alto while his father, then-future United States Senator Frank Church, was a student at Stanford Law School. He was raised in Boise, Idaho, after his father's graduation.[2]

Church is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Divinity School. He received a Ph.D. in early church history from Harvard University in 1978.

[edit] Writings

Church is best known as a leader of liberal religion. He has written or edited more than 20 books since 1985. These include technical studies of Christian and Gnostic literature, as well as over a dozen books addressing a wider audience.[1]

Church's books include:

  • Father and Son: A Personal Biography of Senator Frank Church of Idaho
  • The trilogy A Humane Comedy: The Devil and Dr. Church, Entertaining Angels, and The Seven Deadly Virtues
  • Early Christian Prayer
  • Early Christian Hymns
  • The Essential Tillich
  • God and Other Famous Liberals: Recapturing Bible, Flag, and Family from the Far Right, Walker & Company, 1996 (ISBN 978-0802774835)
  • A Chosen Faith: An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism, with John A. Buehrens, Beacon Press, 1998 (ISBN 0807016160)
  • So Help Me God: The Founding Fathers and the First Great Battle Over Church and State, 2007 (ISBN 978-0151011858)
  • Freedom From Fear: Finding the Courage to Act, Love and Be (ISBN 0-312-32534-7)

Books edited by Church:

  • Restoring Faith: America's Religious Leaders Answer Terror with Hope, Walker & Company, 2001 (ISBN 978-0802776327)
  • The Separation of Church and State: Writings on a Fundamental Freedom by America's Founders, Beacon Press, 2004 (ISBN 9780807077221)

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Biography on All Souls NYC page, retrieved 10 June 2007.
  2. ^ "Things To Do When You Get Your Life Back", sermon by Forrester Church, November 14, 1999, retrieved 10 June 2007.

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