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]