Crawford Howell Toy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780881467253)

Crawford Howell Toy (1836-1919) was professor of Old Testament at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary from 1869-1879. In 1879, Toy was forced to resign from the Seminary over his views of evolution and biblical higher criticism. In 1880, he was hired by Harvard University as the Hancock Professor of Hebrew and Other Oriental Languages; Toy remained in Cambridge for the rest of his life. Parsons narrates Toy's life in two parts. The first, chronologically arranged, tells the story of Crawford Toy from his childhood in Norfolk, Virginia, to his formal education (Univ of Virginia, Southern Seminary, and Univ of Berlin), experiences as a Confederate Chaplain, and teaching career at several institutions in the South. The second part, thematically arranged, examines Toy's Harvard career as a teacher and scholar with special attention to significant relationships with his spouse, Nancy Saunders Toy, and with his former student and Harvard colleague, David Gordon Lyon.

Author: Mikeal C. Parsons
ISBN-10: 0881467251
ISBN-13: 9780881467253
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2019
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d