Wilbur M. Smith

Wilbur M. Smith
Nationality American
Occupation Professor
Academic background
Education

Moody Bible Institute

Dallas Theological Seminary
Academic work
Institutions

Fuller Theological Seminary

Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

Wilbur Moorehead Smith (1894 - 1976) was an American theologian and one of the founding members of Fuller Theological Seminary.[1]

Early life

Smith was born in Chicago on June 8, 1894. His father, Thomas Smith, was a successful fruit trader. His mother, Sadie Sanborn Smith, read a lot and had a large library. Her father was a follower of the famous evangelist R. A. Torrey. She taught her son to read when he was five. He developed a love of books that remained with him throughout his whole life. He owned more than 25,000 books.

After High School, he went to the Moody Bible Institute, where he studied from 1913 to 1914. There he became familiar with Torrey, Sunday, Ironside, Trotter, Gipsy Smith and others. His father was Trustee of the Moody Bible Institute from 1907 to 1950.[2] From 1914 to 1917, Wilbur studied at Wooster College, where he received his BA. His received his Doctor of Divinity from Dallas Theological Seminary (which was then called the Evangelical Theological College) in 1932.[3] At the end of his first year at Wooster College, he married Mary Irene Ostrowsky, a student at the Moody Bible Institute.

Career

He worked as a Presbyterian minister in Ocean City, Baltimore (1922-1927), Covington (1927-30) and Coatesville (1930–37).[4]

Charles Fuller asked Wilbur to assist in the establishment of Fuller Theological Seminary. Wilbur with other Evangelical Bible scholars such as Harold Ockenga joined the effort. From 1947 to 1963 he delivered lectures on theology and Biblical Studies. He also guided future pastors and performed administrative tasks (1947-1963). Between 1963 and 1971 he taught an 'English Bible' course at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.

In 1963, Wilbur Smith resigned over a dispute over the doctrine of the infallibility of the Bible. He then became a professor at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, where he taught from 1963 to 1967. From 1967 until his retirement in 1971.[5]

Author

Wilbur M. Smith was the editor of the annual Sunday School Peloubet's Select Notes on the International Bible Lessons for Christian Teaching, a collection of the thoughts and doctrines of Bible scholars, for more than 40 years. Smith was theologically astute and was known as a bibliophile. He had one of the world's largest personal Christian libraries.[6]

Smith wrote regular articles in the Bibliotheca Sacra, Moody Monthly and Sunday School Times. He wrote more than 60 books on various theological topics. His books include A voice from God, A Watchman on the Wall, Egypt in Biblical Prophecy and The Supernaturalness of Christ. His most important work is Therefore Stand, a book on Christian apologetics .[5]

Recognition

In 1971 he received an honorary doctorate (Litt.D.) from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, at which he was a professor in Biblical Studies.

References

  1. ↑ "History of Fuller Seminary | Our History | Fuller Seminary". Fuller Seminary. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  2. ↑ Revive Us Again : The Reawakening of American Fundamentalism: The Reawakening of American Fundamentalism Oxford University Press, USA; 23 October 1997. ISBN 978-0-19-972711-7. p. 292–
  3. ↑ https://christianuniversity.org/professors/wilbur-m-smith/
  4. ↑ Michigan Joel A. Carpenter Provost Calvin College. Revive Us Again : The Reawakening of American Fundamentalism: The Reawakening of American Fundamentalism. Oxford University Press, USA; 23 October 1997. ISBN 978-0-19-972711-7. p. 50–.
  5. 1 2 Balmer, Randall Herbert. Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism. Westminster John Knox Press; 2002. ISBN 978-0-664-22409-7. p. 536–.
  6. ↑ Smith, Wilbur M. A Voice for God: The Life of Charles E. Fuller. Wipf and Stock Publishers; 17 January 2014. ISBN 978-1-62564-576-0. p. 185–.


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