Andrew Purves

Andrew Purves is a Scottish theologian in the Reform tradition through the church of Scotland and later the Presbyterian Church USA. He is the Jean and Nancy Davis Professor Emeritus of Historical Theology at Pittsburgh Seminary

Andrew was born in 1946 in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1978 he moved to the USA and ordained by the Philadelphia Presbytery in 1979.

Degrees
Philosophy and Divinity at University of Edinburgh
Master of Theology form Duke Divinity School
Doctor of Philosophy from University of Edinburgh

He served as pastor at the Hebron Presbyterian Church in Clinton, Pennsylvania until 1983 when he began teaching at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (PTS). He retired from PTS after 32 years (2015).

In addition to his academic work he has served the church and wider community though his work with the PC(USA) and lectureships around the world.

He has written a number of publications, both books and articles, academic and popular. His primary concerns surround Christology - the branch of Theology concerned with the person, attributes and deeds of Jesus Christ. Recontructing pastoral Theology; A Christogical Foundation and Exploring Christology and Atonement:Conversations are two of his books.
( See Amazon sheet and ‘Purves has along list of publications’)

He has become a leader of evangelical renewal in the Presbyterian Church of the USA (PC(USA) and is known for his conservative Christian views concerning the person and work of Jesus, ( See notes on PC(USA) )

He agrees with the withholding of ordination of self-avowed, practicing, unrepentant gays and lesbians.

Andrew is married to Catherine (Cathy) Purves. They had 3 children.