I've just learned that Claude Welch passed away on November 6th. Welch was an exceptional historian of Protestant thought, as well as a translator of Dorner and other 19th century theologians. He also contributed significantly to the development of religious studies in the United States in the second half of the twentieth century; the 1970 Welch Report was an important contribution to the growth in respectability of religious studies as a field. The Graduate Theological Union has a memorial notice for him here.
Evan. Thanks for drawing our attention to this news. Professor Welch's work, particularly his two volume Protestant Thought in the Nineteenth Century, was very helpful for me in my doctoral work.
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