"D” is for DuBose, William Porcher (1836-1918)

"D” is for DuBose, William Porcher (1836-1918). Professor, theologian. Dubose was born near Winnsboro and studied for the ordained ministry in the Episcopal Church. As a deacon, he served as chaplain to Confederate soldiers. He was ordained a priest in 1866 and served as rector of Trinity Church, Abbeville. From 1871 to 1883 he was chaplain at the University of the South at Sewanee, Tennessee where he helped to establish the school of theology. DuBose is recognized as a major theologian in the history of the Episcopal Church. He published seven books that established his reputation as a major incarnational theologian. His theology was rooted in the first seven ecumenical councils, which defined and described Jesus Christ as fully human, fully divine, in one person. During his lifetime William Porcher DuBose was internationally recognized in England and the United State as a major incarnational theologian.