Donald D. Evans, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Donald D. Evans

Canadian philosopher

Date of Birth: 21-Sep-1927

Date of Death: 05-Jan-2018

Profession: philosopher

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Donald D. Evans

  • Donald Dwight Evans (September 21, 1927 – January 5, 2018) was a Canadian educator, psychotherapist and spiritual counsellor.
  • Born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Evans obtained a B.A.
  • from the University of Toronto in 1950, following which he earned a B.Phil.
  • from Oxford University and a B.D.
  • from McGill University.
  • He was ordained as a pastor in the United Church of Canada in 1955.
  • He was a professor of divinity at McGill from 1960 to 1964 (during which time he received a D.Phil.
  • from Oxford), an associate professor of philosophy from 1964 to 1968 and full professor from 1968 until 1993.
  • In his early work, his The Logic of Self-Involvement (1963), Evans finds the meaning of religion within language.
  • In his later works, his 1980 Faith, Authenticity, and Morality and his 1981 Struggle and Fulfillment, Evans finds the basis of religious belief in religious experience.
  • He died on January 5, 2018, aged 90.

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