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About Bruce Forbes
- Bruce David Forbes (born March 30, 1948) is an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church.
- Born in Michigan, he grew up in Mitchell, South Dakota.
- His parents, Ernest Linwood Forbes and Marie Louise Forbes, met in Rochester.
- Ernie eventually became a hospital administrator at Methodist Hospital in Mitchell.
- Marie was a mathematics teacher as well as a librarian. Bruce Forbes holds a BA in Religious Studies from Morningside College, an MTh from Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University, and a PhD from Princeton Theological Seminary.
- His formal academic training is in the history of Christianity, but he has also developed a special interest in the analysis of popular culture. He is the co-editor of two books: "Religion and Popular Culture in America" (2000, revised edition 2005)[1] and "Rapture, Revelation and the End Times: An Exploration of the Left Behind Series" (2004) ISBN 1-4039-6525-0.
- He is also the author of two non-fiction books.
- Christmas: A Candid History,[2] (2007) and America's Favorite Holidays: Candid Histories (2015). Forbes, a former department chair and professor of religious studies at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, is a member of Alternatives' [3] board of directors.
- Morningside College offers three different awards for outstanding teaching, one chosen by a student honor society, one by a faculty committee, and one by outside evaluators.
- Forbes has received all three awards, and he has received the student award twice.
- In addition to his teaching, he is a frequent guest speaker at local churches, workshops, and regional conferences. Forbes resides in Sioux City, Iowa and has one son, Matthew Forbes. Forbes is a member of The Auggie Group (established 2004); other founding members include: The Rev (Charles) Rusty Brace, Tamara Huf and Corinne Schuster.
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