Bruce Forbes [SEP] educated at
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) and "Rapture, Revelation and the End Times: An Exploration of the Left Behind Series" (2004) . He is also the author of two non-
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. Their family is unrelated to the family of Forbes magazine.
Bruce Forbes holds a BA in Religious Studies from Morningside College, an MTh from