Robert Lewis Dabney

1820–1898

Robert Lewis Dabney (1820–1898) was a Southern Presbyterian minister, theologian, and educator best known for his influential teaching and writing within nineteenth-century Reformed theology. He served for many years as a professor at Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, where he shaped generations of Presbyterian ministers through his lectures in systematic and pastoral theology. Dabney was also a prolific author whose theological works and essays continue to be published and read for their rigor, clarity, and strong confessional commitments.

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Robert Lewis Dabney is buried at Union Theological Seminary Cemetery, Hampden Sydney, Virginia.
Historical marker located at the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Austin, Texas.
Robert Lewis Dabney owned the Red Hill Farm in Amherst County, Virginia from 1869 to 1898.
Historical marker for the Old Briery Presbyterian Church in Briery, Virginia.
Dabney’s books on display at Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church in Fishersville, Virginia (photo credit: R. Andrew Myers).
Display at Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church in Fishersville, Virginia (photo credit: R. Andrew Myers).
Robert Lewis Dabney designed the construction of this building in 1850, and served as pastor of Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church in Fishersville, Virginia from 1852 to 1857.

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