Thorburn was a firm believer in the historicity of Jesus and an opponent of the Christ myth theory.[3][4][5] Though a theological conservative and defender of the canonical history as traditionally presented, Thorburn did dissent from common evangelical bibliology.
^Anonymous. (October 14, 1915). English Pastor Wins Bross Prize of 6000. Chicago Tribune. p. 16
^Wilder, Amos N. (2014). Modern Poetry and the Christian Tradition: A Study in the Relation of Christianity to Culture. Wipf and Stock. p. 282. ISBN978-1-62564-506-7