The younger of the famous "Baillie Brothers," D. (Donald) M. (Macpherson) Baillie (1887-1954) was a central figure in the theological debates attempting to reconcile Christian faith and the modern mind in Scotland before, during, and after World War II.

D. M. Baillie, D.D., professor of systematic theology at the University of St. Andrews from 1934 to 1954 and brother of Professor John Baillie of New College, Edinburgh, was born November 5, 1887, in Gairloch, West Ross-shire, Scotland. His father, the Rev. John Baillie, died when Donald was three, and the following year his mother moved her three sons to the Highland capital of Inverness to begin their formal education at the Royal Academy. The family moved to Edinburgh in 1905 to continue the boys' education at the university. Donald began in literary studies, but like his older brother he soon changed to philosophy, winning first class medals in both metaphysics and moral...