Theodore G. Obenchain

Now retired, Theodore G. Obenchain practiced neurological surgery in San Diego County for thirty years. Although raised in a religious household, the author never quite accepted the more supernatural aspects of orthodox Christianity. As he progressed forward in his youthful studies, Obenchain's perspective concerning that natural tension between organized religion and biological science became only further entrenched. This loosely autobiographical work should be viewed by the reader as the...See more

Now retired, Theodore G. Obenchain practiced neurological surgery in San Diego County for thirty years. Although raised in a religious household, the author never quite accepted the more supernatural aspects of orthodox Christianity. As he progressed forward in his youthful studies, Obenchain's perspective concerning that natural tension between organized religion and biological science became only further entrenched. This loosely autobiographical work should be viewed by the reader as the author's own heterodox views concerning religion. After having grown up in a Christian world, this is his reply to the claims of conventional believers. Dr. Obenchain has authored two other books: The Victorian Vivisection Debate: Frances Power Cobbe, Experimental Science and the "Claims of Brutes," as well as Genius Belabored: Childbed Fever and the Tragic Life of Ignaz Semmelweis. He and his wife reside in San Diego, California. See less