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But in the meantime, here's a press release from Dr.Jim Hart of the Robert E.
Webber Institute of Worship Studies.
[Full press release after the jump]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Noted theologian and author Dr.
Robert E.
Webber died yesterday in his home in Sawyer, Michigan, after an eight-month struggle with pancreatic cancer.
He was 73 years old.
Dr.
Webber was born in Congo of missionary parents, and was raised in the Philadelphia area.
He earned the Th.D.
from Concordia Theological Seminary.
From 1968 to 2000 he served as Professor of Theology at Wheaton College, and was named Professor Emeritus upon his retirement in 2000.
He was appointed William R.
and Geraldine D.
Myers Professor of Ministry and Director of the M.A.
in Worship and Spirituality at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in the fall of 2000.
Bob Webber founded The Institute for Worship Studies (now the Robert E.
Webber Institute for Worship Studies) in 1998.
The Institute for Worship Studies is a Masters and Doctorate level graduate school focused on the study of the theological, Biblical, historical, sociological and missiological foundations of Christian worship.
The school is hosted by Grace Episcopal Church of Orange Park, Florida and combines distance learning with one-week on-campus intensive courses involving students, faculty and alumni from around the globe.
IWS Provost and President-Elect Dr.
James R.
Hart commented, "Bob Webber significantly influenced many in ...
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