John Webster (theologian)

The Reverend
John Webster
FRSE
Born
John Bainbridge Webster

(1955-06-20)20 June 1955
Mansfield, England
Died25 May 2016(2016-05-25) (aged 60)
Aberdeen, Scotland
NationalityEnglish
Other namesJ. B. Webster
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity (Anglican)
Church
Ordained1984[1]
Academic background
Alma materClare College, Cambridge[2]
ThesisDistinguishing Between God and Man (1982)
Doctoral advisorGeorge Newlands[3]
Influences
Academic work
DisciplineTheology
Sub-discipline
Institutions
Doctoral studentsRichard Topping
InfluencedMichael Allen

John Bainbridge Webster FRSE (1955–2016) was an Anglican priest and theologian writing in the area of systematic, historical, and moral theology. Born in Mansfield, England, on 20 June 1955, he was educated at the independent Bradford Grammar School and at the University of Cambridge. After a distinguished career, he died at his home in Scotland on 25 May 2016 at the age of 60.[4] At the time of his death, he was the Chair of Divinity at St. Mary's College, University of St Andrews, Scotland.[5]

  1. ^ Davidson, Ivor J. (2016). "In Memoriam: John Webster (1955–2016)". International Journal of Systematic Theology. 18 (4): 362. doi:10.1111/ijst.12191. ISSN 1463-1652.
  2. ^ Davidson, Ivor J. (2016). "In Memoriam: John Webster (1955–2016)". International Journal of Systematic Theology. 18 (4): 361. doi:10.1111/ijst.12191. ISSN 1463-1652.
  3. ^ Webster, J. B. (1991) [1986]. Eberhard Jüngel: An Introduction to His Theology. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. p. vii. ISBN 978-0-521-42391-5.
  4. ^ "Professor John Webster's passing". Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Professor John Webster Appointed to Chair in St Mary's College". 29 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.