Sir Lloyd Geering | |
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Born | Lloyd George Geering 26 February 1918 Rangiora, New Zealand |
Alma mater | University of Otago |
Known for | 1967 charges of heresy |
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Children | 3 |
Sir Lloyd George Geering ONZ GNZM CBE (born 26 February 1918) is a New Zealand theologian who faced charges of heresy in 1967 for teaching that the Bible's record of Jesus' death and resurrection is not true. He considers Christian and Muslim fundamentalism to be "social evils". Geering is emeritus professor of religious studies at Victoria University of Wellington. In 2007, he was appointed a Member of the Order of New Zealand, New Zealand's highest civilian honour, limited to 20 living people. Geering turned 100 in February 2018.