Lloyd Geering

Sir Lloyd Geering
Geering in 2020
Born
Lloyd George Geering

(1918-02-26) 26 February 1918 (age 106)
Rangiora, New Zealand
Alma materUniversity of Otago
Known for1967 charges of heresy
Spouses
  • Nancy McKenzie
    (m. 1943; died 1949)
  • Elaine Parker
    (m. 1951; died 2001)
  • Shirley Adams
    (m. 2004; died 2021)
Children3

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.