Robert webber cause of death
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Bob Webber was a “missionary kid,” born in the Congo in 1933 and raised in the Philadelphia area. The son of a Baptist minister, he received his bachelor’s degree from Bob Jones University in 1956, a divinity degree from the Reformed Episcopal Seminary in 1959, a Th.M. from Covenant Theological Seminary in 1960, and a Th.D. from Concordia Theological Seminary in 1968. From 1968 to 2000 Webber served as Professor of Theology at Wheaton College (IL), where he retired as Professor Emeritus. He was then appointed William R. and Geraldine D. Myers Professor of Ministry at Northern Seminary, where he served until his death of cancer in 2007.
Webber’s early theological interests were in Christian existentialism; but by the 1970’s his focus was shifting to the ancient Christian tradition. In 1978, he published a book that signaled a sea-change in the world of American Evangelicalism. That book was Common Roots: A Call to Evangelical Maturity, in which Webber proffered a “new” theological agenda for American evangelicals: the recovery of the ancient Christian consensus of faith for the
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Noted theologian and author Dr. Robert E. Webber died Friday, April 27, 2007 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 dis
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Robert E. Webber, Founder
Dr. Robert E. Webber founded the Institute for Worship Studies in 1998 and was its first president. He died April 27, 2007, at his home in Michigan. In January 2007, the Board of Trustees unanimously voted to change the name of IWS to the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies in honor of the vision, accomplishments, and contributions of Bob Webber.
A Letter from our Founding President
Dear Reader,
Here is a question I have heard again and again: “Where can I go to study worship—not music—but worship?”
The Institute for Worship Studies was founded with that question in mind. More and more professors of church music, music ministers of the local church and pastors realize there is a gap in their education. They have the music education and the skills for music and worship leadership, but they lack the knowledge of the biblical foundations, historical development, theological reflection and cultural analysis for effective worship ministry in today’s world. The Institute for Worship Studies was founded to meet this need and prepare
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