J deotis roberts biography sample

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J deotis roberts biography sample

Westminster John Knox Press. Christianity Today. Archived from the original on March 1, The Chronicle of Higher Education. September 17, In Battle, Michael ed. Deotis Roberts, a pioneer of Black theology, dies at 95". Washington Post. I will remember him as a gentle giant in faith and theological education. Roberts carried himself with dignity, and treated others with consideration and respect.

A quiet person, not given to outward displays of emotion, when he spoke, others listened, and what he said stuck with us. In the wake of deep personal loss, the death of his young grandchild, when asked what sustained him, he told us that the most important thing in life was to hold on to Jesus, no matter what. He did that, and I imagine Dr.

Roberts quietly reveling in the presence of the Savior he loved, and with whom he had walked throughout his long, full life. We extend our deep sympathies to Dr. A festschrift was prepared in his honor entitled The Quest for Liberation and Reconciliation In the s, Roberts and James H. Cone emerged as two leading figures in the Black theology movement.