John A. T. Robinson

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John A. T. Robinson was a 20th-century Anglican bishop and theologian best known for his influential and controversial work "Honest to God," which popularized radical and existential approaches to Christian theology.

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instanceOf Anglican bishop
biblical scholar
human
theologian
academicDegree Doctor of Philosophy
causeOfDeath cancer
citizenship United Kingdom
countryOfBirth United Kingdom NERFINISHED
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1919-05-16
dateOfDeath 1983-12-05
educatedAt Marlborough College NERFINISHED
Trinity College, Cambridge
Westcott House, Cambridge NERFINISHED
era 20th-century theology
familyName Robinson NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Christian ethics
New Testament studies
theology
fullName John Arthur Thomas Robinson NERFINISHED
genre Christian theology
biblical criticism
religious non-fiction
givenName John NERFINISHED
influenced modern liberal theologians
influencedBy Dietrich Bonhoeffer NERFINISHED
Paul Tillich NERFINISHED
Rudolf Bultmann NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Church of England NERFINISHED
movement existential theology
liberal Christianity
radical theology
notableWork Exploration into God NERFINISHED
Honest to God NERFINISHED
In the End, God NERFINISHED
Redating the New Testament NERFINISHED
The Human Face of God NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Canterbury NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Arncliffe NERFINISHED
positionHeld Assistant Bishop of Southwark NERFINISHED
Bishop of Woolwich NERFINISHED
Dean of Trinity College, Cambridge
religion Anglicanism
theologicalView advocated demythologizing traditional Christian language
emphasis on God as "the ground of being"
emphasized existential understanding of faith

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Bishop of Woolwich titleHeldBy John A. T. Robinson