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  • From: "Bryant J. Williams III" <bjwvmw AT com-pair.net>
  • To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>, "'B Greek'" <b-greek AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [b-hebrew] Bromiley
  • Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 22:24:07 -0700

Dear List,

Here is the eulogy for the passing of Geoffrey Bromiley, August 7, 2009.

Rev. Bryant J. Williams III
News
Fuller Mourns the Loss of Geoffrey Bromiley
Preeminent Scholar and Professor, Prolific Translator and Editor, and Caring
Mentor and Friend :: 08/11/09
Geoffrey W. Bromiley, renowned church historian and historical theologian,
and professor emeritus at Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, passed away on Friday,
August 7.

Bromiley significantly influenced English-language Christianity over the past
six decades, translating and editing—from several original
languages—thousands upon thousands of pages of theological works from such
notables as Karl Barth, Jacques Ellul, Helmut Thielicke, and others.

Among his many translations widely used by English-language readers are the
10-volume Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, edited by Gerhard
Kittel; extensive portions of Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics; Wolfhart
Pannenberg's three-volume Systematic Theology; and Commentary on Romans by
Ernst Kasemann.

Bromiley was also the English-language editor of the monumental Encyclopedia
of Christianity (translated from a German language resource), the fifth
volume of which he completed in 2007—past his 90th year. “His work as the
English-language editor of these five volumes is without question among the
most painstaking work a scholar can be called upon to do. Few there are who
are equal to the challenge,” said Robert P. Meye, the former dean of Fuller’s
School of Theology, who served during many of the years while Bromiley was
Professor of Church History and Historical Theology at Fuller.

“Geoffrey Bromiley was one of Fuller’s most accomplished faculty members,
distinguishing himself as a professor, scholar, author, translator, and
mentor,” said Howard Loewen, dean of the School of Theology and professor of
theology and ethics at Fuller. Loewen, who was a PhD student under Bromiley,
remembers Bromiley’s vocational life and theological work as “characterized
by a passion for the church and its ministry in the world. He embodied and
advanced in a remarkable way the evangelical identity and ecumenical mission
of Fuller Seminary, and contributed to the theological formation of a
generation of seminary students and church leaders.”

Professor James E. Bradley was also Bromiley’s student, later his colleague,
and currently is the Geoffrey W. Bromiley Professor of Church History. “The
strength of his character exercised an enormous influence on those of us who
were his students and colleagues,” said Bradley. “His singular dedication to
Jesus Christ and his love for the church shaped us both spiritually and
intellectually. His understanding of the discipline of scholarship as part of
the ministry of the Word of God will continue to influence Fuller’s future.”

Bromiley, born in Bromley Cross, Lancashire, England, in 1915, earned his MA
at Cambridge and his PhD, DLitt, and DD at Edinburgh University. Ordained in
the Church of England, he served from 1951 to 1958 as Rector of St. Thomas’s
Church, Edinburgh. In 1958, he accepted the appointment as Professor of
Church History and Historical Theology at Fuller, where he served until his
retirement in 1987.

In addition to his translating and editing, Bromiley was also the author of
14 books, including Baptism and the Anglican Reformers; The Unity and
Disunity of the Church; Historical Theology: An Introduction; God and
Marriage; and An Introduction to the Theology of Karl Barth.

Bromiley is survived by his wife, Isobel, and their two daughters, Katherine
and Ruth.



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