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Influential Baptist theologian James Leo Garrett Jr. dies at 94

James Leo Garrett Jr., known as the “dean of Southern Baptist theologians,” died February 5 at the age of 94.

Garrett is credited with helping to shape the Southern Baptist Convention as it grew into the largest Protestant denomination in the United States. During his 48-year academic career, he taught theology at South­western Baptist Theological Seminary, Southern Bap­tist Theological Seminary, and Baylor University in addition to heading the Baptist World Al­liance’s Study Com­mis­sion on Coopera­tive Christianity and lecturing around the world.