Robert Jenson, theologian revered by many of his peers, dies at age 87
Jenson was also active in ecumenical dialogues.
Robert W. Jenson
Robert W. Jenson, a theologian considered by some of his contemporaries to be the greatest among them, died September 5 in Princeton, New Jersey. He was 87.
His funeral is planned for 3 p.m. Saturday, September 16, at Trinity Church (Episcopal), in Princeton.
He and Carl Braaten founded the Center for Catholic and Evangelical Theology in 1991, and through it convened ecumenical conferences and started the journal Pro Ecclesia, where Jenson remained a senior editor until his death.
