John Macquarrie (1919-2007)

I discovered today that John Macquarrie, former Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity, Oxford (1970-1986) died on Monday (28 May). An outstanding theologian of his generation. He was the author of The Principles of Christian Theology (1966, 2003 [Rev Ed]), God-Talk (1967), Twentieth-Century Religious Thought (1963, 2001 [5th ed.], Jesus Christ in Modern Thought (1990, 2003 [Rev 2nd Ed.]). He was a Gifford Lecturer and also gave the Hensley Henson lectures (1993-1994) . He taught at Union Theological Seminary, New York (1962-1970). He was a leading critic of the book and theology of The Myth of God Incarnate (1977). He was given a Festschrift in 1986 and more recently in 2006 (In Search of Deity and Humanity). Independent obituary is here by David Fergusson, the Guardian obituary is here by Robert Morgan and the Times obituary here.