John A. T. Robinson
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The Right Reverend John Robinson |
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| Bishop of Woolwich | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Southwark |
| In office | 1959 to 1969 |
| Predecessor | Robert Stannard |
| Successor | David Sheppard |
| Other posts | Dean of Chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge (1969–1983) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1945 (deacon) 1946 (priest) |
| Consecration | 1959 by Geoffrey Fisher |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | John Arthur Thomas Robinson |
| Born |
16 May 1919 Canterbury, Kent, England |
| Died | 5 December 1983 (aged 64) Arncliffe, North Yorkshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Profession | Clergyman and scholar |
| Alma mater | Westcott House, Cambridge |
John Arthur Thomas Robinson (16 May 1919 – 5 December 1983) was an English New Testament scholar, author and the Anglican Bishop of Woolwich. He was a lecturer at Trinity College, Cambridge, and later Dean of Trinity College until his death in 1983 from cancer. Robinson was considered a major force in shaping liberal Christian theology. Along with Harvard theologian Harvey Cox, he spearheaded the field of secular theology and, like William Barclay, he was a believer in universal salvation.
Robinson was born on 16 May 1919 in the precincts of Canterbury Cathedral, England, where his father was a canon. He was educated at Marlborough College, then an all-boys independent school in Marlborough, Wiltshire. He studied at Jesus College, Cambridge and Trinity College, Cambridge, and then trained for ordination at Westcott House, Cambridge.
Robinson was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1945 and as a priest in 1946. From 1945 to 1948, he served his curacy at St Matthew's Church, Moorfields in the Diocese of Bristol. The vicar at the time was .
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