Anglican theologian Rev. Prof Emeritus Pobee dies at 83

GhanaWeb can confirm the passing of Christian theologian and former Vicar General of the Anglican Diocese of Accra, Rev. Prof Emeritus John Samuel Pobee.

A statement copied to GhanaWeb confirms that the 83-year-old theologian died on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. The cause of his death is yet unknown.

He served as the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Head of Religions Department of the University of Ghana, Legon and also as the Director of the Programme for Theological Education of the World Council of Churches, Geneva.

The late Rev. Prof Emeritus John Samuel Pobee was married to Mrs. Martha Akyaa Pobee, Ghana's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN.

His Educational background

Cape Coast Government Boys’ School (1942-1949).

Adisadel College, Cape Coast (1950-1956).

University of Ghana 1957-1961.

Selwyn College, University of Cambridge (1961-1966).

Westcott House Cambridge for priestly formation (1963-1964).

Goethe Institute, Passau, Bavaria, Germany 1964.

Work experience as academic

Teaching Assistant, New Testament, Selwyn and Magdalene Colleges, University of Cambridge (1964 – 1966).

Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Full Professor (1966 ff); Dean of Arts (1979 – 1983).

Olaus Petri Professor of Missiology University of Uppsala Sweden; Academic Dean, Institute Oecumenique, Chateau de Bossey, Celigny, Switzerland; Director – Coordinator, Programme on Theological Education, Geneva, Switzerland; External Examiner and visiting Professor in many tertiary institutions in Africa ( East, West, Central, Southern), India, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, Pacific, Latin America, West Indies, USA, United Kingdom, Netherlands where he was Concept rooster Gastdocent in six universities.

Publications

(i) Monographs: 26 including Towards African Theology, Abingdon (1979), translated into German 1989, Persecution and Martyrdom of Paul Sheffield: Society of New Testament Studies 1985, Kwame Nkrumah and the Church in Ghana 1949 – 1966. Asempa 1987; The Worship of the Free Market and the Death of the Poor, Uppsala; Life and Peace Institute 1993.

(ii) Edited: 24 books including Religion in a Pluralistic Society Festschrift in Honour Prof C.G. Baeta, E.J. Brill 1976 and the 1998 pages Dictionary of the Ecumenical Movement Geneva: WCC 1996, 1998 (revised) with 4 other editions.

(iii) Chapters in Books 125

(iv) Articles in journals 119