Emeritus Professor Lloyd George Geering PCNZM, CBE (born 1918) is a New Zealand theologian. He is Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies at Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand. Companions Badge of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of chivalry established on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Principal Companion (PCNZM) (formerly Knight or Dame... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Theology is literally rational discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, rational discourse). By extension, it also refers to the study of other religious topics. ... Victoria University is the name of a university: Victoria University (part of the University of Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada It is also the name of a now-defunct university: Victoria University in the UK (which split to become the Victoria University of Manchester, the University of Liverpool and the... Alternative meanings at Wellington (disambiguation) A view of Wellington from the top of Mount Victoria. ...

He is a minister in the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand and turned to theological teaching in 1956. The Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand (PCANZ) is the main Presbyterian church in the country of New Zealand. ... Theology is reasoned discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, word or reason). It can also refer to the study of other religious topics. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Geering is a controversial commentator on theological issues and considers Christian and Muslim fundamentalism to be a social evil. A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish:Müslüman, Persian:مسلمان, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of Islam. ... In comparative religion, fundamentalism has come to refer to several different understandings of religious thought and practice, including literal interpretation of sacred texts such as the Bible or the Quran and sometimes also anti-modernist movements in various religions. ...

In 1967 he gained a high profile for a charge of heresy. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Heresy, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is a theological or religious opinion or doctrine maintained in opposition, or held to be contrary, to the Catholic or Orthodox doctrine of the Christian Church, or, by extension, to that of any church, creed, or religious system, considered as orthodox. ...

He is a member of The Jesus Seminar and a participant in the program Living the Questions an alternative to the Evangelical Alpha course. The Jesus Seminar is a controversial research team of about one hundred academic New Testament scholars founded in 1985 by the late Robert Funk under the auspices of the Westar Institute. ... The word evangelicalism usually refers to a tendency in diverse branches of conservative Christianity, typified by an emphasis on evangelism, a personal experience of conversion, biblically-oriented faith, and a belief in the relevance of Christian faith to cultural issues. ... The Alpha course is a course on the basics of the Christian faith. ...

He was honored in 1988 as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire and in 2001 as Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (equivalent to knighthood).

Bibliography

• The Greening of Christianity (2005) ISBN 0958364591
• Christianity without God (2002)
• Christian Faith at the Crossroads (revised 2001)
• The World to Come: From Christian Past to Global Future (1999)
• Tomorrow's God: How We Create our Worlds (reprint 2000)
• In the World Today (1988)
• The World of Relation: An Introduction to Martin Buber's I and Thou (1983)
• Faith's New Age: A Perspective on Contemporary Religious Change (1980)
• Resurrection - A Symbol of Hope (1971)
• God in the New World (1968)

External links

• Sunday Star Times, Fundamentally fearless - news article on Geering (10 July, 2005)
• Introduction to contributors, including Lloyd Geering, at livingthequestions.com