J. Robert Wright
John Robert Wright (October 20, 1936 – January 12, 2022) was an American Episcopal priest and
Wright was known for his engagement in ecumenical dialogues between the US
Early life and education
Wright was born on October 20, 1936. He did his undergraduate work at the
Career
Wright wrote a history of
Wright was the president of the former US Anglican Society and the chaplain, in perpetuity, of the Guild of Scholars of The Episcopal Church. He was the immediate past Historiographer of the Episcopal Church in the US and a member of the advisory board of Project Canterbury. In 2007, he was awarded the Archbishop of Canterbury's Cross of St Augustine for his scholarly contribution to ecumenical dialogue. In 2010, a group of his students presented a prayer book owned by William Reed Huntington to the General Theological Seminary in Wright's honor.
In 2010, as the result of a letter he published in the
Death
Wright was hospitalized with pneumonia derived from COVID-19 in late 2021, but was released. He died in his New York City home on January 12, 2022, at the age of 85.[6]
Honors
A festschrift in his honor, One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism: Studies in Christian Ecclesiality and Ecumenism in honor of J. Robert Wright, edited by Marsha L. Dutton and Patrick Terrell Gray, copyedited by Richard Mammana, was published in 2006 by
References
- ^ "General Seminary obituary".
- ^ "Called to Common Mission" (PDF).
- ISBN 9780888440488.
- ISBN 9780802863096.
- ^ "The New York Times". August 4, 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "In Memoriam: The Rev. Canon Dr. J. Robert Wright, '63 (1936–2022)". The General Theological Seminary. January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism.
