Francis Nigel Lee (5 December 1934 – 23 December 2011) was a British-born Christian theologian and minister. Lee was particularly known for the large number of
academic degree
An academic degree is a qualification awarded to a student upon successful completion of a course of study in higher education, usually at a college or university. These institutions often offer degrees at various levels, usually divided into und ...
s he earned from a variety of institutions. He obtained
BA,
LLB and
MA degrees from the
University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town (UCT) (, ) is a public university, public research university in Cape Town, South Africa.
Established in 1829 as the South African College, it was granted full university status in 1918, making it the oldest univer ...
;
L.Th,
BD,
M.Th and
Th.D. degrees from the
University of Stellenbosch; a
Ph.D. from the
University of the Free State
The University of the Free State (; Sotho language, Sesotho: ''Yunivesithi ya Freistata'') is a multi-campus public university in Bloemfontein, the capital of the Free State (province), Free State and the judicial capital of South Africa. It wa ...
; and several other doctorates from
unaccredited institutions, including
D.Min,
STD and D.Hum degrees from
Whitefield Theological Seminary.
Lee was born in
Kendal
Kendal, once Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness, England. It lies within the River Kent's dale, from which its name is derived, just outside the boundary of t ...
in the UK, but emigrated as a child to South Africa, where he became a
minister. Lee moved to the USA, where he served as a minister in the
Presbyterian Church in America
The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) is the second-largest Presbyterian church body, behind the Presbyterian Church (USA), and the largest conservative Calvinist denomination in the United States. The PCA is Calvinist, Reformed in theolog ...
, as Professor of Philosophy at
Shelton College,
New Jersey
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and as Academic Dean of Graham Bible College in
Bristol, Tennessee
Bristol is a city in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 27,147 at the 2020 census. It is the twin city of Bristol, Virginia, which lies directly across the state line between Tennessee and Virginia. The boundary be ...
.
Lee then moved to Australia, where he served as Professor at the Presbyterian Church of
Queensland Theological Hall.
Stuart Piggin notes that Lee "exuberantly led the resurgence of Reformed theology among Queensland Presbyterians."
Lee was a firm advocate of the
historicist
Historicism is an approach to explaining the existence of phenomena, especially social and cultural practices (including ideas and beliefs), by studying the process or history by which they came about. The term is widely used in philosophy, ant ...
method of interpretation in Christian eschatology, as well as
postmillennialism.
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External links
Autobiography Dr Francis Nigel Lee.
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1934 births
2011 deaths
People from Kendal
Presidents of Calvinist and Reformed seminaries
University of Cape Town alumni
Stellenbosch University alumni
University of the Free State alumni
20th-century Calvinist and Reformed theologians
English expatriates in Australia
British emigrants to South Africa
20th-century Australian Presbyterian ministers
21st-century Australian Presbyterian ministers