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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,
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and as Academic Dean of Graham Bible College in
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. 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
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method of interpretation in Christian eschatology, as well as postmillennialism.


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Autobiography Dr Francis Nigel Lee.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Francis Nigel 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