{"id":379,"date":"2007-04-28T18:36:23","date_gmt":"2007-04-28T18:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jazztheologian\/2007\/04\/robert-webber-p.html"},"modified":"2007-04-28T18:36:23","modified_gmt":"2007-04-28T18:36:23","slug":"robert-webber-p","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jazztheologian\/2007\/04\/robert-webber-p.html","title":{"rendered":"Robert Webber Promoted to Glory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jazztheologian.typepad.com\/.shared\/image.html?\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/04\/28\/webber.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"119\" alt=\"Webber\" src=\"https:\/\/jazztheologian.typepad.com\/findingthegroove\/images\/2007\/04\/28\/webber.jpg\" width=\"100\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Professor and prolific author, Robert<span> Webber, died Friday at 6:10 PM (Eastern time) in his wife, Joanne&#8217;s arms, after his 8 month battle with pancreatic cancer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 0.8em\"><span><em>&quot;Depart, O Christian soul, out of this world; in the name of God the Father Almighty who created you; in the name of Jesus Christ who redeemed you; in the name of the Holy Spirit who sanctifies you.&nbsp; May your rest be this day in peace, and your dwelling place in the Paradise of God.&nbsp; Into your hands, O merciful Savior, we commend your servant Bob.&nbsp; Acknowledge, we humbly beseech you, a sheep of your own fold, a lamb of your own flock, a sinner of your own redeeming.&nbsp; Receive him into the arms of your mercy, into the blessed rest of everlasting peace, and into the glorious company of the saints in light.&nbsp; Amen.&quot;<\/em> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor and prolific author, Robert Webber, died Friday at 6:10 PM (Eastern time) in his wife, Joanne&#8217;s arms, after his 8 month battle with pancreatic cancer. &quot;Depart, O Christian soul, out of this world; in the name of God the Father Almighty who created you; in the name of Jesus Christ who redeemed you; 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