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June 2000 A.D. The
Rev. Dr. James Montgomery Boice passes.
Obituary: Boice, 61,
Dies of Liver Cancer
August 7, 2000
August 7, 2000
James Montgomery Boice, pastor of Philadelphia's
Tenth Presbyterian Church, died June 15. He was 61. A leading voice for the
Presbyterian Church in America, Boice was diagnosed with liver cancer in the
spring. The disease claimed his life eight weeks later." No one can
possibly measure the loss that this represents to those who survive him,"
theologian R. C. Sproul said at Boice's memorial service. "Here we had a
valiant warrior for the church militant in our age." During his lifetime,
Boice wrote or contributed to more than 60 books regarding the Bible or
theology. He was a graduate of Harvard University and Princeton Theological
Seminary, and he received his doctorate in theology from the University of
Basel in Switzerland. Boice worked as an assistant editor at Christianity Today
before becoming pastor of Tenth Presbyterian in 1968. During his 32 years at
the church, attendance grew from 350 to 1200. He regularly taught on two
different radio programs. The pastor founded the International Council on
Biblical Inerrancy. He was also president of the Alliance of Confessing
Evangelicals, an organization encouraging Christians to rediscover their
Protestant Reformation roots. Boice is survived by his wife, three daughters,
three grandchildren, and his mother. Tenth Presbyterian's four associate pastors
are currently sharing pastoral duties.
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