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A Renaissance Missiologist 
 
 

Ralph Covell 

 

Senior Professor of Missions, Denver Seminary and 
Former Editor of Missiology 

 
Senior Prof of Missions 
 
 

During the 1980's I had the very special privilege of assisting Dr. Paul; Hiebert as 

he taught the course "Cross-Cultural Missiology" in the D.Min. in Missiology program at 

Denver Seminary.  

 

As I listened to Paul teach and answer questions from the class---usually 15-20 

students---the concept that kept coming into my mind was "here is a person with a 

renaissance mind teaching missiology."  Paul's presentations were never narrow---his 

thinking always embraced the whole academic spectrum.  The only term that I found to 

fit him was "here is a renaissance missiologist."  I have never had the privilege of 

knowing another teacher like him. 

  

 

 

 

Published in the special issue “A Memoriam of Paul G. Hiebert” 

www.globalmissiology.org April 1, 2007