Cecil Melvin Robeck

Background

Robeck, Cecil Melvin was born on March 16, 1945 in San Jose, California, United States. Son of Cecil Melvin and Berdetta Mae (Manley) Robeck.

Education

Associate of Arts, San Jose City College, 1967; Bachelor of Science, Bethany Bible College, Santa Cruz, California, 1970; Master of Divinity, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, 1985.

Career

Instructor religion, Southern California College, Costa Mesa, 1973-1974; administrative assistant to dean, Fuller Theological Seminary, 1974-1977; acting director admissions, Fuller Theological Seminary, 1975-1977; director admissions and records, Fuller Theological Seminary, 1977-1979; director student services, Fuller Theological Seminary, 1979-1983; director academic services, Fuller Theological Seminary, 1983-1985; assistant dean, assistant professor church history, Fuller Theological Seminary, 1985-1988; associate dean, associate professor church history, Fuller Theological Seminary, 1988-1992; adjunct instructor history theology, Fuller Theological Seminary, 1981-1985; professor church history ecumenics, Fuller Theological Seminary, since 1992; director, David J. DuPlessis Center for Christian Spirituality, Pasadena, since 1996. Trustee Bethany Bible College, 1985-1988, Executive Committee 1986-1988. Executive Committee International Roman Catholic and Pentecostal Dialogue, since 1986, co-chair, since 1992.

Active Commision on Faith and Order, National Council Churches, since 1984, Secretary Christian World Communions, since 1993. Pentecostal advisor World Council Churches,1989, member of commission on faith and order, since 1991. Co-chair National Council of Churches and Pentecostal Dialogue, 1988-1991, 95-, Los Angeles Evangelical and Roman Catholic Committee, since 1992, World Alliance of Reformed Churches and Pentecostal Dialogue, since 1996.

Achievements

• Ordained to ministry Assemblies of God, 1973.

Works

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• book

  • Prophecy in Carthage: Perpetua, Tertullian, and Cyprian by Cecil M. Robeck (1992-11-03)
  • Prophecy in Carthage: Perpetua, Tertullian, and Cyprian

Membership

Fellow Wesleyan Holiness Studies Center. Member Society for Pentecostal Studies (1st vice president 1981-1982, president 1982-1983, editor Pneuma 1984-1992), North America Academy Ecumenists (Executive Committee since 1989, vice president 1995-1997, president since 1997) North America Patristics Society.

Interests

• Avocations: writing, collecting stamps, travel, camping.

Connections

Married Patsy Jolene Gibbs, June 14, 1969. Children: Jason Lloyd, John Mark, Peter Scott, Nathan Eric.

Father:

Cecil Melvin Robeck

Mother:

Berdetta Mae (Manley) Robeck

Spouse:

Patsy Jolene Gibbs

child:

Jason Lloyd Robeck

child:

Nathan Eric Robeck

child:

John Mark Robeck

child:

Peter Scott Robeck