What is J. I. Packer?
'''James Innell Packer''' (July 22, 1926 &ndash; July 17, 2020), usually cited as '''J.&nbsp;I. Packer''', was an English-born Canadian [[evangelicalism|evangelical]] theologian in the [[low-church]] [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] and [[Calvinism|Calvinist]] traditions. He was as the Board of Governors' Professor of Theology at [[Regent College]] in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]. He was thought to be one of the most influential [[evangelicalism|evangelicals]] in North America.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1993235_1993243_1993310,00.html |title=The 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America |magazine=Time |date=7 February 2005 |access-date=2008-07-24 |archive-date=2010-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611095206/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1993235_1993243_1993310,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He had been the theologian emeritus of the [[Anglican Church in North America]]. Packer was born in [[Twyning]], England. Packer died on 17 July 2020 in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]] at the age of 93.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.regent-college.edu/about-us/news/2020/remembering-ji-packer | title=Remembering J.I. Packer|date=17 July 2020 | access-date=17 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2020-07-18|title=Ji Packer Death – Dead: Ji Packer Obituary, Cause of Death|url=https://www.theartsofentertainment.com/ji-packer-death-dead-ji-packer-obituary-cause-of-death/|access-date=2020-07-18|website=The Arts of Entertainment|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718055336/https://www.theartsofentertainment.com/ji-packer-death-dead-ji-packer-obituary-cause-of-death/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Packer, J. I.}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of Oxford]] [[Category:Anglican priests]] [[Category:Calvinists]] [[Category:Canadian academics]] [[Category:Canadian theologian