FORT WORTH, Texas — Bill Hendricks, a Baptist professor of theology known for his sharp wit and keen intellect, died in Fort Worth Dec. 8 at age 73. Hendricks taught at three Southern Baptist seminaries — Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth from 1957 to 1978, Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in Mill Valley, Calif., from 1978 to 1984, and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., from 1984 to 1995.
He retired in 1995 but soon after took the helm of the emerging Baptist studies program at Brite Divinity School of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, where he also taught. He retired a second time in 1998 but remained active as a lecturer and preacher.
He wrote eight books, including “A Theology for Children,” “The Doctrine of Man,” and “Who Is Jesus Christ?” Hendricks served on a team of Southern Baptist theologians in several rounds of formal dialogue with Roman Catholics, that sought to identify areas of mutual understanding about the Christian faith.
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