Jelle Faber (12 May 1924,

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– 30 September 2004,

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) was a Dutch-Canadian theologian. After obtaining his

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degree at the

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at the age of 45, he emigrated to Canada and served as Professor of Dogmatology and Principal of the

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from 1969 to 1989. In 1989, a ''

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'' was published in his honor: ''Unity and Diversity: Studies Presented to Prof. Dr. Jelle Faber on the Occasion of his Retirement''.

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