David Atkinson (bishop)
| The Rt Revd David Atkinson PhD MLitt MA(Oxon) BSc AKC |
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|---|---|
| Bishop of Thetford | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Norwich |
| In office | 2001–16 September 2009 (retired) |
| Predecessor | Hugo de Waal |
| Successor | Alan Winton |
| Other posts | Honorary assistant bishop in Southwark (2009–present) Archdeacon of Lewisham (1996–2001) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1972 (deacon); 1973 (priest) |
| Consecration | 2001 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 September 1943 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Thomas Collins & Adèle |
| Spouse | Susan (m. 1969) |
| Children | 1 son; 1 daughter |
| Profession | Academic & author (theology & ethics) |
| Alma mater | King's College, London |
David John Atkinson[1] (born 5 September 1943) is the former Bishop of Thetford.[2]
Atkinson was educated at Maidstone Grammar School and King's College London.[3] After a short career as a chemistry teacher he was ordained in 1973.[4] His career began with a curacy at St Peter Halliwell Bolton,[5] after which he was Curate at St John, Harborne, Birmingham, and then Librarian at Latimer House, Oxford. From 1977 was Chaplain (and a Fellow) of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and part-time Lecturer at Wycliffe Hall, then a Canon Residentiary at Southwark Cathedral and finally (before his elevation to the Episcopate)[6] Archdeacon of Lewisham. He was Bishop of Thetford from 2001 to 2009. In 2009 he became an Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Southwark. He has been Northrupp Visiting Professor at Hope College, Holland, Michigan, and Visiting Lecturer at St John's College, Hong Kong, and at the South Asia institute of Advanced Christian Studies. He is a member of the Society of Ordained Scientists, and has served on the Board of Operation Noah. Bishop David is married with two children and eight grandchildren. He retired on 16 September 2009.[7]
Bibliography
He has written a number of books on pastoral theology, Christian ethics and biblical studies.
- Prophecy, Grove 1977
- The Values of Science, Grove 1980
- Tasks for the Church in the Marriage Debate, Latimer 1979
- The Moral Teaching of the Apostle Paul, Christian Theology Trust 1991
- The Ethics of the Johannine Literature, Christian Theology Trust 1993
- Life and Death, Oxford University Press 1985
- To Have and To Hold: The Marriage Covenant and the Discipline of Divorce, Collins, and Eerdmans 1979
- Homosexuals in the Christian Fellowship, Latimer House and Eerdmans 1979
- Bible Speaks Today: Ruth, 1983
- Bible Speaks Today: Genesis 1 - 11, 1990
- Bible Speaks Today: Job, 1991
- Bible Speaks Today: Proverbs, 1996
- Peace in Our Time? (on nuclear deterrence) 1985
- Pastoral Ethics (text book) 1989 revised SPCK 1994
- Counselling In Context (with Francis Bridger), Harper Collins 1994, re-issued Darton Longman and Todd 1998 *edited (with David Field) New Dictionary of Christian Ethics and Pastoral Theology, IVP 1995
- Jesus, Lamb of God, SPCK 1996
- God So Loved the World, (towards a missionary theology) SPCK 1999; chapter in Terry Brown (ed)
- Other Voices, Other Worlds, (DLT 2005)
- Renewing the Face of the Earth (pastoral and theological response to climate change) Canterbury Press 2008
"The Church's Healing Ministry - practical and pastoral reflections" Canterbury Press 2011
- Articles
- Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
- Evangelical Dictionary of Ethics
- Blackwell Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Thought
References
- ↑ Diocesan profile
- ↑ Anglican Profile
- ↑ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0)
- ↑ St Peter Halliwell Bolton Parish web site
- ↑ Press release on appointment
- ↑ Bishop of Thetford to retire - Diocese of Norwich clergy e-mailing.
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Thetford 2001–2009 |
Succeeded by Alan Winton |
