British theologian (born 1960)
Mark David Chapman (born 1960) is a British
Anglican priest,
theologian, historian, and academic. He has been Vice-Principal of
Ripon College Cuddesdon since 2002, and
Full Professor of the History of Modern Theology at the
University of Oxford since 2015.
Early life and education
Born in 1960, Mark David Chapman was brought up in
Essex and
Berkshire. He studied Politics and Philosophy at
Trinity College, Oxford, graduating in 1983 with a
Master of Arts degree; he completed a
Doctor of Philosophy degree there in 1989.
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Career
Chapman became a Stephenson Research Fellow at the
University of Sheffield in 1989. In 1992, he joined the staff at
Ripon College, Cuddesdon. Since 2002,
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[4] he has been Vice-Principal of Ripon College, Cuddesdon.
[1] In 2015, he was appointed
Professor of the History of Modern Theology by the
University of Oxford.
[5] As of 2016, Chapman is a
visiting professor at
Oxford Brookes University,
[6] and is course director for the Oxford undergraduate degree programme in theology.
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Having trained for ordination on the
Oxford Ministry Course, Chapman was
ordained in the
Church of England as a
deacon in 1994 and as a
priest in 1995.
[3] Between 1994 and 1999, he was
non-stipendiary minister in
Dorchester and then, from 1999 to 2014, he took up an equivalent post at
Wheatley and, since 2014, at
Garsington,
Cuddesdon and
Horspath. He is also Canon Theologian of
Truro Cathedral and a member of the
General Synod.
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Selected works
Chapman has researched the history of Christian theology, especially modern doctrine, the history of Anglicanism,
liberal theology and Christianity in America. He has also written about the history of Christianity at Cuddesdon.
His published works include:
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- Anglicanism: A Very Short Introduction ("
Very Short Introductions" [#149]. Oxford University Press, 2006).
- Doing God: Religion and Public Policy in Brown's Britain (Darton, Longman and Todd, 2008)
- "7th September: Proper 18",
Expository Times, vol. 119, issue 11 (2008), pp. 545–546
- "7th December: 2nd Advent", Expository Times, vol. 120, issue 2 (2008), pp. 79–80
- "Theological Responses in England to the South African War, 1899–1902", Journal for the History of Modern Theology, vol. 16, issue 2 (2009), pp. 181–196
- "Newman and the Anglican Idea of a University", Journal for the History of Modern Theology, vol. 18, issue 2 (2009), pp. 212–227
- "Rowan Williams's Political Theology: Multiculturalism and Interactive Pluralism",
Journal of Anglican Studies, vol. 9, issue 1 (2011)
- "George Tyrrell and Catholic Modernism",
Journal of Theological Studies, vol. 62 (2011), pp. 405–407
- "Red Toryism: Some Historical Reflections", Political Theology, vol. 13, issue 3 (2012), pp. 277–291
- Anglican Theology (T. & T. Clark, 2012)
- with Woodhead, L., Naquib, S., "God-Change" in Religion And Change In Modern Britain (Routledge, 2012), pp. 173–195
- "Ernst Troeltsch: Kierkegaard, compromise and dialectical theology" in Stewart, J. (ed.), Kierkegaard Research: Sources, Reception and Resources, Tome I (Ashgate Publishing, 2012), pp. 377–392
- "The Oxford Movement, Jerusalem and the Eastern Question", in Brown, S. J., Nockles, P. B. (eds.), The Oxford Movement (Cambridge University Press, 2012), pp. 221–235
- "American Catholicity and the National Church: The Legacy of William Reed Huntington", Sewanee Theological Review (2013)
- The Fantasy of Reunion: Anglicans, Catholics, and Ecumenism, 1833–1880 (Oxford University Press, 2014)
- Theology and Society in Three Cities: Berlin, Oxford and Chicago, 1800–1914 (Cambridge: James Clarke, 2014)
References
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"Canon Prof. Mark Chapman, Vice-Principal", Ripon College Cuddesdon. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
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b "Chapman, Mark David", Crockford's Clerical Directory (Church House Publishing, 2016). Retrieved 20 November 2016 – via KnowUK database by ProQuest. (subscription required).
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"Mark David Chapman".
Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.).
Church House Publishing. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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"University preachers", University of Oxford Gazette, 2 October 2003. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
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"Recognition of Distinction: Successful Applicants 2015"
Archived 27 February 2018 at the
Wayback Machine, The University of Oxford Gazette, no. 510915, October 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
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"The Revd Professor Mark D. Chapman", Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
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