Duncan Shaw (minister, born 1925)
Duncan Shaw | |
|---|---|
| Moderator of the General Assembly | |
| Church | Church of Scotland |
| In office | 1987 to 1988 |
| Predecessor | Robert Craig |
| Successor | James A. Whyte |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 July 1951 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 January 1925 |
| Died | 20 February 2018 (aged 93) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Denomination | Presbyterianism |
| Occupation | Church minister and historian |
Duncan Shaw (27 January 1925 – 20 February 2018) was a Scottish
Early life and education
Shaw was born on 27 January 1925 in Edinburgh, Scotland: he grew up in a tenement flat in the Meadowbank area of the city.[1] He was educated at Broughton High School, a state school in Broughton, Edinburgh.[1] After leaving school, he was a law apprentice.[3]
In February 1943, at the age of 18, Shaw enlisted into the
Returning to Scotland after the war, Shaw decided to join the ministry rather than continue his legal career.
Ordained ministry
Shaw was ordained for the Church of Scotland and installed as minister of St Margaret's Church, Dumbiedykes, Edinburgh on 29 July 1951.[1][3] He tended to serve in churches in working-class communities.[1] He moved to become minister of St Christopher's Church, Craigentinny, Edinburgh in 1959, and served there until he retired on 3 January 1997.[1][3]
Moderator
Shaw was elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, in succession to Robert Craig.[2] He served as moderator from 1987 to 1988.[1] He invited Margaret Thatcher, the then prime minister, to address the Assembly when it met in May 1988: her address was known as the Sermon on the Mound.[1]
Personal life
In 1955, Shaw married Ilse Pieter (died 1989). Together they had three children. In 1991, he married for a second time to Anna Libera Dallapiccola, a professor at the University of Heidelberg.[1]
In 2005, Shaw helped re-establish the Clan Shaw of Argyll and the Isles: he appointed its Representer (equivalent to
Shaw died in Edinburgh on 20 February 2018, aged 93.[3]
Selected works
- Shaw, Duncan (1964). General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland, 1560–1600. Edinburgh: St Andrew Press. ISBN 978-0715201244.
- Shaw, Duncan (1975). John Knox: a quartercentenary reappraisal: lectures given at the University of Edinburgh on the four hundredth anniversary of the death of John Knox. Edinburgh: St Andrew Press. ISBN 978-0715202463.
- Cowan, Ian B.; Shaw, Duncan, eds. (1983). The Renaissance and Reformation in Scotland: essays in honour of ISBN 978-0707302614.
- Shaw, Duncan (2012). Renaissance and Zwinglian influences in sixteenth century Scotland. Edinburgh: Edina Press. ISBN 978-0957120204.
- Shaw, Duncan (2015). The Clan Shaw of Argyll and the Isles: MacGillechainnich of Dalriada. Edinburgh: Scottish Record Society. ISBN 978-0902054523.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "The Very Rev Duncan Shaw". The Times. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Obituary: Duncan Shaw, minister who arranged Mrs Thatcher's Sermon on the Mound". The Herald. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Obituary: Dr Duncan Shaw, General Assembly Moderator who helped bring about 'The Sermon on the Mound'". The Scotsman. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ Shaw, Duncan (1962). The origin and development of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, 1560–1600. E-Thesis Online Service (Ph.D). The British Library Board. Retrieved 2 June 2019.