Jonathan Draper
American and/or British | |
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| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse |
Maggie (m. 1979) |
| Children | Three |
| Profession | theologian |
| Alma mater | Gordon College, Massachusetts St John's College, Durham |
Jonathan Lee Draper (born 27 February 1952) is an American
theologian, and academic. Since 2017, he has been the general secretary of Modern Church. From 2012 to 2017, he was the dean of Exeter, at Exeter Cathedral in the Church of England Diocese of Exeter
.
Early life and education
Draper was born on 27 February 1952 in
University of Durham with a further BA degree in 1978.[3]
Draper entered
Kingdom of God".[4]
Ordained ministry
Draper was
theological college where he himself trained for ordination.[5] He also worked as a lecturer in theology at the University of Oxford.[2]
In 1992, Draper returned to parish ministry and served as the
On 15 December 2011, it was announced that Draper would be the next
dean is the head of the chapter of Exeter Cathedral, and the most senior priest in the diocese. He was installed as dean during Easter 2012.[5] He retired from full-time ordained ministry in August 2017.[7]
Later life
In July 2017, it was announced that Draper would be the next general secretary of
Personal life
Draper met Maggie, his future wife, while studying at Durham University; they married in 1979.[10] Together they have three children.[5]
Selected works
- Draper, Jonathan, ed. (1988). Communion and episcopacy. Oxford: Ripon College Cuddesdon. ISBN 978-0951361108.
- Draper, Jonathan (2003). To love and serve: being the body of Christ in a time of change. London: SPCK. ISBN 978-0281055401.
- Kim, Sebastian C. H.; Draper, Jonathan, eds. (2008). Liberating texts?: sacred scriptures in public life. London: SPCK. ISBN 978-0281058563.
- Kim, Sebastian C. H.; Draper, Jonathan, eds. (2011). Christianity and the renewal of nature: creation, climate change and human responsibility. London: SPCK. ISBN 978-0281063314.
Styles
- 1952–1983: Mr Jonathan Draper
- 1983–1984: The Reverend Jonathan Draper
- 1984–2000: The Reverend Dr Jonathan Draper
- 2000–2012: The Reverend CanonDr Jonathan Draper
- 2012–present: The Very ReverendDr Jonathan Draper
References
- ^ Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, Nov 2016 accessed 4 July 2017
- ^ a b "Canon Jonathan Draper appointed Dean of Exeter Cathedral". BBC News. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Jonathan Lee Draper". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ Draper, Jonathan Lee (18 September 2013). "The place of the bible in the theology of Albrecht Ritschl with special reference to Christology and the kingdom of god". Durham e-Theses. Durham University. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Dean of Exeter appointed". gov.uk. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Canon Theologian of York Minster named as new Dean of Exeter". Diocese of York. Church of England. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Dean Jonathan announced his retirement". Exeter Cathedral. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ a b Bohan, Kieran (3 July 2017). "Meet our new General Secretary". Modern Church. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "General Secretary for Modern Church" (pdf). Modern Church. 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "New Dean for Exeter Cathedral". Midweek Herald. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
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