David Atkinson (bishop)

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The Rt Rev. David John Atkinson ^[1] is the former Bishop of Thetford.^[2] He was born on 5 September 1943 and 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 Chaplain (and a Fellow) of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, then a Canon Residentiary at Southwark Cathedral and finally (before his elevation to the Episcopate)^[6] Archdeacon of Lewisham. In 2009 he became an Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Southwark. Bishop David is married with two children and six 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 197
• 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

Notes

1. ^ Diocesan profile
2. ^ Anglican Profile
3. ^ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 9780713672576
4. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0)
5. ^ St Peter Halliwell Bolton Parish web site
6. ^ Press release on appointment
7. ^ Bishop of Thetford to retire - Diocese of Norwich clergy e-mailing.

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Preceded by Hugo Ferdinand de Waal	Bishop of Thetford 2001 – 2009	Succeeded by Alan Peter Winton

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