Elaine Graham

Elaine Graham

Professor Elaine L Graham (born 1959) is the Samuel Ferguson Professor of Social and Pastoral Theology at the University of Manchester.

Education

Graham holds a BSc (Social Science) in Sociology and Economic History (1980), from the University of Bristol, an MA in Social and Pastoral Theology from the University of Manchester (1988) and a PhD entitled "The Implications of Theories of Gender for Christian Pastoral Practice and Theological Formulation" (1993), also from Manchester.

Career

After working as the Northern Regional Secretary of the Student Christian Movement (1981-84) and four years as ecumenical lay chaplain at Sheffield City Polytechnic (now Sheffield Hallam University), Professor Graham joined the University of Manchester in 1988 as a Lecturer in Social and Pastoral Theology. She later held the position of Head of the School of Religions and Theology & Middle Eastern Studies from 2000-04. She was appointed to the position of Samuel Ferguson Professor of Social and Pastoral Theology, succeeding Ronald Preston (1970-81) and Tony Dyson (1981-98) in June 1998.

During her time at Manchester Graham has organized or hosted a number of conferences which reflect her research interests in public theology, urban issues, gender and human sexuality and the ethics of new technologies. She has also lectured and given papers at many international conferences and seminars.

She is currently the President of the International Academy of Practical Theology (IAPT), academic director of the Manchester Research Institute for Religion and Civil Society and was a member of the churches' Commission on Urban Life and Faith, which published the report "Faithful Cities: A call for celebration, vision and justice" (Methodist Publishing House, 2006). She is also a regular contributor to the Church Times newspaper.

Published work

This is a list of books that Graham has published or edited. In addition, she has also written a number of other articles in edited volumes and academic journals.

* Co edited "Life-Cycles: Women and Pastoral Care" (SPCK, 1993) with Margaret Halsey; ISBN 0-281-04688-3
* Author of "Making the Difference: Gender, Personhood and Theology" (Mowbray, 1995) ISBN 0-264-67346-8
* Author of "Transforming Practice: Pastoral Theology in an Age of Uncertainty" (1996: 2nd edition, Wipf and Stock, 2002) ISBN 1-57910-922-5
* Author of "Representations of the Post/Human: Monsters, Aliens and Others in Popular Culture" (Manchester University Press, 2002) ISBN 0-7190-5442-7
* Co-Author of "Theological Reflection: Methods" (SCM, 2005) with Heather Walton and Frances Ward; ISBN 0-334-02976-7.
* Co-editor of "Theological Reflection: Sources" (SCM, 2007) with Heather Walton and Frances Ward; ISBN 0-334-02977-9.

Other information

Professor Graham was also presented with an award for having donated blood over 75 times in August 2005. She was presented the award in Old Trafford Stadium. In April 2007 she became an honorary lay canon of Manchester Cathedral.

External links

* [http://www.arts.manchester.ac.uk/subjectareas/religionstheology/academicstaff/ElaineGraham/ Professor Graham's webpage at the University of Manchester]
* University of Manchester
* [http://culf.org.uk/ Commission on Urban Life and Faith]


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