- Alan Jones (priest)
Alan W. Jones has been the Dean of
Grace Cathedral inSan Francisco since1985 . [ [http://www.gracecathedral.org/ Grace Cathedral, San Francisco - Episcopal Church for the Episcopalian Online Community ] ] Previously, he served as theStephen F. Bayne Professor ofAscetical Theology at theGeneral Theological Seminary inNew York City from 1972 - 1982. During his tenure, he founded and was the first director of the Center forChristian Spirituality at General. Now a U.S. citizen, he was born inEngland and received his Ph.D. from theUniversity of Nottingham . He is a prominent lecturer in Episcopal and academic circles both nationally and internationally. He is a prolific writer as well of books, articles, and editorial opinions. Jones is also the moderator ofThe Forum at Grace Cathedral [ [http://www.gracecathedral.org/forum/ Grace Cathedral: The Forum ] ] .Jones was married to Josephine Franklin Jones for many years, the daughter of Newbery Award-winning author
Madeleine L'Engle , and they had two daughters and a son. They were divorced in 1997.=References=
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