Owen Chadwick ( born William Owen Chadwick , May 20, 1916 - July 17, 2015 ) is a British Anglican priest, one of the greatest historians of the 20th century Christian church. From 1956 to 1983 he was a Cambridge , in 1958-1968 he was a , and from 1958 to 1983 he was a .
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| Date of Birth | May 20, 1916 |
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| Date of death | July 17, 2015 (99 years old) |
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Biography
Born in Bromley in 1916, the third of six children of lawyer John Chadwick. His father died in 1925. Owen's brothers were also the famous church historian (1920-2008) and diplomat John Chadwick. He received his primary education in 1929-1935, where he was the captain of the rugby team . Then he studied classical sciences at St. John's College . There he received the rugby three times, playing as a hooker for in the annual against Oxford in 1936, 1937 and 1938.
In 1936, as part of the British Lions, he took part in a to Argentina . In 1938 he graduated first in history. Influenced by and Nimeller, Martin / Mvrtina Nimellera was also the first theologian at Cambridge in 1939. He then continued his studies at the theological , and was ordained deacon and priest of the Church of England in 1940 and 1941, respectively. He served for two years as a St. John’s Church in Huddersfield and rector of in Berkshire until the end of World War II . All the while, he continued to play rugby for the team.
In 1947, he became the Fellowship of Trinity Hall College, and then rector of the cathedral. In 1949 he became a lecturer in theology, and the following year he published his first monograph on the early Christian monk John Cassian .
In 1956, he was elected master of the Salvinovsky College and held this post until his retirement in 1983. During his service, the college turned into a universal educational institution, the requirement for teachers and students to belong to the Anglican church disappeared, several new buildings were built. One of the first college in 1976 began to accept girls studying. At the same time, he retained an interest in sports, being a member of the Hermes Sports Club College. From the late 1950s to the mid-1980s, he held a number of honorary scientific posts, including the president of the British Academy / British Academy in 1981-1985.
In the 1960s and 1970s, he was considered as a possible candidate for the post of archbishop of Canterbury , but he refused this several times. In 1966-1970, he headed the archbishop's commission for church and state affairs, which recommended transferring the administration of church affairs to the . Among other things, Chadwick was a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Portrait Gallery and Chancellor of the University of East Anglia in 1984-1994.
Married to his wife Ruth (died in January 1915), he had two sons and two daughters.
Scientific Activities
In the field of scientific interests of Owen Chadwick was the formation of the papacy in the modern world, the history of the Church of England. Together with his brother, Henry participated in the work on the Oxford History of Christianity.
Awards
In 1982, Chadwick became the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire . He was also the holder of the British Order of Merit , which at the same time can consist of no more than 24 people.