Jane Williams (theologian) explained
Hilary Jane Williams, Lady Williams of Oystermouth (née Paul; born 1957), is an English Anglican theologian and writer.
Williams was born on 4 March 1957[1] in Trivandrum, India, one of five sisters.[2] Her father, Geoffrey Paul, former Bishop of Bradford, was then serving as a missionary priest at Palayamkottai and later Kerala.[3] Her father was a member of the faculty and later became the principal of the Kerala United Theological Seminary at Kannammoola, where she spent part of her childhood.[4] She studied theology at Clare College, Cambridge, and then worked in theological publishing and education. For three years she wrote a Sunday readings column for the Church Times (published by SPCK as Lectionary Reflections) and now works part-time for Redemptorist Publications, as a visiting lecturer at King's College London. She is assistant dean and lecturer at St Mellitus College (formerly St Paul's Theological Centre) in London.[5]
Williams has been married since July 1981 to Rowan Williams,[6] who was appointed as the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury in 2002. They have a daughter named Rhiannon (born 1988) and a son named Pip (born 1996).[7] Following her husband's retirement as Archbishop of Canterbury and his subsequent peerage, Williams is entitled to the style and title of Lady Williams of Oystermouth.
Bibliography
- Bread, Wine and Women: the ordination debate in the Church of England (with Sue Dowell), Virago, London, 1994.
- Perfect Freedom (Borders), Canterbury Press, Norwich, 2001.
- Lectionary Reflections: Year C, SPCK, London, 2003.
- Lectionary Reflections: Year A, SPCK, London, 2004.
- Lectionary Reflections: Year B, SPCK, London, 2005.
- Approaching Christmas, Lion, Oxford, 2005.
- Angels, Lion, Oxford, 2006.
- Who Do You Say That I Am? Exploring Images of Jesus (Church Times Study Guides), Canterbury Press, Norwich, 2006.
- The Fellowship of the Three: Exploring the Trinity (Church Times Study Guides), Canterbury Press, Norwich, 2006.
- The Mighty Tortoise: Exploring the Church (Church Times Study Guides), Canterbury Press, Norwich, 2006.
- Moving Mountains (Church Times Study Guides), Canterbury Press, Norwich, 2007.
- Approaching Easter, Lion, Oxford, 2006.
- A Christian Funeral: A Guide for the Family, Redemptorist Publications, Chawton, 2006.
- Marriage, Mitres and Being Myself, SPCK, London, 2008.
- Lost for Words? A Sermon Resource for the Anglican Three-Year Cycle, Redemptorist Publications, Chawton, 2009.
- Lectionary Reflections: Years A, B & C, SPCK, London, 2011.
- Faces of Christ: Jesus in Art, Lion, Oxford, 2011.
- "Why Did Jesus Have to Die?"
Notes and References
- Web site: Williams, Jane, 1957- - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress).
- http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/pages/jane-williams.html Archbishop of Canterbury - Jane Williams
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/people/rowanwilliams_1.shtml BBC - Religions - Christianity: Dr Rowan Williams
- http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/article843176.ece Archbishop of Canterbury arrives in Thiruvananthapuram
- Web site: St Mellitus College website. . 15 February 2015 . 15 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150215043522/http://www.stmellitus.org/academic-staff . dead .
- http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/articles.php/1232/archbishop-of-canterbury-to-visit-diocese-of-bradford Archbishop of Canterbury to Visit Diocese of Bradford
- http://www.anglicancommunion.org/communion/abc/104/biography.cfm Instruments of Communion - Archbishops of Canterbury - Biography
