Jane Shaw
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The Very Revd Dr Jane Alison Shaw (born 1965) is Dean of Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, a British
Anglican priest
and scholar.
Shaw read Modern History at Regent's Park College
, Oxford
(BA 1985, MA 1991), and Theology at Harvard University
(MDiv 1988), and completed a PhD in History at the University of California, Berkeley
(1994). She has also received honorary doctorates from the Graduate Theological Foundation and Episcopal Divinity School
.
She was a Fellow
of Regent's Park from 1994 to 2001 (Dean
1998-2001). Having trained on the St Albans and Oxford Ministry Course, she was ordained deacon in 1997 and priest in 1998. She has been Official Fellow, Chaplain, and Dean of Divinity of New College, Oxford
, since 2001. On 25 June 2010, Dr Shaw was named the eighth Dean of Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. She was installed as Dean on November 6, 2010.
She holds appointments as Honorary Chaplain and Honorary Canon of Christ Church, Oxford
, Director of the Oxford University Summer Programme in Theology, theological consultant to the House of Bishops
of the General Synod
of the Church of England
, a Conference Consultant to the Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement
and Canon Theologian of Salisbury Cathedral, a new post created in 2007. While at New College she was also a Governor of Winchester College
.
Her interests include the Enlightenment, modern religious history, and issues in gender and sexuality. She has published several books, including Miracles in Enlightenment England (Yale University Press, 2007) and Octavia, Daughter of God (Jonathan Cape, 2011). She has written numerous articles in scholarly journals. She edited Culture and the Nonconformist Tradition (with Alan Kreider
; Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1999) and The Call for Women Bishops (with Harriet Harris; afterword by Marilyn McCord Adams
; London: SPCK, 2004). She is a frequent contributor to The Guardian
and the Church Times
.
United Kingdom
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Anglican priest
Priest
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and scholar.
Shaw read Modern History at Regent's Park College
Regent's Park College, Oxford
Regent's Park College is a Permanent Private Hall in the University of Oxford, situated in central Oxford, just off St Giles.The College admits both undergraduate and graduate students to take Oxford degrees in a variety of Arts, Humanities and Social Science subjects...
, Oxford
University of Oxford
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(BA 1985, MA 1991), and Theology at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
(MDiv 1988), and completed a PhD in History at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
(1994). She has also received honorary doctorates from the Graduate Theological Foundation and Episcopal Divinity School
Episcopal Divinity School
The Episcopal Divinity School is a seminary of the Episcopal Church based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Known throughout the Anglican Communion for prophetic teaching and action on issues of civil rights and social justice, its faculty and students have been directly involved in many of the social...
.
She was a Fellow
Fellow
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of Regent's Park from 1994 to 2001 (Dean
Dean (education)
In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
1998-2001). Having trained on the St Albans and Oxford Ministry Course, she was ordained deacon in 1997 and priest in 1998. She has been Official Fellow, Chaplain, and Dean of Divinity of New College, Oxford
New College, Oxford
New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.- Overview :The College's official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always...
, since 2001. On 25 June 2010, Dr Shaw was named the eighth Dean of Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. She was installed as Dean on November 6, 2010.
She holds appointments as Honorary Chaplain and Honorary Canon of Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
, Director of the Oxford University Summer Programme in Theology, theological consultant to the House of Bishops
House of Bishops
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of the General Synod
General Synod
-Church of England:In the Church of England, the General Synod, which was established in 1970 , is the legislative body of the Church.-Episcopal Church of the United States:...
of the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
, a Conference Consultant to the Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement
Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement
The Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement describes itself as "a UK-based international Charity who are praying for an inclusive church".The Gay Christian Movement was founded in 1976 with the Revd Richard Kirker as its first General Secretary...
and Canon Theologian of Salisbury Cathedral, a new post created in 2007. While at New College she was also a Governor of Winchester College
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
.
Her interests include the Enlightenment, modern religious history, and issues in gender and sexuality. She has published several books, including Miracles in Enlightenment England (Yale University Press, 2007) and Octavia, Daughter of God (Jonathan Cape, 2011). She has written numerous articles in scholarly journals. She edited Culture and the Nonconformist Tradition (with Alan Kreider
Alan Kreider
Alan Kreider is Professor of Church History and Mission at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary. His main interests are mission, worship, peace, and ecclesiastical history...
; Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1999) and The Call for Women Bishops (with Harriet Harris; afterword by Marilyn McCord Adams
Marilyn McCord Adams
Marilyn McCord Adams is an American philosopher working in philosophy of religion, philosophical theology and medieval philosophy.-Family:Adams is the daughter of William Clark McCord and Wilmah Brown McCord...
; London: SPCK, 2004). She is a frequent contributor to The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
and the Church Times
Church Times
The Church Times is an independent Anglican weekly newspaper. It is published in the United Kingdom on Fridays.The Church Times was founded in 1863 to campaign for Anglo-Catholic principles and has always been independent of the Church of England hierarchy. It was a family concern The Church Times...
.
External links
- Grace Cathedral Names Jane Alison Shaw as its Eighth Dean
- Jane Shaw, 'Face to Faith', The Guardian
- Jane Shaw, 'Apostle of Humility', The Guardian
- Jane Shaw, 'Rival bids for the Anglican franchise', The Guardian
- Jane Shaw, 'Find your own desert during Lent', The Guardian
- Jane Shaw, 'The great divide?', The Guardian
- Jane Shaw, 'A duty to women', The Guardian
- Jane Shaw, 'God, love and the terrorists', The Guardian
- Jane Shaw, 'Church must be true to its theology', The Door
- Interview with Stephen Bates, The Guardian (3 November 2004)
- Interview with Graham Downie, The Canberra Times (12 August 2006)