John S. Conway
Encyclopedia
John S. Conway is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of British Columbia
. He has specialized in the role of the German churches and the Vatican
during the Third Reich, and on Christian
-Jewish
relations during the 20th century. He is the founding member of the Scholars' Conference on the German Church and the Holocaust
, and is the author of The Nazi Persecution of the Churches 1933-45.
He was awarded the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977.
, England
, and completed his B.A. and Ph.D
in history at St John's College, Cambridge
. He moved to Canada
in 1955 and taught international relations at the University of Manitoba
until 1957, when he joined the history department at the University of British Columbia, teaching modern European history and international relations there until 1995.
He was appointed the Smallman Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Department of History at the University of Western Ontario
in 1998.
He is now a member of the Anglican Diocese of New Westminster's Refugee Liaison Committee. On the UBC campus, he has been long associated with the Student Christian Movement, and the World University Service, for which he acted for many years as the Faculty Advisor. He is currently a member of St James' Anglican Parish, Vancouver. Dr. Conway is the editor of the Newsletter of the Association of Contemporary Church Historians.
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
. He has specialized in the role of the German churches and the Vatican
Holy See
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during the Third Reich, and on Christian
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
-Jewish
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
relations during the 20th century. He is the founding member of the Scholars' Conference on the German Church and the Holocaust
The Holocaust
The Holocaust , also known as the Shoah , was the genocide of approximately six million European Jews and millions of others during World War II, a programme of systematic state-sponsored murder by Nazi...
, and is the author of The Nazi Persecution of the Churches 1933-45.
He was awarded the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977.
Background
Conway was born in LondonLondon
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, England
England
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, and completed his B.A. and Ph.D
in history at St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's alumni include nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints....
. He moved to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in 1955 and taught international relations at the University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
until 1957, when he joined the history department at the University of British Columbia, teaching modern European history and international relations there until 1995.
He was appointed the Smallman Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Department of History at the University of Western Ontario
University of Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario is a public research university located in London, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus covers of land, with the Thames River cutting through the eastern portion of the main campus. Western administers its programs through 12 different faculties and...
in 1998.
He is now a member of the Anglican Diocese of New Westminster's Refugee Liaison Committee. On the UBC campus, he has been long associated with the Student Christian Movement, and the World University Service, for which he acted for many years as the Faculty Advisor. He is currently a member of St James' Anglican Parish, Vancouver. Dr. Conway is the editor of the Newsletter of the Association of Contemporary Church Historians.
Books
- Conway, J. S. The Nazi persecution of the Churches 1933-45. London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1968. xxxi, 474 p. : 8 plates, illus., ports. ; 23 cm. ISBN 0297763156
- Also published: New York : Basic Books, [1968]
- Also published: Toronto : Ryerson Press, [1968].
- Also published: Vancouver : Regent College Pub., 2001, c1968. ISBN 1553610318
- Published in French translation (La persécution nazie des Églises, 1933-1945) by Éditions France-Empire, [c1969]
- Published in German translation (Die nationalsozialistische Kirchenpolitik 1933-1945 : ihre Ziele, Widersprüche und Fehlschläge. München : Chr. Kaiser, [c1969] 383 p. ; 23 cm.
- Conway, J. S. (John Segmour). Visit to the Tibetan settlements in northern India, 1977. [New Westminster, B.C.] : Institute of Environmental Studies, Douglas College, 1977. 16 leaves ; 28 cm. International project booklet 0703-8976 no. 7
- Conway, J. S. Bourgeois German pacifism during the First World War [Canada : s.n., 1978?] [20] leaves ; 29 cm. Papers of the Canadian Historical Association
External links
- The John. S. Conway Research Collection at Regent College
- John S. Conway. The Silence of Pope Pius XII. The Review of Politics, Vol. 27 No. 1 (Jan., 1965), pp. 105-131. Published by: Cambridge University Press for the University of Notre Dame du lac on behalf of Review of Politics.