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John Davies (bishop of Shrewsbury)

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Returning to Britain in 1970 to an administrative post at the Church of England Board of Education, he then served as Vicar and University Chaplain at Keele; he was subsequently appointed
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to the then-serving bishops of the Church of England. In an unprecedented move, they expressed their opposition to the House of Bishops' report to
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on sexuality, which recommended no change to the Church's canons or practises around sexuality. By 13 February, a serving bishop (
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Three Mountains to Freedom - Practice Interpretation of Paul's Letter to the Galatians (Deo Publishing Blandford Forum) ( 2015)
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The Grauniad — Church of England in turmoil as synod rejects report on same-sex relationships
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A Song for every morning - Dedication and Defiance with St Patrick's Breastplate -
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Good news in Galatians - Paul's letter to the Galatians in Today's English version -
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Beginning now - a Christian exploration of the first three chapters of Genesis -
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The Crisis of the Cross - the Challenge at the heart of the Christian Story -
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Church versus state in South Africa: the case of the Christian Institute
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that challenged the Christians in South Africa to examine the policy of
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Only Say the Word - Interactive studies on healing and salvation -
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On 11 February 2017, fourteen retired bishops signed an
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Be Born in us today - The Message of the Incarnation -
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John Davies (Bishop of Shrewsbury)
Bishop of Shrewsbury
Diocese of Lichfield
Leslie Rees
David Hallatt
St Asaph
Honorary assistant bishop
Lichfield
Anglican
Bishop
Author
Alma mater
Trinity College, Cambridge
Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury
suffragan bishop
area bishop
Royal Air Force
Trinity College, Cambridge
Cambridge Master of Arts
deacon
priest
curate
Halton, Leeds
Empangeni
Chaplain
University of Witwatersrand
South African Council of Churches
Apartheid
Principal
Ascension College, Selly Oak

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