Jeremy Morris

Jeremy Nigel Morris (born 22 January 1960) is a British historian, Church of England priest and academic. He specialises in church history. Since 2014, he has been Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge. Previously, he was Dean of Trinity Hall from 2001 to 2010, and Dean of the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge from 2010 to 2014.

Early life

Morris was born on 22 January 1960 to David and Diana Morris.^[1] He studied modern history at Balliol College, Oxford,^[2] and graduated Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1981.^[1] He remained at the University of Oxford to undertake post-graduate study, during which he was a temporary lecturer.^[3] He completed his Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree in 1985.^[1]

Career

Early career

Following his university studies, Morris worked in management consultancy and university administration.^[4] From 1985 to 1987, he was a scholarship officer for the Association of Commonwealth Universities. Then, from 1987 to 1990, he was a senior administrative officer at the London School of Economics.^[1]

Religious life

Morris left his early career in administration to train for the priesthood. He studied theology at Clare College, Cambridge,^[2] graduating Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1992.^[1] He trained for ordination at Westcott House, Cambridge,^[5] and completed a Certificate in Theology for Ministry in 1993.^[1]

He was ordained a deacon in the Church of England in 1993, and as a priest in 1994.^[1] He served as a curate at St Mary's Church, Battersea from 1993 to 1996.^[2]

Academic career

In 1996, Morris returned to academia as Director of Studies and then Vice-Principal at Westcott House, Cambridge.^[3] Later he was a senior associate of the Cambridge Theological Federation and an affiliated lecturer at the Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge.^[5] He was Dean and Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge between 2001 and 2010,^[4] and director of studies in theology.^[6] He was Dean of Chapel at King's College, Cambridge from 2010 to 2014. In addition, he was a fellow of the college and director of studies in theology and religious studies.^[5]

Morris's early academic work was in the field of modern British religious history, looking in particular at the impact of urbanization and industrialization on religious change. His first book – based on his doctoral thesis – was Religion and Urban Change: Croydon 1840–1914 (1992), and he continues to write on arguments about secularization. His general academic interests also include modern European church history, Anglican theology and ecclesiology (especially High Anglicanism), the ecumenical movement. He is currently working on a study of the eucharist in Western Europe since 1800, and he is a joint editor of a projected multi-volume history of Anglicanism. he is Director of the Archbishop's Examination in Theology and a member of the Faith and Order Commission of the Church of England.

In January 2014, he was elected the 44th Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He took up the appointment in October 2014, in succession to Professor Martin Daunton.^[4]

Personal life

Morris is married to Alexandra, and they have three children: Isobel, William and Ursula.

Publications

• Morris, Jeremy (1993). Religion and Urban Change: Croydon 1840–1914. Royal Historical Society Studies in History. 65. Woodbridge: Boydell. ISBN 0861932226. 
• Morris, Jeremy; Sogovsky, Nicholas, eds. (2003). The Unity We Have and the Unity We Seek. London: T & T Clark. ISBN 056708907X. 
• Morris, Jeremy (2005). F. D. Maurice and the Crisis of Christian Authority. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0199263167. 
• Morris, Jeremy (2007). The Church in the Modern Age. London: I.B. Tauris. ISBN 9781845113179. 
• Morris, Jeremy; Dormor, Duncan, eds. (2007). An Acceptable Sacrifice?: homosexuality and the Church. London: SPCK. ISBN 9780281058518. 
• Morris, Jeremy, ed. (2007). To Build Christ’s Kingdom: an F. D. Maurice reader. London: Canterbury Press Norwich. ISBN 9781853117770. 

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