Alan Richardson, (1905–1975) was a British
Anglican
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priest and academic. From 1964 to 1975, he served as
Dean of York.
Early life and education
Richardson was educated at
Liverpool University,
Exeter College, Oxford
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and
Ridley Hall, Cambridge.
Ordained ministry
Ordained in 1928 his first post was as a
curate
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at St Saviour's
Liverpool
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. He was
Vicar
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of
Cambo and then
Secretary
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of the
Student Christian Movement. Later he was a
canon
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of
Durham Cathedral
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then
Professor
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of
Christian Theology
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at the
University of Nottingham
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Nottingham's main campus (University Park Campus, Nottingh ...
from 1953 until 1964 when he accepted the position as
Dean of York, a post he held until his death.
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Selected works
Richardson published extensively. Among his books were:
*''Creeds in the Making'' (1935), reprint 1980
*''The Redemption of Modernism'' (1935)
*''History and the Kingdom of God'' (1939)
*''The Miracle Stories of the Gospels'' (1941)
*''Christian Apologetics (1947)''
*''A Theological Word Book of the Bible'' (editor) (1950)
*''The Gospel And Modern Thought'' (1950)
*''The Teacher's Commentary'', revised edition, (co-editor) (1955), published in North America by Harper & Bros. as ''The Twentieth Century Bible Commentary''
''An Introduction to the Theology of the New Testament''
(1958) revised 1972 ()
*''History, sacred and profane,'' 1962 Bampton Lectures
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(1964)
*''A Dictionary of Christian Theology'' (1969), revised by John Bowden (1983) ()
*''The Political Christ'' (1973)
Styles
* Mr Alan Richardson (1905–1928)
* The Revd Alan Richardson (1928–1943)
* The Revd Canon Alan Richardson (1943–1953)
* The Revd Professor Alan Richardson (1953–1964)
* The Very Revd Alan Richardson (1964–1975)
References
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1905 births
1975 deaths
Deans of York
20th-century Anglican theologians
Christian apologists
Alumni of the University of Liverpool
Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford
Academics of the University of Nottingham
Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire