Nurser, John 1929–

PERSONAL:

Born May 26, 1929, in Northampton, England; son of Arthur John (a joiner) and Florence Evelyn (a milliner) Nurser; married Elizabeth Kimber (a publisher), August 30, 1956; children: George, Isabelle Nurser Gregory, Henry, Louise Nurser Brown. Education: Attended Peterhouse, Cambridge, 1947-50, 1953-56, Harvard University, 1956-57, and Wells Theological College, 1958; earned M.A. and Ph.D. Politics: Conservative. Religion: Anglican. Hobbies and other interests: Sculpture, archaeology, adult education.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Suffolk, England. E-mail—[email protected]; [email protected].

CAREER:

Canon of the Church of England; curate of Church of England in Sheffield, England, 1958-61; Cambridge University, Cambridge, England, dean of Trinity Hall, 1961-68; St. Mark's Library, Canberra, Australia, warden, 1968-74; rector of Church of England in Freckenham, Suffolk, England, 1974-76; Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, England, chancellor, 1976-92; team vicar for study camps in Suffolk, 1992-95. Director of Christianity and the Future of Europe program, 1989-97. Military service: Royal Navy, instructor, 1950-53; became lieutenant.

MEMBER:

Ecclesiastical History Society.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Albert Outler Prize, American Society of Church Historians, 2007.

WRITINGS:

The Reign of Conscience: Individual, Church, and State in Lord Acton's History of Liberty, Garland Publishing (New York, NY), 1987.

Non-Stipendiary Ministry, Frances Lincoln (London, England), 1988.

For All Peoples and All Nations: The Ecumenical Church and Human Rights, Georgetown University Press (Washington, DC), 2005.