Dr Alison Elliot OBE MA MSc PhD LLD DD is the Associate Director of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. In 2004 she became the first woman ever to be elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. She was also the first non-minster to hold this post since George Buchanan in 1567. The University of Edinburgh (Scottish Gaelic: ), founded in 1582,[4] is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The standard of the Moderator The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is an honorary role, held for 12 months. ... The Church of Scotland (CofS; Scottish Gaelic: ), known informally by its pre-Union Scots name, The Kirk, is the national church of Scotland. ... George Buchanan. ... Events The Duke of Alva arrives in the Netherlands with Spanish forces to suppress unrest there. ...

Background and education

Alison Elliot was born in Edinburgh in 1948. She was educated at Bathgate Academy, the University of Edinburgh and the University of Sussex. For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... , Bathgate is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, on the M8 motorway five miles west of Livingston. ... The University of Edinburgh (Scottish Gaelic: ), founded in 1582,[4] is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... The University of Sussex (also known colloquially as Sussex Uni) is an English campus university which is situated next to the East Sussex village of Falmer, and is four miles from Brighton. ...

Career

Her professional career is in psychology, but her public profile has been chiefly through her church work. She was Research Associate in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh 1973-1974, then Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Lancaster 1974-1976 and at the University of Edinburgh 1977-1985. She is the author of two publications: Child Language (1981) and The Miraculous Everyday (2005). Psychological science redirects here. ... Lancaster University is a campus university located about three miles south of Lancaster, England. ...

She served as Convener of the Committee on Church and Nation of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 1996-2000, as well as Session Clerk at Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh. She has also become highly involved in building ecumenical relations, and since 2003 has been a member of the Central Committee of the Conference of European Churches. She has also played a key role in Action of Churches Together in Scotland. The OBE was conferred upon her for her ecumenical work. The 2004 Assembly with Dr Alison Elliot as Moderator The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the sovereign and highest court of the Church of Scotland, and is thus the Churchs governing body. ... Greyfriars Kirk, today Greyfriars Tolbooth & Highland Kirk, is a parish church of the Church of Scotland in central Edinburgh. ... Christian ecumenism is the promotion of unity or cooperation between distinct religious groups or denominations of the Christian religion, more or less broadly defined. ... The Conference of European Churches (CEC) was founded in 1959 to promote reconciliation, dialogue and friendship between the churches of Europe at a time of growing Cold War political tensions and divisions. ... Action of Churches Together in Scotland (ACTS) is an ecumenical grouping of churches and associated organisations founded in 1990. ... Obe can mean: Obe, in Afghanistan Ebenezer Obe, a Nigerian musician. ...

Family

She is married to John Elliot; they live in Edinburgh. They have a son Johnny; who has forged a name as a leading Choreographer in Germany. His work has featured widely, not least in the video for Jump in My Car the 2006 single by David Hasselhoff. Jump in My Car is a single released by David Hasselhoff in 2006. ... David Michael Hasselhoff (born July 17, 1952 in Baltimore, Maryland), nicknamed The Hoff, is an American actor who was best known for his lead roles on Knight Rider and Baywatch. ...

References

"Who's Who in Scotland" (2006 edition), Carrick Media, Ayr. ISBN 0-946724-56-3-1...

See also

• General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
• List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland