The Very Reverend David Lawrence Edwards, OBE, MA, DD, was Dean of Norwich, Provost of Southwark and a prolific author. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross... The degree of Master of Arts degree is an undergraduate degree awarded by the universities of Oxford and Cambridge as well as by the University of Dublin. ... Doctor of Divinity (D.D., Divinitatis Doctor in Latin) is an academic degree. ... In religious terminology, a dean is a title accorded to persons holding cartain positions of authority within a religious heirarchy. ... Norwich Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in the city of the same name in Norfolk, England dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity. ... A provost is a senior official in a number of Christian churches. ... The nave Southwark Cathedral or The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie, Southwark, London, lies on the south bank of the River Thames close to London Bridge. ...

Education

Born in 1929, Edwards was educated at the King's School, Canterbury and Magdalen College, Oxford (BA 1952, MA 1956). The Canterbury Cathedral and Kings School The Kings School in Canterbury, Kent, is a co-educational public school with boarding and day pupils. ... College name Magdalen College Named after Mary Magdalene Established 1458 Sister College Magdalene College President Professor David Clary FRS JCR President Iain Anstess Undergraduates 395 Graduates 230 Homepage Boatclub Magdalen College (pronounced ) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... The degree of Master of Arts degree is an undergraduate degree awarded by the universities of Oxford and Cambridge as well as by the University of Dublin. ...

Academic and ecclesiastical career

He was elected a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford for the seven-year period 1952-59. He spent the academic year 1953-54 studying at Westcott House, Cambridge and he was ordained deacon in 1954. He served as a tutor at Westcott House 1954-55 and he was ordained priest in 1955. All Souls College (in full: The College of All Souls of the Faithful Departed, of Oxford) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Westcott House Cambridge. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Westcott House Cambridge. ...

In 1955 he started his pastoral ministry as Assistant Curate of Hampstead St John and he began his work with the Student Christian Movement as Secretary, remaining in both posts until 1958. Hampstead is a place in the London Borough of Camden and is close to Hampstead Heath. ... The World Student Christian Federation (WSCF) is a federation of individual national Student Christian Movements (SCMs) forming the youth and student arm of the global ecumenical movement. ...

He was Assistant Curate of St Martin-in-the-Fields 1958-66, editor for the Student Christian Movement Press 1959-66, and General Secretary of the Student Christian Movement 1965-66. St Martin-in-the-Fields, London Interior of St Martin-in-the-Fields St Martin-in-the-Fields and Charing Cross, circa 1562 The ceiling of the café in the crypt St. ... The World Student Christian Federation (WSCF) is a federation of individual national Student Christian Movements (SCMs) forming the youth and student arm of the global ecumenical movement. ... The World Student Christian Federation (WSCF) is a federation of individual national Student Christian Movements (SCMs) forming the youth and student arm of the global ecumenical movement. ...

From 1966 until 1970 he was Dean of King's College, Cambridge. He was a Six Preacher of Canterbury Cathedral 1969-76. Full name The Kings College of Our Lady and St Nicholas in Cambridge Motto Veritas Et Utilitas Truth and usefulness Named after Henry VI Previous names - Established 1441 Sister College(s) New College Provost Prof. ... Canterbury Cathedral from the southwest. ...

He was a Canon of Westminster Abbey and Rector of Westminster St Margaret 1970-78. He was additionally Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons 1972-78 and Sub-Dean of the Abbey 1974-78. He was Chairman of Christian Aid 1971-78. The Abbeys western façade The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster, which is almost always referred to as Westminster Abbey, is a mainly Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral, in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. ... The Anglican church of St. ... In the United Kingdom, the Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, and is seen historically as the First Commoner of the Land. ... The Abbeys western façade The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster, which is almost always referred to as Westminster Abbey, is a mainly Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral, in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. ... Activists from Christian Aid lobbying for Trade Justice Christian Aid promotion to buy goats to assist children of Rwanda Christian Aid is an agency of the major Christian churches in the United Kingdom and Ireland. ...

He was Dean of Norwich 1978-83 and Provost of Southwark 1983-94. In religious terminology, a dean is a title accorded to persons holding cartain positions of authority within a religious heirarchy. ... Norwich Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in the city of the same name in Norfolk, England dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity. ... A provost is a senior official in a number of Christian churches. ... The nave Southwark Cathedral or The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie, Southwark, London, lies on the south bank of the River Thames close to London Bridge. ...

He retired to Winchester, becoming Honorary Chaplain at Winchester Cathedral in 1995. Winchester is a historic city in southern England, with a population of around 40,000 within a 3 mile radius of its centre. ... Winchester Cathedral as seen from the Cathedral Close View along the nave of Winchester Cathedral to the west door A plan published in 1911 Winchester Cathedral in Winchester, Hampshire is one of the largest cathedrals in England. ...

Honours

In 1990 the Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie, conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Divinity. He wore the academic dress of his former headmaster, Fred Shirley, who had himself been a Doctor of Divinity, and of whom Edwards wrote a biography, F. J. Shirley: An Extraordinary Headmaster (London: SPCK, 1969). Arms of the see of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior clergyman of the established Church of England and symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... Grave of Lord Runcie at St Albans Cathedral Robert Alexander Kennedy Runcie, Baron Runcie (October 2, 1921 – July 11, 2000) was the 102nd Archbishop of Canterbury from 1980 to 1991. ... Lambeth degrees are academic degrees awarded by the Archbishop of Canterbury, under the authority of the Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533 (25 Hen VIII c 21) (Eng). ... Doctor of Divinity (D.D., Divinitatis Doctor in Latin) is an academic degree. ... In the UK and elsewhere, a head teacher is the most senior teacher in a school. ... Doctor of Divinity (D.D., Divinitatis Doctor in Latin) is an academic degree. ...

In 1995 HM the Queen appointed him an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born April 21, 1926) is the Queen of 16 independent sovereign states known as the Commonwealth Realms: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross...

Books

He has written more than sixty books, including:

• Christian England (London: Collins, 1981-84; Fount, 1982-85)
  • vol. 1: Its story to the Reformation
  • vol. 2: From the Reformation to the 18th century
  • vol. 3: From the 18th century to the First World War

The most recent include:

• Roger Bowen with David L. Edwards et al., A guide to preaching (SPCK International Study Guide 38, London : SPCK, 2005)
• Poets and God: Chaucer, Shakespeare, Herbert, Milton, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Blake (London: Darton Longman & Todd, 2005)
• What Anglicans believe in the twenty-first century (London: Continuum, 2000, new expanded edn 2002, updated edn 2004)
• The Church that could be (London: SPCK, 2002)
• After death?: past beliefs and real possibilities (London: Continuum, 1999, new edn 2001)
• A concise history of English Christianity: from Roman Britain to the present day (London: Fount, 1998)
• The great Christian centuries to come (Durham: St Mary's College, University of Durham, 1998)
• Christianity: the first two thousand years (London: Cassell, 1997)