Angela Tilby

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Angela Tilby
Born
Angela Clare Wyatt Tilby

(1950-03-06) 6 March 1950 (age 74)
NationalityBritish
Alma mater Girton College, Cambridge
Cranmer Hall, Durham
Church Church of England
Ordained1997 (deacon)
1998 (priest)
Congregations served

Angela Clare Wyatt Tilby (born 6 March 1950) is British Anglican priest, author and former producer. She began her career working as a producer within the BBC's Religious Department. She was then ordained in the Church of England, and was a parish priest in the Diocese of Ely alongside working at Westcott House, a theological college in Cambridge, and as a lecturer with the Cambridge Theological Federation. She moved to Oxford where she was a Canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford (2011–2016). In retirement, she is canon emeritus of Christ Church Cathedral, and a chaplain and honorary canon at Portsmouth Cathedral.

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Early life and education

Tilby was born on 6 March 1950. [1] She was educated at North London Collegiate School, an all-girls private school in London. [1] She studied at Girton College, Cambridge, where she was a student chapel warden. [2] She graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1972: as per tradition, her BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Cantab) degree in 1976. [3] Later, she trained for ordained ministry at Cranmer Hall, Durham, an evangelical Anglican theological college. [3]

Career

BBC and journalism

Before ordination Tilby spent 22 years as a producer within the BBC's Religious Department. She has made regular appearances on television and radio, including Thought for the Day on BBC Radio Four. [4] She has also appeared on The Brains Trust when the programme was presented by Joan Bakewell. In February 2013, Tilby began writing a regular column for the Church Times . [5]

Ordained ministry

Tilby was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1997 and as a priest in 1998. [3] From 1997 to 2006, she served as honorary priest of St John the Evangelist's Church, Cambridge. During this time she also worked at Westcott House, Cambridge, a liberal Anglo-Catholic theological college, as a tutor (1997–2007) and as its Vice-Principal (2001–2006); and as a lecturer in spirituality and early church history with the Cambridge Theological Federation (1997–2011). [1] Then, from 2007 to 2011, she was Vicar of St Bene't's Church in Cambridge. [3] In 2011, she moved to Oxford where she had been appointed Diocesan Canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford and continuing ministerial development advisor for the Diocese of Oxford. [1]

Tilby retired from full-time ministry in 2016 and was appointed canon emeritus of Christ Church Cathedral. [1] She has held permission to officiate in the Diocese of Portsmouth since 2016: [3] she has been an honorary chaplain of Portsmouth Cathedral since 2018, and honorary canon of the cathedral since 2019. [1]

At a service at St Paul's Cathedral in 2004, recognizing 10 years of women in the priesthood, Tilby's sermon stated that "Women priests have not unhinged the church." [6] Anthony Howard in an opinion piece in The Times stated that the sermon showed that Tilby "is the equal of, if not the superior to, most men currently sitting on the episcopal bench." [7]

She has written a number of books. Son of God was described by the Birmingham Post as having "rather too much speculation and not enough hard fact in Tilby's account it is still an engrossing read". [8] [ dead link ]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Tilby, Rev. Canon Angela Clare Wyatt, (born 6 March 1950), Diocesan Canon, Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, 2011–16, now Canon Emeritus; Hon. Chaplain, since 2018, and Canon of Honour, since 2019, Portsmouth Cathedral". Who's Who 2021 . Oxford University Press. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Girton College Reunion for Chapel Wardens". Girton College. University of Cambridge. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Angela Clare Wyatt Tilby" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  4. ↑ News & Crier, Published: 04/11/2009, Updated: 05/11/2009
  5. ↑ "Private and public: heal the rift" . Church Times . No. 7822. 15 February 2013. p. 13. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  6. ↑ Women in clergy are honoured, Reading Eagle, 3 April 2004
  7. ↑ The church's last glass ceiling February 10, 2004. Anthony Howard
  8. ↑ Article: Trying to make sense of the Jesus industry; Son of God. By Angela Tilby, Reviewed by Simon Evans. (Books) The Birmingham Post (England). 14 April 2001
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