David V. Day

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David V. Day
Principal of St John's College, Durham
In office
1992–1999
Preceded by Anthony Thiselton
Succeeded by Stephen Sykes
Personal details
Born
David Vivian Day

(1936-08-11) 11 August 1936 (age 84)
NationalityBritish
Spouse(s)
Lorna Rosemary Taylor
(m. 1959)
ChildrenThree
Education Tottenham Grammar School
Alma mater Queen Mary College, University of London
University of Nottingham
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity
Church Church of England
Ordained1999 (deacon)
2000 (priest)
Congregations served
St Nicholas' Church, Durham (1999–present)

David Vivian Day (born 11 August 1936) is a retired British theologian, school teacher, academic, and Anglican priest. From 1992 to 1999, he was Principal of St John's College, Durham.

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Early life and education

Day was born on 11 August 1936 to Frederick Vivian Day and Enid Blodwen (née Evans). He was educated at Tottenham Grammar School, a state grammar school in north London. [1] He studied classics at Queen Mary College, University of London, [1] and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1957. [2]

Day continued his university studies in later life. He studied education at the University of Nottingham while he was a teacher in the city, and graduated with a Master of Education (MEd) degree in 1973. [1] [2] He later studied theology at Nottingham, graduating with a Master of Theology (MTh) degree in 1977. [2]

Career

Day's early career was spent as a school teacher. From 1958 to 1964, he was a classics master at Southgate County School, the a state grammar school in the London Borough of Enfield. Then, from 1964 to 1966, he was Head of Religious Education at Southgate. He moved to Bilborough School, then a grammar school in Bilborough, Nottingham, and was its Head of Religious Education between 1966 and 1973. [1]

Day then moved into academia. From 1973 to 1979, he was a senior lecturer in theology at Bishop Lonsdale College, an Anglican teacher training college in Derby. In 1979, he moved to the University of Durham. He was a senior lecturer in education between 1979 and 1997, and was Principal of St John's College, Durham between 1992 and 1999. [1] As head of St John's College, he was also part of the leadership of Cranmer Hall, Durham, an Anglican theological college that trains people for ordained ministry.

Having retired from academia, Day felt the call to ordination. He was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1999 and as a priest in 2000. [1] [2] From 1999 to 2007, he was a non-stipendiary minister at St Nicholas' Church, Durham. [2] Since 2007, he has held Permission to Officiate in the Diocese of Durham, [2] and continues to preach at St Nicholas' as of 2021. [3] [4]

Personal life

In 1959, Day married Lorna Rosemary Taylor. Together they have three children; one daughter and two sons. [1]

Honours

On 31 March 2016, Day was awarded the Lanfranc Award for Education and Scholarship by Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, during a ceremony at Lambeth Palace. [5]

Selected works

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "DAY, Rev. David Vivian". Who's Who 2016. Oxford University Press. November 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "David Vivian Day" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  3. "Staff Team". stnics.org.uk. St Nicholas' Church, Durham. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  4. "7th February Evening Worship". YouTube. 7 February 2021. Leading: Claire Elwood | Preaching: David Day
  5. Wyatt, Tim (24 March 2016). "Welby announces Lambeth Award recipients". The Church Times. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
Academic offices
Preceded by
Anthony Thiselton
Principal of St John's College, Durham
1992 to 1999
Succeeded by
Stephen Sykes