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Robert Anthony Ellis | |
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Principal of Regent's Park College, Oxford | |
In office 2007–2021 | |
Preceded by | Paul Fiddes |
Succeeded by | Malcolm Evans (academic lawyer) |
Personal details | |
Born | Cardiff,Wales | 24 August 1956
Alma mater | Regent's Park College,Oxford |
Awards | Being Attentive (Festschrift) (2021) |
Website | www |
Robert Anthony Ellis (born 24th August 1956) is a British academic and Baptist minister,who is Principal Emeritus (2007-2021) and Senior Research Fellow of Regent's Park College,Oxford.
He is an ordained minister in the Baptist Union of Great Britain and has served congregations in Milton Keynes and Bristol. He was Principal of Regent's Park College from 2007 to 2021. [1] Ellis also plays a major role in Training and Formation for Baptist Ministers' training at the College.
In 1978 Ellis went to Regent's Park College,Oxford to read Theology achieving an MA (1981) and his DPhil in 1984.
Ellis was Tutor in Christian Doctrine at Bristol Baptist College (1991-2001) before being appointed to the staff at Regent’s Park,initially as Fellow and Tutor in Pastoral Studies (2001-2007),then as Principal (2007-2021) and now as Senior Research Fellow.
Ellis has expertise in pastoral theology and systematic theology,theology of intercession,and Christianity and culture - especially theology and film,and theology and sport.
He serves on the Advisory Committee of the Vatican-sponsored programme 'Sport at the Service of Humanity.' [2] [ dead link ] He delivered the McCandless Lecture at Georgetown College in 2005 and again in 2010.
He has been Moderator of the Baptist Union of Great Britain Ministry Executive.
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