Trystan Owain Hughes

Trystan Owain Hughes (born 1972) is a Christian theologian, historian and author. He is noted for his work in church history, theology and spirituality.

Biography

Hughes was born in Penmaenmawr, North Wales, UK, and is a Welsh language speaker. He attained a Master of Theology from Oxford University and a PhD from Bangor University, Wales. He was Chaplain at Cardiff University and was head of Theology at Trinity University College, Carmarthen, Wales. Until 2023, Hughes was Canon Theologian at Llandaff Cathedral, MA Tutor at St Padarn’s Institute, and Vicar of Christ Church, Roath. Hughes then became the first Director of Ministry Development for the Church in Wales.^{[ citation needed ]}

He is a regular contributor to BBC Radio 2's Pause for Thought, and to programmes on BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Radio Wales. He is a member of the Church in Wales's governing body and sits on the theological commission that assists the bench of Welsh Bishops. He lectures in theology at Cardiff University and St Michael's Theological College, Llandaff.

Hughes' PhD explored the history of the Welsh churches in the twentieth century, and his subsequent academic work has been published in academic journals, ^[1] and collections of articles. ^[2] He has also contributed a number of articles to the Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales (UWP, 2008). ^[3]

Hughes's accessible spirituality, reflected in his book Finding Hope and Meaning in Suffering, its website, lectures, talks, and retreats, has made him popular with the religious and secular media. ^{[4] [5]}

Bibliography

• Hughes, Trystan Owain (2012). Finding Hope and Meaning in Suffering. New York: SPCK. ISBN   978-0-281-06518-9. OCLC   794327610.
• Hughes, Trystan Owain (2013). The compassion quest. SPCK. ISBN   978-0-281-06825-8. OCLC   824602930.
• Hughes, Trystan Owain (2017). Winds of Change : the Roman Catholic Church and society in Wales, 1916-1962. ISBN   978-1-78683-077-7. OCLC   965339829.

References

1. See articles in Welsh History Review , December 2000; Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 53/2, April 2001; North American Journal of Welsh Studies, 2/2, 2002; Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 56/2, April 2005; Anvil: Journal for Theology and Mission, 22/1, 2005
2. See Robert Pope (ed.), Religion and National Identity: Scotland and Wales c.1700-2000, University of Wales Press, 2001 and Geraint Jenkins (ed.), Cof Cenedl XIII, 2002
3. "Roman Catholic Church", "Cylch Catholig", "Archbishop Francis Mostyn", "Archbishop Michael McGrath" in Nigel Jenkins et al (eds.), The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales (UWP, 2008) ISBN   978-0-7083-1953-6
4. Injury-hit vicar's book looks at finding hope and meaning in suffering Wales Online
5. Vicar shares his journey from pain to positivity in new book Wales Online