John Saxbee

John Charles Saxbee (born January 7, 1946 in Bristol ) is an English Anglican theologian . He was Bishop of Lincoln in the Church of England from 2001 to 2011 .

Life

Saxbee studied at the University of Bristol , where he did his Bachelor of Arts in 1968 . He then studied theology and philosophy at St. John's College, University of Durham , where he received a Ph.D. completed. Saxbee wrote his doctoral thesis on the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard . From 1968 he attended Cranmer Hall College at the University of Durham in preparation for the priesthood.

In 1972 he became a deacon ordained, 1973 in Exeter Cathedral for priests . In 1972 he became assistant vicar at Compton Gifford Parish in Exeter and held this office until 1977. He was then from 1977 to 1980 parish administrator ( priest-in-charge ) of Weston Mill parish in Plymouth in the diocese of Exeter, from 1980 to 1981 also vicar there . He was then from 1981 to 1987 as Team Vicar at the Central Exeter Team Ministry as a priest for several inner-city congregations in Exeter. From 1988 to 1992, Saxbee was prebendar at Exeter Cathedral. In 1992 he was made archdeacon of Ludlow and from 1992 to 1994 he was also preanor at Hereford Cathedral . He was also in charge of the rural parishes of Wistanstow and Acton Scott during this time as a priest. Saxbee was auxiliary bishop of Ludlow from 1994 to 2001 .

From 2001 to January 31, 2011, he was the 71st Bishop of Lincoln . Saxbee's official inauguration took place on March 22, 2002 at Lincoln Cathedral .

Saxbee also took on tasks in church administration while he was a priest. From 1981 to 1992 he was director of the South West Ministry Training Course, an ecumenical organization that prepares men and women for their priesthood in the Anglican Church. From 1985 to 1994 he was also a member of the General Synod of the Anglican Church.

Saxbee has also held offices in various church organizations. From 1997 he was chairman of the Modern Church People's Union , an organization for the promotion and dissemination of the Christian faith. In 1998 he became a member of the Executive Board of Sprinboard , an agency jointly by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York had been established with the aim of evangelization and Christian proselytizing . Saxbee has served on the Board of Directors at Bishop Grosseteste University College at the University of Lincoln since 2002 .

Private life

Saxbee is married to Jacqueline Saxbee, who works as a secretary in his office. He is the father of an adult daughter. Saxbee's leisure activities include watching sports on television , reading Victorian novels, and listening to music.

Membership in the House of Lords

Saxbee was a Spiritual Lord in the House of Lords from 2008 to 2011 . He was inducted into office on July 1, 2008, with Eliza Manningham-Buller, Baroness Manningham-Buller . Saxbee's political interests include education , rural development, flood control , food control and consumer protection , immigration policy, and international relations . The countries India , Sweden , Denmark and Belgium are of particular interest to him .

Working in public

In 1994 Saxbee published the book Liberal Evangelism: A flexible response to the decade , in which he dealt with the preaching of the gospel and questions of church tolerance . Another book followed in 2009 under the title No Faith In Religion: some variations on a theme , in which Saxbee reflects on the challenges facing the church in the 21st century. Saxbee dedicates other chapters of the book to the dichotomy of faith and religion , the current role of the Church of England and church music from the Middle Ages to compositions by Andrew Lloyd Webber .

Saxbee takes a liberal-conservative standpoint on questions of canon law. This was also evident in his general attitude towards the question of homosexuality . As early as 1998, Saxbee had signed a pastoral bishop's declaration at the Twelfth Lambeth Conference , which advocated promoting full participation of homosexual people in the fellowship of the Church. In 2005, Saxbee established a committee in the Diocese of Lincoln to develop liturgical prayers and texts to be used in the blessings and thanksgiving services of unmarried communities . According to Saxbee's decision, the developed texts can since then be used with lesbian and gay couples as well as with couples living together without a marriage license. Saxbee was the first representative of the Anglican Church to introduce such a rite at the diocesan level. Saxbee explained that the rite is in accordance with the Anglican faith tradition, since the church only blesses the friendship bond between people, but does not generally recognize same-sex marriage or cohabitation. Saxbee therefore also refused public church blessings, as they are common at marriages, but allowed blessing areas in the family circle or in his private chapel, but not in the church.

In July 2006, Saxbee was part of a group of bishops who warned Tony Blair of the possession of nuclear weapons . These would be vicious and deeply against God.

Saxbee was among the signatories of a declaration on October 7, 2008, calling for the protection of children from emotional and physical violence.

Saxbee was one of the supporters of the Living Ghost Statement in 2009 , a campaign by the Church Action against Poverty movement to combat destitution and homelessness among asylum seekers .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Vita John Saxbee  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Biography at Debrett's (excerpts available online)  
2. ^ Rt Revd Dr John Saxbee Official website of the Church of England ; Retrieved August 29, 2011
3. ↑ John Charles Saxbee ( Memento of the original from October 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Diocese of Lincoln 
4. ↑ John Charles Saxbee ( Memento of the original from March 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Church of England biography 
5. ↑ The 71st Bishop of Lincoln BBC News, March 22, 2002
6. ^ Homepage South West Ministerial Training Course
7. ↑ Vita John Saxbee  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Portrait in: Church Times, September 7, 2001  
8. ↑ John Saxbee ( Memento of the original from January 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. See of Lincoln  
9. ^ John William Hind entry in the House of Lords
10. ^ House of Lords meeting calendar, July 1, 2008
11. ^ A Pastoral Statement to Lesbian and Gay Anglicans from Some Member Bishops of the Lambeth Conference , August 5, 1998 statement
12. ↑ Bishop of Lincoln commissions liturgy for blessing relationships  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article by Colin Coward, Changing Attitude homepage, Jan. 9, 2005  
13. ^ Bishop blocks gay church blessing BBC News, April 10, 2008
14. ↑ Bishop's say Trident is 'anti-God' BBC News of July 10, 2006
15. ↑ Churches 'Network for Non-violence (CNNV) (PDF file; 20 kB) Anglican Bishops' Statement in support of Equal Protection for Children of October 7, 2008
16. ^ List of church leaders support Living Ghosts statement. In: church-poverty.org.uk. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010 ; accessed on June 16, 2016 . 

predecessor	Office	successor
Ian Griggs	Bishop of Ludlow 1994–2002	Michael Hooper
Robert Hardy	Bishop of Lincoln 2002–2011	Christopher Lowson