Terence Copley

Terence Copley (born August 19, 1946 in Sheffield in England , † January 17, 2011 in the county of Devon in England) was an English theologian , university teacher and author who campaigned for religious education in schools and universities in his country.

Life

Copley grew up in a Methodist home in the East End of Sheffield , but was a Quaker for decades . He completed his studies at the University of Nottingham and then worked from 1968 as a religion teacher in public schools and most recently as headmaster. This time was interrupted by a job at the University of York . At the same time, he was the author of over twenty books on religious education as well as articles in magazines and a speaker at scientific conferences.

Copley went to the University of Exeter in 1997 as Professor of Religious Education until 2007 . 2008 awarded him the Archbishop of Canterbury the honorary doctorate , a Lambeth degree as Doctor of Divinity (DD). Since 2007 the theologian has been a professor of educational science with a focus on religious education at Oxford University.

Copley died on January 17, 2011 and was buried ten days later in Devon.

Publications

• with Donald Easton: What They Never Told You About Religious Education . SCM Press, Norwich 1974, ISBN 0-334-01773-4 .
• with Donald Easton: A Bedside Book for RE (Religious Education) Teachers . SCM Press, London 1975, ISBN 0-334-00094-7 .
• Onward, Christian Parents! , Church House, London 1986, ISBN 0-7151-0435-7 .
• RE being served? Successful Strategy and Tactics for the School RE Department . CIO, London 1985, ISBN 0-7151-9033-4 .
• Doves in the Rat Race .: Christian Life-style Today . Epworth Press, London 1989, ISBN 0-7162-0458-4 .
• About The Bible . SCM Press, London 1990, ISBN 0-564-05725-8 .
• with Adam Brown: Skills Challenge: Game-based Activities for Developing and Assessing Skills in Religious Education . Religious and Moral Education Press, Norwich, England 1992, ISBN 0-900274-56-5 .
  • ....: Skills Challenge Two . Religious and Moral Education Press, Norwich, England 1995, ISBN 1-85175-034-7
• Religious Education 7–11: Developing Primary Teaching Skills . Routledge, London 1994, ISBN 0-415-10125-5 .
• The Missing Minister . Religious and Moral Education Press, Norwich, England 1995, ISBN 1-85175-056-8 .
• Echo of Angels: The First Report of the Biblos Project . University of Exeter, Biblos Project, Exeter 1998, ISBN 0-85068-194-4 .
• Black Tom: Arnold of Rugby. The Myth and the Man . Continuum, London 2002, ISBN 0-826457231 .
• Indoctrination, Education and God: The Struggle for the Mind . SPCK, 2005, ISBN 0-281-05682-X .
• The Man who Never Forgot: The Story of Simon Wiesenthal . Religious and Moral Education Press, Norwich 2007, ISBN 978-1-85175-337-6 .

Web links

• Biography (en.)
• Literature by and about Terence Copley in the WorldCat bibliographic database