Author

Contribution

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Anne Adamson (B.A., P.G.C.E., Dip.Th.)

• Guide editor

Anne Adamson has taught English in a grammar school, comprehensives in Yarmouth and Grimsby, a sixth form college and an independent school. She now works for Rutland Adult Learning and is an A level senior examiner for AQA.

Chris Akhurst (B.A., Ac.Dip.)

• Guide editor

Chris Akhurst has taught English in a range of 11 - 18 schools and as a part-time teacher/tutor to PGCE students. He now works as an editor.

Margaret Barker (M.A. Cantab.)

• How the Bible came into being
• The Apocrypha

Margaret Barker is an independent scholar, a former President of the Society for Old Testament Study, and the author of thirteen books in the field of biblical texts.

David Barratt (M.A., M.Ed., Dip.Th.)

• Hopkins’ poetry
• Metaphysical poetry
• Literary titles from the Bible

David Barratt studied at the Universities of St. Andrew’s, Oxford and Liverpool, receiving Masters degrees in English and Education. He has taught extensively in England, Pakistan and the U.S.A., and for many years was Senior Lecturer in English at Chester College (now the University of Chester). He continues to be an A level examiner and team leader, with many years’ experience.

Rev Howard Bigg (M.A., M.Phil.)

• Books of the Bible
• Famous stories from the Bible

Howard Bigg read Theology at Cambridge and carried out research on the Synoptic Gospels. He was Director of Studies in Theology at Hughes Hall, Cambridge before he retired, and supervised students in New Testament studies for many years.

Rt Rev Colin Buchanan (D.D., M.A.)

• The influence of the Book of Common Prayer on the English language

Bishop Colin Buchanan has edited three major collections of Anglican eucharistic liturgies worldwide, and has written extensively on the history of the Prayer Book from Cranmer's time to our own. For 29 years he edited the Church of England's monthly journal of liturgy, News of Liturgy, and has also been the author of many booklets and liturgical studies in the Grove Books and Alcuin/GROW series. He was a consultant editor for the recent Oxford Guide to the Book of Common Prayer.

Dr Paul Cavill (B.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.)

• Common sayings from the Bible

Paul Cavill is Principal Research Fellow for the English Place-Name Survey and Lecturer in English Studies at the University of Nottingham. His principal research interests are in place-names and the language and literature of the Anglo-Saxons, but he has also written on proverbs and the Christian tradition in English literature more widely.

Rev Dr Adrian Chatfield (B.A., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.)

• The history of the Church in England

Adrian Chatfield has been involved in theological education in England and Southern Africa since 1988, most recently at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford and now Ridley Hall, Cambridge. He has taught Church History, Systematic Theology, Pastoral Studies, Worship and Spirituality. His research fields include the Radical Reformation, Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity, and the Gospel in an Afro-Caribbean context.

Heather Coombs

(M.A. Cantab., Dip. Ed. Oxon.)

• Hamlet
• Measure for Measure
• Big ideas from the Bible

Heather Coombs was formerly Head of English at Nottingham High School for Girls, where she taught A level English Literature, Language, and combined Language and Literature. She is on the English Subject Advisory Panel for the AQA examination board, and has published Keats and Shelley in the 'Authors in their Age' series. She regularly gives talks on Shakespeare.

Dr Dee Dyas

(B.A., M.A., Ph.D.)

• General Editor

Dee Dyas is Director of the Christianity and Culture Project, founded in 1999 to equip students with the necessary cultural tools to study literature, history and art significantly influenced by Christian thought and spirituality. The Project is based at the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York and St John's College, Nottingham. Relevant publications include Images of Faith in English Literature 700-1500: An Introduction. (Longman, 1997); Pilgrimage in Medieval English Literature, 700-1500. (D.S. Brewer, 2001); Images of Salvation: The Story of the Bible through Medieval Art, a CD-ROM Teaching and Learning Resource (2004); The Bible in Western Culture: The Student Guide. (Routledge, 2005); Pilgrims and Pilgrimage: Journey, Spirituality and Daily Life through the Centuries. (CD-ROM), (2007).

David Kirkham (M.A.)

• Great Expectations
• The Pardoner’s Prologue and Tale
• English Bible translations

David Kirkham is a former University Lecturer and Head of English in a comprehensive school. He is currently a senior examiner of A level English Literature for specifications in the UK and abroad. He is a Series Editor of the Cambridge School Chaucer.

Martin Leckebusch (M.A., M.Sc.)

• Culture and sung Christian worship

Martin Leckebusch is the author of almost 400 hymn texts including a collection of 150 based on the whole book of Psalms. Martin works in IT.

Peter Preston (B.A., M.A., Cert.Ed., F.R.S.A.)

• Frankenstein
• Great Expectations

Peter Preston was formerly Director of the Centre for Continuing Education at the University of Nottingham, where he is now Special Lecturer in English Studies. He has published annotated editions of texts by Arnold Bennett, Charles Dickens, D.H. Lawrence and Katherine Mansfield, and has written a book-length chronology of Lawrence as well as many essays and articles on nineteenth and twentieth century authors. He is an experienced teacher and is currently studying for an undergraduate Certificate in Art History.

Rev Dr David Spriggs (D.Phil., B.A.)

• The Bible in English culture
• An overview of the Bible narrative
• Reading the Bible

David Spriggs carried out Old Testament Research at Oxford University for his D.Phil. He has written several books and articles relating to the use of the Bible and is Bible Society's Consultant for Bible and Church. He has also managed their partnership with Cardiff University which has published three volumes on The Use of the Bible in Pastoral Practice.

Heather Williamson (B.A., Cert.Ed., M.B.E.)

• Big ideas from the Bible

Heather Williamson has carried out research in Linguistics at Cambridge and taught English at all levels. She has written both A Level study notes and poetry and was recently awarded an MBE for her work in education and the community. She is a Lay Reader in the Church of England.