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English Anglican priest, philosopher, and theologian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Richardson Illingworth (26 June 1848 – 22 August 1915) was an English Anglican priest, philosopher, and theologian. He was a notable member of the set of liberal Anglo-Catholic theologians based in Oxford, and he contributed two chapters to the influential Lux Mundi.[6][7]
J. R. Illingworth | |
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Born | John Richardson Illingworth 26 June 1848 London, England |
Died | 22 August 1915 67) Longworth, England | (aged
Spouse |
Agnes Louisa Gutteres
(m. 1883) |
Ecclesiastical career | |
Religion | Christianity (Anglican) |
Church | Church of England |
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Congregations served | St Mary's Church, Longworth |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
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Academic work | |
Discipline | |
Sub-discipline | Philosophical theology[5] |
School or tradition | Liberal Anglo-Catholicism |
Institutions |
Illingworth was born in London on 26 June 1848[8] to an Anglo-Catholic family,[9] the second son of Edward Arthur Illingworth (1807–1883), chaplain to Middlesex House of Correction,[10] and his wife, Mary Taylor.[11] He was educated at St Paul's School, an all-boys public school in London.[12] As a child, he worshipped at St Alban's Church, Holborn, and at All Saints, Margaret Street.[12] He won both an exhibition and a scholarship to attend the University of Oxford.[13] He then studied literae humaniores (classical studies) at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and achieved first-class honours in both mods and greats,[14] graduating in 1871 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.[15]
In 1900, Illingworth was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity (DD) degree by the University of Edinburgh.[16][17]
From 1872 to 1883, Illingworth was a Fellow and Tutor of Jesus College, Oxford, and a Tutor of Keble College, Oxford.[18] He was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1875 and as a priest in 1876.[19] From 1883 until his death, he was Rector of St Mary's Church, Longworth in the Diocese of Oxford.[18] He was also a Select Preacher of the University of Oxford from 1882 to 1891 and of the University of Cambridge from 1884 to 1895.[18] In 1894, he gave the Bampton Lectures at the University of Oxford; the series was titled "Personality, Human and Divine".[20] He was made an honorary canon of Christ Church, Oxford, on 6 February 1905.[21]
In June 1883, Illingworth became engaged to Agnes Louisa Gutteres.[22] They were married at St Bartholomew's Church in Nymet Rowland, Devon, on 2 August 1883.[23]
Illingworth died on 22 August 1915 in Longworth, aged 67,[24] and was buried at St Mary's Church.[25]
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