Joy Carroll Wallis[1] is an English clergywoman who was a vicar in London for ten years, then one of the first women ordained a priest of the Church of England in 1994.[2]
In 1997 Carroll married American theologian and writer Jim Wallis.[3] They have two sons, Luke and Jack.[4]
Wallis was adviser, inspiration and role model for Richard Curtis' television series The Vicar of Dibley.[4] Her book, Beneath the Cassock: the Real-life Vicar of Dibley[5] describes her life as a vicar. She later wrote another autobiography, The Woman Behind the Collar.[6] After moving to the United States, she was licensed as a priest of the Episcopal Church.[4]
Publications
- "The Importance of The Vicar of Dibley"[7]
- Carroll, Joy (2002). Beneath the Cassock: The Real-life Vicar of Dibley. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 0007122071. OCLC 50783852.
- Wallis, Joy Carroll (2004). The Woman Behind the Collar: The Pioneering Journey of an Episcopal Priest. New York City: Crossroad. ISBN 0824522656. OCLC 53814103.
References
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