Ruth Etchells
Dorothea Ruth Etchells (17 April 1931 – 8 August 2012) was an English poet and college principal who spent most of her working life in the University of Durham.[1]
From 1968, she taught in the English Department and soon became Vice Principal of Trevelyan College.[2] In 1979 she was appointed Principal of St John's College, Durham, a notable appointment because this made her both the first lay person and the first woman to be principal of a Church of England college, Cranmer Hall (part of St. John's), that trains clergy, who were in those days only male.[3]
She was a member of the Church of England's Crown Appointments Commission that recommends future appointments of the Archbishop of Canterbury.[4] In 1992 she was awarded a Lambeth Doctor of Divinity degree.[2]
Bibliography
Her many books include:
- Unafraid to be: A Christian Study of Contemporary English Writing. IVP. 1969. ISBN 978-0851103440.
- George Herbert (Poets & Prophets). Lion. 1998. ISBN 978-0745913865.
- Robert Browning (Poets & Prophets). Lion. 1988. ISBN 978-0745912837.
- A Reading of the Parables of Jesus. Darton, Longman and Todd. 1198. ISBN 978-0232521894.
- Safer Than a Known Way. SPCK. 2006. ISBN 978-0281057856.
References
- ^ Tallentire, Mark. "Tributes to college principal Dr Ruth Etchells". Northern Echo. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b Masson, Margaret (2010). "Ruth Etchells: Chancellor's Medal" (PDF). University of Durham. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
- ^ "Dr Ruth Etchells". The Daily Telegraph. London. 12 September 2012.
- ^ Gillian Boughton (27 August 2012). "Ruth Etchells obituary | World news | guardian.co.uk". London: Guardian. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
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