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Norman Tanner Society of Jesuits (b. 1943) is a Jesuit priest and ecclesiastical historian.
Life
[edit]Born in England during the World War II, Tanner grew up in Surrey[1]. He attended school first at Woldingham Convent (now Woldingham School), then Avisford Roman Catholic Preparatory School for Boys in Walberton (now the Hilton Avisford Park Hotel), before entering Ampleforth College[1]. In 1961 he joined the Jesuits as a novice before heading to university. He was ordained as a priest in 1976[1] after completing his doctorate and further studies in theology at Rome. His first post was as a curate in the parish of Farm Street[1], in Mayfair, London[2].
Academic Career
[edit]- Philosophy at Heythrop College (1961?)
- MA? History at University of Oxford
- DPhil Church history at Oxford (1974)[3]
- Thesis title: Popular religion in Norwich with special reference to the evidence of wills, 1370-1532[4]
- Digitised as part of a Bodleian Library programme funded by Dr. Leonard Polonsky in March 2011[5]
- Theology at Gregorian University, Rome
- 1978: Began teaching at Campion Hall, Oxford
- 2003: Moved from Oxford to teach at the Gregorian University in Rome.
- 2015: Moved to New York to write for the weekly Jesuit journal America Magazine[1]
Not dead.
Pages needing links back
[edit]Possibly/Probaby/Definitely
Subjects:
- Medieval Norwich
- Religion in Medieval England
- ?British Jesuits
Sources
[edit]- Jesuits in Britain [1]
- EThOS record of his thesis [3]
- ORA record of his digitised thesis [4]
- Ampleforth Abbey 2014 article on 2 recent publiciations [6]
- Link to text of paper given on Vatican II by NJT to the Midlands Catholic History Society at St Chad's Cathedral in Birmingham. "How Novel was Vatican II?"
Bibliography
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Norman Tanner SJ". Jesuits in Britain. April 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "Farm Street Church". Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Popular religion in Norwich with special reference to the evidence of wills, 1370-1532". EThOS. British Library. 2011. uk.bl.ethos.474555. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ a b University of Oxford (2011). "ORA Thesis: Popular religion in Norwich". Oxford University Research Archive. Bodleian Libraries. uuid:d36fd225-305c-4713-873d-d7186d26fb35. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "Digitisation of Oxford DPhil theses for alumni". Oxford University Gazette. Oxford. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "Publishing initiatives of Norman Tanner SJ (H61) have enjoyed mixed fortunes recently". Ampleforth Abbey and College. 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2015.