Stephen Need

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Stephen Need
Dean of St George's College, Jerusalem
ChurchChurch of England
ProvinceEpiscopal Church in Jerusalem and The Middle East
DioceseDiocese of Jerusalem
In office2 July 2005 (elected)
– 30 April 2011 (resigned)
Personal details
Born (1954-03-04) 4 March 1954 (age 70), Nottingham, United Kingdom
DenominationAnglican
Alma materKing's College, London

Stephen William Need (born 1954) is an Anglican priest and religious author, who was the Dean of St George's College, Jerusalem from 2005 until 2011.[1]

Early life and education[edit]

Need was born in Nottingham, England,[2] where he attended Carlton le Willows Grammar School in his early years, and went on to study theology at King's College, London. It was here that he studied for a doctorate in Systematic theology, after completing a Bachelor's degree in theology at the same institution.[2]

St George's College, Jerusalem[edit]

Need first joined the staff of St George's College as senior lecturer in 1996 and as a course director from 1999–2001. In March 2008, Need was ordained a priest at the college, where he served as a member of the pastoral sector at the time.[1]

Current placement and future[edit]

Need now resides in Chelmsford in the United Kingdom, where he is a priest under the Diocese of Chelmsford at a church in Stock, Essex.[3] He has recently stated that he wishes to pursue further academic studies in the areas of St. Paul and Christianity in Turkey.[1]

Need is also the author of several successful books.[4]

Select bibliography[edit]

  • Truly Divine and Truly Human: The Story of Christ and the Seven Ecumenical Councils (2008)
  • 52 Reflections on Faith for Busy Preachers and Teachers: From the Sinai Summits to the Emmaus Road (2014)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Stephen W. Need to resign as dean of St George's College, Jerusalem". Episcopal News Service. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Stephen W. Need | Publishing Christian Books". Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  3. ^ "All Saints' Church, Stock Harvard, Essex". Archived from the original on 22 June 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Stephen W. Need: Books, Biogs, Audiobooks, Discussions". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2015.