Eric Lionel Mascall
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Eric Lionel Mascall OGS
(12 December 1905 – 14 February 1993) was a leading theologian and priest in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England
. He was a philosophical exponent of the Thomist tradition and was Professor of Historical Theology at King's College London
(in the University of London
). His name was styled as E.L. Mascall on most of his writings.
and Ely Theological College.
After a period as a schoolmaster (before theological college) he was ordained priest in 1933 and spent some years as a curate in various parishes in the Diocese of London, including St Matthew's Westminster. Subsequently he taught theology at Lincoln Theological College
and Christ Church, Oxford
. In 1962 he became Professor of Historical Theology at King's College, London and followed this appointment by a period as Canon Theologian of Truro Cathedral
.
es.
Oratory of the Good Shepherd
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(12 December 1905 – 14 February 1993) was a leading theologian and priest in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
. He was a philosophical exponent of the Thomist tradition and was Professor of Historical Theology at King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
(in the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
). His name was styled as E.L. Mascall on most of his writings.
Life
Mascall was the son of John Mascall and his wife Susan. He was educated at Pembroke College, CambridgePembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college has over seven hundred students and fellows, and is the third oldest college of the university. Physically, it is one of the university's larger colleges, with buildings from almost every century since its...
and Ely Theological College.
After a period as a schoolmaster (before theological college) he was ordained priest in 1933 and spent some years as a curate in various parishes in the Diocese of London, including St Matthew's Westminster. Subsequently he taught theology at Lincoln Theological College
Lincoln Theological College
Lincoln Theological College was a theological college in Lincoln, United Kingdom.-History:It opened on 25 January 1874. It was also known as Scholae Cancellarii. The building on Drury Lane closed in 1995, after having its permit for ordination training withdrawn by the Church of England due to low...
and Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
. In 1962 he became Professor of Historical Theology at King's College, London and followed this appointment by a period as Canon Theologian of Truro Cathedral
Truro Cathedral
The Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Truro is an Anglican cathedral located in the city of Truro, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. It was built in the Gothic Revival architectural style fashionable during much of the nineteenth century, and is one of only three cathedrals in the United Kingdom...
.
Intellectual interests
Mascall was an Anglo-Catholic and took the Mathematical Tripos at Cambridge. He was active in relations between the Anglican and Eastern Orthodox ChurchEastern Orthodox Church
The Orthodox Church, officially called the Orthodox Catholic Church and commonly referred to as the Eastern Orthodox Church, is the second largest Christian denomination in the world, with an estimated 300 million adherents mainly in the countries of Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece,...
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Sources
Further reading
- Mascall, Rev. Canon; Eric Lionel (b. Seaford, East Sussex 12 December 1905 - d. 14 February 1993). Who's Who 2006 and Who Was Who 1897-2005 (2005).
- Hebblethwaite, Brian ‘Mascall, Eric Lionel (1905–1993)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
- Mascall, E. L. (1992) Saraband: the memoirs of E. L. Mascall. Leominster: Gracewing
External links
- Eric Mascall's essay Women Priests?
- The Openness of Being, 1970-71 Gifford LecturesGifford LecturesThe Gifford Lectures were established by the will of Adam Lord Gifford . They were established to "promote and diffuse the study of Natural Theology in the widest sense of the term — in other words, the knowledge of God." The term natural theology as used by Gifford means theology supported...
in Edinburgh. - The Christian Universe, by Eric Mascall (The Boyle Lecture, 1965.)