Martyn Percy is Principal of Ripon College Cuddesdon

Ripon College Cuddesdon

Ripon College Cuddesdon is a Church of England theological college in Cuddesdon, a village outside Oxford, England.-History:Ripon College Cuddesdon was formed from an amalgamation in 1975 of Cuddesdon College and Ripon Hall...

 and the Oxford Ministry Course. He is also Honorary Professor of Theological Education at King’s College London, and Professorial Research Fellow at Heythrop College

Heythrop College

Heythrop College is the specialist philosophy and theology constituent college of the University of London situated in Kensington Square, Kensington, London. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in philosophy, theology and psychology, as well as research in related fields.It was founded...

, 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...

. He is an Honorary Canon of Salisbury Cathedral

Salisbury Cathedral

Salisbury Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England, considered one of the leading examples of Early English architecture....

 and Canon Theologian of Sheffield Cathedral

Sheffield Cathedral

Sheffield Cathedral is the cathedral church for the Church of England diocese of Sheffield, England. Originally a parish church, it was elevated to cathedral status when the diocese was created in 1914...

. After a career in publishing, he trained for ordination at Durham. He served as curate at St. Andrew’s, Bedford, and was then appointed Chaplain and Director of Studies, Christ’s College, Cambridge

Christ's College, Cambridge

Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...

. He has also served as Adjunct Professor at Hartford Seminary

Hartford Seminary

Hartford Seminary is a theological college in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.-History:Seminaries in the city of Hartford date back to 1833. In 1913, the current Hartford Seminary came into existence through the combination of three Hartford-based schools affiliated with the city's Congregationalist...

, Connecticut.

He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood

Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood

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, the University of Bristol

University of Bristol

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 (BA), the University of Durham (Cert. Counselling), 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...

 (PhD) and at the University of Sheffield

University of Sheffield

The University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...

 (MEd).

In 1997 he was appointed as the Founding Director of the Lincoln Theological Institute. He has served as a Director and Council member of the Advertising Standards Authority

Advertising Standards Authority (United Kingdom)

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 (1999–2006), and as an Advisor on the ‘Faith Zone’ for the New Millennium Experience Company and the Millennium Dome

Millennium Dome

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 in London. He is currently a member of the Independent Complaints Panel for the Portman Group, the self-regulating body for the alcoholic drinks industry, and a Commissioner for the Direct Marketing Authority. From 2006-2008 he was a member of the Theology and Religious Studies Panel for the HEFCE Research Assessment Exercise. He is also the Chair of Cuddesdon

Cuddesdon

Cuddesdon is an east Oxfordshire village about east of Oxford. It is notable as the location of Ripon College Cuddesdon....

 and Denton Parish Council.

His publications include Clergy: The Origin of Species (2006) and Engaging Contemporary Culture: Christianity and the Concrete Church (2005). His academic writing and research has mostly focussed on the study of Christianity in contemporary culture, with interests spanning Anglicanism, theological education and modern ecclesiology

Ecclesiology

Today, ecclesiology usually refers to the theological study of the Christian church. However when the word was coined in the late 1830s, it was defined as the science of the building and decoration of churches and it is still, though rarely, used in this sense.In its theological sense, ecclesiology...

 (including work on fundamentalism

Fundamentalism

Fundamentalism is strict adherence to specific theological doctrines usually understood as a reaction against Modernist theology. The term "fundamentalism" was originally coined by its supporters to describe a specific package of theological beliefs that developed into a movement within the...

 and revivalism). He is a regular contributor to the Guardian, BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service.

Martyn has the curious distinction of being the only living theologian mentioned and quoted in Dan Brown’s

Dan Brown

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 Da Vinci Code (chapter 55). His interests include cinema, reading and listening to jazz.

Other Miscellaneous. Appointments

• Freedom of the City of London, 1989
• Panel member, St. Francis Children’s Society (adoption), 1994-1997.
• Patron, St. Francis Children’s Society, 1997–present.
• Faith and Order Advisory Group, 1998-2006.
• Chair, Cliff College Council, 2002-2006.
• Diocesan Synod, St. Albans, 1993-1994.
• Editor, Modern Believing, 1999-2004.
• Trustee, William Temple Foundation, 2002–present.
• Diocesan Synod, Sheffield 1997-2004.
• Founder/Co-Chair, Society for the Study of Anglicanism, 2002–present
• Hon. Fellow, OCCC, Regents Park College Oxford, 2006.
• Hon Fellow, Sarum College, 2007.

Publications

Authored Books:

• 1996 Words, Wonders and Power: Understanding Contemporary Christian Fundamentalism
• 1998 Power and the Church: Ecclesiology in an Age of Transition
• 1999 Richard Hooker: An Introduction
• 2002 Salt of the Earth: Religious Resilience in a Secular Age
• 2005 Engaging Contemporary Culture: Christianity, Theology and the Concrete Church
• 2006 Clergy: The Origin of Species
• 2010 Shaping the Church: The Promise of Implicit Theology

Edited Books:

• 1997 Intimate Affairs: Spirituality and Sexuality in Perspective
• 2000 Previous Convictions: Studies in Religious Conversion
• 2000 Managing the Church? Order and Organisation in a Secular Age, (with G. R. Evans)
• 2000 Calling Time: Religion, Society and Change at the Turn of the Millennium
• 2001 Restoring the Image: Essays in Honour of David Martin (with A. Walker)
• 2001 Darkness Yielding, (with Rowan Williams et al.; 3rd edition 2009)
• 2002 Fundamentalism, Church and Society (with I. Jones).
• 2004 The Character of Wisdom: Essays in Honour of Wesley Carr (with S. Lowe)
• 2005 Why Liberal Churches are Growing (with I. Markham)
• 2007 Evaluating Fresh Expressions (ed. with L. Nelstrop)
• 2010 Christ and Culture (ed. with I. Markham, M. Chapman and B. Hawkins).
• 2011 The Oxford University Press Handbook of Anglican Studies (with M. Chapman, S. Clarke and I. Douglas).