Michael James Jackson
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Michael James Jackson was a priest and canon
in the Church of England
. He was born in 1925 and died in 1995.
Jackson was baptised on Michaelmas Day in 1925 in St. Michael's Church, Somerton where his father was the vicar.
National Service
took him to India from 1945 to 1947 and a commission in the Indian Army
. It was at this time that he decided to seek ordination. At Trinity Hall, Cambridge
, from 1947 to 1950, he studied philosophy (then called "moral sciences") and Medieval history.
A stay in France introduced him to new ideas on mission in industry and the priest-worker movement. Before beginning theological training at Wells, he worked for a year as a labourer in a Sheffield steel works in close contact with the Sheffield Industrial Mission. When he finished his training, he returned to Sheffield for a further three and a half years as a labourer, working out what Christianity
meant in that context. His later deafness was probably attributable in part to these eight hour shifts, around the clock, in a steel melting shop. In 1955 his shop steward persuaded the Bishop of Sheffield
to ordain him as a deacon, to continue as a labourer but as a member of the Sheffield Industrial Mission.
In 1957 he was ordained as a priest and became a full-time chaplain with the mission. From 1959 to 1969 he was the senior chaplain. He returned to parish ministry in 1969, serving four years as the vicar of St George's Doncaster
before moving to St. Mary's Church, Nottingham
.
In Nottingham
, he chaired the Council of Christians and Jews, the City Centre Council of Churches and, for some years, was the chairman of the governors of the Bluecoat School
. He spent six weeks visiting churches in the Caribbean, to better understand and befriend the local black-led churches. Further afield, he was a chairman of the Advisory Council for the Church's Ministry selection conferences. He was one of eight members of a Joint Committee of the Churches who prepared a report on hospital chaplaincy. He served on the national Youth Employment Council.
Jackson was awarded a M.Phil. degree from the University of Nottingham
for a paper on Marcel Proust
and wrote articles on Jane Austen
, Rastafari movement
, English Theologians, sociology
and more.
Canon (priest)
A canon is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule ....
in 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 born in 1925 and died in 1995.
Jackson was baptised on Michaelmas Day in 1925 in St. Michael's Church, Somerton where his father was the vicar.
National Service
Conscription in the United Kingdom
Conscription in the United Kingdom has existed for two periods in modern times. The first was from 1916 to 1919, the second was from 1939 to 1960, with the last conscripted soldiers leaving the service in 1963...
took him to India from 1945 to 1947 and a commission in the Indian Army
Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army...
. It was at this time that he decided to seek ordination. At Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the fifth-oldest college of the university, having been founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich.- Foundation :...
, from 1947 to 1950, he studied philosophy (then called "moral sciences") and Medieval history.
A stay in France introduced him to new ideas on mission in industry and the priest-worker movement. Before beginning theological training at Wells, he worked for a year as a labourer in a Sheffield steel works in close contact with the Sheffield Industrial Mission. When he finished his training, he returned to Sheffield for a further three and a half years as a labourer, working out what Christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
meant in that context. His later deafness was probably attributable in part to these eight hour shifts, around the clock, in a steel melting shop. In 1955 his shop steward persuaded the Bishop of Sheffield
Bishop of Sheffield
The Bishop of Sheffield is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Sheffield in the Province of York.The title was first created as a suffragan see in the Diocese of York in 1901. The only suffragan bishop of Sheffield assisted the Archbishop of York in overseeing the diocese...
to ordain him as a deacon, to continue as a labourer but as a member of the Sheffield Industrial Mission.
In 1957 he was ordained as a priest and became a full-time chaplain with the mission. From 1959 to 1969 he was the senior chaplain. He returned to parish ministry in 1969, serving four years as the vicar of St George's Doncaster
St George's Minster, Doncaster
The Minster and Parish Church of St George, Doncaster, also known as Doncaster Minster, is a parish church in the Church of England. It is one of the Greater Churches.-History:...
before moving to St. Mary's Church, Nottingham
St. Mary's Church, Nottingham
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is the oldest religious foundation in the City of Nottingham, England, the largest church after the Roman Catholic Cathedral and the largest mediæval building in Nottingham....
.
In Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
, he chaired the Council of Christians and Jews, the City Centre Council of Churches and, for some years, was the chairman of the governors of the Bluecoat School
The Nottingham Bluecoat School and Technology College
The Nottingham Bluecoat School is a Church of England voluntary aided secondary school in the Aspley area of Nottingham in the United Kingdom, whose history dates back to 1706. In 2007, the school had 1550 students aged six to eighteen, including 250 Sixth form students...
. He spent six weeks visiting churches in the Caribbean, to better understand and befriend the local black-led churches. Further afield, he was a chairman of the Advisory Council for the Church's Ministry selection conferences. He was one of eight members of a Joint Committee of the Churches who prepared a report on hospital chaplaincy. He served on the national Youth Employment Council.
Jackson was awarded a M.Phil. degree from the University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
for a paper on Marcel Proust
Marcel Proust
Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust was a French novelist, critic, and essayist best known for his monumental À la recherche du temps perdu...
and wrote articles on Jane Austen
Jane Austen
Jane Austen was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature, her realism and biting social commentary cementing her historical importance among scholars and critics.Austen lived...
, Rastafari movement
Rastafari movement
The Rastafari movement or Rasta is a new religious movement that arose in the 1930s in Jamaica, which at the time was a country with a predominantly Christian culture where 98% of the people were the black descendants of slaves. Its adherents worship Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia , as God...
, English Theologians, sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
and more.