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==Ordained ministry and career==
==Ordained ministry and career==
Clark-King was made a [[Deacon#Anglicanism|deacon]] in the [[Church of England]] in 1992.<ref name="Crockford" /> Following the volte to allow women to be ordained as [[Priest#Anglican or Episcopalian|priests]] in the Church of England, she was ordained to the priesthood in 1994 during a service at [[Hereford Cathedral]].<ref name="interview" /> She served her [[curacy]] in a multi-church parish in the [[Diocese of Hereford]] from 1992 to 1995.<ref name="Crockford" /> Then, from 1995 to 2000, she was [[Fellow (Oxbridge)|fellow]] and chaplain of [[Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge]].<ref name="bio KCL" />
Clark-King was made a [[Deacon#Anglicanism|deacon]] in the [[Church of England]] in 1992.<ref name="Crockford" /> Following the volte to allow women to be ordained as [[Priest#Anglican or Episcopalian|priests]] in the Church of England, she was ordained to the priesthood in 1994 during a service at [[Hereford Cathedral]].<ref name="interview" /> She served her [[curacy]] in a multi-church parish in the [[Diocese of Hereford]] from 1992 to 1995.<ref name="Crockford" /> Then, from 1995 to 2000, she was [[Fellow (Oxbridge)|fellow]] and chaplain of [[Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge]].<ref name="bio KCL" /> In 2000, she moved to the [[Diocese of Newcastle]], where she became a doctoral student and [[non-stipendiary minister]].<ref name="Crockford" /><ref name="interview" /> She was additionally assistant diocesan director of ordinands from 2001 to 2005.<ref name="Crockford" />


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==References==

Revision as of 21:04, 28 July 2021

Ellen Jane Clark-King (née Clark; born 1962) is a British Anglican priest and academic. Since 2020, she has served as Dean of King's College London.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Ellen Jane Clark was born in 1962.[1] From 1982 to 1985, she studied history at Newnham College, Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree:[1][2][3] as per tradition, her BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Cantab) degree.[1] From 1989 to 1992, she trained for ordination and studied theology at Ripon College Cuddesdon.[1] She continued her studies in Christian spirituality at the University of London, graduating with a Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1999.[1][2] She then studied for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at Lancaster University, which she completed in 2003 with a doctoral thesis titled "Sacred hearts: feminist theology interrogated by the voices of working-class women".[4]

Ordained ministry and career

Clark-King was made a deacon in the Church of England in 1992.[1] Following the volte to allow women to be ordained as priests in the Church of England, she was ordained to the priesthood in 1994 during a service at Hereford Cathedral.[3] She served her curacy in a multi-church parish in the Diocese of Hereford from 1992 to 1995.[1] Then, from 1995 to 2000, she was fellow and chaplain of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.[2] In 2000, she moved to the Diocese of Newcastle, where she became a doctoral student and non-stipendiary minister.[1][3] She was additionally assistant diocesan director of ordinands from 2001 to 2005.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Ellen Jane Clark-King". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "King's People: Revd Dr Ellen Clark-King". King's College London. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "An interview with Ellen Clark-King, first female Dean of King's College London – Newnham College". Newnham College. University of Cambridge. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ Clark-King, Ellen Jane (2003). "Sacred hearts: feminist theology interrogated by the voices of working-class women". E-Thesis Online Service. The British Library Board. Retrieved 28 July 2021.