Alan Jones (priest)
Alan William Jones OBE (born 5 March 1940 in London, England) is an Episcopal priest and Dean Emeritus of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco.
He is the son of the late Edward Augustus and Blanche Hilda (Hunt) Jones.
Jones was the Dean of the Episcopal Grace Cathedral in San Francisco from 1985 until January 2009.[1] Previously, he served as the Stephen F. Bayne Professor of Ascetical Theology at the General Theological Seminary in New York City from 1972 to 1982. During his tenure, he founded and was the first director of the Center for Christian Spirituality at General.
Now a U.S. citizen, he was born in England. Jones received his Ph.D. from the University of Nottingham his thesis subject the Catholicism of Herbert Hamilton Kelly, founder of the Society of the Sacred Mission[2]. He is a prominent lecturer in Episcopalian and academic circles both nationally and internationally. He is a prolific writer of books, articles, and editorial opinions. Jones also moderated The Forum at Grace Cathedral.[3]
Jones first marriage was to Josephine Franklin Jones, the daughter of Newbery Award-winning author Madeleine L'Engle together they had two daughters and a son. They were divorced in 1997. He married Virginia "Cricket" Franche Jones, an interior designer, in 1999.
References
- ^ Grace Cathedral, San Francisco - Episcopal Church for the Episcopalian Online Community
- ^ Jones, Alan (1971). Herbert Hamilton Kelly S.S.M. 1860 - 1950: A Study in Failure (PDF). University of Nottingham.
- ^ Grace Cathedral: The Forum
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