Revd John Corrie MTh, PhD
Head of Postgraduate Studies Tutor in Mission
John joined the faculty in September 2006 as a half-time tutor. As an ordained minister he served for nine years in two parishes in Kendal and Nottingham before leaving with his wife and family for Peru where he served for five years as a chaplain for the English-speaking church in Lima. On his return he taught Theology of Mission, Ethics, Ecclesiology and Latin American Studies at All Nations Christian College for 11 years and was their MA Course Director. He moved to Birmingham to lead a Centre for Anglican Communion Studies, after which he worked for the Archbishop of Canterbury until April this year.
His commitment is to work for the integration of missiology and theology, and he writes and speaks about the holistic mission of the church as a sign and instrument of the Kingdom.He is involved in the management of Henry Martyn House, Trinity's Centre for World Christianity.
He also composes music and conducts the Trinity College choir.
Teaching interests
Mission and Ethics
Publications (selected)
Dictionary of Missionary Theology: Evangelical Foundations
Edited by John Corrie; consultant Editors Samuel Escobar and Wilbert Shenk
(IVP, 2007)
With nearly 500 pages and 165 articles from all over the world, this is a major contribution to evangelical mission. John has made it his aim to outline the dimensions of a mission theology that is biblical as well as integral, contextual, dialogical and transformational. He was able to get a 'majority contribution from the majority world', thereby reflecting the contemporary shift in the dynamics of missiology to the Global South. It is hoped that it will be a book accessible worldwide to both academics and students of mission, and for those preparing to serve in mission, and it will certainly be making its contribution to courses at Trinity!
Other publications since 2000 include
'Anglican Mission and the Via Media', Anvil, vol 21, no 1, 2004.
'Latin America and Western Europe: Some Mission Perspectives', Transformation, vol 21, no 4, 2004.
'Contextualisation Revisited', Missiologic, September 2002, no 3.
'Anglicans and Reconciliation', in K. Kim (ed), Reconciling Mission (New Delhi: ISPCK, 2005).
'Creative Tensions in Mission', Anvil, vol 18, no 2 (May 2001).
Read these articles
Read the text of a lecture given at the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, 25 November 2008 on Mission and Anglican Identity.
There are five articles available here (as pdfs) on different aspects of mission which you are free to download and read:
The Dimensions of Mission
Some Historical Dimensions of Mission
Twentieth Century Context of Mission
Mission and Contextualisation
Mission and Postmodernism
John would appreciate any feedback you may have on these articles and is always grateful to hear of up-to-date resources on these themes which will help him to keep working on them. Also any feedback on the new Dictionary would be greatly appreciated.
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