John Habgood, Baron Habgood
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John Stapylton Habgood, Baron Habgood PC
(born 23 June 1927), was Bishop of Durham from 1973 to 1983, and Archbishop of York
from 18 November 1983 to 1995.
He was made a Privy Counsellor
in 1983, and was created a life peer
as Baron Habgood, of Calverton in the County of Buckinghamshire
on 8 September 1995. Later in his life he ceased attending the House of Lords
and took leave of absence; on 3 October 2011 he became one of the first two Peers to formally and permanently retire from membership under a newly-instituted procedure.
' conference on Faith, Science and the Future held on the MIT campus (12–24 July 1979). An early 21st century example is his review of Ronald L. Numbers's book The Creationists, which Habgood titled "The creation of Creationism: Today's brand of Protestant extremism should worry theologians as well as scientists".
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
(born 23 June 1927), was Bishop of Durham from 1973 to 1983, and Archbishop of York
Archbishop of York
The Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of England as well as the Isle of Man...
from 18 November 1983 to 1995.
He was made a Privy Counsellor
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
in 1983, and was created a life peer
Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as...
as Baron Habgood, of Calverton in the County of Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
on 8 September 1995. Later in his life he ceased attending the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
and took leave of absence; on 3 October 2011 he became one of the first two Peers to formally and permanently retire from membership under a newly-instituted procedure.
Styles
- The Rt Revd Dr John Habgood (1973–1983)
- The Most Revd and Rt Hon Dr John Habgood PC (1983–1995)
- The Rt Revd and Rt Hon The Lord Habgood PC (1995–present)
Religion and science
Habgood is a member and past president of The Science and Religion Forum. He has written in this area, e.g., his book Truths in Tension: New Perspectives on Religion and Science (1965). Another example of his work in this area is "Faith, Science and the Future: the Conference Sermon", which was given at the World Council of ChurchesWorld Council of Churches
The World Council of Churches is a worldwide fellowship of 349 global, regional and sub-regional, national and local churches seeking unity, a common witness and Christian service. It is a Christian ecumenical organization that is based in the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland...
' conference on Faith, Science and the Future held on the MIT campus (12–24 July 1979). An early 21st century example is his review of Ronald L. Numbers's book The Creationists, which Habgood titled "The creation of Creationism: Today's brand of Protestant extremism should worry theologians as well as scientists".
Books
- Religion and Science (1964) (1965 U.S. publication retitled to Truths in Tension: New Perspectives on Religion and Science)
- A Cavendish Professor of PhysicsCavendish Professor of PhysicsThe Cavendish Professorship is one of the senior Professorships in Physics at Cambridge University. It was founded by grace of 9 February 1871 alongside the famous Cavendish Laboratory which was completed three years later...
and Nobel Laureate, Nevill Mott, has cited this book. :"I am impressed too by the point of view of the present Archbishop of York (John Habgood, Science and Religion, [London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1964]), that to understand the Bible we must try to enter into the belief patterns of the period"
- A Working Faith (1980)
- Church and Nation in a Secular Age (1983)
- Confessions of a Conservative Liberal (1988)
- Making Sense (1993)
- Faith and Uncertainty (1997)
- Being a Person (1998)
- Varieties of Unbelief (2000)
- The Concept of Nature (2002)
External links
- Biography – John Habgood, on the Gifford LecturesGifford LecturesThe Gifford Lectures were established by the will of Adam Lord Gifford . They were established to "promote and diffuse the study of Natural Theology in the widest sense of the term — in other words, the knowledge of God." The term natural theology as used by Gifford means theology supported...
site. 2000–2001 lectures are online. - John Habgood – God debates at CambridgeCambridgeThe city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
website - Contributions in the House of Lords
- "The Untidiness of Integration: John Stapylton Habgood". Kevin Seybold, Volume 57 Number 2. June 2005. PSCF