Timothy Yeats

Timothy Yates (1935 – 16 January 2016) was a British canon, theological educator, missiologist and historian.[1]


Tim Yates
Born1935 (1935)
Died16 January 2016(2016-01-16) (aged 80–81)
NationalityBritish
Academic work
DisciplineTheology
Sub-disciplineMissiology
InstitutionsCranmer Hall, Durham

Yates was the Warden of Cranmer Hall, the Anglican theological college that forms part of St John's College, Durham, from 1971 to 1979.[1] Under his headship, the college first admitted women in 1973.[2] In 1979, he wrote the first history of the college in celebration of its 70th anniversary. From 2008 until his death, he was a member of the college's Development Board, fundraising and consulting on a proposed Learning Resource Centre.

He died on 16 January 2016.[1][3] A public service of thanksgiving was held on 2 February,[3] and a private memorial and burial was held for his family during the next school holiday.

Career

Books

  • Venn and Victorian Bishops Abroad (1978)[1]
  • Christian Mission in the Twentieth Century (1994)[1]
  • The Expansion of Christianity (2004)[1]
  • Pioneer Missionary, Evangelical Statesman: A Life of A. T. (Tim) Houghton (2011)[1]
  • The Conversion of the Maori: Years of Religious and Social Change (1814-1842) (2013)[1]

References

  1. "Reverend Canon Dr Timothy Yates (1935-2016) | Ecclesiastical History Society". www.history.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. "Death of Canon Tim Yates - Durham University". www.dur.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  3. "Diocese of Derby - Appointments". January 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
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