The Bishop of Durham, Dr N. T. Wright, has announced that he will be retiring from the See of Durham on August 31. He has been appointed to a Chair in New Testament and Early Christianity at St Andrews.
So in a surprise move, N. T. Wright (my favourite theologian) is leaving the Church of England to return to the academic world. He has explained that his 'continuing vocation to be a writer, teacher and broadcaster, for the benefit of the wider world and church, has been increasingly difficult to combine with the complex demands and duties of a diocesan bishop'. But part of me wonders whether his decision has anything to do with the current crisis in the Church of England.
Anyway, I think this is a good move for both him and St Andrews. I'm just glad I managed to catch him in York in one of his last few months as the Bishop of Durham.
On another note, N. T. Wright is, as I have previously suspected (see here and here), a lifelong supporter of recently-promoted Newcastle United FC.
"I breathed a huge sigh of relief when Newcastle United were promoted," he said. "It is always a worry when a team goes down that they will become disheartened and fall to the bottom of the league, but this has been a great season." I approve!
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